NJPW Dominion 2018 Results: Kazuchika Okada & Kenny Omega Go Over An Hour, 6 Title Matches, Chris Jericho Goes For Gold & Rey Mysterio Makes His NJPW Debut
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IWGP Heavyweight Title Match
2 Out Of 3 Falls Match – No Time Limit
Kenny Omega def. Kazuchika Okada to win the title (2 Falls to 1 Fall)
IWGP Intercontinental Title Match
Chris Jericho def. Tetsuya Naito to win the title
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match
The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) def. Los Ingobernables (Evil & Sanada) to win the titles
NEVER Openweight Title Match
3 Way Match
Michael Elgin def. Hirooki Goto & Taichi to win the title
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match
Hiromu Takahashi def. Will Ospreay to win the title
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships
Suzuki-Gun (El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) def. Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh) to retain the titles
Bullet Club (Cody, Marty Scurll & Adam “Hangman” Page) def. Rey Mysterio, Jushin “Thunder” Liger & Hiroshi Tanahashi
Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki) def. Chaos (Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii)
David Finlay & Juice Robinson def. Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi & Jay White)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Suzuki-Gun (El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) (c) vs. Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh)
The match begins with Suzuki-Gun attempting to jump their opponents and eating drops kicks instead, Suzuki-Gun gets knocked out of the ring before Sho and Yoh land some suicide dives. Kanemaru is brought in the ring and double teamed by Sho and Yoh, Yoh traps Kanemaru in the ropes before landing a drop kick. Desperado drags Yoh out of the ring and throws him into the barricade, Desperado the drags Sho into the crowd before throwing him into a bunch of chairs. Kanemaru nails Yoh with a ring apron assisted DDT on the arena floor, Desperado tags in and he slams Yoh as he got back in the ring. Kanemaru tags back in and he slams Yoh before attacking Sho, Kanemaru applies the chin lock to a downed Yoh. Yoh gets to the ropes and Kanemaru attacks him with a few strikes, Desperado tags in and he also catches Yoh with strikes.
Yoh recovers and he nails Desperado with a dragon screw leg whip, Kanemaru interferes and he eats a suplex from Yoh. Sho tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Sho then hits both opponents with a double spear. Sho also attacks Desperado with a series of kicks followed by some German suplexes for a near fall, Desperado recovers and he catches Sho with a spine buster. Suzuki-Gun would then double team Sho for a near fall, Kanemaru and Yoh would then battle on the arena floor. Sho and Yoh eventually catch Desperado with a double team cutter for a near fall, Sho hits Desperado with a lung blower before Yoh lands a shotgun drop kick. Kanemaru interferes and he accidentally spits alcohol into the eyes of Desperado, Desperado recovers to nail Yoh with a spear. Desperado misses a low blow and Sho cracks him with a clothesline, Sho then hits Desperado with a power bomb into a lung blower for a near fall.
Sho goes for a Shock Arrow and Desperado shoves him into the referee, Kanemaru hits Sho with a whiskey bottle and Desperado rolls Sho up for the three count.
Winners: Suzuki-Gun (El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru), still the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
David Finlay & Juice Robinson vs. Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi & Jay White)
The match begins with White attacking both opponents from behind, Chaos would then hit Robinson with a double shoulder tackle. White stays in the ring to attack Robinson with some chops, Robinson fights back and he nails White with a leg lariat. Finlay tags in and he works with Robinson to hit White with a double bulldog, Finlay follows that up with a middle rope European uppercut on White. White recovers and he nails Finlay with a Saito Suplex, Yoshi-Hashi tags in and he stomps away on a downed Finlay. Yoshi-Hashi then hits Finlay with a suplex for a near fall, White tags back in and he nails Finlay with a pump handle back breaker for a near fall. Yoshi-Hashi tags back in and he applies the kravat to Finlay, White interferes and attacks Finlay as the referee argues with Robinson. Finlay recovers and he catches Yoshi-Hashi with a drop kick, Robinson and White get tagged in by their respective partners.
