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International Women’s Cup Final: Fatal 4 Way Match - Athena (ROH) vs. Momo Watanabe (Stardom) w/Thekla vs. Willow Nightingale (AEW) vs. Persephone (CMLL)
The match begins with Nightingale nailing Watanabe with a midkick, Athena goes after Nightingale before getting dumped out of the ring. Watanabe attacks Nightingale before eating an enziguri, Nightingale nails Watanabe with an avalanche followed by a big boot. Nightingale then drops Watanabe with a Rack Attack before getting caught in a roll up from Persephone for a near fall, Persephone picks up Nightingale before dropping her with a fallaway slam. Athena gets back in the ring and she drops Persephone before landing a suplex, Athena corners Persephone before landing a handspring forearm strike followed by a penalty kick. Athena leaves the ring while Watanabe returns with a baseball bat, Nightingale returns to the ring before dropping Athena with a super kick. Athena fights back and she nails Nightingale with a super kick of her own, Persephone returns and she nails Athena with a spear. Nightingale drops Persephone and Watanabe with a double suplex followed by a splash for a near fall, Athena clears the ring before getting jumped by Watanabe.
Watanabe then nails Nightingale with a suicide dive, Athena then takes a bunch of people out with a dive from the top rope. Persephone then takes everybody out with her own dive from the top rope, Nightingale gets up and she drops Persephone with a clothesline on the arena floor. Nightingale gets Persephone back in the ring before landing a missile drop kick, Nightingale goes for a cannonball and Persephone gets out of the way. Nightingale leaves the ring and Persephone takes her out with a suicide dive, Persephone gets Nightingale back in the ring before landing a German suplex for a near fall. Watanabe returns and she hangs Persephone upside down in the corner before sending a charging Nightingale into her, Watanabe then hits Nightingale with a modified package piledriver for a near fall. Athena returns and she has a striking exchange with Watanabe, Nightingale gets up and she drops Watanabe with a spine buster.
Athena then hits Persephone and Nightingale with a double Code Breaker, Athena picks up Persephone and she drops her onto Nightingale for a near fall. Nightingale gets up and she knocks Athena out of the ring with a pounce, Nightingale goes for a power bomb and Persephone counters with a roll up for a near fall. Persephone then hits Nightingale with a northern lights suplex for a near fall, Persephone goes to the ring apron and Athena meets her there before landing a power bomb on the hardest part of the ring. Watanabe gets in the ring and she nails Nightingale with a head kick, Nightingale recovers and she hits Watanabe with a death valley driver into the corner. Athena hits Nightingale with an O-Face and Thekla interferes to break up the pin attempt, Watanabe hits Athena with a baseball bat before landing a German suplex for a three count.
Winner: Momo Watanabe (Stardom) w/Thekla
ROH World Tag Team Championship: The Sons Of Texas (Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara) (c) vs. Bullet Club House Of Torture (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho)
The match begins with Kanemaru attacking Rhodes from behind following a fake handshake from Sho, Rhodes recovers and he drops both opponents with a double clothesline. Guevara tags in and he nails a cornered Sho with some strikes, Rhodes and Guevara work together to hit Sho with a double suplex. Guevara then nails a downed Sho with a standing moonsault, Guevara follows up with a top rope high cross body on Sho. Kanemaru interferes and Guevara sends him right out of the ring before landing a suicide dive, Guevara gets back in the ring and Sho sends him right back out of it. Kanemaru interferes again and he sends Guevara into the barricade, Sho removes a turnbuckle pad as Guevara is sent back into the ring. Sho then sends Guevara into the exposed corner before tagging Kanemaru in, Kanemaru and Sho attack Rhodes and send him into the exposed corner.
