NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Evil Headlines, Two Title Changes & Roppongi 3K Debuts
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IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Kazuchika Okada def. Evil to retain the title
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Will Ospreay def. Kushida to win the title
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match (Elimination Match): Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) def. War Machine (Raymond Rowe & Hanson) vs. Guerillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) to retain the titles
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Roppongi 3K (Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) w/Rocky Romero def. Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi & Ricochet) to win the titles
Tokyo Dome Briefcase Match: Tetsuya Naito def. Tomohiro Ishii to kep the briefcase
Kota Ibushi & Juice Robinson def. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe
Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Cody & Marty Scurll) def. Chaos (Jado, Berretta & Yoshi-Hashi)
Chaos (Horooki Goto & Toru Yano) def. Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki) by count out
Los Ingobernables (Sanada, Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi) def. Bullet Club (Leo Tonga, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi)
Bullet Club (Leo Tonga, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Los Ingobernables (Sanada, Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi)
The match begins with Los Ingobrnables jumping Bullet Club before the bell rings, Hiromu drops Fale in the corner before nailing him with a running drop kick. Fale recovers and drops a charging Hiromu with a shoulder tackle, Fale slams Hiromu before nailing him with a clothesline and a butt drop. Yujiro tags in and he nails Hiromu with a running leg drop, Tonga tags in and he attacks Hiromu with a forearm strike. Tonga then slams Hiromu before getting a near fall on him, Yujiro tags back in and he rips away at the face of Hiromu. Hiromu avoids a leg drop from Yujiro before dropping him with a hurricarana, Tonga and Sanada get the tags from their respective partners.
Sanada quickly drops a charging Tonga with a drop kick, Sanada also goes on the offensive against both Fale and Yujiro. Sanada then hits Yujiro and Tonga with a suicide dive, Sanada brings Tonga back into the ring to assault him with punches. Tonga fights back and a Bushi distraction allows Sanada to catch him with a low blow, Bushi tags in and he nails Tonga with a missile drop kick. Tonga recovers and he drops Bushi with a boot to the face, Fale tags in and he double teams Bushi with Tonga for a near fall. Fale goes for the Bad Luck Fale and Hiromu distracts him with Darryl, Bushi sprays mist into the eyes of Fale and he rolls him up for the three count.
Winners: Los Ingobernables (Sanada, Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi)
Chaos (Horooki Goto & Toru Yano) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki)
The match begins with Suzuki-Gun jumping Chaos before the bell rings, Suzuki grabs a camera cable and he chokes Yano with it on the arena floor. Suzuki then brawls with Yano into the crowd, Suzuki drags Yano back to the ringside area before tossing him into the ring. Suzuki then drops Yano and he locks him in a kimura, Sabre Jr tags in and he works with Suzuki to lock Yano in a double arm bar. Sabre Jr would then lock Yano in a modified figure four leg lock with bridge, Suzuki tags back in and he twists Yano up like a pretzel. Sabre Jr tags in and he continues twisting Yano like a pretzel alongside Suzuki, Yano fights back and he drops Sabre Jr with an inverted atomic drop.
Goto tags in and he immediately cleans house on the opposition, Goto would then hit Sabre Jr with a belly to back suplex for a near fall. Goto goes for a top rope elbow drop and Sabre Jr catches him in an arm bar, Sabre Jr transitions into a modified Rings Of Saturn against Goto. Goto escapes that hold and Sabre Jr locks him in a kimura, Goto escapes that and Sabre Jr applies the octopus stretch to him. Goto escapes that as well before nailing Sabre Jr with a modified back breaker, Suzuki and Yano get the tags from their respective partners. Yano removes the turnbuckle pad and Suzuki kicks him in the back, Suzuki eventually drops Yano with a series of strikes. Suzuki knocks Yano out of the ring and he ties him up in rope, Yano nails Suzuki with a low blow and beats the count in the ring to cause Suzuki to get counted out.