Robinson quickly catches White with his patented jabs, Robinson then hits White with a few running clotheslines in the corner. Robinson corners both members of Chaos before landing a cannonball, Robinson then hits White with a top rope high cross body for a near fall. Robinson and Finlay would then catch White with a double flapjack, White shoves his opponents into each other before nailing Robinson with a Saito Suplex. Robinson recovers and drops White with a clothesline, Yoshi-Hashi interferes and he nails Robinson with a Western Lariat. Finlay then hits Yoshi-Hashi with a stunner, White then cracks Finlay with the Blade Runner from out of nowhere. Robinson surprises White with a left followed by Pulp Friction for the three count.
Winners: David Finlay & Juice Robinson
Chaos (Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki)
The match begins with Suzuki and Ishii having a striking exchange, Suzuki eventually drops a charging Ishii with a boot to the face. Ishii recovers and he drops Suzuki with a shoulder tackle, Suzuki recovers and he applies a sleeper hold to Ishii. Sabre Jr tags in and he applies the crossbow stretch to Ishii, Ishii gets free and he has a striking exchange with Sabre Jr. Ishii recovers and he drops Sabre Jr before tagging Yano in, Sabre Jr recovers and he pulls back on the arms of Yano. Suzuki tags in and he attacks Yano with a few strikes, Suzuki holds Yano down while bending his arms as Sabre Jr hits the ring to apply submissions as well. Suzuki goes for a sleeper hold and Yano gets to the ropes, Yano recovers and he nails Suzuki with an inverted atomic drop.
Ishii tags in and he immediately has a striking exchange with Suzuki, Ishii then drops Suzuki with a shoulder tackle. Ishii and Suzuki get into yet another striking exchange, Suzuki goes for a pile driver before Ishii counters with a back body drop. Suzuki and Ishii exchange more strikes until they both go down, Sabre Jr and Yano get tagged in by their respective partners. Sabre Jr immediately starts going for submissions against Yano, Sabre Jr eventually catches Yano in an abdominal stretch. Yano gets free and he removes a turnbuckle pad, Sabre Jr catches Yano with a few roll ups for a few near falls. Yano goes for a low block and Sabre Jr counters into a Rings Of Saturn to force a tap out.
Winners: Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki)
After the match, Tomohiro Ishii goes after Minoru Suzuki and both attack each other with chairs inside of the ring, the brawl continues until security breaks things up.
NEVER Openweight Title Match – 3 Way Match: Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Taichi w/Miho Abe vs. Michael Elgin
The match begins with Taichi going out of the ring to avoid both opponents, Taichi then goes after both opponents as they lock up. Elgin scares Taichi out of the ring before having a striking exchange with Goto, Taichi hits the ring and then quickly gets out of it. Elgin then cracks a charging Goto with an enzaguri, Taichi gets in the ring and he kicks Elgin out of it with a boot to the face. Taichi and Goto would then double team Elgin as he got back in the ring, Goto would then suplex Taichi onto Elgin before landing a second one on Taichi. Elgin gets up and he attacks Goto with a series of strikes, Taichi and Goto would then corner Elgin before landing some clotheslines. Elgin recovers to hit Taichi with a German suplex, Taichi recovers and he catches Elgin with an enzaguri. Goto drags Taichi out of the ring and they start brawling with each other, Elgin would take out both men with a suicide dive.
Elgin gets Taichi back in the ring before landing a running clothesline in the corner, Taichi then kicks a charging Elgin in the head before Goto drops him with a Saito Suplex. Taichi then nails Goto with a lariat for a near fall, Taichi goes for a super kick and Goto counters with a modified neck breaker for a near fall. Goto places Taichi on the top rope and he follows him up there, Elgin gets Goto off the ropes before going up himself. Goto recovers and he uses a back suplex to get Elgin off the ropes, Goto goes back up the ropes and Elgin follows him up for a tower of doom. Elgin would then grab Taichi and throw him out of the ring, Elgin and Goto exchange clotheslines for a short time. Elgin would catch Goto with an Electric Chair with bridge for a near fall, Goto fights back and he catches Elgin with a back body drop.