Kanemaru follows up on that by nailing Guevara with a back body drop followed by a suplex for a near fall, Sho tags back in and he gets a near fall on a downed Guevara. Sho sends Guevara back into the exposed corner before tagging Kanemaru back in, Kanemaru gets Guevara in a Boston crab and Guevara eventually gets to the ropes to break the hold. Sho gets one of the tag title belts and he stomps on it, Guevara gets up and he drops Sho with an enziguri. Guevara attacks Kanemaru before sending Sho out of the ring, Sho gets back in the ring and Guevara hits him with a Code Breaker. Kanemaru interferes and Guevara nails him with an enziguri, Rhodes tags in and he immediately starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Kanemaru interferes and that allows Sho to hit Rhodes with a spear, Kanemaru tags in and he double teams Rhodes with Sho. Kanemaru gets Rhodes down and he immediately focuses his attack on the knee of Rhodes, Kanemaru drops Rhodes again before landing a basement drop kick.
Sho distracts the ref and Kanemaru takes a swig of whiskey and he spews it into Rhodes’ face following a ref distraction, Sho tags in and he nails Rhodes with a top rope moonsault for a near fall. Kanemaru returns and Rhodes avoids the Deep Impact, Guevara returns to hit Kanemaru with a cutter before landing a super kick on Sho. Rhodes then takes Sho out with a destroyer, Rhodes spews whiskey into the eyes of Kanemaru. Rhodes then hits Kanemaru with a spinning brain buster before Guevara lands a 450 splash for the three count.
Winners: The Sons Of Texas (Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara), still your ROH World Tag Team Champions
Lucha Gauntlet Match
The first two participants are #1 Hechicero and #2 Kosei Fujita, Hechicero going after the arm of Fujita and Fujita does the same to him. Hechicero gets Fujita down and he catches him in a pinning combination for a near fall, Fujita gets free and he gets Hechicero in a pinning combo. #3 is Soberano Jr. and he immediately nails Fujita with a top rope high cross body, Soberano Jr then takes Hechicero down with a head scissors takedown. Hechicero traps Soberano Jr in the ropes before attacking his leg, Hechicero then gets Fujita in a pendulum hold. Soberano Jr then hits a trapped Fujita with a top rope guillotine leg drop, #4 is Master Wato and he immediately attacks Soberano Jr with some strikes. Soberano Jr nails a charging Wato with a drop kick to end the exchange, Wato gets up and he sends Soberano Jr out of the ring after landing a rana. #5 is Mascara Dorada and he immediately goes after Wato before landing a springboard arm drag, Dorada also sends Soberano Jr out of the ring before landing a rana on Fujita.
Dorada sends Hechicero out of the ring with a head scissors takedown, Dorada lands multiple suicide dives on his opponents. #6 is Taiji Ishimori and he lands a few shots on Dorada, Ishimori then drops Dorada with a handspring cutter. Ishimori follows up by nailing Dorada with a shoulder breaker before getting him in a cross face, Dorada gets to the ropes to break the submission attempt. #7 is Titan and he nails Ishimori with a springboard cross body block, Titan then cracks a charging Ishimori with a jumping head kick. Dorada hits the ring and Titan attacks him before landing a missile drop kick on Ishimori, Titan then hits Dorada with a front suplex followed by a super kick. #8 is El Desperado and everybody waits for him to get in the ring. The ring empties and everybody attacks Desperado on the entrance ramp, Hechicero and Dorada eventually get Desperado into the ring before everybody takes turns working him over.
Desperado gets trapped in the corner and worked over, Hechicero goes for a pin and that causes everybody to turn on each other. Hechicero traps Desparado in a spinning kimura before landing a back breaker for a near fall, Hechicero gets Fujita in a rear naked choke before Ishimori drags him out of the ring. Everybody takes turns taking each other out with suicide dives, Fujita gets back in the ring to attack Desperado while everybody else is down on the arena floor. Desperado catches Fujita in a roll up for a near fall, Fujita catches Desperado in the Thanos Special and Ishimori breaks it up. Ishimori catches Desperado is a pinning combination for the three count.