Winners: Chaos (Horooki Goto & Toru Yano), by count out
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Funky Future (Ryusuke Taguchi & Ricochet) (Champions) vs. Roppongi 3K (Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) w/Rocky Romero
The match begins with Roppongi 3K jumping Funky Future and nailing them with suicide dives, Tanaka and Komatsu continue working over their opponents in the ring. Taguchi and Ricochet fight back before Taguchi takes them both out with hip attacks, Funky Future nail Komatsu with a series of double team moves in the ring. Komatsu throws Ricochet into Taguchi and Tanaka gets Ricochet out of the ring, Komatsu and Tanaka then hit Taguchi with some more double team moves. Komatsu gets angry and he stomps away on a downed Taguchi, Komatsu then catches Taguchi with a knee strike followed by a double stomp. Tanaka tags in and he nails Taguchi with a kick to the midsection, Tanaka then hits Taguchi with a running clothesline before tossing him across the ring.
Komatsu tags back in and he kicks away at a cornered Taguchi, Komatsu holds Taguchi down by applying a head scissors to him. Tanaka tags in and he nails Taguchi with a knee lift before applying a front face lock, Komatsu tags back in and he double teams Taguchi with Tanaka. Komatsu and Tanaka take turns hitting Taguchi with atomic drops, Taguchi eventually drops both opponents with a double drop kick. Ricochet tags in and he cleans house on the opposing team, Ricochet eventually catches Komatsu with a drop kick before nailing Tanaka with a neck breaker. Ricochet follows that up with a running shooting star press on Komatsu for a near fall, Komatsu catches Ricochet with a roll up from out of nowhere for a near fall.
Tanaka tags in and Ricochet quickly takes both opponents out, Taguchi tags in and Tanaka quickly locks him in an arm bar. Taguchi escapes and he nails Tanaka with a pair of suplexes, Tanaka catches Taguchi in a guillotine choke from out of nowhere. Taguchi finds a way to escape and he nails Tanaka with an enzaguri, Ricochet comes to the ring and he hits Komatsu with a rolling drop kick. Kamatsu tags in and he works with Tanaka to hit Taguchi with a double knee strike, Komatsu and Tanaka hit Taguchi with a double team reverse DDT for a near fall. Taguchi knocks Komatsu out of the ring and Ricochet catches him with a suicide dive, Ricochet tags in and he nails Komatsu with a super enzaguri for a near fall. Ricochet nails Komatsu with a shooting star press for a near fall, Tanaka hits the ring and he nails Ricochet with a trio of German suplexes.
Taguchi interferes and Komatsu nails him with a trio of German suplexes as well, Ricochet drops Tanaka before crushing him with a double stomp. Tanaka and Komatsu nail Ricochet with a double team moves, Komatsu and Tanaka nail Ricochet with an elevated flatliner for the three count.
Winners: Roppongi 3K (Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) w/Rocky Romero, your new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match (Elimination Match): Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) (Champions) vs. War Machine (Raymond Rowe & Hanson) vs. Guerillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa)
The match begins with all three teams brawling on the arena floor, War Machine double team Smith Jr on one side of the arena floor while the Guerillas Of Destiny do the same to Archer on the other side. War Machine drag Smith Jr into the crowd as they continue working him over, Archer smashes Tama’s face into a chair that’s in the crowd. War Machine bring Smith Jr into the ring as they continue working him over, Smith Jr gets out of the ring and War Machine work him over some more. Archer chokes Tama in the ring and Loa jumps him from behind, Archer eats a few moves from the Guerillas before rolling out of the ring. War Machine and the Guerillas then brawl with each other inside of the ring, War Machine pick up the Guerillas and they throw them into each other.
