ROH Global Wars Pittsburgh Results: 2 Title Matches, NJPW’s Best In Action & Mark Briscoe Gets Injured
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ROH 6 Man Tag Team Title Match: Bullet Club (Cody, Kenny Omega & Marty Scurll) def. Chaos (Will Ospreay, Toru Yano & Yoshi-Hashi) to retain the titles
ROH World Tag Team Title Match: Motor City Machineguns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) def. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Kingdom (Vinny Marseglia & TK O’Ryan) to retain the titles
Non-Title Match: War Machine (Raymond Rowe & Hanson) def. Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer) (IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)
Non-Title Match: Minoru Suzuki (IWGP NEVER Openweight Champion) def. Silas Young
Proving Ground Instant Reward Match: Kenny King (ROH TV Champion) def. Punishment Martinez, Adam Page, Josh Woods, Matt Taven & Kushida
Best Friends (Chuckie T & Berretta) def. The Dawgs (Rhett Titus & Will Ferrera)
Jay Lethal def. Jay White
Hiromu Takahashi def. Mark Briscoe
Jenny Rose, Mandy Leon & Deonna Purrazzo def. Britt Baker, Faye Jackson & Sumie Sakai
Mark Briscoe vs. Hiromu Takahashi
The match begins with Takahashi and Briscoe attacking each other with a plethora of strikes, Takahashi starts assaulting Briscoe with chops and kicks in the corner. Briscoe got injured after a leap in the corner and Briscoe’s elbow is protruding badly.
Winner: Hiromu Takahashi, by injury
The Addiction come out in street clothes and say that they are not wrestling tonight, they walk backstage after telling everybody to eat they dizz. The Dawgs make their way to the ring and they say that they will wrestle tonight, The Best Friends agree.
Best Friends (Chuckie T & Berretta) vs. The Dawgs (Rhett Titus & Will Ferrera)
The match begins with a brawl breaking out between all four competitors in the match, The Best Friends crush The Dawgs with clotheslines in the corner before knocking them out of the ring. Ferrera hits the ring and he gets hit with a double shoulder block from The Best Friends, The Best Friends hit Ferrera with a Hug Elbow Drop for a near fall. T drops Ferrera with a flapjack by nailing him with a drop kick for a near fall, Berretta tags in and he attacks Ferrera with some chops. Ferrera looks for a springboard hold and Berretta counters with a northern lights suplex. T tags back in and he slams Ferrera before tagging Berretta back in, Berretta then catches Ferrera with a springboard stomp.
T makes his way into the ring and he catches Ferrera with a swanton, T then catches Ferrera with a back suplex. T follows that up by nailing Ferrera with a standing moonsault for a near fall, Berretta tags back in and he nails Ferrera with a standing moonsault. Titus tags in and he jumps a distracted Berretta from behind, Titus and Ferrera then hit Berretta with a slingshot clothesline. Titus traps Berretta near the ropes and he stomps away on him, Titus then drops Berretta with a clothesline before tagging Ferrera in. Titus uses Ferrera like a ram to attack Berretta in the corner, Titus follows that up by slamming Ferrera on Berretta for a near fall. Titus tags in and he works with Ferrera to nail Berretta with a double suplex, Titus looks to suplex Ferrera on top of Berretta and Berretta gets his knees up.
Berretta then catches Titus with a tornado DDT, Berretta looks for a tag and Ferrera quickly knocks T off the ring apron. Titus and Ferrera then hit Berretta with a series of double team moves for a near fall, Ferrera finds a chain on the arena floor and he brings it in the ring. Cheeseburger comes out and he takes Ferrera and the chain out of the match, T hits Titus with a pile driver and Berretta hits him with a Dude Buster for the three count.
Winners: Best Friends (Chuckie T & Berretta)
Jay White vs. Jay Lethal
The match begins with Lethal and White locking up until they stumble to the arena floor, they get back into the ring and White catches Lethal with an arm drag. Lethal and White do a lot of chain wrestling before Lethal works over White’s arm, Lethal uses his power to hold White down and get a few near falls. White gets back up and he attacks Lethal with a series of chops, White knocks Lethal out of the ring after landing a series of drop kicks. Lethal gets back in the ring and he knocks White to the arena floor with a springboard drop kick, Lethal sets up for a suicide dive and White knocks him back out of the ring with a drop kick.