Winner: Taiji Ishimori
Special Exhibition Match - 5 Minute Time Limit: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata
The match begins with a feeling out process between Tanahashi and Shibata, Tanahashi and Shibata lock up and neither gain control. Shibata backs Tanahashi into the ropes and he lets him go free, Shibata and Tanahashi have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Shibata traps Tanahashi in the ropes while landing more chops, Tanahashi spins Shibata into the ropes while also landing more chops. Tanahashi nails Shibata with a headbutt before eating more chops, Tanahashi gets Shibata back in the corner while landing chops. Tanahashi and Shibata get into another striking exchange in the middle of the ring as the bell sounds to signify that the time limit has expired.
Match Result: Time Limit Draw
NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship
RPW Undisputed British Women’s Championship: Mercedes Mone (NJPW) vs. Mina Shirakawa (RPW)
The match begins with Mone backing Shirakawa into the corner before letting her go free, Shirakawa cracks Mone with a spin kick to the midsection. Shirakawa follows up by nailing Mone with a drop kick to the knee, Mone recovers and she drops Shirakawa with a springboard arm drag. Mone looks for the cross face and Shirakawa makes it to the ropes, Shirakawa leaves the ring and Mone hits her with a baseball slide drop kick. Mone follows up by taking Shirakawa out with a suicide dive, Mone gets Shirakawa back in the ring and she goes to the middle rope. Shirakawa cracks Mone with a slap to the face before getting her off the ropes with a dragon screw leg whip, Shirakawa then hits Mone in the injured knee with a drop kick. Shirakawa drags Mone towards the ring post before smashing the injured knee on the ring post, Shirakawa stays outside the ring before getting Mone in a hanging figure four leg lock.
Shirakawa gets back in the ring and Mone sends her into the turnbuckle, Mone then hits Shirakawa with a meteora for a near fall. Shirakawa recovers and she goes back to attacking the injured knee of Mone, Shirakawa then drops Mone knee first onto the mat. Shirakawa keeps Mone grounded while standing on her injured knee, Mone escapes the grasp of Shirakawa before landing another meteora. Mone then nails a swinging Shirakawa with a knee strike followed by a back stabber, Mone traps Shirakawa in the corner while landing some strikes. Mone then traps Shirakawa in the ropes before landing a double knee drop, Mone gets to the middle rope and she lands another meteora. Shirakawa immediately pops up and she smashes the knee of Mone into the mat, Shirakawa gets Mone in a figure four leg lock and Mone gets to the ropes. Shirakawa follows up by nailing Mone with a Disaster Kick for a near fall, Mone fights back and she manages to hit Shirakawa with a gut buster. Shirakawa and Mone have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Shirakawa ends the exchange by hitting Mone with a tornado DDT.
Shirakawa sets up for another figure four leg lock and Mone defends before landing a series of suplexes, Mone goes back to the middle rope before getting attacked by Shirakawa. Shirakawa climbs the ropes as well and she nails Mone with a super DDT, Shirakawa then drops Mone with a dragon screw leg whip. Shirakawa picks Mone up and she drops her with a flapjack, Shirakawa gets Mone in another figure four leg lock and Mone eventually gets to the ropes. Shirakawa goes to the top rope and she nails Mone with a super sling blade, Shirakawa follows up with an elevated DDT on Mone for a near fall. Shirakawa then hits Mone with a Shirakawa Driver for a near fall, Shirakawa goes for the driver again and Mone escapes before landing a Code Breaker. Mone follows up with another Code Breaker on Shirakawa for a near fall, Mone sets up for her finisher and Shirakawa escapes before landing it on her.
Shirakawa again gets Mone in a figure four leg lock and Mone counters with a roll up for a near fall, Mone then hits Shirakawa with It’s The Money for a three count.
