NJPW Road To Destruction Day 2 Results: LIJ vs. Bullet Club Headlines, Plus The Young Lions League Continues
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Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito & Evil) def. Bullet Club (Jay White & Bad Luck Fale)
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto & Rocky Romero) def. Los Ingobernables (Sanada, Shingo Takagi & Bushi)
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh) def. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr., Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Douki)
Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & Yujiro Takahashi) def. Tomoaki Homna & Chaos (Will Ospreay & Robbie Eagles)
Toa Henare & Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi) def. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)
Satoshi Kojima, Clark Connors & Alex Coughlin def. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Shota Umino & Yota Tsuji
12th Young Lions Cup League Match
Ren Narita def. Karl Fredericks
12th Young Lions Cup League Match
Michael Richards def. Yuya Uemura
12th Young Lions Cup League Match
Yuya Uemura vs. Michael Richards
The match begins with Uemura tripping up Richards as a chain wrestling session breaks out, Richards gets up and he gets Uemura in a headlock. Uemura gets free and he wrenches away on the arm of Richards, Richard gets free and he reapplies the headlock to Uemura. Richards releases the hold to nail Uemura with a shoulder tackle, Richards traps Uemura in the corner while landing some strikes. Richards then nails Uemura with a running clothesline for a near fall, Uemura gets up and he has a striking exchange with Richards. Uemura eventually drops Richards with a drop kick, Uemura corners Richards before landing another drop kick. Uemura then stomps away on a downed Richards, Uemura then nails Richards with a slam before applying a modified Boston crab. Uemura transitions to a Boston crab and Richards gets to the ropes, Uemura waits for Richards to get up before attacking him with more strikes. Richards recovers and he nails a charging Uemura with a clothesline, Richards nails Uemura with a suplex for a near fall. Richards gets Uemura in the Boston crab and Uemura eventually gets to the ropes, Richards reapplies the Boston crab and Uemura taps out.
Winner: Michael Richards
12th Young Lions Cup League Match
Ren Narita vs. Karl Fredericks
The match begins with Fredericks and Narita exchanging a bunch of chops, Fredericks ends the exchange by nailing Narita with a drop kick. Fredericks then nails Narita with a series of slams before landing a jumping stomp for a near fall, Fredericks holds Narita down while applying a chin lock. Narita gets free and Fredericks drops him with a back elbow strike, Fredericks then corners Narita before landing an avalanche and hip toss. Fredericks follows up by landing a knee drop for a near fall, Fredericks misses a charge in the corner and Narita capitalizes by landing a drop kick. Narita then hits Fredericks with a running back elbow strike followed by a suplex for a near fall, Narita nails Fredericks with a few more strikes before eating a spine buster. Fredericks gets Narita in a single leg crab and Narita gets to the ropes, Fredericks gets angry and he stomps away on Narita. Narita fights back and he nails Fredericks with an overhead release suplex, Narita gets Fredericks in a single leg crab and Narita transitions into a modified cloverleaf to force a tap out.
Winner: Ren Narita
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Shota Umino & Yota Tsuji vs. Satoshi Kojima, Clark Connors & Alex Coughlin
The match begins with Kojima attacking Tenzan with a few strikes before applying a headlock, Tenzan gets free and Kojima drops him with a shoulder tackle. Kojima and Tenzan have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Kojima attacks Tenzan with some Mongolian chops and another shoulder tackle. Tenzan fights back and he drops Kojima with some Mongolian chops, Connors tags in and Umino does as well. Connors and Umino exchange strikes until Connors goes down after an Umino shoulder tackle, Connors recovers to nail Umino with a drop kick. Coughlin and Tsuji get tagged in by their respective partners, Tsuji and Coughlin have their own striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Coughlin nails Tsuji with a slam for a near fall, Kojima tags in and he attacks a cornered Tsuji with some strikes. Kojima then hits Tsuji with a neck breaker for a near fall, Connors tags in and he nails Tsuji with a ton of chops. Coughlin tags in and he works with Connors to land a double hip toss on Tsuji for a near fall, Coughlin then applies a modified Indian death lock to Tsuji. Coughlin applies a chin lock to the downed Tsuji and suji quickly gets to the ropes, Tsuji recovers and nails a charging Coughlin with a drop kick.
Tenzan tags in and he quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Tenzan nails Coughlin with a running clothesline followed by a suplex for a near fall. Coughlin fights back and he nails Tenzan with a ton of chops before eating another clothesline, Coughlin recovers and eventually drops Tenzan. Umino and Connors get tagged in by their respective partners, Umino nails Connors with a ton of strikes before landing a basement drop kick. Umino then lands a suplex on Connors for a near fall, Connors blocks a fisherman suplex to exchange strikes with Umino. Connors eventually drills charging Umino with a spear, Kojima and Tsuji get tagged into the match. Kojima immediately corners Tsuji before landing Machinegun Chops, Tsuji responds by landing strikes of his own. Tsuji then drops Kojima with a shoulder tackle, Tsuji and teammates would then triple team Kojima. Kojima recovers to hit Tsuji with a cutter, Kojima goes for a lariat and Tsuji counters with a spear. Kojima recovers and clobbers Tsuji with a Cozy Lariat for a three count.