Elgin recovers and he nails Goto with a series of kicks before being dropped, Goto recovers and he nails Elgin with a modified neck breaker. Goto would then catch Elgin with an inverted GTR for a near fall, Miho Abe is thrown in the ring to distract the referee so Taichi can attack everybody with the microphone stand. Taichi clobbers Goto with a super kick for a near fall, Taichi then nails Goto with a kick to the head for a near fall. Elgin then hits Taichi with a buckle bomb before power bombing him into Goto, Elgin then hits Taichi with the Elgin Bomb for the three count.
Winner: Michael Elgin, the new NEVER Openweight Champion
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Los Ingobernables (Evil & Sanada) (c) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
The match begins with Sanada catching Nick with a headlock before dropping him with a shoulder tackle, Nick recovers to catch Sanada with a head scissors takedown followed by an arm drag. Evil interferes and The Young Bucks take him out, the Bucks then hit Sanada with a double drop kick. Matt tags in and he propels Nick to double drop kick before opponents to the arena floor, Nick then takes out both opponents with a suicide dive. Evil tags in and Matt nails him with a few strikes, Evil recovers and he catches a charging Matt with a side suplex. Sanada interferes and both teams brawl on the arena floor, Evil would grab Matt and throw him into the barricade. Evil gets Matt in the ring before tagging Sanada into the match, Sanada drops Matt before landing a standing moonsault for a near fall.
Evil tags in and he catches Matt with a neck breaker for a near fall, Evil slows things down further by holding Matt in a chin lock. Matt gets free and he causes Evil to miss a follow up senton bomb, Sanada tries interfering and Matt knocks him to the arena floor. Sanada goes after Nick in order to prevent Matt from tagging him in, Nick interferes and he drops Evil with a kick to the face. Nick tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Sanada goes to the ring apron and Nick drop kicks him to the arena floor. Nick goes for a penalty kick against Evil from the ring apron and he nails the ring post instead, Evil then knocks Nick to the arena floor before bending his leg along the barricade. Evil gets Nick back in the ring and he goes after the injured leg, Matt interferes and he accidentally nails Nick with a super kick. Nick fights back against both opponents and he eventually eats a lariat from Evil for a near fall, LIJ go for a Magic Killer and Matt breaks it up.
Matt gets Sanada on the top rope and both Bucks follow him up there, Evil appears and the tower of doom takes place. Nick and Evil remain in the ring as Matt and Sanada go out, Nick escapes a suplex before nailing Evil with a spin kick to the face. Matt and Sanada get tagged in by their respective partners, the Bucks look for an Indy Taker on Sanada and Evil breaks it all up. Evil gets in the ring and Matt locks him in the sharp shooter, Sanada tries breaking it up and Nick nails him with a missile drop kick to break everything up. Evil tags in and he nails a cornered Matt with a spinning clothesline followed by Darkness Falls for a near fall, Evil goes for Everything Is Evil and the Matt gets free. The Bucks go for the Indy Taker and Nick’s injured leg gives out on him, LIJ then hit Matt with their version of an Indy Taker for a near fall. LIJ catch Matt with a Magic Killer for a near fall, Nick interferes and Sanada knocks him out of the ring before landing a dive.
Evil goes for Everything Is Evil and Matt counters with a roll up for a near fall, Sanada tags in and he double teams Matt with Sanada. Matt recovers to nail Evil with a lariat, Sanada then attacks both of the Young Bucks with some drop kicks. Sanada misses a moonsault and Matt nails him with a spear, everybody from both teams hit the ring to take each other out. The Bucks then attack both opponents with a series of super kicks, the Bucks hit Sanada with More Bang For Your Buck for the three count.
