NJPW Royal Quest Results: 4 Title Matches Take Place, 2 New Champions Are Crowned

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IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Kazuchika Okada def. Minoru Suzuki to retain the title

RPW British Heavyweight Championship
Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Zack Sabre Jr. to win the title

NEVER Openweight Championship
Kenta def. Tomohiro Ishiito win the title

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Guerillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) def. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) to retain the titles

Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito & Sanada) def. Bullet Club (Jay White & Chase Owens)

Chaos (Will Ospreay & Robbie Eagles) def. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo)

Juice Robinson & Kota Ibushi def. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi & Hikuleo)

Chaos (Rocky Romero, Sho & Yoh) def. Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita & Shota Umino

Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita & Shota Umino vs. Chaos (Rocky Romero, Sho & Yoh)

The match begins with Umino doing some work on the arm of Yoh, Yoh gets free and he works over the arm of Umino. Umino gets Yoh down and a chain wrestling session breaks out for a short time, Yoh gains control by cracking Umino with a few strikes. Umino gets free to hit Yoh with a back elbow strike followed by a basement drop kick, Sho hits the ring and he double teams Umino alongside Yoh. Taguchi hits the ring and he misses a hip attack against the Chaos members, Chaos then triple teams a downed Umino. Sho tags in and he kicks a downed Umino in the back, Romero tags in and he attacks Umino with some kicks. Romero looks for a brain buster and Umino counters with a suplex, Taguchi tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team by landing a plethora of hip attacks. Taguchi then nails Romero with a top rope hip attack for a near fall, Romero recovers and he nails Taguchi with a hip attack of his own. Sho and Narita get tagged in by their respective partners, Narita again cleans house on the opposing team.

Narita and Umino then double team Sho for a near fall, Narita then gets Sho in a modified Boston crab and Sho gets to the ropes. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out, Sho and Yoh nail Narita with a double team hold for a near fall. Sho then crushes Narita with a lariat followed by a German suplex for a near fall, Sho then nails Narita with a power bomb into a lung blower for a three count.

Winners: Chaos (Rocky Romero, Sho & Yoh)

Juice Robinson & Kota Ibushi vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi & Hikuleo)

The match begins with Hikuleo knocking Robinson to the arena floor before attacking a distracted Ibushi from behind, Hikuleo traps Ibushi near the ropes while landing a few strikes. Ibushi recovers and he drops Hikuleo as Robinson hits the ring to attack Takahashi, Ibushi then drops Hikuleo in the corner so Robinson can take him out with a cannonball. Robinson goes to the top rope and Takahashi crotches him, Hikuleo then drops a distracted Ibushi. Hikuleo nails Ibushi with a leg drop for a near fall, Hikuleo traps Ibushi in the corner while landing some strikes. Takahashi tags in and he nails a cornered Ibushi with more strikes, Takahashi drops Ibushi before landing a leg drop for a near fall. Takahashi then nails Ibushi with a slam for another near fall, Ibushi fights back and Takahashi quickly stops that momentum. Ibushi eventually drops Takahashi and he tags Robinson into the match, Robinson quickly cleans house against the opposing team. 

Ibushi eventually tags back in and he battles Hikuleo inside the ring, Robinson and Takahashi do battle on the arena floor. Ibushi drops Hikuleo and he sets up for a knee strike and Hikuleo counters with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall, Robinson hits the ring and Takahashi takes him out with a reverse DDT. Ibushi takes out both opponents with a double overhead kick, Ibushi nails Hikuleo with a running knee strike followed by a second knee strike for a three count.

Winners: Juice Robinson & Kota Ibushi

Chaos (Will Ospreay & Robbie Eagles) vs. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo)

The match begins with Bullet Club jumping their opponents from behind, Ospreay and Eagles recover to knock their foes out of the ring. Eagles takes his opponents out with a suicide dive, Eagles gets Ishimori back in the ring and he double teams him alongside Ospreay. Phantasmo hits the ring and he attacks both opponents, Ospreay and Eagles recover to double team Phantasmo. The feed died and we see Bullet Club double teaming Eagles when it returns, Eagles eventually drops both opponents with a double drop kick before tagging Ospreay in. Ospreay quickly cleans house against the opposing team, Ospreay then nails Phantasmo with a springboard forearm strike for a near fall. Ospreay and Phantasmo battle until both go down, Eagles and Ishimori get tagged in by their respective partners. Eagles and Ishimori have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Eagles nails Ishimori with a springboard drop kick to the knee. Ishimori recovers and he nails Eagles with a handspring enzaguri, Ishimori traps Eagles in the ropes before landing a sliding German suplex.

