NJPW Destruction In Kobe Results 9/22/19
Kobe World Hall
Hyogo, Japan
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Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: Yuji Nagata, Yota Tsuji, and Yuya Uemura vs. Manabu Nakanishi, Alex Coughlin, and Michael Richards in a 6-Man Tag Team Match
Nagata and Nakanishi will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Nagata applies a wrist lock. Nakanishi reverses the hold. Nagata with a roll through escape. Back to the collar and elbow tie up. Nagata applies a side headlock. Shoulder Block Exchange. Quick shoving contest. That leads us to a forearm exchange. Nagata repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Nakanishi. Nakanishi reverses out of the irish whip from Nagata. Nagata ducks a clothesline from Nakanishi. Nagata delivers a Fake Out Dropkick to the left knee of Nakanishi. Nakanishi drops Nagata with a shoulder tackle. Richards and Uemura are tagged in.
Chain grappling exchange. Uemura with a waist lock takedown. Uemura maintains waist control. Richards hammers down on the left wrist of Uemura. Uemura with a side headlock takeover. Uemura runs into Richards. Richards tells Uemura to bring it. Second Shoulder Block Exchange. Uemura with forearm shivers. Uemura drives his knee into the midsection of Richards. Uemura blasts Richards with a knife edge chop. Richards scores the elbow knockdown. Richards knocks Nagata and Tsuji off the ring apron. Richards with the cover for a two count. Richards punches Uemura in the back. Richards applies a front face lock. Richards tags in Coughlin.
Coughlin targets the back of Uemura. Coughlin uppercuts Uemura. Coughlin repeatedly stomps on Uemura’s chest. Coughlin kicks Uemura in the gut. Coughlin follows that with a Hip Toss for a two count. Coughlin brings Uemura to the corner. Coughlin tags in Nakanishi. Nakanishi kicks Uemura in the gut. Nakanishi hammers down on the back of Uemura’s neck. Nakanishi clears the ring. Nakanishi unloads three knife edge chops. Nakanishi bodyslams Uemura. Nakanishi goes for a running knee drop, but Uemura ducks out of the way. Uemura kicks Nakanishi in the gut. Uemura bodyslams Nakanishi. Uemura tags in Nagata.
Nagata with Three Mid-Kicks. Nagata sends Nakanishi across the ring. Nagata delivers The Helluva Kick. Nagata goes for The Exploder Suplex, but Nakanishi blocks it. Second Forearm Exchange. Nakanishi drops Nagata with a double hand chop. Nagata responds with a Running Boot. Nakanishi Spears Nagata. Tsuji continues to get knocked off the apron. Nakanishi clotheslines Nagata for a two count. Nakanishi goes for The Argentine BackBreaker, but Nagata lands back on his feet. Nakanishi dumps Tsuji out of the ring. Nagata with The Big Boot. Nagata creates distance with The Exploder Suplex.
Tsuji and Coughlin are tagged in. Coughlin avoids a dropkick from Tsuji. Coughlin repeatedly stomps on Tsuji’s back. Coughlin with a knife edge chop. Collision in the center of the ring. Tsuji and Coughlin are trading back and forth shots. Coughlin bodyslams Tsuji for a two count. Coughlin locks in The Boston Crab. Tsuji crawls himself to the bottom rope to create separation. Coughlin punches Tsuji in the back. Coughlin with a thunderous chop. Tsuji Spears Coughlin. Tsuji PowerSlams Coughlin for a two count. Pier six brawl on the floor. Tsuji connects with The Giant Swing. Tsuji makes Coughlin tap out to The Boston Crab.
Winner: Yuji Nagata, Yota Tsuji, and Yuya Uemura via Submission
Second Match: Clark Connors vs. Ren Narita
Grappling exchange after the bell rings. Narita grabs the left leg of Connors. Narita with a single leg takedown. Narita applies a toe and ankle hold. Connors wraps his legs around the left shoulder of Narita. Narita escapes the hold. Connors with a waist lock takedown. Standing Switch Exchange. Narita applies a wrist lock. Connors with a fireman’s carry takedown. Connors applies a top wrist lock. Narita backs Connors into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Connors applies a side headlock. Connors with a side headlock takeover. Narita answers with a headscissors neck lock. Connors transitions into another side headlock.
