NJPW Road To The New Beginning In Osaka Day 3 Results: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Belts Are Defended
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NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championship
Los Ingobernables (Evil, Shingo Takagi & Bushi) (c) def. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Robbie Eagles) to retain the titles
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & Sanada) def. Bullet Club (Kenta, Jay White & Taiji Ishimori)
Kazuchika Okada, Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi def. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Douki)
Chaos (Will Ospreay, Sho & Yoh) def. Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr., El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) by DQ
Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan def. Toa Henare & Tomoaki Homna
El Phantasmo def. Gabriel Kidd
Yuya Uemura def. Yota Tsuji
Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
The match begins with some chain wrestling between Uemura and Tsuji, Uemura goes to work on the arm of Tsuji and Tsuji does the same to him. Tsuji gets Uemura in a cravat, Uemura quickly gets free and he wrenches away on the arm of Tsuji. Tsuji trips up Uemura and Uemura instantly looks for an arm bar, Tsuji keeps Uemura down before applying a headlock. Uemura gets Tsuji back down while applying a head scissors, Tsuji gets free and he reapplies the headlock to Uemura. Uemura gets free and Tsuji drops him with a shoulder tackle, Tsuji nails Uemura with a few strikes before dropping him with a back elbow strike. Uemura fights back and he attacks the injured shoulder of Tsuji, Uemura corners Tsuji while stomping away on his injured shoulder. Uemura gets Tsuji down while wrenching on the injured shoulder, Uemura nails the injured arm of Tsuji with a European uppercut.
Uemura golds Tsuji down while working over the injured shoulder, Tsuji gets to the ropes and Uemura drops a knee on his injured shoulder. Tsuji fights back and he nails Uemura with a slam, Tsuji traps Uemura in the ropes while landing some chops. Tsuji then hits Uemura with a back body drop for a near fall, Tsuji gets Uemura in the Boston crab and Uemura gets to the ropes. Tsuji stands Uemura up and a striking exchange breaks out, Tsuji gets angry and he attacks Uemura with a plethora of forearm strikes. Uemura fights back and he drills Tsuji with a drop kick, Uemura then hits Tsuji with double underhook suplex for a near fall. Uemura nails Tsuji with a bridging double underhook suplex for a three count.
Winner: Yuya Uemura
El Phantasmo vs. Gabriel Kidd
The match begins with Phantasmo scoring a takedown on Kidd, Kidd recovers and trips up Phantasmo before wrenching away on his ankle. Phantasmo gets free by attempting to rake the eyes of Kidd, Phantasmo quickly gets Kidd in a headlock and Kidd gets free to land a shoulder tackle. Kidd corners Phantasmo while landing a few strikes and a hip toss, Kidd then hits Phantasmo with a slam for a near fall. Kidd stands over Phantasmo while stomping away on him, Phantasmo recovers and he nails Kidd with a drop kick followed by some strikes. Phantasmo keeps Kidd cornered while landing a bunch of strikes, Phantasmo also tries crushing the balls of Kidd. Phantasmo also rakes the back of Kidd a few times before applying a chin lock, Kidd gets free and he exchanges strikes with Phantasmo until he drops him with a drop kick.
Kidd then hits Phantasmo with a running European uppercut and a shoulder tackle, Kidd looks for a Boston crab and Phantasmo tries kicking his way to freedom. Kidd eventually catches Phantasmo in a single leg crab and Phantasmo gets to the ropes, Kidd traps Phantasmo in the corner while landing some chops. Phantasmo recovers and he nails a charging Kidd with a super kick, Phantasmo nails Kidd with a top rope splash for a near fall. Phantasmo goes for CR2 and Kidd counters with a roll up for a near fall, Phantasmo gets angry and he stomps away on Kidd before getting rolled up again. Phantasmo then hits Kidd with a trio of head kicks followed by a CR2 for a three count.
