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NJPW STRONG REPORT: LAWLOR VERSUS ISHII, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2022-10-30 23:42:00

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

Ari Daivari joins Alex and Ian.  He says he wants the whole wrestling world that since his trust kicked in, he is the richest person in wrestling.  He said he would be scouting AEW and Ring of Honor as well as New Japan.  He says he has had his eye on his opponent tonight.  If Kevin survives tonight, maybe there will be a spot for you in the Trustbusters. 

Match Number One:  Ari Daivari versus Kevin Knight

They lock up and Knight with a wrist lock and side head lock.  Knight holds on when Ari tries to send him off the ropes.  Knight with a shoulder tackle and he goes for a Boston crab but Ari gets to the ropes and floor.  They lock up and Ari with forearms to the back.  Ari sends Knight into the turnbuckles and follows with an Irish whip.  Knight floats over and hits a springboard cross body for a near fall.  Knight with a forearm to the back but he misses a drop kick when Ari holds on to the ropes.  Ari with an arm wringer.

Ari with a hammer lock and he sends Knight into the turnbuckles.  Knight with a double leg take down and he goes for a single leg crab but Ari kicks the arm and chops Knight.  Ari sends Knight into the turnbuckles and Knight with an Irish whip.  Ari wit ha shoulder from the apron and he drops Knight’s arm on the top rope.  Ari goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall.  Ari with a chop and Knight chops back.  Ari with a chop and a sunset flip but Knight rolls through and goes for a Boston Crab and locks it in but Ari gets to the ropes.

Ari with a double thrust to the throat and he goes for the hammer lock clothesline but Knight ducks and then he hits a drop kick.  Knight with kicks and uppercuts in the corner.  Knight with an Irish whip and splash into the corner.  Knight with a slam and twisting splash for a near fall.  Knight gets Ari on his shoulders but Ari escapes.  Knight with a back elbow and then he goes for the Boston Crab.  Ari blocks it and punches Knight.  Ari with more punches.  Knight with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot.  Knight catches Ari off the turnbuckles and locks in a Boston Crab.  Knight leans back while Ari tries to get ot the ropes and Ari succeeds. 

Air rolls to the floor and Knight misses a pescado.  Ari sends Knight into the guardrails and then he grabs the ring bell.  The referee takes the bell and Knight with a rollup but the referee was out of position so Knight can only get a near fall.  Ari escapes a suplex and almost sends Knight into the referee.  Ari with a low blow and rollup for the three count.

Winner:  Ari Daivari

Match Number Two:  Blake Christian and Mascara Dorada versus Mistico and Alex Zayne

Dorada and Mistico start things off.  Mistico takes off his mask to reveal another one.  Both men with handspring back flips followed by a head scissors take down by Mistico.  Dorada with a head scissors take down.  Mistico with a leg sweep and cover followed by a leg sweep and cover by Dorada.  Both men do handsprings for no reason.  Dorada wants Zayne in the match so Zayne tags in.  Dorada tags Christian into the match.  Both men miss clotheslines.  Christian misses a drop kick and Zayne has a stomp blocked.  Christian with a kick and a neuralizer.  Christian with a springboard clothesline for a near fall.

Blake gets Alex on his shoulders for an airplane spin but Zayne gets to his feet and hits a drop kick to the back.  Mistico tags in and kicks Christian in the back and follows with more kicks.  Mistico backs Christian into the corner and kicks him.  Mistico with a back heel kick.  Mistico with a wrist lock and Zayne tags in and he kicks Christian in the leg.  Christian with kicks.  Zayne with a forearm and Irish whip but Christian with an enzuigiri.  Christian lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt.  Zayne pulls Christian to the mat and then Christian kips up and hits an enzuigiri.

Mistico and Dorada tag in and Dorada with a springboard head scissors but he misses a splash.  Dorada misses a splash and then he hits a super kick followed by a wraparound bulldog.  Dorada goes to the ropes and hits a springboard rana.  Dorada with a flip dive onto Mistico on the floor.  Dorada goes up top and hits a springboard splash for a near fall.  Dorada gets Mistico on his shoulders but Mistico gets to his feet and Mistico with a kick.  Mistico with a springboard cross body.  Zayne tags in and they Irish whip Dorada and Zayne with a shoulder.  Mistico with a kick to Dorada on the turnbuckles followed by Zayne with a springboard Frankensteiner off Mistico’s back. 