Winners: Satoshi Kojima, Clark Connors & Alex Coughlin
Toa Henare & Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)
The match begins with Bullet Club jumping the opposition before the bell sounds and the brawl spills to the arena floor, Loa and Yoshi-Hashi keep their fight in the ring. Tonga tags in as Jado interferes to hit Yoshi-Hashi with a kendo stick, Tonga and Loa double team a cornered Yoshi-Hashi. Ishii hits the ring and he gets attack by Loa and Tonga, Ishii fights back alongside Yoshi-Hashi to take out Loa and Tonga. Owens tags in and Henare gets a tag a few moments later, Owens and Henare immediately swing away at each other. Henare eventually drops Owens with a flying shoulder tackle, Owens sends a charging Henare out of the ring before nailing him with a drop kick. Owens gets Henare back into the ring to land a forearm drop for a near fall, Loa tags in and he nails Henare with a slingshot swanton bomb for a near fall. Loa keeps Henare down while stomping away on him, Tonga tags in and he nails Henare with a slingshot elbow drop. Tonga mocks Ishii and they soon have a striking exchange until Ishii gets knocked out of the ring, Henare recovers and nails Tonga with a Samoan drop.
Yoshi-Hashi tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Yoshi-Hashi quickly nails Tonga with a Headhunter. Yoshi-Hashi then nails Tonga with a running chop in the corner, Tonga fights back and Yoshi-Hashi nails him with a mule kick. Yoshi-Hashi places Tonga on the top rope before landing a drop kick for a near fall, Ishii tags in and Loa interferes to attack some of the opposition. Owens tags in and he works over a downed Ishii, Bullet Club then triple teams Ishii before Owens applies a bridging cross face submission. Henare hits the ring to break up the submission hold, Henare then drops Loa and Tonga with a double spear. Owens returns and he drops Henare before going back to work on Ishii, Owens catches Ishii in a roll up for a near fall. Owens than hits Ishii with multiple knee strikes for another near fall, Yoshi-Hashi hits the ring and he nails Owens with a Western Lariat. Ishii then hits Owens with a brain buster for a three count.
Winners: Toa Henare & Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi)
Tomoaki Homna & Chaos (Will Ospreay & Robbie Eagles) vs. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & Yujiro Takahashi)
The match begins with Phantasmo getting Ospreay in a headlock, Ospreay gets free and he attacks Phantasmo with a rana. Phantasmo lands on his feet before taking Ospreay down with a rana of his own, Ospreay recovers to hit Phantasmo with a forearm strike. Eagles tags in and he exchanges more tags with Ospreay while wrenching away on Phantasmo’s arm, Eagles gets the final tag in nail the arm of Phantasmo with a top rope double stomp. Homna tags in and he slams Phantasmo before landing a Kokeshi, Takahashi interferes to attack Homna and that allows the rest of Bullet Club to start a brawl that spills all over the arena floor. Ishimori tags in and he double teams Homna with Phantasmo, Takahashi tags in and he triple teams Homna with the rest of Bullet Club. Takahashi then drops Homna before landing a basement drop kick for a near fall, Ishimori tags in and he attacks Homna with chops. Ishimori then hits Homna with a running double knee strike, Homna fights back and he drops ishimori with a suplex. Eagles tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Eagles then attacks Ishimori with kicks and a knee strike.
Eagles also nails Ishimori with a springboard drop kick to the knee, Phantasmo interferes before Eagles takes him and Ishimori out. Ospreay tags in and he nails Ishimori with a hook kick, Eagles then hits Ishimori with an assisted sliced bread. Eagles and Ospreay continue double teaming Ishimori until Phantasmo interferes, Ospreay nails Ishimori with an enzaguri. Ishimori recovers to hit Ospreay with a reverse rana. Takahashi and Homan get tagged in by their respective partners, Homna nails Takahashi with a bulldog followed by a Kokeshi. Takahashi recovers and he bites the hand of Homna, Homna gets angry and he nails Takahashi with a clothesline for a near fall. Homna and Chaos then triple team Takahashi after clearing the ring, Homna goes for a middle rope Kokeshi and Takahashi gets out of the way. Homna misses a follow up Kokeshi and Takahashi lands a fisherman buster suplex for a near fall, Takahashi then hits Homna with Pimp Juice for a three count.