Winner: El Phantasmo
Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Toa Henare & Tomoaki Homna
The match begins with Henare and Nakanishi exchanging some strikes, Henare goes for the Argentine Back Breaker and Nakanishi defends before landing a spear. Homna and Tenzan are tagged into the match, Homna gets Tenzan in a headlock before trying to drop him with a shoulder tackle. Tenzan fights back and he drops Homna after landing some Mongolian chops, Nakanishi hits the ring to double team Homna with Tenzan. Tenzan gets Homna in the corner while landing some more strikes, Homna fights back and he drops Tenzan with a shoulder tackle. Henare tags in and he nails Tenzan with a slam for a near fall, Henare then attacks Tenzan with some Mongolian chops before eating a spin kick to the head. Nakanishi tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Nakanishi nails Henare with a few clotheslines for a near fall. Nakanishi gets Henare in the Argentine Back Breaker and Homna breaks it up, Henare then hits Nakanishi with a suplex.
Homna and Tenzan are tagged in and they exchange shoulder tackles until Tenzan goes down, Homna traps Tenzan in the corner while landing a few chops. Homna follows up by nailing Tenzan with a bulldog and a kokeshi, Henare and Homna double team Tenzan for a near fall. Henare and Nakanishi take their battle to the arena floor, Homna goes to the middle rope and he misses the kokeshi attempt. Nakanishi hits the ring and he drills Homna with a clothesline, Nakanishi goes to the top rope and he nails Homna with a chop. Tenzan goes to the top rope and he nails Homna with a moonsault for a three count.
Winners: Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Chaos (Will Ospreay, Sho & Yoh) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr., El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
The match begins with Chaos jumping Suzuki-Gun before the bell sounds and the brawl spills all over the place, Ospreay grabs Sabre Jr and he throws him into the barricade. Ospreay and Sabre Jr battle into the crowd before Ospreay throws Sabre Jr into the wall, Yoh tags in and he works over Kanemaru with Sho. Ospreay tags in and he drops Kanemaru before landing a back breaker, Sho tags in and he attacks a cornered Kanemaru with some strikes. Desperado interferes and that allows Kanemaru to drop kick Sho in his injured knee, a second brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills all over the place. Sabre Jr gets Ospreay in the crowd while applying the cobra twist, Kanemaru drags Sho in the crowd before dropping him knee first onto a chair. Desperado grabs a steel chair and he attacks Sho’s injured knee with it, Desperado gets Sho in the ring so Sabre Jr can stretch out the injured knee and leg. Desperado tags in and he attacks the injured knee of Sho with a seated senton, Kanemaru also lands a seated senton a few moments later.
Sho starts fighting back and Desperado attacks his injured knee again, Desperado drops Sho before landing a splash on his injured knee. Kanemaru tags in and he nails the injured knee of Sho with a drop kick, Kanemaru then gets Sho in a figure four leg lock and Sho eventually makes it to the ropes. Kanemaru then nails Sho with a running boot to the face, Sho fights back and he drills a charging Kanemaru with a spear. Ospreay and Sabre Jr are tagged in by their respective partners, Ospreay drops Sabre Jr before landing a standing shooting star press. Sabre Jr recovers and he gets Ospreay in a sleeper hold, Ospreay gets free and they exchange roll ups for a few near falls. Ospreay then drops Sabre Jr with a handspring enziguri, Desperado and Yoh are tagged in and Yoh drops him with a few back elbow strikes. Desperado and Yoh quickly get into a striking exchange, Yoh nails Desperado with a German suplex for a near fall. Yoh looks for a cross legged suplex and Desperado escapes to land a spear, Yoh recovers and he nails Desperado with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker.
The rest of Chaos hits the ring and Desperado gets triple teamed, Desperado fights back and he attacks Sho and Yoh before eating a double jumping knee strike. Kanemaru returns and he attacks the injured knee of Sho, Kanemaru spits whiskey into Yoh’s eyes. Desperado grabs a steel chair and he attacks Sho with it to cause a DQ.