Phantasmo nails Eagles with a moonsault while Ishimori had him on his knees, Ospreay and Phantasmo battle on the arena floor. Eagles nails Ishimori with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall, Ospreay tags in and he nails Ishimori with a hook kick. Ospreay and Eagles then double team and interfering Phantasmo, Ospreay and Eagle place Ishimori on the top rope and then follow him up there to land a Spanish Fly for a three count.

Winners: Chaos (Will Ospreay & Robbie Eagles)

Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito & Sanada) vs. Bullet Club (Jay White & Chase Owens)

The match begins with White immediately tagging Owens into the match, Sanada tags into the match and he quickly drops Owens. Owens gets back up and he improperly puts Sanada in the Paradise Lock, White interferes as Sanada fights back and a brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills all over the arena. Sanada grabs Naito’s shirt and he chokes him with it, Owens gets Sanada in the ring and he gets a near fall on a pin attempt. White tags in and he drops Sanada with a back elbow strike, White picks up Sanada and he attacks him with some strikes. Owens tags back in and he nails Sanada with more strikes, Sanada fights back and he drops Owens with a missile drop kick. White tags in and he prevents Sanada from tagging Naito in, Sanada recovers and he drops White with a suplex. Naito tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Naito drops White before landing a basement drop kick. Naito traps White in the ropes before landing a pair of neck breakers for a near fall, Naito goes for Gloria and White gets free to drop Naito.

White then corners Naito before landing a Blade Buster for a near fall, the Fite TV signal dies again and Owens is working over Sanada when it returns. Sanada recovers and he gets Owens in the Paradise Lock, Sanada then nails Owens with a basement drop kick to break the hold. Owens recovers and he nails Sanada with a super snap mare as Naito and White battle on the arena floor, White hits the ring and he does teams Sanada with Owens. Owens nails Sanada with a knee strike for a near fall, Owens looks for a TKO and Sanada counters so they can exchange roll ups for near falls. Owens then clobbers Sanada with a second running knee strike, Owens looks for a package pile driver and Sanada uses a back body drop to get free. Sanada gets Owens in Skull End and a tap out follows.

Winners: Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito & Sanada)

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Guerillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (c) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher)

The match begins with Bullet Club jumping their opponents from behind, Aussie Open fights back and they knock their opponents out of the ring. Fletcher tags in and he double teams Loa alongside Davis before getting a near fall on a pin attempt, Davis tags in and he double teams Loa some more with Fletcher. Fletcher and Davis nail Loa with a double flapjack for a near fall, Davis then stomps away on a downed Loa. Fletcher tags back in and he nails a cornered Loa with a few strikes, Jedo interferes and he attacks Fletcher with the kendo stick. Loa regains control by dropping the hurt Fletcher before tagging Tonga in, Tonga corners Fletcher before landing an avalanche. Tonga then lands an elbow drop to the hurt back of Fletcher, Tonga holds Fletcher down while landing elbow strikes. Loa tags back in and he drills a swinging Fletcher with a spear, Loa follows that up by nailing Fletcher with a delayed vertical suplex for a near fall. Tonga tags back in and he nails Fletcher with a slingshot elbow drop, Loa tags back in and he misses a leg drop on Fletcher. 

Tonga tags in and he prevents Fletcher from making a tag to Davis, Fletcher fights back and he nails Tonga with a super kick followed by a back body drop. Davis tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Davis clears the ring before Fletcher takes out the G.O.D. with a suicide dive. Tonga gets double teams in the ring before Davis gets a near fall on him, Fletcher tags in and he nails Tonga with an assisted sit out power bomb for a near fall. Jado interferes again and Davis goes out of the ring to confront him, Loa takes out Davis on the arena floor. Tonga nails Fletcher with a Tongan twist, Loa then hits Fletcher with a top rope diving headbutt before Tonga lands a top rope frog splash for a near fall. G.O.D. looks for a super power bomb and Davis returns to take everybody out, Fletcher then take sout Loa with a suicide dive on the arena floor. Aussie Open then double teams Tonga on the inside of the ring, Aussie Open hits Tonga with a Fidget Spinner. 

