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NJPW Road 7/20/20 Results: LIJ Battles Bullet Club, Chaos Picks Up A Few Wins & More!

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Bullet Club (Evil, Dick Togo & Taiji Ishimori) def. Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi)

Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) def. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Yuji Nagata & Master Wato

Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Hirooki Goto) def. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo)

Los Ingobernables (Shingo Takagi & Sanada) def. Suzuki-Gun (El Desperado & Douki)

Chaos (Sho, Yoshi-Hashi, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) def. Gabriel Kidd, Ryusuke Taguchi & Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Homna)

Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan def. Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura


Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura

The match begins with Tsuji working over the arm of Kojima, Kojima gets free and he does the same to Tsuji before getting him in a headlock. Tsuji gets free and Kojima gets to the ropes a short time later, Tsuji then gets Kojima in a headlock and Kojima gets free before eating a few strikes. Kojima recovers and he drops Tsuji with a shoulder block, Uemura and Tenzan are tagged in by their respective partners. Uemura gets Tenzan in a headlock and Tenzan trips him up, Uemura recovers and works over the arm of Tenzan for a short time. Tenzan and Uemura exchange some strikes in the middle of the ring, Tenzan eventually drops Uemura with some Mongolian chops. Kojima hits the ring and he double teams Uemura with Tenzan, Kojima tags in and he nails Uemura with a neck breaker for a near fall. Tenzan tags in and he stomps away on a downed Uemura, Tenzan corners Uemura while attacking him with strikes. Tenzan follows up by nailing Uemura with a corner clothesline and suplex for a near fall, Uemura fights back and he nails Tenzan with a drop kick. Tsuji tags into the match and he cleans house against the opposing team, Tsuji nails Tenzan with an avalanche and drop kick for a near fall. Tsuji follows up by nailing Tenzan with a suplex for a near fall, Tenzan fights back and he rakes the eyes of Tsuji.

Tenzan then hits a charging Tsuji with a back body drop, Kojima tags in and he nails Tsuji with machine gun chops. Tsuji fights back and he tags Uemura into the match, Uemura corners Kojima before landing back elbow strikes and a shoulder tackle. Tenzan interferes and he attacks Uemura from behind, Uemura fights back and nails both opponents with a double drop kick. Uemura gets Kojima in a Boston crab and Tenzan breaks it up, Kojima then hits Uemura with a DDT. Kojima looks for a Koji Cutter and Uemura defends before landing a double underhook suplex for a near fall, Kojima recovers and he levels Uemura with a Cozy Lariat for a three count.

Winners: Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan

Gabriel Kidd, Ryusuke Taguchi & Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Homna) vs. Chaos (Sho, Yoshi-Hashi, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano)

The match begins with Yoshi-Hashi and Taguchi taking turns working over each others arms, Yoshi-Hashi catches Taguchi in a headlock. Taguchi gets free and he catches Yoshi-Hashi in a pinning combination, Yoshi-Hashi gets up and he attacks Taguchi with some strikes. Yoshi-Hashi gets Taguchi in another headlock and Taguchi gets free before landing a hip attack, Homna tags in and he double teams Yoshi-Hashi alongside Kidd. Homna traps Yoshi-Hashi in the corner while landing a few strikes, Yoshi-Hashi fights back and he nails Homna with a shoulder tackle. Ishii tags in and he stomps away on a downed Homna, Homna fights back and a striking exchange breaks out with Ishii. Homna drops Ishii before missing a kokeshi attempt, Taguchi interferes and he drops Yoshi-Hashi so Homna can land a kokeshi on him. Ishii then gets quadruple teamed by the opposing team, Ishii fights back and Chaos quadruple teams a cornered Homna. Taguchi then gets attacked by all the Chaos members as well, Sho tags in and he double teams Homna alongside Ishii. Sho traps the arm of Homna while attacking him with a series of kicks for a near fall, Homna fights back and he nails Sho with a diving kokeshi. Makabe tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Makabe traps Sho in the corner while landing a bunch of strikes.

Makabe then hits Sho with a northern lights suplex for a near fall, Makabe and Sho have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Sho ends the exchange after nailing Makabe with a spear, Yano tags in and he immediately removes a turnbuckle pad. Makabe eventually drops Yano with a clothesline, Kidd tags in and he attacks Yano with some strikes. Kidd then drops Yano with a shoulder tackle as a brawl breaks out between both teams, Yano fights back and Kidd nails him with a drop kick. Kidd looks for a Boston crab and Ishii hits the ring to break that up, everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out. Kidd returns and he gets Yano in the Boston crab again, Yano gets to the ropes to break the submission attempt up. Yano recovers and he propels Kidd into the exposed corner before rolling him up for a three count.