White follows Lethal out of the ring before attacking him with chops, Lethal gets back into the ring and he gets into a chopping exchange with White. Lethal recovers by catching White with a hip toss followed by a drop kick, Lethal would then slam White before nailing him with an elbow drop for a near fall. Lethal traps White in the corner before assaulting him with chops, Lethal follows that up by dropping White with a running clothesline. White catches Lethal with a roll up followed by a chop and at DDT, White attacks Lethal with a clothesline in the corner before landing a Saito Suplex for a near fall. White keeps Lethal down before applying the Muta Lock to him, Lethal eventually gets to the ropes to break the hold.
White hangs Lethal in the ropes before catching him with a neck breaker, White continues his attack on Lethal by applying a sitting abdominal stretch. Lethal starts fighting back and White drops him with another neck breaker, White and Lethal exchange some German suplexes until Lethal lands the Lethal Combination. White rolls out of the ring and Lethal nails him with a series of suicide dives, Lethal gets White back in the ring and he hits him with a top rope elbow drop for a near fall. Lethal charges at White and White suplexes him into the turnbuckles for a near fall, White leaps off the top rope and Lethal catches him in a spine buster. Lethal immediately locks White in the figure four leg lock and White makes it to the ropes, Lethal goes for another figure four and White rolls him up for a near fall.
Lethal goes for the Lethal Injection and White counters with a lariat, White then hits Lethal with a brain buster for a near fall. White gets angry and he assaults Lethal with a plethora of elbow strikes, White goes for the Kiwi Crusher and Lethal gets free. White jumps on the back of Lethal and he applies the sleeper hold, Lethal gets free to hit White with an ace crusher followed by a Lethal Injection for the three count.
Winner: Jay Lethal
ROH World Tag Team Title Match: Motor City Machineguns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) (Champions) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Kingdom (Vinny Marseglia & TK O’ Ryan)
The match begins with Shelly and Matt doing a little chain wrestling, Shelly catches Matt with a side kick before a failed sliced bread attempt. Sabin tags in and Marseglia tags himself in as well, O’ Ryan tags in and he attacks a distracted Sabin from behind. The Young Bucks hit the ring and they take out all four of their opponents before knocking them out of the ring, The Young Bucks then hit all of their opponents with suicide dives. Nick brings O’ Ryan in the ring and he works over his arm, Matt tags in and he nails the injured arm of O’ Ryan with a top rope axe handle drop.
O’ Ryan pokes Matt in the eyes and Marseglia tags into the match, O’ Ryan tags back in and he works with Marseglia to double team Matt. O’ Ryan backs Matt into the corner before landing a European uppercut, Marseglia tags back in and he works with O’ Ryan to double team Matt again. Matt starts fighting back and Marseglia quickly halts him, O’ Ryan tags in and he double suplexes Matt with Marseglia for a near fall. Matt tries fighting back and O’ Ryan assaults him with strikes in the corner, Marseglia tags back in and he nails Matt with a series of running forearm strikes. Marseglia follows that up by nailing Matt with a side suplex for a near fall, O’ Ryan chases Matt on the arena floor until Nick kicks him in the face from the ring apron.
Nick tags in and he immediately attacks both members of The Kingdom, Nick then catches Shelley with a springboard drop kick. Nick then takes out The Motor City Machineguns with a moonsault on the arena floor, Marseglia crotches Nick on the top rope before double teaming him with O’ Ryan for a near fall. Sabin tags in and he catches The Kingdom with a high cross body, Sabin then hits O’ Ryan with a tornado DDT. Sabin then takes out the Young Bucks with a suicide dive, O’ Ryan recovers to hit Sabin with an ace crusher and Marseglia gets a near fall a short time later. The Young Bucks start laying everybody out with a series of super kicks, Nick traps Shelley on the ring apron as Matt nails him with a drop kick.
Sabin looks for a dive and Nick nails him with a super kick, Nick accidentally kicks Matt and then Shelley nails him with a Sliced Bread on the arena floor. Sabin and Marseglia get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Marseglia then hits Sabin with a Russian leg sweep. O’ Ryan hits the ring and he takes out an interfering Shelley, The Motor City Machineguns work together to take out O’ Ryan. The Young Bucks hit the ring and they battle with The Motor City Machineguns, The Young Bucks eventually lock them both in sharp shooters until Marseglia breaks it all up. The Machineguns then catch a charging Marseglia with a double super kick, O’ Ryan hits the ring and the Young Bucks take him out with super kicks.