Winners: Chaos (Will Ospreay, Sho & Yoh), by DQ
Kazuchika Okada, Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Douki)
The match begins with Suzuki-Gun jumping their opponents before the bell sounds and the brawl spills all over the place, Suzuki and Douki stay in the ring and double team Makabe. Taichi hits the ring and now Makabe is being triple teamed, Makabe fights back and he attacks everybody with shoulder tackles. Makabe corners Suzuki while landing a plethora of strikes, Suzuki then gets triple teamed by the opposition. Makabe nails Suzuki with a power slam for a near fall, Suzuki recovers and he gets Makabe in a rope assisted arm bar. A second brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills all over the place, Taichi grabs Okada and he throws him into a bunch of chairs. Suzuki grabs a steel chair and he attacks Makabe with it, Makabe gets back in the ring and Suzuki immediately works him over. Douki tags in and he drops Makabe before landing a basement drop kick, Makabe starts fighting back and he quickly gets overwhelmed by Suzuki-Gun.
Taichi tags in and he chokes a downed Makabe, Suzuki tags back in and he kicks away at the cornered Makabe. Makabe gets out of the corner and Suzuki cracks him with a few strikes, Suzuki corners Makabe before landing a running boot to the face. Makabe avoids a penalty kick to nail Suzuki with a clothesline and back body drop, Okada and Taichi are tagged in by their respective partners. Okada quickly starts cleaning house against the opposition, Okada drops Taichi with a DDT before nailing Douki with a flapjack. Okada misses a drop kick and Taichi follows up by landing a back drop driver, Taichi follows that up by nailing Okada with a head kick for a near fall. Taichi looks for a power bomb and Okada counters with a hurricarana followed by a drop kick, Taguchi tags in and he immediately hits taichi with a hip attack followed by an enziguri. Taichi recovers and he nails a charging Taguchi with an axe bomber, Douki tags in and he nails Taguchi with a corner clothesline.
Suzuki hits the ring to double team Taguchi alongside Douki, Douki then hits Taguchi with a springboard double stomp for a near fall. Douki then gets Taguchi in the Italian stretch and Makabe breaks it up, Makabe then drops Douki and Suzuki with a double clothesline. Taguchi misses an enziguri on Douki before rolling him up for a near fall, Taguchi then hits Douki with an enziguri and front suplex. Taguchi follows up by nailing Douki with a running hip attack and his finisher for a three count.
Winners: Kazuchika Okada, Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & Sanada) vs. Bullet Club (Kenta, Jay White & Taiji Ishimori)
The match begins with Kenta leaving the ring to avoid locking up with Naito, Bullet Club attacks Naito from behind and he gets triple teamed. Kenta knocks Naito out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade, a brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills all over the arena. Naito and Kenta take their battle into the crowd before Kenta lands a DDT, Kenta gets Naito back in the ring and Ishimori tags into the match. Ishimori stands over a downed Naito while stomping away on him, Naito fights back and Ishimori drops him before cranking on his neck. White tags in and he throws Naito out of the ring, another brawl breaks out between both teams as White sends Naito into the barricade a few times. White gets Naito back in the ring and he gets into an argument with the referee, White stomps away on Naito before applying a single leg crab. Kenta tags in and he kicks Naito in the back a few times, Naito fights back and Kenta nails him with a DDT for a near fall.
Kenta follows that up by hitting Naito with a rope assisted DDT for another near fall, kenta then corners Naito before landing a delayed drop kick. Ishimori goes to the top rope and he misses the double stomp attempt, Naito fights back and he nails Kenta with a spine buster. Sanada and White are tagged in by their respective partners, Sanada quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Gedo tries interfering and Sanada gets him in a Paradise Lock, Sanada also manages to throw White into the barricade before getting him back in the ring. Sanada misses a springboard move and White drops him with a hair pull a short time later, White gets up and he stomps away on a downed Sanada. White then hits Sanada with a death valley driver for a near fall, White and Sanada go back and forth until Sanada lands a rope assisted neck breaker. Ishimori and Takahashi are tagged in and Takahashi immediately lands a basement drop kick, Ishimori and Takahashi go back and forth until Ishimori lands a handspring enziguri.