Mistico tags in and he hits a springboard swanton for a near fall.  Zayne tags in and he goes for a suplex but Dorada lands on his feet and Blake tags in.  Blake kicks Mistico into Zayne and Blake with a back heel kick to Zayne.  Blake with a half and half suplex to Mistico and he hits a Tiger Feint Kick to Zayne and then follows with a moonsault off the turnbuckles to Mistico.  Blake with a springboard 450 splash for a near fall.  Zayne with a pop up knee but Blake escapes a knee.  Blake with a round kick and then Zayne sends Dorada into Blake.  Zayne catches Dorada and sends him face first into the mat.  Christian with a rolling face plant and he gets Zayne on his shoulders.  Mistico tags in while Christian hits an airplane spine.  Blake goes up top and Mistico with a kick and Spanish Fly for the three count.

Winners:  Mistico and Alex Zayne

We go to Kenny King in the back. 

He says it is time.  Some would say it is past time he walked through these doors.  Kenny introduces himself and he says he has made a career in this industry kicking in doors to be the best.  I know you have spirit and strength in New Japan, but do you have style.  I bring the style, pizzazz, and flash.  Give me the Young Lions because this will be another company that bends a knee to the King.

Match Number Three:  Tomohiro Ishii versus Tom Lawlor

Before the match starts, Lawlor does his pants removal routine to reveal his tinier pants.

Lawlor goes for a take down but Ishii with a waist lock.  Lawlor with a wrist lock and Ishii with a front face lock into a waist lock.  Lawlor gets to the ropes.  They lock up and go to a stalemante.  Lawlor wants a test of strength and Ishii obliges and wears down Lawlor and takes Tom to his knees.  Lawlor with a kick and shoulder tackle but he bounces off Ishii.  Ishii with a shoulder tackle but Lawlor stays on his feet.  Lawlor goes for a double leg but Ishii blocks it.  They go back and forth with forearms.

Lawlor with kicks to the leg and Ishii misses a clothesline.  Lawlor with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall.  Lawlor with kicks to Ishii and then he kicks Ishii in the hamstring.  Lawlor with an ankle lock but Ishii gets to the ropes.  Lawlor with a kick to the leg and then they exchange forearms until Lawlor connects with a knee.  Lawlor with a kick to the back.  Lawlor with another kick to the back and it angers Ishii.  Lawlor with more kicks but Ishii with a suplex.

Lawlor with an Irish whip and boot as Ishii comes out of the corner.  Ishii with a Saito suplex for a near fall.  Ishii with chops.  Lawlor with chops and punches.  Ishii with the same until Lawlor blocks it.  Lawlor with chops and punches until Ishii blocks him.  Ishii with chips and punches.  Lawlor with a rake of the eyes and he follows with punches and chops.  Lawlor chokes Ishii in the corner.  Lawlor with a clothesline in the corner.  Ishii with a clothesline and shoulder tackle.  Ishii puts Lawlor on the turnbuckles.

They exchange forearms on the turnbuckles and Lawlor gets to the mat and he applies an ankle lock in the ropes and the referee warns Lawlor.  Lawlor with a uranage and he gets a near fall.  Lawlor with a forward roll into a shoulder in the corner.  Lawlor with a tornado DDT that is blocked by Ishii and Ishii puts Lawlor on the turnbuckles.  Ishii with a head butt to Lawlor on the turnbuckles.  Ishii sets for a superplex and he hits it.  Ishii gets a near fall.  Ishii goes for a pile driver but Lawlor blocks it.  Ishii with forearms and Lawlor with a rolling elbow and a KO followed by a sleepr.  Ishii blocks an enzuigiri.  Lawlor with a stretch muffler and then he stretches Ishii.  Lawlor with a sleeper.  Lawlor with a tombstone for a near fall.  Ishii blocks a running kick but Lawlor with an enzuigiri.

Ishii with a German suplex and both men are down.  Lawlor with forearms and Ishiii fires back.  Lawlor with more forearms and a kick to the leg.  Lawlor with a jumping thrust kick and a running knee into the corner but Ishii with a power bomb for a near fall.  Ishii goes for a clothesline but Lawlor blocks it and hits an exploder.  Ishii with a clothesline for the three count.

Winner:  Tomohiro Ishii

We go to credits.

 

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