The Machineguns and the Young Bucks take turns attacking each other with super kicks, Shelley blocks a More Bang For Your Buck attempt. Sabin catches Matt with a roll up from out of nowhere for the three count.
Winners: Motor City Machineguns, still your ROH World Tag Team Champions
After the match, The Addiction hit the ring to attack The Motor City Machineguns until The Best Friends make the save.
Bully ray makes his way to the ring to address the crowd, Ray thanks all the fans for the great reception he has received. Ray addresses the head injury he suffered a few weeks back at ROH Death Before Dishonor, Ray says the ROH executives didn’t even want him showing up at this weekend’s events. Ray also talks about his wrestling history in the city of Pittsburgh, Ray then thanks the fans before saying this may be the last time the fans see him and then he exits the ring.
Jenny Rose, Mandy Leon & Deonna Purrazzo vs. Britt Baker, Faye Jackson & Sumie Sakai
The match begins with Purrazzo working over Sakai with a headlock, Purrazzo then drops Sakai with a shoulder tackle. Purrazzo and Sakai then go through a series of roll ups for near falls, Leon and Jackson get the tags from their respective partners. Leon eventually drops Jackson with forearm strikes and clotheslines, Jackson drops Leon in the corner before landing a butt smash. Leon trips up a charging Jackson before nailing her with a series of knee strikes, Jackson recovers and drops a charging Leon with a spear. Rose and Baker then get the tags from their respective partners, Rose quickly attacks Baker with a series of forearm strikes.
Baker recovers and she drops Rose with a sling blade followed by a suplex, Baker slows things down by holding Rose in a chin lock. Sakai tags in and she hits the arm of Rose with a top rope axe handle drop, Rose recovers and she drops a charging Sakai with a side slam. Leon tags in and she work with Rose to hit Sakai with a double clothesline followed by a double suplex, Leon then locks Sakai in the leg assisted full nelson. Leon releases the hold before catching Sakai with a release German suplex, Sakai recovers to drop Leon with her own release German suplex. Purrazzo and Baker get tagged into the match, Baker and Purrazzo get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring.
Baker eventually drops Purrazzo with a fisherman suplex for a near fall, Purrazzo recovers to drop Baker with a Russian leg sweep before briefly locking her in an arm bar. Baker and Purrazzo exchange a series of kicks in the middle of the ring until Purrazzo goes down, Rose hits the ring and she attacks Baker from behind. Sakai tags in and she takes out some of the opposition with a double drop kick, Jackson then catches Purrazzo and Rose with a leap from the top rope. All six competitors hit the ring and they take turns taking each other out, Purrazzo then hits Baker with a suplex for a near fall. Purrazzo then drops Jackson and she applies the arm bar until Jackson taps out.
Winners: Jenny Rose, Mandy Leon & Deonna Purrazzo
Proving Ground Instant Reward Match: Kenny King (ROH TV Champion) vs. Punishment Martinez vs. Adam Page vs. Josh Woods vs. Matt Taven vs. Kushida
The match begins with King scoring a takedown on Kushida and they do some chain wrestling, Kushida starts working on the arm of King until they get into an arm drag exchange. Martinez tags himself into the match and Kushida attacks him with forearm strikes, Kushida then sends a charging Martinez out of the ring. Taven tags in and he quickly rolls up Kushida for a near fall, Kushida recovers to drop Taven and then crush him with a drop kick. Page hits the ring and he hits Kushida with a dropsault as Woods interferes, Kushida recovers and Martinez drags him out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade, Woods catches Page in an arm bar and Taven breaks that up with a moonsault.
King hits the ring and he attacks everybody with kicks until Woods drops him, Page hits the ring and he knocks Woods out of it. Page then catches three of his opponents with a shooting star press on the arena floor, Kushida gets to the top rope and he dives onto his opponents on the arena floor. Kushida hits the ring and he attacks Martinez with a series of kicks, Martinez recovers and he drops a charging Kushida with a clothesline. Martinez traps Kushida in the corner before hitting him with a few diving elbow strikes, Martinez hits Kushida with a falcon arrow for a near fall. Taven tags in and Kushida nails him with forearm strikes, Taven recovers to crack Kushida with a knee strike.