The rest of Bullet Club hits the ring and Takahashi gets triple teamed, Ishimori then hits Takahasi with a knee strike. Takahashi recovers and he sends a charging Ishimori into the corner with an overhead release suplex, Naito tags in and he nails Ishimori with a modified neck breaker followed by a top rope hurricarana for a near fall. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and it ends with Ishimori getting triple teamed, Naito then hits Ishimori with Gloria and Destino for a three count.
Winners: Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & Sanada)
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championship
Los Ingobernables (Evil, Shingo Takagi & Bushi) (c) vs. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Robbie Eagles)
The match begins with Evil and Goto exchanging shoulder tackles until Goto goes down, a brawl breaks out between both teams and it all takes place in the ring. Eagles knocks Bushi out of the ring as Ishii drops Evil with a shoulder tackle, Takagi gets dropped as well before Chaos triple teams Evil. Goto stays in the ring and he works over a downed Evil, Eagles tags in and he attacks the legs of Evil with some kicks. Takagi interferes and that leads to Eagles getting triple teamed, a brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills all over the place. Evil tags in and he drops Eagles with a few strikes for a near fall, Takagi tags in and he works with Evil to hit Eagles with a double shoulder tackle. Takagi holds Eagles down while landing elbow strikes to the head, Ishii hits the ring and he brawls with Ishii. Takagi and Ishii take their battle to the arena floor while Evil and Bushi work over Eagles in the ring, Bushi tags in and he nails Eagles with a missile drop kick.
Evil tags in and he corners Eagles before landing a running back elbow strike followed by a seated senton for a near fall, Takagi tags in and he attacks the arm of Eagles. Eagles fights back and he nails Takagi with a leg lariat, Ishii tags in and Takagi attacks his injured knee right away. Ishii gets up and he has a striking exchange with Takagi, Ishii eventually drops Takagi before landing elbow strikes to the back of his head. Takagi gets up and he eventually drops Ishii with a forearm strike, Ishii gets up and he attacks Takagi with a ton of forearm strikes. Takagi fights back and Ishii nails him with a power slam, Takagi recovers to hit Ishii with a suplex followed by a lariat. Evil tags in and Ishii immediately nails him with a suplex. Goto tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, members of both teams hit the ring as Eagles and Goto nail Bushi and Evil with a double suplex. Goto then hits Evil with a spin kick and back suplex for a near fall, Evil recovers and he eventually drops Goto.
Evil and Goto go back and forth until Goto levels Evil with a clothesline, Goto misses a charge in the corner and is immediately triple teamed by LIJ for a near fall. Eagles comes in the ring and he knocks Bushi out of it before landing a suicide dive, Evil goes for Everything Is Evil and Goto avoids it to land a Ushigoroshi. Ishii hits the ring to hit Evil with a sliding lariat, Ishii and Goto hit Evil with an elevated GTR for a near fall. Goto then nails Evil with a mid kick, Goto goes for a GTR and Evil counters by landing Darkness Falls. Eagles and Bushi are tagged in by their respective partners, Eagles trips up Bushi before landing a sliding elbow strike. Takagi interferes to hit Eagles and Ishii with a double clothesline, Bushi then hits Eagles with backstabber for a near fall. Eagles then hits Bushi with an enziguri, Bushi leaves the ring and Eagles immediately lands a suicide dive. Ishii and Goto then hit Evil and Takagi with GTR’s, Eagles gets Bushi in the ring and he nails him with a springboard drop kick to the knee.
Bushi catches Eagles in a small package for a near fall, Eagles recovers and he hits Bushi with a Backpack for a near fall. Eagles gets Bushi in the Ron Miller Special and Takagi breaks it up, everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out. Bushi gets up and he nails Eagles with a spinning fisherman buster suplex, Bushi goes for MX and Eagles counters with a double knee strike. Eagles hits Bushi in the leg with a 450 splash, Eagles then gets Bushi in the Ron Miller Special and Bushi mists Eagles to get free. Bushi then hits Eagles with the MX for a three count.
Winners: Los Ingobernables (Evil, Shingo Takagi & Bushi) to retain the titles
After the match, Toru Yano comes out and he steals the NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Titles.