Winners: The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson), the new IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
Rey Mysterio, Jushin “Thunder” Liger & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bullet Club (Cody, Marty Scurll & Hangman Page)
The match begins with Liger immediately tagging Mysterio into the match as Page gets a tag as well, Tanahashi tags in and he works over the arm of Page. Tanahashi transitions to apply a headlock to Page before dropping him with a shoulder tackle, Tanahashi then hits Page with an elbow to the back. Cody tags in before having a push up contest with Tanahashi, Tanahashi then takes Cody down with a series of arm drags. Scurll and Mysterio get tagged in by their respective partners, Mysterio catches Scurll with a few leg kicks followed by a hurricarana. Liger tags in and he throws Scurll out of the ring before landing a baseball slide drop kick, Liger gets Scurll in the ring before applying the Romero Special. Cody and Page hit the ring to attack Liger, Scurll looks for the Romero Special and he winds up stomping on the quads of Liger.
Cody tags in and he nails a dazed Liger with a plethora of strikes in the corner, Page tags in and he stomps away on a downed Liger. Page then nails Liger with a back suplex for a near fall, Scurll tags in and he attacks the injured arm of Liger. Bullet Club hits the ring and they all triple team a downed Liger, Scurll goes back to attacking the injured arm of Liger. Liger fights back and he catches a charging Scurll with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker, Mysterio tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team. Mysterio nails Scurll with a head scissors takedown before landing a springboard tornado DDT, Page tags in and he prevents Mysterio from landing a 610 on Scurll. Tanahashi tags in as everybody from both teams hit the ring to take each other out, Tanahashi eventually catches Page with Twist N’ Shout. Mysterio tries attacking Page and Page knocks him to the arena floor, Tanahashi and Page then drop each other.
Cody and Liger get tagged in by their respective partners, Liger catches Cody in a few rolls ups for a few near fall. Liger eventually nails Cody with a palm strike for a near fall, Mysterio hits the ring before catching Page and Scurll with a double 619. Tanahashi then hits Page with a Sling Blade, Liger catches Cody with a top rope hurricarana as everybody battles on the arena floor. Cody catches Liger in a Cross Rhodes from out of nowhere for the three count.
Winners: Bullet Club (Cody, Marty Scurll & Hangman Page)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi
The match begins with Ospreay and Takahashi having a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Takahashi knocks Ospreay to the ring apron before going for a sunset bomb. Ospreay blocks it and the two battle up the entrance ramp, Ospreay knocks Takahashi off the ring before taking him out with a dive. Ospreay removes the padding from the arena floor by trying to land a Storm Breaker, Takahashi blocks it and Ospreay gets him back in the ring. Ospreay drops Takahashi in the corner before landing a running drop kick for a near fall, Ospreay picks Takahashi up before dropping him with some European uppercuts. Ospreay holds Takahashi down while pulling back on his arms, Takahashi gets free and he rolls out of the ring. Ospreay follows him out there before throwing Takahashi into the barricade, Ospreay then smashes the shoulder of Takahashi into the ring post.
Ospreay gets Takahashi back in the ring while continuing to work over his shoulder, Ospreay drops Takahashi while still wrenching away on the injured shoulder. Takahashi gets free and he catches Ospreay with a hurricarana, Takahashi would then drop Ospreay before landing a basement drop kick. Ospreay goes out of the ring and Takahashi nails him with a shotgun drop kick, Takahashi gets Ospreay in the ring before landing a senton bomb for a near fall. Takahashi follows that up by catching Ospreay with a pop up sit out power bomb for a near fall, Takahashi traps Ospreay in the corner while landing some strikes. Ospreay recovers to kick Takahashi in the head before landing a 619, Ospreay then cracks Takahashi with a springboard forearm strike. Ospreay goes for the Robinson Special and Takahashi gets out of the way before applying a rope assisted inverted head scissors, Ospreay recovers and knocks Takahashi to the arena floor before landing a suicide dive.
Ospreay gets Takahashi back in the ring before landing an elevated reverse DDT for a near fall, Ospreay goes for an Os Cutter and Takahashi counters with a German suplex. Ospreay and Takahashi have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Takahashi ends the exchange by nailing Ospreay with a release German suplex. Ospreay recovers and nails Takahashi with a pair of reverse hurricaranas, Ospreay sets up for a Storm Breaker and Takahashi counters with a code red for a near fall. Ospreay and Takahashi roll to the ring apron before having another striking exchange, Ospreay gets back in the ring before nailing Takahashi with a super kick. Ospreay goes to the top rope and he superplexes Takahashi back in the ring, Ospreay then puts Takahashi on the top rope before landing a Burning Star Press. Ospreay goes back up to the top rope and he lands an inverted phoenix splash for a near fall, Ospreay goes for a Storm Breaker and Takahashi gets free to land a Canadian Destroyer.
