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Your announcers are Ian Riccaboni and Alex Koslov (in English) and Shigeki Kiyono and Katsuyori Shibata. (in Japanese)
Bateman joins Ian and Alex before our opening match.
Bateman says it is great to get the band back together. Ian asks him about his match. Bateman says him and Jakob haven’t faced each other in years. They are both very different. I will do my best to see if there is love in your violence.
Ian mentions the tag title match involving his fellow Stray Dog Army members Barrett Brown and Misterioso.
He says it has been months that brought them to this moment. They had to go through three other teams to earn that spot. They are in the hunt for the Motor City Machine Guns.
Match Number One: Jakob Austin Young versus Bateman
They start off with a test of strength and Young with a wrist lock and Bateman with a reversal. Young with a single leg take down and Bateman with a rake of the face. Young gets to the ropes to escape a reverse chin lock. They lock up and Bateman with a wrist lock and chin bar. Bateman with a wrist lock take down and he works on the hand and fingers. Young gets to the ropes and Bateman stands on the elbow but breaks the hold.
They lock up and Bateman misses a clothesline. Young with chops. Bateman with an irish whip but he misses a splash. Young with a shoulder and she gets a near fall with a sunset flip. Bateman with a kick and forearm to the back. Young with a leg laraiat and forearm. Young with a chop and forearm in the corner. Bateman with a forearm and he tries for a slam but Young escapes. Bateman sends Young face first to the mat on a slam and he kicks Young in the head for a near fall.
Bateman with an elbow to the bridge of the nose. Bateman with a chin bar and forearm. Bateman with forearms. Young with punches to Bateman in the corner and the referee has to pulls Young out of the corner. Young kicks Bateman and hits a tornado DDT. Young sets for a Saito suplex but Bateman with elbows. Young with a forearm and Saito suplex for a near fall. Bateman kicks Young in the knee and then the head. Bateman with a discus punch and he tries for a suplex but Young blocks it. Young goes for a crucifix but Bateman blocks it. Bateman with a head butt and twisting tombstone for the three count.
Winner: Bateman
Match Number Two: Bad Dude Tito versus KENTA
They lock up and Tito sends KENTA to the mat. They lock up and Tito sends KENTA to the mat again. They lock up and KENTA stomps on the foot and applies a side head lock. KENTA goes for a shoulder tackle but bounces off Tito. KENTA goes for a f ew more but has the same result. KENTA does some push ups and he tells Tito to do it. KENTA rolls to the floor when Tito runs the ropes. Tito follows KENTA to the floor and back into the ring. Tito with a shoulder tackle and slam followed by an elbow drop for a near fall.
Tito grabs KENTA by the hair on the apron and tries to suplex him back into the ring but KENTA blocks it and he drops Tito on the top rope. KENTA clips Tito and hits a shoulder tackle. KENTA with a kick to the hamstring and an elbow drop tot he leg. Tito with a forearm to the back and then he gets to the ropes to force a break. KENTA kicks the leg and then hits a splash onto the leg. KENTA kicks Tito in the leg and Tito limps around the ring. KENTA with more kicks. Tito with a punch but KENTA punches back. KENTA works on the ankle and slams the foot into the mat. Tito with a punch and KENTA with kicks. They continue the exchange until Tito goes down. KENTA kicks Tito in the chest and Tito wants more. Tito blocks a kick and connects with a clothesline followed by a back elbow and exploder. Tito with a kick and enzuigiri followed by a German suplex for a near fall.
Tito gets KENTA up but KENTA rakes the eyes. KENTA with a boot to Tito a few times. KENTA goes to the turnbuckles for a tornado move but Tito blocks it and goes for a suplex but KENTA lands on his feet. KENTA with a drop kick to the knee and a running kick in the corner. KENTA with a hesitation drop kick in the corner. KETNA gets Tito up but Tito with elbows and KENTA with a kick. Tito with a spinning sit out power bomb for a near fall. Tito gets KENTA up but KENTA pulls the referee out of the way and kicks Tito in the ding ding. KENTA with an inside cradle for the three count.