Winners: Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & Yujiro Takahashi)
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr., Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Douki)
The match begins with Suzuki-Gun jumping the opposition before the bell sounded and their brawl spills all over the arena, Suzuki gets Taguchi in the ring to work him over. Suzuki nails a cornered Taguchi with a running boot to the face, Taguchi tries fighting back and he eventually nails Suzuki with a hip attack. Taguchi’s teammates hit the ring and the quadruple team Suzuki, the rest of Suzuki-Gun returns and they clear the ring by dragging everybody out of it. Suzuki gets angry and he tosses Taguchi out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade, Suzuki then attacks Taguchi and Yoh with some steel chairs. Sabre Jr attacks the injured arm of Tanahashi on the arena floor, Suzuki waits for Taguchi to get back in the ring before applying a heel hook to him. Sho interferes and Suzuki takes care of him as well, Sabre Jr tags in and he double teams taguchi alongside Suzuki. Suzuki briefly attacks the referee as well before exiting the ring, Douki tags in and he nails taguchi with a few strikes. Kanemaru tags in and he nails Taguchi with a basement drop kick for a near fall, Taguchi tries fighting back and he eventually drops Kanemaru with a hip attack.
Tanahashi tags in and he quickly cleans house against the opposing team, Tanahashi and Yoh start nailing opponents with dragon screw leg whips. Sabre Jr fights back and he gets Tanahashi in a triangle choke, Tanahashi gets free and he gets Sabre Jr in an arm bar until Sabre Jr gets to the ropes. Sho tags in and he attacks the injured arm of Sabre Jr, Sabre Jr recovers and he tags Douki into the match. Sho and Douki have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Douki nails Sho with a clothesline before eating a spear. The rest of Suzuki-Gun hits the ring and they quadruple team Sho, Douki nails Sho with a springboard double stomp for a near fall. Douki nails Sho with his finisher for a near fall, Sho fights back as Yoh nails Douki with a super kick. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out, Kanemaru hits the ring and Douki rolls up Sho for a near fall. Sho and Yoh hit Douki with a 3K for a three count.
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh)
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto & Rocky Romero) vs. Los Ingobernables (Sanada, Shingo Takagi & Bushi)
The match begins with Okada getting Sanada in a headlock, Sanada gets free and Okada drops him with a shoulder tackle. Okada drops Sanada before landing a basement drop kick, Romero tags in and he attacks the arm of Sanada. Romero then attacks a cornered Sanada with some Forever Clotheslines, Bushi interferes and Romero tags him out with a rana. Takagi interferes next and he double teams Romero with Sanada, Okada hits the ring and Sanada gets him in a Paradise Lock before landing a drop kick. Bushi tags in and he nails Romero with some strikes, Bushi takes off his shirt and he chokes Romero with it. Takagi tags in and he nails Romero with a suplex for a near fall, Romero tries fighting back and Takagi drops him with a chop. Romero recovers and he nails Takagi with a rana, Goto tags in and he immediately attacks Takagi with a ton of strikes. Sanada interferes and Goto starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Goto hits Takagi with a belly to back suplex for a near fall. Takagi fights back and he drops Goto with a belly to back suplex, Takagi then hits a cornered Goto with a series of clotheslines.
Bushi tags in and he nails Goto with a missile drop kick, LIJ then triple team Goto inside of the ring. Okada interferes and is quickly dumped out of the ring by Sanada, Bushi goes for MX and Goto avoids it. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out, Bushi then hits Goto with an enzaguri. Goto recovers to nail Bushi with a Ushgoroshi and a GTR for a three count.
Winners: Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto & Rocky Romero)
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito & Evil) vs. Bullet Club (Jay White & Bad Luck Fale)
The match begins with White attacking Naito by landing a few strikes, Naito recovers and he knocks White out of the ring. White gets back in the ring and he is immediately double teamed by LIJ, Naito corners White before landing a few more strikes. Naito goes for the combination and the corner and Fale interferes by getting him out of the ring, Fale then throws Naito and Evil into the barricade. White leaves the ring and he throws Naito into the barricade as well, Naito gets back in the ring and Fale stands on him after tagging in. White tags in and he immediately throws Naito back out of the ring, White then smashes the back of Naito into the barricade and ringside edge. White gets Naito back into the ring before choking him, Fale tags in and he attacks Naito with more strikes. Fale then slams Naito right on his injured back, White tags back in and he attacks the injured back of Naito. Fale tags back in and he immediately misses an elbow drop against Naito, Naito then nails Fale with a drop kick to the knee. Evil tags in and he immediately cleans house against the opposing team, Fale recovers and he drops Evil with a shoulder block.
White tags in and he nails Evil with a belly to back suplex, White then hits Evil with a Blade Buster for a near fall. Evil fights back and he uses a ref distraction to nail White with a thrust kick, Naito tags in and he attacks White with some strikes. Naito drops White with a rana before landing a basement drop kick, Naito holds White in a modified full nelson until Fale breaks it up. Naito goes to the top rope and White immediately crotches him, Naito gets off the ropes and White nails him with a uranage. Fale tags in and he nails Naito with an avalanche followed by a splash for a near fall, Evil and White hit the ring and Evil nails him with Darkness Falls. Fale then hits Evil with a shoulder tackle before eating a tornado DDT from Naito, Fale recovers and he shoves Naito into the referee. Gedo interferes and Naito takes him out, White grabs a chair and he attacks Naito with it before eating a chair shot from Evil. Naito then hits White with Destino as Evil hits Fale with more chair shots, Naito then hits Fale with Destino for a three count.
Winners: Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito & Evil)