Winner: Mercedes Mone, still your NJPW Strong Women’s Champion and your new RPW Undisputed British Women’s Champion
David Finlay w/Gedo vs. Brody King
The match begins with Finlay attacking King with a bunch of strikes before getting dropped, King then nails Finlay with a boot to the head. King follows up by tossing Finlay across the ring, Finlay lands a drop kick to the knee of a charging King and King crashes into the turnbuckle, King recovers and he drops Finlay with a back body drop, King nails Finlay with some more strikes and Finlay rolls to the ring apron. Finlay drapes King neck first on the top rope before landing a chop block, Finlay tries keeping King down before smashing his knee on the mat below. Finlay follows up by hitting King with a clothesline that sees them both go over the top rope and to the arena floor, Finlay goes for a dive and King catches him. Finlay gets free and he shoves King into the ring post, King recovers and he sends a charging Finlay into the barricade. King then sits Finlay on a chair while landing some strikes, King follows up by hitting a seated Finlay with a cross body block that sends them both crashing into the barricade.
King gets Finlay back into the ring before landing a senton for a near fall, King gets Finlay back into the corner while landing more strikes. King then drops Finlay again after landing a hard Irish whip into the corner, Finlay fights back and King just cracks him with more strikes. King traps Finlay in the top rope before landing a massive chop, Finlay rolls to the ring apron and King follows him out there before trading some strikes. King gets Finlay in a rear naked choke and Finlay rakes his eyes as both fall to the arena floor, Finlay gets up and he nails King with a shoulder tackle that knocks him into the barricade. Finlay goes to the top rope and he leaps off onto King and King again crashes into the barricade, Finlay gets King back in the ring and he nails him with a running European uppercut. Finlay climbs the ropes and King gets him off before landing a death valley driver for a near fall, Finlay gets up and King continuously drops him with strikes. King eventually drops Finlay with a lariat for a near fall, King follows up with a piledriver on Finlay for a near fall. King goes for a power bomb and Finlay escapes before landing a spear for a near fall, Finlay keeps King grounded before landing a sliding lariat for a near fall.
King recovers and he sends Finlay into the corner after landing another death valley driver, King follows up by hitting Finlay with a cannonball. King gets Finlay on the top rope and he follows him up there, Finlay gets free and he drops King face first on the top turnbuckle. Finlay follows up by hitting King with a power bomb and then Overkill for a three count.
Winner: David Finlay w/Gedo
Shota Umino vs. Claudio Castagnoli
The match begins with Castagnoli attacking Umino on the entrance ramp during his entrance, Castagnoli stands Umino up while nailing him with a bunch of strikes. Castagnoli gets Umino in the ring and he stomps away on him, Umino fights back and he gets into a striking exchange with Castagnoli. Umino recovers and he nails a charging Castagnoli with a drop kick, Castagnoli leaves the ring and he catches a diving Umino. Castagnoli drives Umino into the ring post before dropping him on the barricade, Castagnoli drags Umino towards the crowd while sending him into another barricade. Castagnoli sends Umino into the media area after dropping him on the barricade again, Castagnoli gets in the ring and he waits for Umino to get back in the ring to pop him with a European uppercut. Umino tries fighting back and Castagnoli nails him with a double stomp followed by a gut wrench suplex, Castagnoli keeps Umino down while applying a cross face to him.
Castagnoli releases the hold before trapping Umino in the ropes and tearing away at his face, Umino gets up and he tries fighting back before Castagnoli assaults him with European uppercuts and a kick to the face. Umino recovers and he manages to drop Castagnoli with a tornado DDT, Umino follows up by trapping Castagnoli in the ropes before spiking him with a DDT on the hardest part of the ring. Umino follows up on that by hitting Castagnoli with a draping DDT on the arena floor, Umino gets Castagnoli back in the ring before landing a missile drop kick. Umino then hits Castagnoli with the Trident Through The Heart for a near fall, Umino goes for the Death Rider and Castagnoli backs him into the corner. Castagnoli misses a charge in the corner before still getting Umino on the top rope, Castagnoli gets Umino off the ropes after landing a super slam. Castagnoli follows up by crushing Umino with a lariat for a near fall, Castagnoli gets up and he traps Umino in the big swing for a near fall.
