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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito, Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho, Titles Change Hands, NJPW Rumble & More!

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IWGP Heavyweight Title Match

Kazuchika Okada def. Tetsuya Naito to retain the title

IWGP United States Title Match

No DQ Match

Kenny Omega def. Chris Jericho to retain the title

IWGP Intercontinental Title Match

Hiroshi Tanashashi def. Jay White to retain the title

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match

Fatal 4 Way Match

Will Ospreay  def. Marty Scurll, Kushida & Hiromu Takahashi to win the title

IWGP NEVER Openweight Title Match

Hair vs. Hair Match

Suzuki-Gun & Chaos Barred From Ringside

Hirooki Goto def. Minoru Suzuki to win the title

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match

Los Ingobernables (Evil & Sanada) def. Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) to win the titles

IWGP NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Match

Gauntlet Match

Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Berretta)  def. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa), Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe), Michael Elgin & War Machine (Raymond Rowe & Hanson) & Suzuki-Gun (Taichi, Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.) to win the titles

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match

The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) def. Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh) to win the titles

Special Single Match

Kota Ibushi def. Cody w/Brandi Rhodes

21 Man NJPW Rumble

Masahito Kakihara wins the match



21 Man NJPW Rumble

The match begins with #1 Katsuya Kitamura and #2 Bushi, Kitamura strikes some poses to try snd intimidate Bushi. Bushi attacks Kitamura from behind and he chokes him with his shirt, #3 is Delirious and Buhi continues working over Kitamura. Delirious attacks Bushi and Kitamura with clotheslines, Delirious attacks Kitamura with chops until Kitamura drops him with a shoulder block. #4 is Leo Tonga and Kitamura is double teamed by everybody in the ring. Tonga immediately nails a charging Bushi with a slam, Kitamura goes after Tonga before Tonga catches him with a flat liner for a near fall. #5 is Manabu Nakanishi as Delirious gets a near fall on Bushi, Nakanishi jumps Delirious from behind and then Bushi attacks him.

#6 is Chase Owens and he immediately attacks Kitamura, Delirious attacks Owens by raking his front and back. Owens nails Delirious with a package pile driver to get a three count (Eliminated: Delirious), #7 is Yuji Nagata and Nakanishi eliminates Bushi by tossing him out of the ring (Eliminated: Bushi). Nagata attacks Tonga until Owens attacks him from behind, Nakanishi and Nagata get into a striking exchange. Nakanishi nails a charging Nagata with a spear, #8 is Taka Michinoku as Nakanishi and Nagata double pin Toga to eliminate him (Eliminated: Leo Tonga). Nagata catches Nakanishi in a roll up to eliminate him (Eliminated:Manabu Nakanishi), Owens and Kitamura double pin Nagata to eliminate him (Eliminated: Yuji Nagata).

Owens then hits Kitamura with a package pile driver to pin and eliminate him (Eliminated: Katsuya Kitamura), #9 is Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Kanemaru and Michinoku work over Owens in the ring. #10 is El Desparado and all three Suzuki-Gun members work over Owens, Owens fights back until Kanemaru spits beer in his face. Suzuki-Gun triple teams Owens and throws him over the top rope for the elimination (Eliminated: Chase Owens), #11 is Jushin “Thunder” Liger. Liger nails all the Suzuki-Gun members with palm strikes and tilt-a-whirl back breakers, Liger gets Desparado in the Romero special until all of Suzuki-Gun attacks him. #12 is Tiger Mask IV and Suzuki-Gun is trying to unmask Liger. Mask IV and Desparado immediately go after each other, Desparado drops Mask IV and he tries unmasking him as well.

Mask IV changes things up and he tries unmasking Desparado, #13 is Gino Gambino and Mask IV nails Desparado with a tiger driver for a near fall. Kanemaru and Liger get eliminated simultaneously with roll ups (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Jushin Liger), #14 is Henare as Mask IV, El Desparado and Michinoku get eliminated (Eliminated: Taka Michinoku, El Desparado and Tiger Mask IV). Gambino and Henare battle as Hidori catches him with a Samoan drop, #15 is Yoshi-Hashi and he immediately attacks everybody in the ring. Yoshi-Hashi drops Henare with some chops, #16 is David Finlay and Henare attacks everybody with some chops. Finlay nails Gambino with a stunner for a three count (Eliminated: Gino Gambino), Yoshi-Hashi uses a drop kick to get Henare over the top rope (Eliminated: Henare).

Finlay catches Yoshi-Hashi with a roll up for the three count (Eliminated: Yoshi-Hashi), #17 is Yujiro Takahashi and he battles Finlay. Takahashi quickly clotheslines Finlay over the top rope to eliminate him (Eliminated: David Finlay), #18 is Cheeseburger and Takahashi attacks him on the arena floor. Takahashi gets Cheeseburger in the ring to get into a striking exchange, Cheeseburger catches Takahashi with a bulldog for a near fall. #19 is Satoshi Kojima and Takahashi catches Cheeseburger with a suplex, Kojima and Takahashi go right at at in the ring. Kojima nails Takahashi with a Koji Cutter, Takahashi quickly recover and nails Kojima with a fisherman buster suplex. #20 is Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Takahashi works over everybody in the ring, Takahashi jumps Tenzan as he enters the ring.