Takahashi then catches Ospreay in a triangle choke from out of nowhere, Ospreay tries to power bomb himself free and Takahashi holds onto the choke. Ospreay breaks the move by spiking Takahashi on the top of his head, Ospreay then hits Takahashi with a Robinson Special. Ospreay goes for the Os Cutter and Takahashi knocks him to the ring apron, Takahashi then hits Ospreay with a sunset bomb. Takahashi gets Ospreay in the ring to land a Dynamite Plunger for a near fall, Ospreay escapes a Time Bomb to nail Takahashi with a series of kicks to the head. Ospreay goes for a Storm Breaker and Takahashi counters into the triangle choke and Ospreay escapes, Takahashi then hits Ospreay with a double under hook pile driver followed by a death valley driver into the turnbuckle. Takahashi then hits Ospreay with a Time Bomb for the three count.
Winner: Hiromu Takahashi, the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Chris Jericho
The match begins with Jericho attacking Naito as he made his way to the ring, Jericho knocks Naito into the crowd before attacking him with a section of the barricade. Jericho then hits Naito with a suplex on the arena floor, Jericho sets up a table by the barricade and he power bombs Naito through it. Jericho picks Naito up and he attacks him with some more strikes, Jericho drags Naito the to announcers section before nailing him with a DDT on another table. Jericho throws Naito to the ringside area before getting him in the ring so the referee can ring the bell to officially start the match, Jericho attacks Naito with more strikes while ripping away at his clothes. Naito fights back and Jericho nails him with a double under hook back breaker, Jericho follows that up with a Lionsault on Naito for a near fall.
Jericho drags Naito to the ropes before choking him on the middle rope, Jericho keeps Naito cornered while landing some strikes. Naito fights back and Jericho drops him with a few hard Irish whips, Jericho applies the Walls Of Jericho to a swinging Naito and Naito gets to the ropes. Jericho decides to just stomp away on a downed Naito, Naito drops Jericho with a spear before landing a plethora of strikes. Naito then drops Jericho with an inverted neck breaker before landing a basement drop kick, Naito drops Jericho in the corner before landing a slingshot drop kick. Naito drags Jericho to the ring apron before nailing him with a neck breaker, Naito follows that up by catching Jericho with a neck breaker on the arena floor. Naito takes his shirt off and he chokes Jericho with it, Naito follows that up by throwing Jericho into the barricade a few times.
Naito grabs a piece of a broken table and he attacks Jericho with it, Naito drags Jericho to the announce team area before nailing him with a pile driver on a table. Naito gets Jericho back in the ring before nailing him with a missile drop kick, Jericho goes to the top rope and Naito follows him up there. Naito goes for a top rope hurricarana and Jericho counters with a Walls Of Jericho, Jericho tries propelling Naito into the corner and Naito gets to his feet. Naito catches Jericho with a hurricarana followed by a tornado DDT for a near fall, Jericho recovers and he reapplies the Walls Of Jericho to Naito. Naito eventually makes it to the ropes to break the submission, Naito then drops Jericho on the top rope before landing a German suplex. Naito looks for Destino and he nails Jericho with an enzaguri instead, Naito eventually catches Jericho with Destino for a near fall.
Naito and Jericho then get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Jericho catches a leaping Naito with a Code Breaker for a near fall. Jericho and Naito get into yet another striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Jericho goes for a Lionsault and Naito blocks it before landing Gloria. Jericho avoids a Destino to shove the referee and nail Naito with a low blow, Jericho then hits Naito with a second Code Breaker for the three count.