Castagnoli keeps Umino down and he applies the sharp shooter to him, Umino eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission attempt. Castagnoli sets up for The Neutralizer and Umino defends against it before eating more European uppercuts, Umino continues fighting back and Castagnoli cracks him with more strikes. Castagnoli gets Umino on his shoulders before getting to the middle rope, Umino gets free and he nails Castagnoli with elbow strikes. Umino gets Castagnoli off the ropes after landing a super tornado DDT, Umino follows up with a Blaze Blade on Castagnoli for a near fall. Umino looks for Death Rider again and Castagnoli defends by landing more European uppercuts, Castagnoli then hits Umino with a Ricola Bomb for a near fall. Castagnoli goes for The Neutralizer again and Umino escapes before landing the Death Rider for a three count.
Winner: Shota Umino
NEVER Openweight Championship & AEW International Championship: Konosuka Takeshita (AEW/NEVER) w/Don Callis vs. Tomohiro Ishii
The match begins with Takeshita eating a chop before getting Ishii in a headlock, Ishii gets free and he trades shoulder tackle attempts with Takeshita. Takeshita eventually drops Ishii with a shoulder tackle, Ishii gets up and Takeshita drops him after a brief striking exchange. Takeshita keeps Ishii grounded while landing a few stomps, Ishii gets up and Takeshita corners him before landing more strikes. Ishii fights back and Takeshita drops him with a boot to the face, Ishii gets up again while Takeshita nails him with more kicks. Ishii traps Takeshita in the corner before landing a multitude of chops, Takeshita gets out of the corner and Ishii drops him with a shoulder tackle. Ishii follows up by dropping Takeshita with a back drop driver, Takeshita misses a clothesline and Ishii levels him with a forearm strike. Takeshita drops Ishii before missing a middle rope senton, Ishii misses a sliding lariat and Takeshita nails him with a release German suplex.
Takeshita nails a downed Ishii with a sliding forearm strike for a near fall, Takeshita follows up by hitting Ishii with a blue thunder bomb for a near fall. Ishii fights back and he sits Takeshita on the top rope, Ishii follows Takeshita up the ropes and Takeshita gets him down with a super falcon arrow for a near fall. Ishii blocks a knee strike from Takeshita and Takeshita still manages to hit him with a package driver followed by a wheelbarrow suplex, Takeshita follows up with a lariat on Ishii for a near fall. Takeshita goes for a falcon arrow and Ishii escapes before landing a release German suplex, Takeshita gets up and Ishii nails him with a lariat for a near fall. Takeshita and Ishii get into another striking exchange in the middle of the ring until Takeshita goes down, Takeshita gets up and he drops Ishii with a forearm strike. Takeshita gets Ishii on the top rope and he follows him up there, Ishii fights back and he gets Takeshita off of the ropes after landing a rana.
Ishii waits for Takeshita to get back up before another striking exchange breaks out, Ishii ends the exchange by nailing Takeshita with multiple lariats for a near fall. Takeshita fights back and he manages to hit Ishii with a brain buster, Ishii recovers and he drops Takeshita with a forearm strike. Ishii then hits Takeshita with a sliding lariat, Ishii goes for the brain buster and Takeshita escapes before landing a poison rana. Ishii misses an enziguri and Takeshita nails him with a knee strike, ishii fights back and Takeshita levels him with a forearm strike after eating an enziguri. Takeshita then hits Ishii with a falcon arrow for a three count.
Winner: Konosuka Takeshita w/Don Callis, still your NEVER Openweight Champion & AEW International Champion
IWGP World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Decider: United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb) vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) vs. Los Ingobernables De Japan (Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi)
The match begins with Great-O-Khan attacking Naito while Cobb works over Takahashi, Takahashi and Cobb work together for a short time to attack The Young Bucks. Cobb returns to attacking Takahashi and he nails him with shoulder tackles, The Bucks drag Takahashi out of the ring before landing a double power bomb on the hardest part of the ring. The Bucks return to the ring to hit Cobb with a pop up drop kick, The Bucks then take everybody out with a suicide dive. Nick stays in the ring and he works over Takahashi by landing an elevated neck breaker, Cobb returns and he clears the ring. The Bucks recover and they drop Cobb with a double super kick, Nick sends Cobb out of the ring after landing a pop up rana. LIJ return to the ring and they double team Matt before focusing on Nick, Great-O-Khan gets back in the ring and he shoves Naito into Takahashi before landing an STO.