Tenzan quickly recovers and he attacks Takahashi with some Mongolian chops, Takahashi drops Tenzan before nailing him with a basement drop kick. #21 is Masahito Kakihara and Takahashi goes right after him, Tenzan and Kojima nail Takahashi with a 3-D before Kojima lands the Cozy Lariat for the three count (Eliminated: Yujiro Takahashi). Cheeseburger attacks Kojima and Kakihara goes after Tenzan, Kojima crushes Cheeseburger with machine gun chops. Kakihara goes after Tenzan and Kojima. Kakihara and Cheeseburger send Kojima into Tenzan, Cheeseburger and Kakihara send a charging Kojima and Tenzan over the top rope for a double elimination (Eliminated: Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan). Nakihara nails Cheeseburger with an STO for the three count (Eliminated: Cheeseburger).

Winner: Masahito Kakihara

After the match, Masahito Kakihara gives a post-match victory speech.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh) (C) w/Rocky Romero vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)

The match begins with Matt taunting Yoh before applying a headlock, Matt then drops Yoh with a shoulder tackle. Matt goes for a sharp shooter and Yoh counters with one of his own against Matt, Yoh then locks an interfering Nick in a sharp shooter while Matt locks an interfering Sho in a sharp shooter. Sho and Yoh then hit the Bucks with a series of double team moves, Matt gets trapped in the corner as Sho propels Yoh into him. The Bucks try and take a break on the arena floor until Roppongi 3K takes them out with suicide dives, Yoh gets hurt on the dive and the Bucks take advantage to attack them. Nick grabs Yoh to nail him with a German suplex on the ring apron, the Bucks then lay out Romero on the entrance ramp with super kicks and a running power bomb.

Matt gets Yoh back into the ring before tagging Nick in, Nick decides to just stomp away on the injured back of Yoh. Matt drags Yoh out of the ring to power bomb him on the ring apron, Nick waits for Yoh to get tossed back into the ring to get a near fall on him. Matt tags in and he drops Yoh with an Irish whip into the corner, Yoh fights back and he sends a charging Matt out of the ring. Nick attacks Yoh until Matt gets back in the ring, Nick tags in and he attacks the injured back of Yoh. Nick slams Yoh before stomping away on his injured back, Matt tags in and he strikes the injured back of Yoh. Matt nails Yoh with a back breaker before Sho interferes, Nick comes in as the referee deals with Sho to nail Yoh with a back breaker.

Nick tosses Yoh out of the ring before attacking Sho, Matt drags Yoh to the entrance way and Yoh winds up back body dropping him on the ramp. Yoh gets back to the ring apron and Nick nails him with a springboard drop kick, Nick then goes for a suicide dive and he accidentally takes Matt out. Sho tags in and he immediately attacks Nick with a hurricarana, Matt hits the ring and Sho nails him with a suplex. Sho gets Nick to his knees before assaulting him with a series of kicks for a near fall, Nick fight back and he nails Sho with a spinning elbow strike. Sho recovers and he nails a tagged in Matt with German suplexes, Nick hits the ring and Sho nails both Bucks with a double German suplex. Roppongi 3K nail Nick with an elevated cutter for a near fall, Matt hits the ring and Roppongi 3K nail him with double knee strikes.

Nick returns and he takes out his opponents with super kicks, Nick then counters 3K to nail Sho with a spinning enzaguri. Sho recovers and he clobbers Nick with a lariat, Matt tags in and Yoh get the tag before getting into a striking exchange. Matt and Yoh also exchange strikes to their injured backs, Matt then hits Yoh with a buckle bomb into an enzaguri from Nick. The Bucks then hit Yoh with a swanton bomb rope assisted DDT for a near fall, Matt applies the sharp shooter to Yoh. Nick takes out Sho with a dive after attacking Yoh, Yoh eventually gets to the ropes to break the hold from Matt. The Buck go for More Bang For You Buck and Sho breaks it up, Yoh catches Matt with a roll up for a near fall.

Yoh applies the single leg crab to Matt and Sho does the same to Nick, Nick breaks free and he sends Sho into Yoh. Nick and Sho get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Nick and Yoh also attack the others tag team partner with kicks to their injured backs. Nick then crushes a charging Sho with a super kick that knocks him out of the ring, Nick then takes out Sho with a suicide dive. Matt and Yoh start swinging away at each other, Matt then nails Yoh with a super kick that further causes harm to his back. The Bucks hit Yoh with a Meltzer Driver, Nick then applies the sharp shooter and Yoh taps out.