Rowe then picks up Hanson and he slams him onto a downed Loa, the brawl spills to the arena floor again as Archer knocks Rowe into the crowd. Tama finds Hanson and he knocks him into the crowd as well, Rowe picks up Loa and he drops him on top of a downed Smith Jr. Rowe then takes out the Killer Elite Squad with a suicide dive, Hanson goes for a dive and Tama nails him with a trash can. The Guerillas hit Hanson with a modified Magic Killer for a near fall, Loa goes to the top rope and Rowe knocks him off to the arena floor. Archer hits the ring and he works over War Machine, War Machine then hit Archer with Decapitation for a near fall. Smith Jr hits the ring and he crushes Tama with a Saito Suplex before locking in the sharp shooter, Archer also chokes Tama with a kendo stick.
Loa hits the ring and he attacks Archer and Smith Jr with a trash can lid, everybody hits the ring and they all take each other out. Killer Elite Squad hit Rowe with a Killer Bomb for a near fall, Loa hits the ring and he knocks Smith Jr right out of it. The Guerillas then start double teaming Archer inside of the ring, the Guerillas hit Archer with Guerilla Warfare for a near fall. Hanson hits the ring and he works over the Guerillas, Tama eventually catches Hanson with a splash in the corner. Hanson then sends Tama out of the ring before War Machine hits Loa with Fallout for a near fall, Hanson also takes out the Killer Elite Squad with a suicide dive.
Rowe grabs a table from underneath the ring and it gets set up inside of the ring, Tama grabs a trash can lid and he attacks War Machine with it. Archer hits the ring and Loa assaults him with a steel chair, Smith Jr hits the ring and he attacks Loa with the same chair. Smith Jr then sets up a chair in the corner and Loa crashes into it, Killer Elite Squad hit Loa with a Killer Bomb for the three count.
Eliminated: Guerillas Of Destiny
The match resumes with Rowe hitting the ring and he attacks the Killer Elite Squad, the Guerillas interfere and they assault Rowe with a garbage can. Killer Elite Squad then nail Rowe with a Killer Bomb for the near fall, Hanson goes for the table before laying out Archer with a Spin Kick Of Doom. Hanson sets up the table and he places Archer on top of it, Hanson goes to the top rope and Smith Jr nails him with a garbage can lid. Killer Elite Squad hit Hanson with a Killer Bomb through the table for a three count.
Eliminated: War Machine
Winners: Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr & Lance Archer), still your IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
Chaos (Jado, Berretta & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Cody & Marty Scurll)
The match begins with Omega working a headlock on Yoshi-Hashi, Omega then drops Yoshi-Hashi with a shoulder tackle. Omega follows that up by stomping and kicking Yoshi-Hashi, Yoshi-Hashi recovers and he drops Omega a few times. Cody interferes and Yoshi-Hashi takes him out with a running neck breaker, Yoshi-Hashi then sends a charging Omega to the arena floor. Yoshi-Hashi then attacks Bullet Club all by himself on the arena floor, a brawl breaks out on the arena floor until Berretta takes everybody out with a dive. Berretta tags in as Chaos nails Omega with some triple team maneuvers, Berretta nails Omega with a running knee strike for a near fall.
Cody tags in after Omega pokes Berretta in the eyes, Berretta chops Cody and Cody immediately tags Scurll into the ring. Cody drops Berretta with a loaded fist as Scurll distracts the referee, Scurll drops Berretta before stomping away on his hands. Omega tags in and he nails Berretta with a top rope axe handle drop, Omega follows that up with a running back breaker on Berretta for a near fall. Cody tags in and Berretta assaults him with chops, Cody recovers to crush Berretta with a disaster kick to the face. Cody then attacks the lower back of Berretta with butt drops, Cody leaps in the air and Berretta gets his knees up.
Omega and Scurll interfere to attack Berretta further, Omega legally tags in and he smashes the face of Berretta into the boot of Scurll. Scurll tags in and he smashes the face of Berretta into his teammates boots, Omega tags in and Berretta throws him into the Bullet Club boots that were propped up in the corner. Berretta then catches Omega with a tornado DDT after sending him crashing into Scurll, Yoshi-Hashi tags in and he cleans house on the opposing team. Yoshi-Hashi traps Cody on the top rope before crushing him with a drop kick, Yoshi-Hashi then nails Omega with a clothesline followed by a neck breaker. Omega recovers to hit Yoshi-Hashi with a Finlay roll followed by a moonsault for a near fall, Scurll tags in and he attacks Yoshi-Hashi with some strikes.