Loa returns and he nails Fletcher with a release German suplex, Loa then nails Davis with an Ape Shit. G.O.D. nail Fletcher with a super power bomb for a three count.

Winners: Guerillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa), still the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions

NEVER Openweight Championship 
Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Kenta

The match begins with Kenta getting out of the ring and he drags Ishii out of it, they quickly battle back into the ring and exchange a few strikes. Ishii and Kenta have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Ishii eventually drops Kenta with a shoulder tackle. Ishii traps Kenta in the corner before attacking him with chops, Kenta recovers and he drops Ishii on the top rope with a tornado DDT. Kenta then cracks Ishii with a top rope clothesline, Kenta traps Ishii in the ropes while landing more kicks. Kenta gets Ishii down while applying a chin lock to him, Ishii fights back and Kenta drops him with a neck breaker for a near fall. Ishii fights back again and he drops a charging Kenta with a power slam, Ishii traps Ke nta in the corner while landing a plethora of strikes. Ishii and Kenta have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Kenta ends that exchange after dropping Ishii with a clothesline. Kenta then nails Ishii with a springboard drop kick followed by a running drop kick in the corner, Kenta goes for a top rope double stomp and Ishii gets out of the way.

Kenta still maintains control by stomping away on a downed Ishii, Kenta then nails Ishii with a rope assisted DDT. Ishii fights back and he exchanges release German suplexes with Kenta, Ishii gains control by nailing Kenta with a series of headbutts and a lariat. Kenta recovers and he nails a charging Ishii with a lariat, Kenta goes to the top rope and he lands a double stomp on Ishii for a near fall. Ishii fights back and he almost nails Kenta with a suplex before eating a reverse DDT, Ishii and Kenta have another striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Kenta ends the exchange by getting Ishii in a sleeper hold, kenta then goes for a penalty kick and Ishii blocks it. Ishii then hits Kenta with a forearm strike and lariat for a near fall, the G.O.D. hit the ring to distract the referee and Ishii fights them off. Ishii then nails Kenta with a brainbuster for a near fall as the G.O.D. interfere again, G.O.D. gain control on Ishii as the referee is knocked out of the ring. G.O.D. hit Ishii with a Magic Killer and Kenta gets a near fall on him, Kenta briefly holds Ishii in a rear naked choke before landing some strikes.

Kenta drops Ishii with a right before getting another near fall on him, Kenta then nails Ishii with a Go To Sleep for a three count.

Winner: Kenta, the new NEVER Openweight Champion

RPW British Heavyweight Championship
Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

The match begins with some chain wrestling between Tanahashi and Sabre Jr, Sabre Jr drags Tanahashi to the ground while applying a straight jacket hold. Tanahashi reverses things and he gets Sabre Jr in the straight jacket hold, Sabre Jr gets free and he exchanges wrist locks with Tanahashi. Sabre Jr trips up Tanahashi and he wrenches away on his leg, Tanahashi gets free and he wrenches on the leg of Sabre Jr. Tanahashi applies a bridging indian death lock to Sabre Jr, Tanahashi releases the hold before missing a middle rope swanton bomb. Sabre Jr goes to work on the injured arm of Tanahashi, Sabre Jr stomps away on the injured arm of Tanahashi. Sabre Jr keeps Tanahashi down while pulling back on his arm, Tanahashi fights back and Sabre Jr wrenches away on his injured arm. Sabre Jr keeps Tanahashi cornered while landing a few European uppercuts, Tanahashi recovers and he nails Sabre Jr with a dragon screw leg whip. Tanahashi corners Sabre Jr before landing a running drop kick, Sabre Jr recovers and he gets Tanahashi in an abdominal stretch.

