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3/12/23 Results from the New Japan Cup 202 from Shiga, Japan:
1 - Oskar Leube and Tomoaki Honma vs. Ren Narita and Ryohei Oiwa.
Narita forces Oskar to tap out to a figure leg lock.
2 - Kosei Fujita and Zack Sabre Jr vs. Shota Umino and Yuto Nakashima.
Umino forces Fujita to tap out to an STF.
3 - DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, TAKA Michinoku and Taichi vs. El Phantasmo, KENTA, Chase Owens and David Finlay, with Gedo.
ELP pins TAKA after a Sudden Death
More drama between Phantasmo and Finlay. If this all builds towards a battle for Bullet Club leadership, then that could be an intriguing storyline.
4 - SHO, Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo and EVIL vs. Great O-Khan, Mark Davis, Jeff Cobb and Will Ospreay.
O-Khan forces Togo to tap out to the Sheep Killer.
5 - Lio Rush, YOH, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii and YOSHI-HASHI vs. BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA, Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito.
Naito pins Yano with a Jacknife pin.
New Japan Cup 2023 Matches:
6 - Round 2: Aaron Henare vs. Tama Tonga, with Jado.
They immediately begin brawling. They battle to the floor and Tama hits the guardrails. They battle back into the ring. Tama uses his wrestling skills to get the advantage. Henare uses his strikes and kicks to take back the advantage. Henare blocks a Gun Stun and hits a Bezerker Bomb. Henare hits a knee breaker and goes for a heel hook. Tama gets a rope break. Tama hits a Villano and a brainbuster. Two count.
Henare hits a pop up Samoan drop. Henare blocks a Gun Stun and hits Rampage. Two count. Henare goes for Ultima but Tama blocks it. Tama goes for another Gun Stun but Henare locks in Ultima. Tama is fading. Henare goes for Streets of Rage but Tama wiggles out. Henare hits a wicked headbutt. Herane picks up Tama who finally hits a Gun Stun. Tama hits another Gun Stun.
Tama pins Henare.
Tama Tonga advances in the tournament.
7 - Round 2: Kyle Fletcher vs. Hirooki Goto.
Both were evenly matched. They had some timing issues early on. Great back forth between the two. Fletcher hit a high kick which knocked Goto to the floor. Fletcher went for a tope suicida but Goto saw it coming and Fletcher adjusted. Goto dragged him to hit a GTR on the floor but Fletcher hit an Apron Bomb. Fletcher with a moonsault off the turnbuckle onto Goto. Fletcher with a brainbuster. Two count. Goto counters with an ushigaroshi. Fletcher counters out of a GTR and hits a lariat. The exchange reversals. Fletcher hits a Tombstone Piledriver. Goto kicks out. Fletcher hits a sick running high kick. They fight to the top rope. Goto hits a Sunset Bomb from the second rope. Two count.
Both men exchange strikes. Goto with a head butt. Fletcher with a super kick and a lariat. Fletcher misses a running boot and Goto hits a GTR. Goto with a striking kick. Goto follows with an ushigaroshi and a GTR.
Goto pins Fletcher.
Hirooki Goto moves on to face Tama Tonga.
Good match. Kyle Fletcher has great charisma and looks like star and could break out to be a good singles competitor. Goto looked good as he usually does in these singles tournaments. Bishomon gets their win back against Aussie Open. Aussie Open should still get a title match against Bishomon in the future.
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