Winners: Chaos (Sho, Yoshi-Hashi, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano)

Los Ingobernables (Shingo Takagi & Sanada) vs. Suzuki-Gun (El Desperado & Douki)

The match begins with Takagi attacking Desperado before the bell sounds and a brawl quickly breaks out between both teams, Desperado fights back and a striking exchange breaks out with Takagi. Takagi traps Desperado in the corner while attacking him with strikes, Douki breaks that up and Takagi attacks both opponents with clotheslines. Sanada tags in and he chokes a cornered Desperado alongside Takagi, Sanada tries getting Desperado in the Paradise Lock and Desperado defends. Sanada then goes for a springboard move and Douki interferes to knock him to the arena floor, a second brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills into the crowd. Desperado grabs a steel chair and he attacks Takagi’s knee with it, Douki tags in and he waits for Sanada to get back in the ring before working him over. Desperado tags in and he double teams Sanada alongside Douki, Douki tags back in and he chokes a downed Sanada. Sanada fights back and he nails Douki with a suplex, Desperado tags in and he stomps away on a downed Sanada. Sanada recovers and he drop kicks a charginf Desperado in the knee, Takagi tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team. Takagi drops Desperado with a suplex for a near fall, Takagi misses a sliding lariat and Desperado attacks his other knee. Desperado looks for the horse collar on Takagi and Takagi quickly gets to the ropes, Takagi tries fighting back and Desperado nails him with a spine buster.

Desperado finally gets Takagi in the horse collar and Takagi gets to the ropes again, Desperado looks for the Angel’s Wings and Takagi defends before a striking exchange breaks out. Takagi ends the exchange by nailing Desperado with a clothesline, Sanada tags in and Douki immediately trips him up so Desperado can gain control. Douki tags in and he nails Sanada with an enziguri, Douki then hits Sanada with a widows peak roll up for a near fall. Douki follows up by nailing Sanada with a DDT for another near fall, Sanada fights back and he double teams Douki alongside Takagi. Sanada catches Douki in the Skull End and Douki taps out.

Winners: Los Ingobernables (Shingo Takagi & Sanada)

After the match, El Desperado attacks Shingo Takagi and steals his NEVER Openweight Championship belt. 

Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Hirooki Goto) vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo)

The match begins with Takahashi immediately tagging Gedo in, Okada goes after Takahashi before attacking Gedo with strikes. Okada knocks Gedo out of the ring after landing a basement drop kick, Gedo is brought back in the ring and Goto tags in a short time later. Goto stomps away on a downed Gedo before working over his arm, Goto keeps Gedo down while kicking him in the back. Gedo fights back and Takahashi interferes as well, Okada hits the ring and he gets double teamed by the opposition. A brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills to the arena floor, Gedo gets back in the ring and he removes a turnbuckle pad. Goto gets back in the ring and Gedo sends him into the exposed corner, Takahashi tags in and he drops Goto before landing a leg drop and headbutt. Takahashi drops Goto again before knocking Okada off the ring apron, Takahashi throws Goto into the exposed corner before tagging Gedo back in. Gedo gets Goto to his feet before attacking him with more strikes, Takahashi tags back in and Goto fights back before eating a side kick. Takahashi then traps Goto in the ropes before kicking him in the face, Goto recovers and he nails Takahashi with a clothesline. Okada tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Okada then nails Takahashi with a DDT for a near fall.

Takahashi fights back and he trips up Okada before landing a basement drop kick, Takahashi then hits Okada with a fisherman buster suplex for a near fall. Okada tries fighting back and Takahashi rakes his eyes, Okada recovers and he nails Takahashi with a modified neck breaker. Goto and Gedo are tagged in by their respective partners, Gedo immediately nails Goto with a jaw breaker. Goto fights back and he corners Gedo before landing a spin kick, Goto then hits Gedo with a back drop driver for a near fall. Goto then sends Gedo into the exposed corner before getting attacked by Takahashi, Okada hits the ring and he takes care of Takahashi. Gedo goes for the brass knuckles and Goto stops him from using them, Goto then hits Gedo with a ushigoroshi and a GTR for a three count.

Winners: Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Hirooki Goto)

Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Yuji Nagata & Master Wato vs. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

The match begins with Suzuki-Gun jumping their opponents before the bell sounds and a huge brawl breaks out all over the arena, Suzuki and Nagata keep their brawl in the ring. Nagata and Suzuki both miss penalty kick attempts against each other, ZSJ and Tanahashi are tagged into the match. ZSJ immediately gets Tanahashi in a full nelson, Tanahashi gets free and he gets ZSJ in an abdominal stretch. Tanahashi drops for a leg lock and ZSJ catches him in a heel hook, Tanahashi gets free and Taichi attacks him from behind. ZSJ and Taichi double team Tanahashi and that instigates a second brawl between both teams, ZSJ keeps Tanahashi down while working over his leg. Kanemaru tags in and he immediately attacks the injured leg of Tanahashi, Kanemaru then nails Tanahashi with a chop block before stomping on the injured leg. Suzuki tags in and he wrenches away on the leg of Tanahashi, Wato hits the ring to help Tanahashi and Kanemaru attacks him. Taichi tags in and he gets into an immediate striking exchange with Tanahashi, Tanahashi goes for a middle rope cross body block and Taichi gets out of the way. Tanahashi fights back again to hit Taichi with a dragon screw leg whip, Ibushi tags in and he immediately starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Taichi fights back and he drops Ibushi with a series of head kick, Ibushi gets up and he exchanges strikes with Taichi.

Taichi ends the exchange by nailing Ibushi with a back drop driver, remaining members of both teams battle on the arena floor. Ibushi recovers and he avoids a clothesline before dropping Taichi with a head kick, Kanemaru and Wato are tagged in by their respective partners. Wato nails a charging Kanemaru with a drop kick, Wato follows up by nailing Kanemaru with a springboard European uppercut. Kanemaru then gets triple teamed by members of the opposing team, Wato slams Kanemaru before going to the top rope. Suzuki interferes and he drags Wato off the ropes by applying a sleeper hold, Kanemaru then hits Wato with a reverse DDT for a near fall. Kanemaru goes to the middle rope and he nails Wato with Deep Impact, Kanemaru follows up by nailing Wato with a brain buster for a three count.

Winners: Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi) vs. Bullet Club (Evil, Dick Togo & Taiji Ishimori)

The match begins with Takahashi pretending to join Bullet Club before attacking Evil, a brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills all over the arena. Bushi works over Ishimori in the ring before tagging Naito in, Ishimori quickly gets triple teamed by LIJ. Takahashi tags in and he attacks Ishimori with a plethora of chops, Naito tags back in and Evil tries distracting him. Naito gets Ishimori back down before applying a single leg crab to him, Evil breaks it up and that instigates a second brawl between both teams. Naito is thrown back in the ring and Togo tags in so he can work him over, Togo keeps Naito down by holding him in a chin lock. Naito fights back and Togo drops him with a right, Evil tags in and he sends Naito into the exposed corner before stomping away on him. Togo tags back in and he traps Naito in the corner while landing some strikes, Naito fights back and he gets Togo in a Boston crab. Evil hits the ring and he attacks Naito to break the hold, Evil tags in and Naito nails him with an enizguri before tagging Takahashi in. Takahashi immediately goes after Evil before cleaning house against the rest of the team, Ishimori clears the ring before taking everybody out with a suicide dive.

Takahashi gets Evil back in the ring before landing a falcon arrow for a near fall, Evil fights back and he knocks Takahashi to the mat below. Evil distracts the ref so Ishimori and Togo can work over Takahashi, Evil then throws Takahashi into the exposed corner. Takahashi fights back and he nails Evil with a super kick followed by a lariat, Bushi tags in and he quickly nails Evil with an enziguri followed by a DDT for a near fall. Bushi follows up by nailing Evil with a missile drop kick, Togo and Ishimori hit the ring and Bushi fights them both off. Bushi then nails Evil with a suicide dive, Bushi gets Evil back in the ring before triple teaming him with the rest of LIJ for a near fall. Members from both teams start brawl on the arena floor, Bushi goes for MX and Evil avoids it before everybody hits the ring to take each other out. Togo chokes Bushi with a rope while the referee was distracted, Evil then hits Bushi with Everything Is Evil for a three count.

Winners: Bullet Club (Evil, Dick Togo & Taiji Ishimori)

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