Taven picks up Kushida and he assaults him with a variety of strikes, King tags in after a Kushida roll up and he lays into Taven. Martinez hits the ring with Woods and King takes them both out, King goes for a dive and Page gets out of the way. King then attacks Page and he knocks him into the crowd, Woods then destroys Martinez with a knee strike on the arena floor. Taven goes for a suicide dive and Martinez catches him, but Kushida nails Martinez before he can hurt Taven. Page dives from somewhere in the crowd and he takes out everybody in the match, Page gets Kushida in the ring and Kushida goes for the Hoverboard Lock. Page breaks free and he levels a charging Kushida with a clothesline, Woods attacks Page and he throws him out of the ring.
Woods then hits Page with a German suplex onto everybody who was outside the ring, Martinez hits the ring and he crushes Kushida with a stomp. Martinez then takes everybody out with a suicide dive on the arena floor, Martinez goes to the top rope and King kicks him off to the arena floor. King hits Woods with the Royal Flush for the three count.
Winner: Kenny King
Non-Title Match: Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer) (IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions) vs. War Machine (Raymond Rowe & Hanson)
The match begins with an all out brawl breaking out between everybody in the match, KES quickly takes over by slamming both members of War Machine. Rowe is tossed out of the ring and the KES work over Hanson, KES goes for the Killer Bomb and Rowe breaks it up. KES rolls out of the ring and War Machine catch them with suicide dives, all four competitors take turns throwing each other into the barricade. War Machine recover first and they double team Smith Jr as Rowe slams Hanson onto him as he was down on the arena floor, Archer attacks War Machine and he is quickly overwhelmed. Smith Jr gets up and he knocks Hanson into the crowd, Archer appears out of nowhere to spear Rowe into the barricade.
Smith Jr goes into the crowd to battle Hanson as Archer battles Rowe in the ring, Archer traps Rowe in the corner before nailing him with a running elbow strike. Smith Jr tags in and he double teams Rowe with Archer, Smith Jr catches Rowe with a few strikes before landing a gut wrench suplex for a near fall. Smith Jr slows things down by holding Rowe in a camel clutch until Hanson breaks it up, Hanson tags in and he cleans house on the opposing team. Hanson corners both KES members before nailing them with running clotheslines, Hanson traps both opponents in the same corner before hitting Smith Jr with a bronco buster. Hanson and Archer eventually drop each other with clotheslines, Rowe tags in and he has a striking exchange with Smith Jr.
Smith Jr stops the exchange before he and Rowe takes turns nailing each other with exploder suplexes, Rowe then hits Smith Jr with a knee strike for a near fall. Archer traps War Machine in the corners before catching them with running clotheslines, War Machine recover to hit Archer with a modified Doomsday Device. Smith Jr hits the ring and he attacks both of his opponents, Smith Jr then takes down Hanson with a suplex. Smith Jr then hits Rowe with a power bomb and then Archer nails him with a choke slam for a near fall, Hanson returns to the ring and he attacks KES. KES quickly take out Hanson with a Killer Bomb, Rowe gets up and he nails the forearms of his opponents with headbutts.
KES recover and they takeout Rowe with a Hart Attack for a near fall, KES goes for the Killer Bomb and Rowe breaks it up. War Machine then hit Archer with Decapitation for the three count.
Winners: War Machine (Raymond Rowe & Hanson)
Non-Title Match: Minoru Suzuki (IWGP NEVER Openweight Champion) vs. Silas Young w/The Beer City Bruiser
The match begins with The Beer City Bruiser distracting Suzuki so Young can jump him from behind, Suzuki gets up and he nails Young with a series of strikes. Young recovers and he nails Suzuki with a back breaker, Young lets Suzuki get up before attacking him with some elbow strikes followed by a suplex. Suzuki gets to the ring apron and Young nails him with more forearm strikes, Suzuki catches the arm of Young and he locks him in an arm bar. Suzuki drags Young out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade, Suzuki grabs a chair and he nails Young with it.