Winners: The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson), your new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions

IWGP NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Match – Gauntlet Match: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) (C) vs. Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe) vs. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Berretta) vs. Michael Elgin & War Machine (Raymond Rowe & Hanson) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Taichi, Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.)

Part 1: Suzuki-Gun (Taichi, Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. Michael Elgin & War Machine (Raymond Rowe & Hanson)

The match begins with Suzuki-Gun jumping the opposing team before the bell sounds, Suzuki-Gun triple teams Elgin in the ring while other members attack Hanson and Rowe on the arena floor. Elgin quickly uses his power to clear the ring of Suzuki-Gun, Elgin slams Iizuka before nailing him with a slingshot splash. Elgin then hits Iizuka with a delayed verticle suplex, Hanson tags in and he rubs his beard into the face of Iizuka. Taichi kicks Hanson from behind and that allows Iizuka to bite him, Taichi then attacks Hanson with the ring bell hammer while the referee was distracted. Iizuka traps Hanson in the ropes while mauling him with strikes, Hanson recovers and drops Iizuka with a clothesline.

Rowe tags in and Sabre Jr gets the tag in as well, Rowe crushes Sabre Jr with a forearm strike and a shotgun knee strike. Sabre Jr recovers and nails the arm of Rowe with a pele kick, Rowe recovers and he nails Sabre Jr with a back breaker into a gut buster. Taichi interferes and that leads to everybody from both teams hitting the ring, Hanson goes for a moonsault and misses. Sabre Jr then hits Hanson with a penalty kick before Rowe nails him with a knee strike, Taichi gets the referee out of the ring. Suzuki-Gun members stop War Machine from hitting Fallout, Iizuka attacks the opposing team with the iron claw. Sabre Jr catches Rowe in a triangle choke and Rowe goes out cold.

Eliminated: Michael Elgin & War Machine (Raymond Rowe & Hanson)

Part 2: Suzuki-Gun (Taichi, Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Berretta)

The match begins with an all out brawl on the arena floor between both teams, Taichi gets Yano in the ring and he works him over. Taichi gets Yano in the corner before nailing him with an enzaguri, Taichi misses a kick and Yano low blows him while the referee was distracted. Yano shoves Taichi into Iizuka before rolling him up for the three count.

Eliminated: Suzuki-Gun (Taichi, Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.)

Part 3: Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Berretta) vs. Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe)

The match begins with an all out brawl in the ring between both teams, Chaos eventually triple teams Robinson in the ring. Robinson fights back by nailing Chaos with his patented jabs, Yano throws a turnbuckle pad at Robinson and Robinon drops him with a clothesline. Makabe tags in and he nails Yano with a shoulder tackle, Ishii interferes and Makabe takes him out alongside Yano. Makabe traps Yano in the corner before assaulting him with punches, Makabe then hits Yano with a clothesline for a near fall. Berretta hits the ring and Makabe nails him with a power slam, Taguchi Japan then attacks Yano with some triple team moves. Robinson clobbers Yano with a left before Taguchi lands a springboard hip attack for a near fall, Ishii and Berretta hit the ring to eat a double clothesline from Makabe. Robinson eventually takes out Ishii and Berretta with a dive on the arena floor, Yano surprises Taguchi with a roll up for a three count.

Eliminated: Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe)

Part 4: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) vs. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Berretta)

The match begins with Bullet Club attacking Chaos, Loa nails Berretta with an Attitude Adjustment on the ring apron. Fale works over Yano with some strikes in the corner, Yano then sends a charging Fale into the exposed corner. Ishii tags in and he gets worked over by Bullet Club, Ishii drops Tama with some clotheslines before nailing Loa with a shoulder tackle. Ishii looks for a German suplex and Fale backs him into the exposed corner, Fale then catches Ishii with an avalanche. Fale misses a follow up splash and Ishii eventually nails him with a headbutt followed by a suplex, Berretta tags in and Fale drops him with a boot to the face before catching Ishii with a Samoan drop.

Tama tags in and he double teams Berretta alongside Loa, Tama and Loa nail Berretta with Guerilla Warfare. Loa and Tama double team Berretta in the ring while Fale attacks Yano on the arena floor, Tama follows Berretta to the top rope and Berretta quickly knocks him off. Loa gets to the top rope with Berretta while landing a few strikes, Berretta knocks Loa off the ropes. Berretta looks for a moonsault and Tama appears out of nowhere to nail him with a Gun Stun for a near fall, Yano hits the ring and Fale knocks him right out of it. Tama goes for another Gun Stun and Berretta counters with a Dude Buster for the three count.