Great-O-Khan then nails Takashi with an inverted spine buster, Great-O-Khan sends a charging Nick into Naito before eating a super kick. Cobb gets back in the ring and he drops Naito in the corner before kicking him in the face, Nick takes out Cobb before he and Matt nail Cobb with a double team hold for a near fall. Cobb recovers and he takes out both of The Bucks with super kicks, everybody hits the ring and they all take turns taking each other out. Matt nails both LIJ members with a double northern lights suplex, The Bucks then hit an elevated Takahashi with a swanton bomb for a near fall. Takahashi breaks up a More Bang For Your Buck attempt before Naito hits Nick with a tornado DDT, Takahashi then hits Nick with a Time Bomb for a near fall. Great-O-Khan returns and he nails multiple opponents with belly to belly suplexes, Cobb hits the ring and he nails multiple people with release German suplexes.
The Bucks drop Cobb with multiple kicks before Cobb blocks the EVP Trigger attempt, Cobb then hits both of The Bucks with a double release German suplex. Great-O-Khan then nails Nick with The Eliminator before Cobb lands a standing moonsault for a near fall, Matt fights back and he rakes the eyes of Great-O-Khan before working over Cobb. Cobb knocks Matt off the ropes and he does the same to Naito, Takahashi and Matt work together to hit Cobb with a double superplex. Matt then turns on Takahashi and he drops him with a super kick, The Bucks then hit Cobb with an assisted sliced bread for a near fall. Nick accidentally kicks a charging Matt in the face, The Bucks still look for a Meltzer Drive and various competitors break it up, Naito then hits Matt with Destino for a near fall. Great-O-Khan gets back in the ring with Cobb to battle LIJ, Naito then drops Cobb with a modified Destino. The Bucks return and they hit Naito with an EVP Trigger for a near fall, Great-O-Khan returns to the ring and he eats super kicks from The Bucks. The Bucks then hit Great-O-Khan with a Meltzer Driver for a three count.
Winners: The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson), your new IWGP World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Jack Perry
The match begins with some chain wrestling between Tsuji and Perry, Tsuji then drops Perry with a shoulder tackle followed by a headlock takedown. Perry gets free and Tsuji drops him with an arm drag, Tsuji gets Perry near the corner before landing a stomp that sends him face first into the mat below. Tsuji climbs the ropes and Perry lands a drop kick that knocks him to the arena floor, Perry then hits Tsuji with a suicide dive. Perry grabs Tsuji and he sends him right into the barricade, Perry picks Tsuji up and he drops him on the hardest part of the ring. Perry gets Tsuji in the ring to get a near fall on a pin attempt, Perry drops Tsuji with a snap mate before landing a basement drop kick for a near fall. Perry gets Tsuji in a seated position before tearing away at his face, Perry stands Tsuji up before landing a suplex for a near fall. Perry keeps Tsuji grounded while applying a chin lock to him, Tsuji gets free and he nails Perry with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker.
Tsuji drops Perry a few more times before nailing him with a big boot, Tsuji follows up by nailing Perry with a gut buster for a near fall. Tsuji traps Perry in the corner before nailing him with an avalanche, Tsuji goes to the ropes again and Perry trips him up before hanging him upside down in the corner. Perry then hits a trapped Tsuji with a basement drop kick, Perry follows up with a double knee strike followed by a German suplex for a near fall. Perry traps Tsuji in the ropes before landing strikes and an elbow drop for a near fall, Tsuji fights back and he drops Perry before stomping his face to the mat below. Tsuji gets Perry on the top rope and he follows him up there, Tsuji gets Perry down with a Spanish fly for a near fall. Tsuji goes for a Gene Blaster and Perry counters with a knee strike, Tsuji and Perry have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring.