Scurll then drops Yoshi-Hashi with a side kick to the knee, Yoshi-Hashi recovers and he drops Scurll with a spinning mule kick. Jado tags in and he assaults Scurll with a series of chops, Scurll recovers and he drops Jado with a headbutt before cracking him fingers. Scurll goes for a chicken wing and Jado rolls him up for a near fall, Jado then hits Scurll with a rope assisted DDT for a near fall. Cody hits the ring and Berretta quickly takes him out of it, Omega hits the ring and Yoshi-Hashi drops him with a Western Lariat. Jado locks Scurll in the cross face, Scurll breaks free and he locks Jado in the chicken wing to force a tap out.
Winners: Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Cody & Marty Scurll)
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe vs. Kota Ibushi & Juice Robinson
The match begins with Tanahashi taking Ibushi with a headlock as they go through a series of reversals, Tanahashi then drops Ibushi with a shoulder tackle. Ibushi recovers and he plants a charging Tanahashi with a drop kick, Robinson and Makabe get the tags from their partners. Robinson tries dropping Makabe with shoulder tackles, Makabe then catches a charging Robinson with a power slam. Makabe takes Robinson out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade a few times, Makabe takes Robinson back into the ring before tagging Tanahashi in. Tanahashi focuses his attack on the injured back of Robinson, Tanahashi assaults Robinson with European uppercuts.
Makabe tags back in and Makabe assaults Robinson with strikes in the corner, Tanahashi comes back in and Robinson catches him with his patented jabs. Robinson then crushes a charging Tanahashi with a spine buster, Ibushi tags in and he immediately drops a charging Tanahashi with multiple kicks. Ibushi then catches Tanahashi with a standing moonsault for a near fall, Tanahashi recovers to drop Ibushi before landing a swanton bomb for a near fall. Ibushi then catches Tanahashi with a German suplex, Tanahashi quickly recovers to nail a kicking Ibushi with a dragon screw leg whip.
Makabe and Robinson get the tags from their respective partners, Makabe crushes Robinson with a few clotheslines and punches in the corner. Robinson goes for Pulp Friction and Tanahashi breaks everything up, Makabe drops Ibushi with a clothesline before Robinson drops him with a clothesline. Tanahashi hits the ring to nail Ibushi with a sling blade, Makabe gets up and he drops Robinson with a clothesline. Makabe then hits Robinson with a power bomb for a near fall, Tanahashi then takes out Ibushi with a suicide dive. Makabe misses the King Kong Knee Drop and Robinson nails him with Pulp Friction for the three count.
Winners: Kota Ibushi & Juice Robinson
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Kushida (Champion) vs. Will Ospreay
The match begins with the two immediately having a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Ospreay knocks Kushida out of the ring with a hurricarana. Kushida then sends a charging Ospreay right into the barricade, Kushida then uses a drop kick to knock Ospreay over the barricade. Ospreay recovers and he nails a leaping Kushida with a flying forearm strike, Ospreay goes for a dive and Kushida catches him in across arm breaker. Kushida brings Ospreay back into the ring before locking him in a figure four leg lock, Ospreay gets to the ropes to break the hold. Kushida gets up and he kicks away at the injured leg of Ospreay, Kushida then smashes the shoulder of Ospreay into the mat below.
Kushida follows that up by catching Ospreay with a drop kick for a near fall, Kushida continues to focus his attack on the shoulder of Ospreay. Kushida then locks Ospreay in the Cattle Mutilation, Ospreay eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission. Ospreay recovers and he drops Kushida with a handspring enzaguri, Ospreay downs Kushida in the corner before catching Kushida with a running drop kick. Ospreay looks for a super kick and Kushida counters with a drop kick, Ospreay recovers and he catches Kushida with a springboard cross body block. Ospreay and Kushida exchange a few elbow strikes until Kushida lands a DDT, Kushida goes for the Hoverboard Lock and Ospreay counters with an enzaguri.