Young fights back before Suzuki tosses him back into the barricade, Suzuki drags Young to the time keepers table before smashing his face onto it. Suzuki tosses Young back into the ring and he stomps away on him, Suzuki starts focusing his attack on the arm of Young. Suzuki traps Young in the corner as he assaults him with even more strikes, Young catches a charging Suzuki with a shoulder ram followed by a knee strike. Young then lays out Suzuki with a DDT for a near fall, Young trash talks to Suzuki while assaulting him with forearm strikes. Suzuki gets angry and he nails Young with a running kick to the face, Suzuki follows that up by nailing Young with a penalty kick.
Suzuki and Young get into a chopping exchange in the middle of the ring, Young catches Suzuki with a Finlay roll before landing the Milwaukee Plunge for a near fall. Davey Boy Smith Jr interferes by distracting the referee and Young, Suzuki attacks Young from behind and he throws him into the referee. The Bruiser hits the ring and he brawls with Smith Jr, Suzuki grabs a chair and he nails Young in the head with it. Suzuki hits Young with the Gotch Style Pile Driver for the three count.
Winner: Minoru Suzuki
Marty Scurll asks if the fans want an ROH 6 Man Tag Team Title Match and the fans say yes, so the title match is made.
ROH 6 Man Tag Team Title Match: Bullet Club (Cody, Kenny Omega & Marty Scurll) (Champions) vs. Chaos (Will Ospreay, Toru Yano & Yoshi-Hashi)
The match begins with Scurll going to work on the arm of Ospreay, Scurll then takes Ospreay down with a headlock. Cody tags in and Yano tags into the match as well, Cody and Yano taunt each other until Cody kicks Yano in the midsection. Yoshi-Hashi tags in and then Omega tags into the match as well, Omega kicks Yoshi-Hashi low and he immediately just stomps away on him. Yoshi-Hashi fights back by attacking Omega with a series of chops, Omega fires back and he lands some chops of his own. Yoshi-Hashi the takes Omega down with a hurricarana followed by a running chop, Yoshi-Hashi takes Omega down again with the Head Hunter. Ospreay tags in and he nails Omega with a sling shot swanton bomb, Omega briefly retreats to the arena floor.
Ospreay attacks Omega as he returns to the ring before Yoshi-Hashi tags in, Omega then distracts the referee so Scurll can attack Yoshi-Hashi with his umbrella. Cody tags into the match and he stomps away on Yoshi-Hashi, Scurll tags in and he stomps on the bent arm of Yoshi-Hashi. Scurll traps Yoshi-Hashi in the corner before just stomping away on him, Omega tags in and he nails Yoshi-Hashi with a running back breaker. Omega then crushes Yoshi-Hashi with an elbow drop for the near fall, Cody tags in and he works over Yoshi-Hashi in the corner. Yoshi-Hashi starts fighting back and he eventually drops Cody, Ospreay tags in and he drops Cody with a series of kicks. Ospreay traps Cody and Scurll in the corner before landing a running drop kick, Ospreay then hits Cody and Omega with handspring kicks.
Ospreay follows that up by nailing Cody with a running shooting star press for a near fall, Cody slows down Ospreay with a top rope arm drag. Scurll tags in and Ospreay immediately nails him with an enzaguri, Yano tags in and he removes the top turnbuckle from the corner. Everybody hits the ring and they take turns taking each other out, Ospreay traps Omega in the ropes before nailing him with a super kick. Cody then catches Ospreay with the Cross Rhodes, Yano hits the ring before nailing Cody and Scurll with low blows. Yano finally removes the turnbuckle pad for the one corner, Yano and Scurll go back and forth until Scurll goes down. Scurll then grabs the hand of Yano and he cracks his fingers, the whole Bullet Club faction hits the ring so Yano can throw Scurll into the exposed corner.
Scurll recovers and he throws Yano into the Bullet Club members feet in the corner, the referee eventually tosses the remaining Bullet Club members out of the ringside area. Yoshi-Hashi hits the ring to knock Cody and Omega out of it, Ospreay then takes out the entire Bullet Club with a suicide dive. Yano low blows Scurll and rolls him up for a near fall, Scurll then catches Yano in the Chicken Wing to force a submission.
Winners: ROH 6 Man Tag Team Title Match: Bullet Club (Cody, Kenny Omega & Marty Scurll), still your ROH 6 Man Tag Team Champions