Winner: Chris Jericho, the new IWGP Intercontinental Champion
After the match, Chris Jericho continues attacking Tetsuya Naito until Evil makes the save.
IWGP Heavyweight Title Match – 2 Out Of 3 Falls Match – No Time Limit: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kenny Omega
Fall #1
The fall begins with a series of reversals and go behinds from both competitors, Omega gets Okada down with a headlock and Omega quickly escapes. Okada would then drop Omega before applying a chin lock, Omega gets free to wrench away on the arm of Okada. Okada gets free to do some work on the arm of Omega, Okada also starts going to work on the leg of Omega. Omega looks for a V Trigger and Okada avoids it before eating a drop kick to the knee, Omega looks for a One Winged Angel and Okada causes them both to fall out of the ring. Omega and Okada have a striking exchange on the arena floor, Okada would then throw Omega into the barricade before propelling him over it. Okada does a running dive over the barricade and Omega nails him with a V Trigger, Omega picks up Okada to throw him onto some chairs and a piece of the barricade. Omega eventually gets Okada in the ring for a near fall on a pin attempt, Omega then nails Okada with a few elbow strikes for a near fall.
Omega gets Okada to a seated position before kicking him in the back, Omega follows that up by nailing Okada with a basement drop kick. Omega follows that up by trapping Okada in the corner and landing some chops, Omega then hits Okada with a back breaker for a near fall. Omega slows things down further by holding Okada in a modified camel clutch, Okada eventually gets free and he gets to the ropes to break the hold. Okada gets up and he has a striking exchange in the middle of the ring with Omega, Omega traps Okada in the ropes again before landing more chops. Okada recovers and he drops a charging Omega with a flapjack, Okada gets up and he attacks Omega with forearm strikes followed by a running back elbow strike. Okada follows that up with a DDT on Omega for a near fall, Okada applies the cobra clutch and Omega breaks it by knocking him out of the ring.
Omega misses a dive and Okada capitalizes by landing a dive of his own on Omega, Okada gets Omega back in the ring before rolling through a top rope elbow drop attempt. Omega recovers and he drops Okada with a hurricarana, Okada rolls out of the ring and Omega knocks him over the barricade with a baseball slide drop kick, Omega then takes out Okada with a suicide dive. Omega gets Okada back in the ring before landing a Kitaro Crusher for a near fall, Omega then hits Okada with a cross legged neck breaker. Omega eventually nails Okada with a knee strike, Omega goes for a reverse hurricarana and Okada blocks it before landing a German suplex for a near fall. Omega backs Okada into the corner before landing a series of elbow strikes, Omega gets Okada on the top rope and he follows him up there. Omega and Okada battle off the ropes while landing strikes on each other, Omega gets Okada back on the top rope and he follows him up there.
Okada gets off the ropes and he nails Omega with a tombstone pile driver on the ring apron, Okada uses a shotgun drop kick to knock Omega from the ring apron to the barricade. Okada gets Omega back in the ring before landing a missile drop kick for a near fall, Okada would then slam Omega before going to the top rope. Okada would then crush Omega with a top rope elbow drop, Omega pops up from out of nowhere to hit Okada with a snap German suplex. Okada rolls out of the ring and Omega nails him with a suicide dive, Omega gets Okada back in the ring and he goes to the top rope. Omega then hits Okada with a missile drop kick to the back of the head for a near fall, Omega goes for the One Winged Angel and Okada escapes. Omega then hits Okada with a knee strike followed by a dead lift German suplex for a near fall, Omega then hits Okada with a V Trigger.
Omega goes for a One Winged Angel and Okada escapes to land a series of drop kicks, Omega avoids the Rainmaker to nail Okada with a V Trigger for a near fall. Okada recovers to hit Omega with a hurricarana followed by a tombstone pile driver, Okada goes for the Rainmaker and he winds up catching Omega in a roll up for the three count.