Connors uses the top rope for leverage. Connors slaps Narita in the chest. Knife Edge Chop Exchange. Connors with a fireman’s carry takeover for a one count. Connors applies the kimura lock. Narita bends the left knee of Connors. Narita figure fours the legs of Connors. Narita applies a front face lock. Connors and Narita are trading back and forth bodyslams and chops. Narita is throwing forearms at Connors. Connors fires back with two knife edge chops. Connors uppercuts Narita. Narita dropkicks Connors. Narita with an OverHead Belly to Belly Suplex for a two count. Connors negates The Double UnderHook Suplex. Narita with an open hand palm strike. Connors Spears Narita. Connors makes Narita tap out to The Boston Crab.
Winner: Clark Connors via Submission
Third Match: Karl Fredericks vs. Shota Umino In The Finals Of The 2019 Young Lions Cup
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Fredericks with a flurry of side headlock takeovers. Fredericks runs into Umino. Umino drops Fredericks with a shoulder tackle. Umino repeatedly stomps on Fredericks back. Umino stomps on Fredericks chest. Umino hammers down on the left shoulder of Fredericks. Umino brings Fredericks to the corner. Umino repeatedly stomps on Fredericks chest. Umino is choking Fredericks with his boot. Umino follows that with an arm-ringer. Umino applies an arm-bar. Umino transitions into a cravate. Following a snap mare takeover, Umino with a running dropkick for a two count.
Umino continues to stomp on Fredericks back and chest. Open Hand Chop Exchange. Umino ducks a clothesline from Fredericks. Umino with a shoulder tackle. Fredericks drops down on the canvas. Fredericks leapfrogs over Umino. Fredericks with a Leaping Crossbody Block. Fredericks with Two Running Boots. Fredericks lands The Stinger Splash. Fredericks follows that with a Hip Toss. Fredericks with a leaping elbow drop for a two count. Fredericks uppercuts Umino. Fredericks dropkicks Umino for a two count. Fredericks stomps on Umino’s back.
Fredericks unloads another uppercut. Umino floats over into The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Fredericks puts his foot on the bottom rope to force the break. Umino delivers a Missile Dropkick for a two count. Umino goes back to The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Fredericks refuses to quit. Umino with a Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Umino goes for The Fisherman’s Suplex, but Fredericks. Umino with two palm strikes. Fredericks responds with a Belly to Back Suplex. Fredericks hits The SpineBuster. Fredericks makes Umino tap out to The Single Leg Crab.
The Winner Of The 2019 Young Lions Cup, Karl Fredericks via Submission
Fourth Match: Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, and Toa Henare vs. Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi in a 6-Man Tag Team Match
Henare and Takahashi will start things off. Takahashi ducks a clothesline from Henare. Takahashi pie faces Henare. Takahashi tells Henare to bring it. Takahashi kicks Henare in the gut. Takahashi applies a side headlock. Takahashi runs into Henare. Henare with a knife edge chop. Takahashi responds with The Big Boot. Takahashi thrust kicks the midsection of Henare. Henare drops Takahashi with a shoulder tackle. Henare poses for the crowd. Henare tags in Honma. Honma with a clubbing axe handle strike. Honma is throwing forearms at Takahashi. Honma with a running elbow smash. Honma follows that with a Running Bulldog. Honma plays to the crowd. Honma lands The Kokeshi HeadButt. Takahashi dumps Honma out of the ring. Fale knocks Henare and Makabe off the ring apron. Pier six brawl on the floor.