Kushida gets up and Ospreay catches him with a one man Spanish Fly, Ospreay and Kushida have another striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Ospreay then catches Kushida with a series of kicks to the head before putting him on the top rope, Ospreay goes to the top and Kushida kicks him in his injured arm. Kushida takes Ospreay off the top rope to lock him in the arm bar, Ospreay quickly gets to the ropes to break the submission. Kushida starts focusing his attack on the injured arm of Ospreay before stomping away on his face, Ospreay somehow reverses things to hit Kushida with an inverted gut buster followed by a flip DDT for a near fall.
Ospreay goes to the top rope and Kushida nails him with a handspring kick, Ospreay then traps Kushida in the corner before landing a super kick. Ospreay gets Kushida on the top rope and he eventually catches him with a top rope ace crusher followed by an inverted 450 splash for a near fall, Ospreay then nails a downed Kushida with a spinning kick. Ospreay goes for the Os Cutter and Kushida counters with a Hoverboard Lock, Kushida then hits Ospreay with a stunner after a series of reversals. Kushida then kicks Ospreay in the arm, Ospreay drops Kushida and he lands the Os Cutter for the three count.
Winner: Will Ospreay, your new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
After the match, Hiromu Takahashi makes his way to the ring and Marty Scurll makes his way to the ring, Scurll snaps the fingers of Takahashi. Scurll grabs the microphone and he says that Ospreay isn’t as good as he is, Scurll challenges Ospreay to a title match and the two have a face off.
Tokyo Dome Briefcase Match: Tetsuya Naito (Case Holder) vs. Tomohiro Ishii
The match begins with Naito taunting Ishii and Ishii immediately attacks him, Ishii waits for Naito to get up before assaulting him with chops. Ishii also attacks Naito with a headbutt after he gets spat on, Naito recovers to hit Ishii with an inverted atomic drop before drop kicking him in his injured knee. Ishii rolls out of the ring and Naito follows him out there to throw him into the barricade, Naito then hits Ishii in the injured knee with another drop kick. Naito traps the injured knee of Ishii on the ring apron before landing a series of elbow strikes, Naito waits for Ishii to get into the ring before attacking his injured kne with more strikes.
Naito grounds Ishii and he twists away at his injured knee until Ishii gets to the ropes, Ishii gets up and he attacks Naito with some chops. Naito fights back and Ishii drop kicks him in the knee, Ishii continues attacking Naito’s injured knee after eating a few strikes. Ishii backs Naito in the corner before assaulting him with chops and forearm strikes, Ishii then chops Naito right in the neck before landing a suplex. Ishii then attacks Naito with a series of headbutts, Naito escapes a power bomb attempt to hit Ishii with an inverted back breaker followed by a drop kick. Ishii avoids several moves from Naito before dropping him with a Saito suplex, Ishii then crushes Naito with a running clothesline in the corner. Ishii then places Naito on the top rope and he follows him up there, Naito gets off the ropes before nailing Ishii with a drop kick to the injured knee.
Naito follows that up by catching Ishii with a rope assisted inverted neck breaker, Naito drops Ishii in the corner before landing a slingshot drop kick. Naito and Ishii get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Ishii then catches Naito with a German suplex into the turnbuckle. Ishii follows that up by catching Naito with a power bomb for a near fall, Ishii puts Naito on the top rope before nailing him with a superplex for a near fall. Naito recovers and he quickly drops Ishii with a tornado DDT, Ishii and Naito get into another striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Naito then hits Ishii with an enzaguri followed by a release German suplex, Naito gets Ishii on the top rope before landing a super hurricarana for a near fall.
