NJPW On AXS 2/10 The Best of the Super Juniors Semi-Finals! Will Ospreay VS Volador Jr, KUSHIDA VS BUSHI & More!
Volador Jr vs Will Ospreay
They do a lot of flips to start the match then Volador sends Will out of the ring with a head scissor take over. Will gets back in the ring and dropkicks him to the outside before hitting a running shooting star press and landing on his feet. They skip ahead in the match and Will is in the ring with Volador on the top rope, landing a cross body for a quick 2 count. Volador sends Will out of the ring then Volador hits a springboard Asai moonsault as we go to commercial.
Volador puts Will back into the ring then hits a backstabber for a quick 2 count, following up with a double foot stomp when Will runs into him in the corner. Will hits a back flip DDT for a near fall, Will screaming in frustration afterwards. Volador catches Will on the top rope then Volador hits him with a frankensteiner for a near fall. Will then hits a Spanish fly off the top rope then the OsCutter for the pin and the win.
Winner: Will Ospreay via pinfall
KUSHIDA vs BUSHI
The fight on the ramp right after the match starts then BUSHI waits in the ring, fine with a count out victory, but KUSHIDA gets back in at 19. KUSHIDA gets back in after another 19 count after BUSHI sends him back to the floor. BUSHI chokes KUSHIDA with his shirt then KUSHIDA hits an enzuigiri into a springboard dropkick. KUSHIDA hits BUSHI with a series of kicks then they exchange chops then BUSHI hits a missile dropkick. KUSHIDA sends BUSHI out of the ring then dives over the top rope and to the floor as we go to commercial.
They get back in the ring then KUSHIDA counters a moonsault into a double wrist lock, but BUSHI gets right to the ropes. KUSHIDA focuses on the arm of BUSHI then BUSHI catches him coming off of the top rope with a code breaker. BUSHI hits a double running knee then a swinging neckbreaker for a near fall. KUSHIDA puts an armbar on BUSHI, but he counters then hits KUSHIDA with mist then hits the MX for a very close near fall. BUSHI then hits a second MX for the pin and the win.
Ryusuke Taguchi vs Gedo
Gedo goes right after Taguchi then chokes him with his towel before tossing him out of the ring. Gedo then hits him with the hammer for the ring bell repeatedly then sends him face first into the ring post. Taguchi gets back into the ring, but Gedo whips him into the exposed turnbuckle that Gedo removed while the referee was busy with Ryusuke. Taguchi then sends Gedo face first into the exposed turnbuckle before he sends Gedo out of the ring with a flying hip attack, then another off the apron as we go to commercial.
They get back in the ring and Taguchi hits Gedo with a series of hip attacks, Gedo countering one into a cross face, but Taguchi puts a toehold on Gedo then an ankle lock. Gedo counters into a pin for a quick 2 count then superkicks Taguchi when he catches him running in. Gedo does a RAINMAKER pose then teases the RAINMAKER, but Taguchi counters with a hip attack. They drop each other with a slap and a enzuigiri, respectively then Taguchi rolls through a suplex into a dropkick. Taguchi applies another ankle lock, but Gedo grabs the referee then hits a low blow into a complete shot, however Taguchi reverses a Gedo Clutch into a crucifix for the pin and the win.
Winner: Ryusuke Taguchi via pinfall