Eliminated: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa)

Winners: Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Berretta), your new IWGP NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions

Special Single Match: Kota Ibushi vs. Cody w/Brandi Rhodes

The match begins with Cody working over Ibushi with a headlock, Cody then takes Ibushi down with a drop toe hold before missing a basement drop kick. Cody drops Ibushi with a hip toss before briefly applying the trailer hitch, Cody gets Ibushi to his feet before nailing him with an uppercut. Ibushi recovers and he knocks Cody out of the ring with a hurricarana, Ibushi does a dive to take out both Cody and Brandi. Ibushi tries helping Brandi and Cody punches him in the face, Cody gets Ibushi in the ring before nailing Ibushi with a Beautiful Disaster for a near fall. Cody attacks the neck of Ibushi with a series of elbow strikes for a near fall, Cody then applies a modified guillotine choke on Ibushi.

Ibushi breaks the hold and Cody stomps away on his injured neck, Cody goes out of the ring before attacks Ibushi with more strikes. Brandi gives Cody a chair before distracting the referee, Cody then attacks a downed Ibushi with the steel chair. Cody misses a chair shot and Ibushi nails him with a basement drop kick, Ibushi follows that up by nailing Cody with a triangle moonsault. Ibushi gets Cody in the ring before landing a springboard drop kick, Ibushi follows that up y dropping Cody with a striking combo followed by a standing moonsault for a near fall. Cody goes to the ring apron and Brandi interferes so Cody can drop Ibushi neck first on the top rope, Cody and Ibushi have a striking exchange on the ring apron.

Cody destroys Ibushi with a Cross Rhodes from the ring apron to the arena floor, Ibushi eventually beats the count to get back into the ring. Cody gets Ibushi and he places him on the top rope before following him up there, Cody catches Ibushi with a springboard top rope hurricarana for a near fall. Ibushi looks for a rest and Cody kicks the middle rope into his neck, Ibushi recovers and propels Cody with a lawn dart into the turnbuckle. Cody and Ibushi have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Ibushi wins the exchange before nailing Cody with a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Ibushi misses the knee strike and Cody lands a lariat for a near fall, Cody misses a Beautiful Disaster and Ibushi nails him with a kick to the head.

Ibushi then hits Cody with a straight jacket German suplex for a near fall, Ibushi then hits Cody with a knee strike followed by the phoenix splash for a three count.

Winner: Kota Ibushi

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) (C) vs. Los Ingobernables (Evil & Sanada)

The match begins with KES jumping Los Ingobernables before the bell rang, KES then hits Evil with a Killer Bomb for a near fall. KES then double teams Sanada on the arena floor, Archer gets back in the ring and he starts working over Evil. Archer mounts a downed Evil and he assaults him with strikes, Smith Jr tags in and he gets a near fall on Evil. Sanada tags in and Smith Jr immediately slams him from the ring to the arena floor, KES then attacks all the young boys at ringside. Archer grabs Evil and he choke slams him onto the young boys on the arena floor, Smith Jr attacks Sanada on the arena floor before getting him in the ring for a near fall on a pin attempt.

Smith Jr slows things down further by holding Sanada in a chin lock and head scissors, Archer tags back in and KES double teams Sanada for a near fall. Archer gets Sanada up before dropping him with a clothesline, Archer traps Sanada in the corner before destroying him with clothesline strikes. Sanada recovers and he nails Archer with an enzaguri, Smith Jr hits the ring and Sanada nails him with a drop kick. Archer takes off Sanada’s shirt and he chokes him with it, Smith Jr tags in and he nails Sanada with a gut wrench suplex for a near fall. Smith Jr then hits Sanada with a double under hook suplex for a near fall, Smith Jr slows things down again by holding Sanada in a chin lock.

Archer tags in and he nails Sanada with a uranage for another near fall, Sanada recovers and nails a charging Archer with a hurricarana. Evil tags in and he cleans house on the opposing team, Evil hits Archer with a spinning clothesline followed by a bulldog. Smith Jr hits the ring and Evil nails him with a side kick to the midsection, Evil then drops Archer with a lariat for a near fall. Evil goes to the top rope and Smith Jr distracts him so Archer can meet him up there, Archer then hits Evil with a modified superplex. Sanada and Smith Jr get the tags from their respective partners, Sanada quickly nails Smith Jr with a series of drop kicks. Sanada looks for the Cold Skull on Smith Jr and Archer breaks it up, Archer then hits Sanada with a choke slam.

Smith Jr catches Sanada with a Saito Suplex afterwards for a near fall, KES then hits Sanada with a Hart Attack. Sanada tries fighting back until KES hits him with a Killer Bomb for a near fall, KES goes for another Killer Bomb and Evil breaks everything up. Evil then lays out Archer with Everything Is Evil, Los Ingobernables then then hit Smith Jr with a Magic Killer for a near fall Sanada catches Smith Jr with a moonsault for the three count.

Winners: Los Ingobernables (Evil & Sanada), your new IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions

IWGP NEVER Openweight Title Match – Hair vs. Hair Match – Suzuki-Gun & Chaos Barred From Ringside: Minoru Suzuki (C) vs. Hirooki Goto

The match begins with Suzuki dropping Goto with a slap, Goto gets up and drops Suzuki with a slap of his own. Suzuki and Goto get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Suzuki catches Goto in a sleeper hold and Goto gets free after backing Suzuki into the corner. Suzuki reapplies the sleeper hold while sitting on the top rope, Goto goes out cold and Suzuki releases the hold. Suzuki attacks the doctor checking on Goto before attacking Goto with kicks, Suzuki then throws Goto out of the ring. Suzuki attacks Goto with a few strikes before throwing him into the barricade, Suzuki grabs a chair and he attacks Goto with it.

Suzuki picks Goto up and he attacks him with some more strikes, Suzuki goes for another chair and the referee takes it away from him. Suzuki waits for Goto to get back in the ring before kicking him in the back, Goto starts fighting back and Suzuki laughs at him. Suzuki gets angry and he clobbers Goto with a forearm strike, Goto gets up and he has a striking exchange with Suzuki. Suzuki corners Goto before nailing him with a running boot to the face, Suzuki goes for a penalty kick and Goto blocks it to eat a slap afterwards. Goto recover by cornering Suzuki and nailing him with a spin kick, Goto follows that up by nailing Suzuki with a bulldog. Suzuki looks for a sleeper hold and Goto lands a Saito Suplex for a near fall, Suzuki and Goto have another striking exchange in the middle of the ring.

Suzuki goes for a guillotine choke and Goto breaks free, Suzuki then applies the sleeper hold and Goto counters when he attempts a Gotch style pile driver. Suzuki again goes for the sleeper hold and Goto counters with a modified back breaker, Suzuki-Gun members charge towards the ring and some are held back by the young lions. Chaos members hit the ring to battle Suzuki-Gun members, Goto attacks Taichi as he attempts to get in the ring. Suzuki then destroys a charging Goto with a running drop kick, Suzuki gets Goto up before landing a multiple strike combination against him. Suzuki reapplies the sleeper hold, Suzuki then goes for the Gotch style pile driver and Goto breaks free before landing a clothesline.

Goto then places Suzuki on the top rope and he follows him up there, Goto and Suzuki have a striking exchange on the top rope. Suzuki locks Goto in a top rope guillotine choke, Goto gets free to hit Suzuki with a super Ushigoroshi for a near fall. Goto looks for the GTR and Suzuki breaks free to eat forearm strikes, Goto then crushes Suzuki with a headbutt before landing an inverted GTR. Goto then hits Suzuki with the GTR for the three count.

Winner: Hirooki Goto, your new IWGP NEVER Openweight Champion

After the match, Suzuki-Gun members try getting Minoru Suzuki out of the arena to avoid the hair shaving, but Suzuki returns to the ring on his own. Suzuki sets up a chair in the ring and grabs the clippers to cut his own hair, Suzuki leaves a chunk of hair on the chair before exiting the ring.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match – Fatal 4 Way Match: Marty Scurll (C) vs. Kushida vs. Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi

The match begins with Scurll exiting the ring to let everybody else fight each other, Ospreay nails Kushida with a drop kick for a near fall. Kushida then catches a downed Ospreay with a drop kick to the head, Ospreay and Kushida chase Scurll in the ring so Takahashi can roll him up for a near fall. Ospreay then takes out Scurll and Kushida with a double handspring elbow strike, Ospreay then hits Kushida and Scurll with hurricaranas, Ospreay then takes out a charging Takahashi as well. Scurll recovers to stomp on the hands of Takahashi before nailing him with a drop kick, Takahashi rolls out of the ring and Scurll nails him with a super kick from the ring apron.

Scurll and Ospreay battle on the top rope and Kushida knocks them to the arena floor with a handspring kick, Kushida then takes everybody out with a dive. All four competitors take the fight into the crowd, Ospreay climbs up a lighting structure before diving onto all three opponents. Ospreay gets Kushida back into the ring while trapping everybody else on the arena floor, Ospreay then catches Kushida with a drop kick in the corner. Ospreay goes for a standing shooting star press and Kushida gets his knees up before catching him in a roll up, Ospreay then goes for a springboard hold and Kushida catches him in an arm bar.

Scurll returns to the ring and he stomps on the hands of Kushida, Scurll then hits Ospreay with a tornado DDT. Scurll locks Ospreay in the chicken wing while Kushida gets Takahashi in the Hoverboard Lock, Kushida and Scurll have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Scurll then nails Kushida with a super kick to the knee, Ospreay takes Scurll out before eating a super kick from Takahashi. Everybody eventually lays the other out with clotheslines, all four competitors get to their knees and exchange strikes. Ospreay and Scurll take out Kushida and Takahashi with kicks, Ospreay then goes for the Os-Cutter and Scurll catches him in the chicken wing.

Kushida breaks up the chicken wing before sending Takahashi into the turnbuckle, Takahashi recovers and propels a charging Kushida into the turnbuckle. Ospreay traps Takahashi in the ropes before landing a super kick, Scurll appears and does the same thing to Ospreay. Ospreay recovers to hit Scurll and Kushida with super kicks, Ospreay goes for a shooting star press and Scurll catches him with an ace crusher. Scurll then hits Ospreay with a modified neck breaker for a near fall. Scurll then hits Ospreay with an Os-Cutter for a near fall, Scurll then hits Takahashi with a suplex into the turnbuckle. Scurll gets some athletic tape and he tapes Takahashi to the barricade, Scurll then snaps the fingers of Takahashi.

Kushida and Ospreay battle their way to the top rope, Scurll meets Ospreay and Kushida on the top rope before Kushida snaps his fingers. Kushida gets Ospreay off the ropes while applying the arm bar and he transitions into a triangle choke, Ospreay gets free by nailing Kushida with a buckle bomb. Scurll gets up and he attacks the taped down Takahashi on the arena floor, Scurll finds some powder and he throws it in the eyes of Kushida. Kushida recovers to hit Scurll with a Back To The Future for a near fall, Takahashi returns to the ring and he hits Ospreay with a German suplex followed by a sunset bomb on the arena floor. Takahashi then hits Scurll with a sunset bomb on the arena floor, Takahashi then hits Scurll with a Time Bomb in the ring for a near fall.

Takahashi goes for a second Time Bomb and he winds up nailing Scurll with a super kick, Ospreay and Scurll work together to nail Scurll and Takahashi with super kicks. Takahashi recovers and he nails Ospreay with a tombstone pile driver, Takahashi knocks Scurll out of the ring before hitting Ospreay with a missile drop kick for a near fall. Takahashi then nails Scurll with a death valley driver on the ring aprong, Kushida then hits Takahashi with a sunset flip bomb on the arena floor. Ospreay then takes out Kushida with a suicide dive, Ospreay gets Takahashi in the ring before landing an implosion 450 splash for a near fall. Ospreay misses the Os-Cutter and Takahashi levels him with a lariat, Takahashi nails Ospreay with the Time Bomb for a near fall.

Scurll gets his umbrella and he nails everybody with it, Ospreay then hits Scurll with a flipping uranage and an Os-Cutter for the three count.

Winner: Will Ospreay, your new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion

IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Hiroshi Tanashashi (C) vs. Jay White

The match begins with White getting Tanashashi into the corner for a short time, Tanashashi takes White down with an arm drag and some chain wrestling occurs. Tanashashi starts working over the arm of White before landing some forearm strikes, Tanashashi then drops White with a flying forearm strike. Tanashashi knocks White to the arena floor before missing a dive, Tanashashi injures his knee and White stomps away on it. White traps the leg of Tanashashi in the barricade before landing a kick to it, White gets Tanashashi to the ring apron before smashing his leg on the ringside edge.

White then hits a cornered Tanashashi with a running European uppercut followed by a snap German suplex, White continues wrenching away on the injured knee of Tanashashi. White would then apply the modified Indian death lock to Tanashashi, Tanashashi tries fighting back and White wrenches away on his arms as well. White releases the hold and Tanashashi continues clinching at his injured knee, White goes back to wrenching away on the injured knee of Tanashashi. Tanashashi and White have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, White slows Tanashashi down by kicking at his injured knee.

Tanashashi recovers and he nails White with a dragon screw leg whip, Tanashashi lands a few strikes on White before dropping him with a Russian leg sweep. Tanashashi slams White before landing a middle rope swanton bomb for a near fall, White recovers and stomps away on the injured leg of Tanashashi. Tanashashi traps White in the ropes before landing a series of dragon screw leg whips, White falls out of the ring and Tanashashi nails him with a High Fly Flow. Tanashashi gets White in the ropes and White attacks him with chops, White then hits Tanashashi with a dead lift German suplex. Tanashashi rolls out of the ring and White nails him with a brain buster on the ring apron.

White gets Tanashashi in the ring before going to the top rope, White gets off the ropes so he can attack Tanashashi with strikes. White keeps Tanashashi cornered while nailing him with a few knee strikes, Tanashashi fights back and he drops White with a slap. White recovers and he nails Tanashashi with a double under hook suplex into the corner, White then hits Tanashashi with a Saito suplex and a death valley driver for a near fall. White leaps off the top rope and Tanashashi counters with a dragon screw leg whip, Tanashashi follows up by nailing White with Twist & Shout. Tanashashi goes to the top rope and White meets him up there, Tanashashi nails White with a Teist & Shout from the top rope.

White recovers to hit Tanashashi with a snap dragon suplex, Tanashashi recovers as well to nail White with a few sling blades for a near fall. Tanashashi then hits White with a High Fly Flow, Tanashashi goes for a second High Fly Flow and White gets out of the way. White traps the arms of Tanashashi while landing a plethora of elbow strikes, White nails Tanashashi with a Kiwi Crusher for a near fall. White goes for Blade Runner and Tanashashi counters with a straight jacket German suplex for a near fall. Tanashashi goes to the top rope and he nails a standing White with a High Fly Flow, Tanashashi nails White with a second High Fly Flow for the three count.

Winner: Hiroshi Tanashashi, still your IWGP Intercontinental Champion

IWGP United States Title Match – No DQ Match: Kenny Omega (C) vs. Chris Jericho

The match begins with Jericho jumping Omega before the bell rings, the young boys hit the ring to keep them separated until the bell rings. The two have a huge striking exchange when the bell sounds, Omega drops Jericho with a boot to the face. Omega mounts Jericho and assaults him with a plethora of strikes, Omega corners Jericho before landing some more strikes. Jericho recovers and he nails Omega with a few strikes of his own, Jericho follows Omega around the ring while landing chops. Omega goes for a hurricarana and Jericho counters with the Wall Of Jericho, Omega gets to the ropes to break the hold.

Omega then sends a charging Jericho to the arena floor, Omega goes for a baseball slide drop kick and he lands it to knock Jericho over the barricade. Omega goes for a dive and he crashes through an announce table as Jericho gets out of the way, Jericho reapplies the Walls Of Jericho to Omega. Jericho then attacks the referee before applying the Walls Of Jericho to a young boy, Omega attacks Jericho and he throws him into the broken announce table. Omega gets a monitor and he throws it at a downed Jericho, Omega and Jericho battle near another table until Omega goes down. Jericho finds some chairs and he throws them at Omega, Omega grabs a table and he hits Jericho with it.

Omega places a table on top of Jericho before landing a double stomp from the barricade, Omega grabs Jericho and he throws him over the barricade to the ringside area. Omega looks for a suplex and Jericho counters with one of his own on the arena floor, Omega gets to the ring apron before smashing the face of Jericho into the turnbuckle. Omega then plasters Jericho with a few forearm strikes, Omega goes for a springboard move and Jericho counters with a springboard drop kick. Omega rolls out of the ring and Jericho follows him out there, Jericho finds another table and he sets it up on the arena floor. Jericho then nails Omega with a power bomb on the arena floor, Jerichofinds a bunch of chairs and he throws them in the ring.

Omega fights back and Jericho responds with a few strikes of his own before getting Omega in the ring, Jericho then hits Omega with a top rope back elbow strike for a near fall. Jericho finds a chair and he wedges it in between the ropes in the corner, Jericho then decides to choke Omega on the middle rope. Jericho then nails Omega with a middle rope missile drop kick for a near fall, Omega fights back by nailing Jericho with some strikes. Jericho drops Omega before landing a Lionsault for a near fall, Jericho then kicks away at a downed Omega. Omega recovers and nails a charging Jericho with a hurricarana, Omega then clotheslines Jericho out of the ring.

Omega then catches Jericho with a suicide dive that puts them both down, Omega gets Jericho back in the ring before landing a bulldog for a near fall. Omega follows up by landing a cross legged neck breaker on Jericho, Omega goes for a V Trigger and he winds up catching Jericho with a roll up for a near fall. Omega then hits Jericho with a V Trigger on the second attempt, Jericho recovers and locks Omega in the Walls Of Jericho. Omega drags himself to the ring apron before grabbing a can of comb spray, Omega sprays the substance in the eyes of Jericho. Jericho recovers and shoves the referee into Omega, Jericho then propels Omega into the chair wedged in between the ropes.

Jericho nails Omega with a few punches before throwing him into the chair a few more times, Omega fights back and Jericho tosses him into the chair again. Jericho stands over Omega before throwing him into the chair again, Jericho lands a few more shots before cracking Omega with a back elbow strike. Jericho stands over Omega again while landing a plethora of strikes, Omega surprises Jericho by nailing him with a V Trigger. Omega follows that up with a few snap dragon suplexes against Jericho, Omega then nails Jericho with a spin kick to the back of the neck. Omega goes for the One Winged Angel and he winds up nailing Jericho with a snap dragon suplex, Jericho finds a chair and he hits Omega with it.

Jericho grabs the chair and he cracks Omega with it multiple times, Jericho also hits Omega with a chair shot from the middle rope. Jericho gets another chair and he goes to the top rope, Omega catches Jericho with a drop kick. Omega then hits Jericho with a V Trigger and Jericho falls through the table he had set up earlier, Omega gets Jericho back in the ring to crush him with a series of V Triggers. Omega catches Jericho with a double under hook pile driver for a near fall, Omega then crushes Jericho with another V Trigger. Omega goes for the One Winged Angel and Jericho counters into the Walls Of Jericho, Jericho eventually releases the hold after Omega gets to the ropes.

Jericho goes for the Code Breaker and Omega counters with multiple V Triggers, Omega then hits the One Winged Angel for a near fall. Omega decides to go to the top rope and Jericho crotches him, Jericho nails Omega with a few strikes as he meets him up there. Omega recovers and drops Jericho face first on the turnbuckle, Omega gets Jericho up before landing another V Trigger. Omega then hits Jericho with a Finlay Rolls, Omega misses the moonsault and Jericho lands the Code Breaker for for a near fall. Jericho places a chair on top of Omega and Omega gets up to throw it at him, Omega hits Jericho with a One Winged Angel on a chair for the three count.

Winner: Kenny Omega, still the IWGP United States Champion

IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Kazuchika Okada (C) vs. Tetsuya Naito

The match begins with Okada backing Naito into the ropes for a few moments, Naito kicks Okada before landing a drop kick to his knee. Naito misses a second drop kick before exchanging arm drags with Okada, Naito took a break on the arena floor and Okada stomps away on him when he returned to the ring. Naito recovers to drop Okada with a hip toss followed by a basement drop kick, Naito goes for a slingshot drop kick and Okada catches him before placing him on the top rope. Okada then nails Naito with a drop kick that knocks him to the arena floor, Okada throws Naito into the barricade. Okada uses a running boot to the face to knock Naito over the barricade, Naito recovers to drop Okada on the barricade before landing a neck breaker on the barricade.

Naito waits for Okada to get back in the ring before stomping away on him, Naito then goes to the ring apron to nail Okada with a neck breaker. Naito gets Okada in the ring before landing a missile drop kick for a near fall, Naito would then attack the back of the head of Okada with a few strikes. Naito traps Okada in the corner before landing a plethora of strikes, Naito looks for a neck breaker and Okada gets free to land a few strikes. Naito recovers to drop Okada before landing a drop kick to the back, Naito downs Okada in the corner before landing a slingshot drop kick. Naito nails Okada with another neck breaker for a near fall, Naito also wrenches away on the neck of Okada.

Okada recovers to nail a charging Naito with boots to the face followed by a DDT, Okada then hits Naito with a forearm strike followed by back elbow strikes. Naito rolls out of the ring and Okada follows him out before kicking him in the face, Okada then uses the barricade to hit Naito with an elevated DDT on the arena floor. Okada gets Naito back in the ring and he misses a leaping back elbow strike, Naito catches Okada with a rope asssisted modified back breaker. Naito follos up by nailing Okada with a reverse DDT for a near fall, Okada recovers to nail a charging Naito with a flapjack. Okada follows that up by catching Naito with a modified Kryptonite Crunch, Okada slams Niato before going to the top rope.

Okada hits a downed Naito with a top rope elbow drop, Okada goes for the Rainmaker and opts for the cobra clutch instead. Naito gets free and Okada reapplies the cobra clutch, Naito eventually makes it to the ropes after a long struggle. Okada then gets Naito in the corner before landing a few strikes, Naito gets his boots into the face of a charging Okada a few times. Naito gets Okada to the ring apron before sweeping his legs, Naito then catches Okada with a rope assisted elevated neck breaker. Naito gets Okada to the top rope to land a super reverse hurricarana for a near fall, Naito follows up by nailing Okada with Gloria. Naito then attempts Star and Okada gets out of the way, Okada and Naito have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring.

Naito gets Okada down after landing a plethora of forearm strikes to the back of the neck, Naito then hits Okada with a spin kick. Okada quickly recovers and nails Naito with a drop kick, Naito also recovers quickly to hit Okada with a flying forearm strike. Naito traps Okada in the corner before landing a few more strikes, Naito then gets Okada on the top rope and he follows him up there. Okada and Naito have a striking exchange until Naito is knocked off the ropes, Okada misses the follow up missile drop kick against Naito. Naito tries going to the top rope and Okada drags him away, Okada grabs Naito and he nails him with a German suplex. Okada then connects with Rainmaker on Naito for a near fall, Okada looks for the tombstone pile driver and Naito escapes.

Naito looks for an enzaguri and Okada easily gets out of the way, Okada then locks a downed Naito in the cobra clutch. Naito escaps quickly and he catches Okada with Destino, Okada and Naito have another striking exchange while on their knees. Okada and Naito get up to cotinue their striking exchange, Naito spits at Okada before dropping him with a slap. Okada tries countering a charging Naito and Naito winds up landing a flip pile driver for a near fall, Naito goes for Destino and Okada counters with the Rainmaker. Okada goes for another Rainmaker and Naito counters with Destino for a near fall, Okada recovers to nail Naito with a few strikes.

Naito then catches Okada with a step up enzaguri to the back of the head, Okada recovers and cracks Naito with a drop kick. Okada follows that up with a tombstone pile driver on Naito, Naito then hits Okada with a Destino from out of nowhere. Naito goes for another Destino and Okada counters with a tombstone pile driver, Okada catches Naito with the Rainmaker for the three count.

Winner: Kazuchika Okada, still the IWGP Heavyweight Champion

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