Perry ends the exchange by nailing Tsuji with a leaping DDT for a near fall, Perry looks for an Angle Slam and Tsuji gets free before landing a super kick. Perry shoves Tsuji into the ref before landing a low blow, Perry then hits Tsuji with his version of an Angle Slam for a near fall. Perry misses a knee strike before hitting Tsuji with a release German suplex, Tsuji recovers and he nails Perry with a Gene Blaster from out of nowhere for a three count.
Winner: Yota Tsuji, still your IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion
Kenny Omega vs. Gabe Kidd
The match begins with Kidd slapping Omega on the side of the head, Omega lands a few strikes on Kidd before he gets backed into the ropes. Kidd escapes a headlock from Omega before dropping him with a shoulder tackle, Kidd follows up by landing a big boot on Omega. Omega gets up and he gets into a striking exchange with Kidd, Omega backs Kidd into a corner while landing strikes. Omega traps Kidd in the corner before landing a leaping back elbow strike, Omega nails Kidd with a slam followed by a middle rope moonsault for a near fall. Omega keeps Kidd in a seated position while kicking him in the back a few times, Omega stands over Kidd while stomping away on him. Kidd fights back and he cracks Omega with a right, Kidd suplexes Omega over the top rope and they both crash to the arena floor. Kidd gets up first and he backs Omega into the edge of the ring before sending him into the barricade, Kidd goes to the media area and he sets up a few tables.
Omega gets back in the ring before landing a sliding drop kick that sends Kidd into the barricade, Omega follows up by landing a dive on Kidd. Omega follows up by sending Kidd into the barricade, Omega gets Kidd to the ring apron and he follows him up there. Kidd and Omega have a striking exchange while on the ring apron, Kidd sets up for a piledriver and Omega defends against it. Omega gets free after dropping Kidd with a back body drop that sends him to the arena floor, Omega then hits Kidd with a release dragon suplex on the arena floor. Omega stands up Kidd and he sends him back into the barricade, Omega then power bombs Kidd through the table at the media area. Omega goes after Kidd and he goes after the cut that opened on his head after going through the table, Omega takes out Kidd with a suicide dive that sends a bunch of people crashing to the arena floor.
Omega grabs an ice bag from an attendant before kicking said attendant, Omega then takes the ice bag and he attacks Kidd with it. Kidd returns and he nails Omega with a body shot before attacking him with a steel chair, Kidd grabs another chair and he nails Omega in the back with it. Kidd gets Omega back to the ringside area before sending him into the ring post, Kidd finds another table and he sets it up on the arena floor. Kidd looks to suplex Omega through the table and he does so on the second attempt, Kidd grabs a piece of the broken table and he breaks it on the head of Omega. Kidd and others from Bullet Club toss a bunch of chairs into the ring, Kidd then bites the cut on the head of Omega. Kidd gets Omega back in the ring before attacking him with chair shots to the midsection, Omega recovers and he drops Kidd onto some of the chairs. Omega goes to the top rope and Kidd cracks him with a right before meeting him up there, Kidd drops Omega with a superplex onto a pile of chairs.
Kidd grabs another chair and he attacks Omega with it, Omega fights back and he nails Kidd with a headbutt. Omega follows up by landing a release dragon suplex on Kidd, Omega and Kidd grab steel chairs before trading some shots with them. Omega and Kidd get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Omega ends the exchange by nailing Kidd with multiple knee strikes. Kidd recovers and he drops Omega with a lariat, Kidd stands Omega up before landing clothesline strikes. Omega recovers and he drops a charging Kidd with a rana that sends him out of the ring, Omega follows up by nailing Kidd with a suicide dive. Omega gets Kidd back in the ring before landing a missile drop kick, Omega traps Kidd in the corner before landing a V Trigger. Omega places Kidd on the top turnbuckle and he follows him up there, Omega takes Kidd down with a super release dragon suplex from the top rope for a near fall. Omega then drops Kidd with a Jay Driller for a near fall, Omega then nails Kidd with a V Trigger before his body gave out on him during a One Winged Angel attempt.