Tanahashi gets free and he rolls Sabre Jr up for a few near falls, Sabre Jr trips up Tanahashi before twisting away on his neck. Tanahashi recovers and he nails Sabre Jr with another dragon screw leg whip, Tanahashi then applies a Texas cloverleaf to Sabre Jr. Sabre Jr gets free and he rolls up Tanahashi for a near fall, Sabre Jr follows that up by getting Tanahashi in an octopus stretch. Tanahashi breaks the hold by falling into the ropes, Tanahashi fights back again and Sabre Jr lands an overhead kick followed by a penalty kick. Sabre Jr goes for a Zack Driver and Tanahashi counters with a swinging neck breaker, Tanahashi then hits Sabre Jr with a sling blade for a near fall. Tanahashi goes for a High Fly Flow and Sabre Jr gets his knees up, Sabre Jr gets Tanahashi in a triangle choke and he transitions to a Rings Of Saturn like maneuver. Tanahashi gets free and he nails Sabre Jr with an inverted dragon screw leg whip, Sabre Jr catches Tanahashi in a roll up from out of nowhere for a near fall. Tanahashi and Sabre Jr have a striking exchange in the ring, Tanahashi ends that by nailing Sabre Jr with another sling blade.

Tanahashi then hits Sabre Jr with a dragon suplex for a near fall, Tanahashi then hits Sabre Jr with a High Fly Flow for a three count.

Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi, your new RPW British Heavyweight Champion

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki

The match begins with Suzuki attacking Okada with a few strikes, Okada goes to work on the arm of Suzuki. Suzuki gets Okada down while wrenching away on his arm, Okada gets up as Suzuki works over his arm some more. Okada trips up Suzuki before wrenching away on his leg, Suzuki gets free and he briefly applies an arm bar to Okada. The competitors make it back to their feet before Okada drops Suzuki and lands a basement drop kick, Suzuki recovers and he gets Okada in a rope assisted arm bar. Suzuki drags Okada out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade, Suzuki drags Okada by the entrance ramp before dropping him with strikes. Suzuki keeps Okada down before nailing him with a penalty kick, Suzuki brings a chair into the ring and he sits on it while waiting for Okada. Okada gets in the ring and Suzuki stomps away on him, Okada gets up and Suzuki quickly drops him before applying a single leg crab. Suzuki transitions to an STF against the downed Okada, Suzuki releases the hold before attacking Okada with a variety of kicks.

Okada fights back and he drops Suzuki with a running back elbow smash, Okada then nails Suzuki with a DDT for a near fall. Suzuki rolls out of the ring and Okada follows him out there to drop Suzuki on the arena floor, Okada gets Suzuki back in the ring and Suzuki corners him before landing a big boot. Suzuki then nails a downed Okada with a penalty kick for a near fall, Okada fights back and Suzuki gets him in a fujiwara arm bar. Okada eventually gets to the ropes to break the hold, Suzuki continues his attack by kicking away at Okada. Suzuki follows that up by attacking Okada with knee strikes, Suzuki then hits Suzuki with a sliding head kick for a near fall. Suzuki looks for a pile driver and Okada counters with a back body drop, Okada follows that up by nailing Suzuki with a flying forearm strike. Okada also cracks a dazed Suzuki with a shotgun drop kick, Okada then hits Suzuki with a death valley driver for a near fall. Okada goes to the top rope and the stream goes to black, we are back and we see Suzuki assaulting Okada with forearm strikes.

Suzuki gets Okada to a knee before landing a forearm strike to the back of the head, Suzuki sets up for the Gotch Style Pile Driver and Okada counters with a neck breaker. Suzuki and Okada have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Okada ends the exchange by drilling Suzuki with a drop kick. Okada then gets Suzuki in the sleeper hold, Okada releases the hold to attack Suzuki with more strikes. Suzuki recovers and he nails Okada with a running drop kick, Suzuki then applies the sleeper hold to Okada. Okada eventually escapes and he nails Suzuki with the Rainmaker from out of nowhere, Okada follows up by nailing Suzuki with another Rainmaker. Suzuki fights back and he drops Okada with a right, Suzuki gets Okada up before attacking him with a massive combination. Suzuki looks for the Gotch Style Pile Driver and Okada blocks it, Okada then nails Suzuki with a drop kick to the back of the neck. Okada follows up by nailing Suzuki with a second drop kick, Suzuki escapes the grasp of Okada and Okada still nails him with a tombstone pile driver followed by the Rainmaker for a three count.

Winner: Kazuchika Okada, still the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion