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12/22/24 Results from New Japan's Road to Tokyo Dome, New addition to Wrestle Kingdom card
From Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan:
Kickoff match: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Shoma Kato
Hiromu forces Kato to submit to a Boston Crab.
1 - Satoshi Kojima vs. Boltin Oleg
This was supposed to be a tag match, but Hiroyoshi Tenzan was out with an illness.
Oleg pins Kojima after a Kamikaze.
2 - 3-Way Tag Match: Jakob Austin Young and Jeff Cobb vs. Hartley Jackson and Ryohei Oiwa vs. Yujiro Takahashi and Ren Narita
Narita and Yujiro attack everyone on the way to the ring. Wild brawl. Narita hits Young with the push up bar and follows with the Double Cross.
Narita pins Young.
House of Torture beats down United Empire and TMDK.
Christmas music plays and Jado comes out dressed as Santa with a man in a reindeer suit.
Jado Santa says he has a gift for Narita. Narita opens his gift and has shiny sunglasses. Out comes El Phantasmo. He chases out Narita and Yujiro.
ELP tells the audience that he has beaten the cancer he had.
House of Torture attacks Jado and ELP. ELP hits Sudden Death on Narita. Jado says ELP will wrestle tomorrow in Korakuen Hall.
ELP asks Cobb and Oiwa if he can join the NJPW World TV match at Wrestle Kingdom. They accept. Narita grabs his belt and runs to the locker.
NJPW World Television Championship will now be a 4 way match: Ren Narita vs. Jeff Cobb vs. Ryohei Oiwa vs. El Phantasmo
3 - TAKA Michinoku and DOUKI vs. Master Wato and El Desperado
Desperado traps TAKA in Numero Dos and gets the submission win.
Desperado and DOUKI exchange words after the match. This may be match of the night at Wrestle Kingdom.
4 - 4-Way Match: Kevin Knight vs. Francesco Akira vs. Robbie Eagles vs. Drilla Moloney
Eagles pins Moloney with a cradle pin after escaping a Drilla Killa.
5 - BUSHI, Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji vs. SANADA, David Finlay and Gedo
Tsuji pins Gedo after a Gene Blaster.
Finlay attacks Tsuji after the match, but Tsuji hits a Gene Blaster. Finlay escapes with his belt.
6 - Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shota Umino vs. Kosei Fujita and Zack Sabre Jr.
ZSJ pins Tanahashi after a Zack Driver.
7 - KOPW 2024 Provisional Championship: Great O-Khan vs. Taichi
This will be a best of three match. The first will be no ropes sumo match. The second will be refereed by Yoshinobu Kanemaru. The third will be a last man standing match.
Taichi wins the first match after Taichi tosses O-Khan from the ring.
The ring crew put back the ropes for the second match. It was alleged that O-Khan paid off Kanemaru.
Kanemaru tried quick counts for O-Khan and slow counts for Taichi. Kanemaru would argue with TAKA at ringside while Taichi had the advantage. This was stupid. O-Khan sprayed the whiskey at Taichi who ducked and hit Kanemaru in the face. O-Khan hit Taichi with the bottle and applied the Iron Claw. Kanemaru called for the bell and awarded the match to O-Khan. O-Khan gives Kanemaru a wad of cash.
They start brawling into the crowd. Taichi hit a choke slam sending O-Khan through a table on the floor. O-Khan’s back was bleeding. O-Khan makes it back to the ring. Taichi hits three Ax Bombers. O-Khan hits one of his own. They trade submissions. Taichi hits a Dangerous Backdrop. O-Khan hits a Dominator. Both men are down and the referee counts to 10. Third match is a draw.
Great O-Khan retains the KOPW Championship. \
O-Khan suggests that the winner of the Ranbo (which is the pre-show match at Wrestle Kingdom) will be a number one contenders match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
O-Khan basically retires the KOPW title.
It is weird how the KOPW match translates into a match regarding the IWGP Tag Team Championship. If you are a new viewer, this is convoluted and makes no sense.
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