Kidd escapes a One Winged Angel attempt and he gets Omega in the abdominal stretch, Omega gets free and Kidd drops him with a release German suplex. Omega goes for a clothesline and Kidd nails him with a knee strike followed by a piledriver for a near fall, Kidd goes for a power bomb and he eventually connects with it. Kidd follows up by nailing Omega with another piledriver for another near fall, Kidd looks for a suplex and Omega defends. Kidd still manages to nail Omega with an enziguri before eating a knee strike, Omega then hits a downed Kidd with a V Trigger followed by a power bomb and another knee strike for a near fall. Omega nails Kidd with another knee strike before landing a One Winged Angel for a three count.
Winner: Kenny Omega
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Ricochet
The match begins with Ricochet attacking Sabre before he got in the ring, Ricochet then hits Sabre with a suicide dive. Ricochet gets Sabre back in the ruing before getting him back out and landing another suicide dive, Ricochet gets Sabre back in the ring before landing a 450 splash for a near fall. Sabre fights back and he traps Ricochet in the ropes before kicking him in the back, Ricochet leaves the ring and Sabre follows him out there before landing some strikes. Ricochet fights back and Sabre catches him in midair with a kravat, Sabre gets Ricochet back in the ring before twisting his head around. Sabre catches Ricochet in a bridging kimura with leg trap, Ricochet eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission up. Sabre sits Ricochet up before nailing him with multiple kicks, Sabre stands Ricochet up while landing multiple strikes to his lower back. Ricochet fights back and he nails Sabre with a handspring elbow strike, Sabre misses a charge in the corner and Ricochet nails him with an enziguri.
Ricochet then nails Sabre with a springboard clothesline followed by a standing shooting star press and moonsault for a near fall, Ricochet keeps Sabre on his knees while landing a few strikes. Ricochet picks Sabre up and Sabre gets behind him while looking for a rear naked choke, Ricochet gets Sabre off of his back by driving him into the corner. Ricochet and Sabre have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Ricochet ends the exchange by crushing Sabre with a lariat. Ricochet then catches Sabre in a pinning combination for a near fall, Ricochet follows up by hitting Sabre with a knee strike followed by a death valley driver for a near fall. Ricochet misses a sliding lariat and Sabre levels him with a European uppercut followed by a penalty kick, Ricochet fights back and Sabre nails him with multiple dragon suplexes for a near fall. Sabre gets Ricochet to his knees before landing another kick, Sabre goes for a Zack Driver and Ricochet defends before landing a knee strike.
Ricochet then hits Sabre with a northern lights suplex followed by a brain buster, Ricochet drags Sabre to the ring apron before landing a brain buster on the hardest part of the ring. Ricochet follows up by hitting Sabre with a brain buster on the arena floor, the competitors make it back into the ring and immediately have another striking exchange. Ricochet ends the exchange by nailing a charging Sabre with a knee strike, Ricochet places Sabre on the top rope and he follows him up there. Sabre fights back and he uses a submission to get Ricochet off the ropes, Ricochet recovers and he climbs the ropes again after kicking Sabre in the head. Sabre then nails Ricochet with a super Zack Driver for a near fall, Sabre gets Ricochet in a Fujiwara arm bar and Ricochet gets to the ropes. Sabre bends the arms of a downed Ricochet before stomping away on them, Ricochet gets to his knees as Sabre assaults him with kicks.
Ricochet fights back and Sabre nails him with an overhead kick to the arm, Ricochet fights back and he nails Sabre with a super kick followed by an elevated reverse DDT for a near fall. Ricochet then lands a shooting star press on Sabre for a near fall, Ricochet follows up with a modified Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Ricochet goes for a 630 and Sabre gets out of the way before landing a penalty kick, Sabre then hits Ricochet with a Zack Driver for a near fall. Ricochet counters a Zack Driver with a roll up for a near fall, Ricochet gets up and he cracks Sabre with more strikes. Ricochet goes for a sliding lariat and Sabre catches him a modified kimura/wrist lock to force a submission.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr., still your IWGP World Heavyweight Champion
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