Naito then hits Ishii with a missile drop kick to the back of the neck followed by a dragon suplex, Ishii recovers to drop Naito before landing a sliding clothesline for a near fall. Naito counters Ishii’s next hold before applying a modified calf crusher to him, Naito follows that up by nailing Ishii with a pump handle reverse DDT for a near fall, Ishii goes for a brain buster and Naito counters with Destino for a near fall. Naito goes for Destino and Ishii nails him with a brain buster for a near fall, Ishii waits a short time before dropping Naito with a headbutt followed by a lariat for another near fall. Ishii goes for another brain buster and Naito counters with Destino for another near fall, Naito hits another Destino on Ishii for the three count.
Winner: Tetsuya Naito, still the briefcase holder
IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Kazuchika Okada (Champion) vs. Evil
The match begins with Evil dropping Okada with a shoulder block, Evil catches Okada with a kick before attacking him with chops. Evil would then drop Okada with a shoulder block, Okada recovers and he takes Evil down with a few arm drags. Okada catches Evil with a few strikes followed by a slam, Okada then crushes Evil with a slingshot swanton bomb. Okada then hits Evil with a neck breaker before applying the scarf hold, Okada releases the hold before knocking Evil out of the ring with a drop kick. Okada follows Evil out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade, Evil recovers and sends a charging Okada into the barricade.
Evil wraps a chair around the head of Okada before throwing him into the ring post, Evil wraps another chair around the head of Okada before smashing it with another chair. Evil waits for Okada to get back into the ring before wrenching away on his neck, Evil then lays out Okada with a neck breaker for a near fall. Okada tries fighting back and Evil drops him before landing a senton bomb for another near fall, Evil would then apply the chin lock to Okada. Okada breaks free and he eventually drops Evil with a running back elbow strike, Okada gets up and he drops Evil with a few strikes before landing a DDT. Evil tries fighting back and Okada drops him with a flapjack for a near fall, Okada then traps Evil in the corner before landing another back elbow strike.
Okada would also place Evil on the top rope before landing a drop kick that sends him to the arena floor, Okada then tosses Evil into the barricade before knocking him into the crowd. Okada eats a chair shot as he dives over the barricade and onto Evil, Evil recovers and he throws Okada into a pile of chairs before knocking him back over the barricade. Evil throws Okada back into the ring and he nails him with a side slam for a two count, Okada recovers and he catches Evil with a modified neck breaker. The competitors go through a series of reversals until Evil nails Okada with a release German suplex, Evil then catches Okada with a spinning clothesline before putting him on the top rope.
Evil looks for a super fisherman buster suplex and Okada knocks him off the ropes, Okada misses a missile drop kick and Evil locks him in the Banshee Muzzle. Evil releases the hold and the two have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Okada eventually drops a charging Evil with a drop kick. Okada then goes to the top rope and he crushes Evil with a top rope elbow drop, Evil blocks the Rainmaker to hit Okada with a roaring elbow strike. Okada accidentally takes out the referee with a running back elbow strike, Evil then hits Okada with a fisherman buster suplex in the corner. Evil grabs a bunch of chairs and he throws them into the ring, Evil goes for Darkness Falls and Okada counters with a DDT onto the pile of chairs.
Okada would then hit Evil with a tombstone pile driver, Evil recovers to counter the Rainmaker with Darkness Falls. Okada and Evil get into yet another striking exchange, Okada eventually drops Evil before just stomping away on him. Evil recovers and he drops a charging Okada with a lariat, Evil traps Okada in the corner before just stomping away on him. Evil then places Okada on the top rope and he nails him with a super fisherman buster suplex for a near fall, Evil goes for Everything Is Evil and Okada counters with a German suplex. Okada goes for the Rainmaker and Evil counters with a headbutt followed by an elevated reverse DDT for a near fall, Evil goes for Everything Is Evil and Okada counters with a Rainmaker.
Okada then hits Evil with another Rainmaker followed by a tombstone pile driver, Okada hits Evil with the Rainmaker for the three count.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, still your IWGP Heavyweight Champion