Fall #1 Winner: Kazuchika Okada
Fall #2
The fall begins with Okada getting Omega on the top rope before landing a drop kick that send shim to the arena floor, Okada traps Omega in the barricade while pulling on his head. Okada starts attacking the injured ribs of Omega with some strikes, Omega tries for a moonsault from the barricade and Okada shoves him off onto another barricade. Okada follows that up by nailing Omega with a barricade assisted DDT on the arena floor, Okada gets Omega in the ring and Omega tries fighting back. Okada then drops a charging Omega with a boot to the face, Okada catches a swinging Omega in the cobra clutch. Omega uses a jaw breaker to get free from Okada, Omega follows that up by nailing Okada with a back suplex. Okada rolls out of the ring and Omega follows him out there, Omega hits Okada with a back suplex onto the ring apron. Omega grabs a table and he puts it on top of Okada, Omega hits Okada with a double stomp onto the table.
Omega would then set the table up on the arena floor before Okada shoves him into the ring post, Omega gets in the ring and Okada follows him before landing a slam. Okada then goes for a senton bomb and Omega gets his knee up, Okada recovers to hit Omega with his version of an Attitude Adjustment. Okada follows that up by nailing Omega with a shotgun drop kick, Okada goes to the top rope and Omega follows him up there after landing some strikes. Omega then hits Okada with a cross legged superplex, Omega picks up Okada and he lands a Finaly Roll. Omega goes for a follow up moonsault and Okada gets his knees up before landing an uppercut, Okada looks for a back body drop and Omega counters with a tornado DDT. Omega goes to the ring apron and he tries suplexing Okada through the table, the two battle to the arena floor and Omega nails Okada with a reverse hurricarana.
Omega waits for Okada to get back in the ring before landing a V Trigger, Omega goes for the One Winged Angel and Okada counters with a tombstone pile driver. Okada goes for the Rainmaker and Omega counters with a uranage, Omega and Okada have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Omega ends the exchange by landing a snap German suplex, Omega and Okada would then exchange a few drop kicks. Omega then catches a leaping Okada with a sit out power bomb followed by a V Trigger, Okada recovers and catches Omega with a roll up before eating another V Trigger. Omega then hits Okada with a double under hook pile driver for a near fall, Omega crusher Okada with another V Trigger before landing a One Winged Angel for the three count.
Fall #2 Winner: Kenny Omega
Fall #3
The fall begins with Omega immediately nailing Okada with a V Trigger, Omega goes for the One Winged Angel and Okada counters with a Rainmaker for a near fall. Okada looks for a tombstone pile driver and Omega blocks it, Okada then attacks Omega with a series of strikes. Okada misses a drop kick after Omega just collapses on the mat below, Omega looks for a pile driver and he instead attacks Okada with some strikes. Omega eventually catches Okada with a Styles Clash for a near fall, Omega then nails a cornered Okada with a V Trigger. Omega goes for the One Winged Angel and he collapses before landing it, Omega goes for it again and Okada escapes. Omega then hits Okada with a package tombstone pile driver for a near fall, Omega goes to the top rope and he misses a phoenix splash attempt. Okada then nails a dazed Omega with a drop kick to the back of the head, Omega escapes a tombstone pile driver attempt and he hits Okada with a V Trigger.
Omega gets Okada to his knees before landing some more V Triggers, Okada counters a final V Trigger to land a few drop kicks. Okada goes for the Rainmaker and he collapses before landing it, Omega and Okada exchange some strikes in the middle of the ring. Okada nails Omega with a Rainmaker from out of nowhere after the exchange, Okada then hits Omega with a second Rainmaker. Omega counters another Rainmaker to hit Okada with a few German suplexes, Okada counters and he lands his own German suplex on Omega. Omega escapes a Rainmaker to hit Okada with another German suplex followed by a reverse hurricarana, Omega goes for a V Trigger and Okada counters with a drop kick. Okada goes for the Rainmaker and Omega counters by landing a One Winged Angel, Omega crishes Okada with a V Trigger before landing a One Winged Angel for the three count.
Fall #3 Winner: Kenny Omega
Match Winner: Kenny Omega, the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion
After the match, Kenny Omega embraces Kota Ibushi and the Young Bucks. Cody starts coming towards the ring and opts to walk backstage instead.