Winner: KENTA
Emily Mae is in the back with NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Fred Rosser.
She asks Fred about Jay White’s pick of JR Kratos to face him for the title. She mentions his history with Team Filthy and asks what his strategy is.
Fred says he does not give away his strategy. He says he will run Kratos and run him and run him until his tank is on empty.
We have a video package for the main event.
Match Number Three: Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley versus Barrett Brown and Misterioso for the NJPW Strong Tag Team Championships
Brown and Sabin start things off. They lock up and Sabin with a wrist lock. Brown with a reversal. Sabin with a reversal of his own and arm drag. Brown wants a test of strength and Sabin is okay with it. Brown with a kick to the midsection and he mocks Sabin. Sabin with a back elbow and Brown with a back heel kick. Brown with a drop kick to the sid of the head and an uppercut in the corner. Brown with a flying clothesline. Brown with a chop. Shelley makes the blind tag and Sabin slides to the floor. Sabin pulls Misterioso off the apron. Shelley with a reverse chin lock and then Shelley and Sabin with kicks to the chest and back. Shelley with knees to the ribs.
Sabin tags in and they Irish whip Brown and hit a shoulder and elbow into the corner. Sabin sends Brown ot the mat and Shelley with a double stomp off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Sabin with knees to the midsection and a slam. Sabin with a back senton for a near fall. Sabin tries for an abdominal stretch but Brown blocks it momentarily but Sabin is able to lock in the hold. Brown and Sabin exchange chops. Sabin with a knee but Brown with a spinning back fist. Sabin with a knee to the midsection and Shelley tags in. Shelley with a shoulder from the apron and a cutter on the apron. Sabin with a leg sweep and Shelley with a slingshot splash. Sabin with a slingshot senton and Shelley gets a near fall.
Shelley keeps Brown from making the tag but Brown with an elbow and Misterioso with the tag. Brown with an elbow and Misterioso with a slingshot rolling drop kick. Brown knocks Sabin off the apron and Misterioso with a plancha onto Sabin on the floor. Brown with a slam to Shelley and Misterioso with a slingshot hesitation senton for a near fall. Misterioso with a kick and punches. Misterioso with shoulders and Brown tags in. Brown with an uppercut to Shelley followed by knees from Misterioso and a cannonball for a near fall. Brown with a chop. Misterioso tags in and he chops Shelley. Misterioso is sent to the apron and Brown and Misterioso with kicks to Shelley in the corner. Brown with a drop kick and Misterioso with a quebrada for a near fall. Misterioso kicks Shelley while Brown has some words for him. Shelley with forearms but Misterioso gets Shelley up and hits a Finlay slam and a moonsault. Brown tags in and he is sent into the turnbuckles with a flatliner. Shelley makes the tag to Sabin.
Sabin with a baseball slide to Misterioso and a boot to Brown. Sabin with back elbow s and a back heel kick. Shelley with a kick and Sabin with an elbow. Sabin with a tornado DDT for a near fall. Sabin goes for Cradle Shock but Brown gets to his feet. Sabin with a back elbow. Brown sends Sabin to the apron but Shelley with a clothesline to Brown. Sabin kicks Misterioso from the apron. Shelley with a flatliner while Sabin hits a missile drop kick to the back of the head and Sabin gets a near fall.
Sabin misses a clothesline but Shelley pulls Brown off Sabin. Brown backs Shelley into the corner and Sabin goes for a Yakuza kick on Brown but Brown moves and Sabin kicks Shelley. Sabin with an arm drag but Brown and Misterioso with a double super kick. Brown with a suicide dive to Sabin and Misterioso with an Asai moonsault. Sabin is sent back into the ring and Brown with a brainbuster. Misterioso goes up top and hits a leg drop. Brown gets a near fall. Misterioso with a lungblower and Brown goes for a flying boot but he misses Sabin and hits Misteiroso. Sabin with a drop kick and then they hit the Dream Sequence. Shelley with a waist lock and Sabin with a cutter. Shelley and Sabin with thrust kicks and they get Brown up for Dirt Bomb and get the three count.
Winner: Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin (retain championship)
We go to credits.
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