Owens rolls Honma back into the ring. Takahashi repeatedly stomps on Honma’s chest. Following a snap mare takeover, Takahashi with a sliding dropkick for a two count. Takahashi tags in Owens. Owens punches Honma in the jaw. Owens slaps Honma in the back of the head. Honma fires back with forearm shivers. Owens drives his knee into the midsection of Honma. Owens hammers down on the back of Honma’s neck. Owens tags in Fale. The Tongan Massage Parlor is open for business. Fale with a stiff body punch. Honma kicks Fale in the gut. Honma with three forearm smashes. Honma goes for a Bodyslam, but Fale counters with a Crossbody Block for a two count. Fale sends Honma across the ring. Fale goes for The Body Avalanche, but Honma ducks out of the way. Honma tags in Makabe.
Makabe starts running into Fale. Makabe clotheslines Fale. Makabe is fired up. Makabe with a corner clothesline. Makabe transitions into a Corner Mount. Makabe goes for The Northern Lights Suplex, but Fale blocks it. Fale with clubbing blows to Makabe’s back. Lariat Exchange. Henare and Owens are tagged in. Henare with forearm shivers. Owens reverses out of the irish whip from Henare. Henare ducks a clothesline from Owens. Takahashi kicks Owens in the back. Henare knocks Takahashi off the ring apron. Owens kicks Henare in the gut. Owens slams Henare’s head on the turnbuckle pad. Henare reverses out of the irish whip from Owens. Owens dives over Henare.
Henare ducks two clotheslines from Owens. Owens side steps The Flying Shoulder Tackle. Owens goes for a High Knee Lift, but Henare blocks it. Henare SuperKicks Owens. Takahashi attacks Henare from behind. Henare with Forever Clotheslines. Henare hits The Samoan Drop. Henare follows that with a tomahawk chop for a two count. Honma and Makabe are double teaming Fale. Makabe clotheslines Fale over the top rope. Owens negates The TOA Bottom. Henare delivers his combination offense. Owens connects with Jewel Heist for a two count. Owens nails Henare with The V-Trigger. Owens plants Henare with The Package PileDriver to pickup the victory.
Winner: Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi via Pinfall
Fifth Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, and Rocky Romero vs. Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and Douki in a 8-Man Tag Team Match
Liger attacks Suzuki before the bell rings. The numbers game catches up to Liger. All hell in breaking loose in Kobe. Suzuki whips Liger into the steel barricade. Tanahashi applies a side headlock. Tanahashi slams Sabre’s head on the ring apron. Suzuki drives a chair into the midsection of Liger. Suzuki brings out a table from under the ring. Suzuki kicks Liger in the gut. Suzuki rolls Liger back into the ring. Suzuki drives his knee into the midsection of Liger. Suzuki delivers multiple chair shots.
Suzuki is trying to rip off Liger’s mask. Suzuki shoves down the referee. Suzuki applies The Sleeper Hold. Liger nails Suzuki with The Low Blow. Liger takes off his mask. Suzuki avoids The Shotei Liger blinds Suzuki and the referee with black mist. The referee finally calls off the match. Liger grabs a black metal spike. Suzuki rolls out of the ring. Liger throws a table at Suzuki. Suzuki Gun heads to the backstage area.
Match Result: No-Contest
Sixth Match: Tomohiro Ishii, Will Ospreay, Yoshi Hashi, and Roppongi 3K vs. KENTA, Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo, and The Guerrillas Of Destiny w/Jado in a 10-Man Tag Team Match
Ishii and Loa will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Ishii applies a side headlock. Ishii runs into Loa. Loa laughs at Ishii. Ishii with forearm shivers. Forearm Exchange. Tonga kicks Ishii in the back. Hashi repays the favor on the other side of the ring. Ishii drops Loa with a shoulder tackle. Ishii tags in Hashi. Ishii kicks Tonga in the gut. Hashi whips Tonga to the corner. Hashi with a running chop. Ishii with a forearm smash. Hashi follows that with The Bunker Buster. Kenta attacks Hashi from behind. Pier six brawl on the floor. Kenta launches Hashi over the steel barricade. Kenta with a straight right hand. Kenta drops Hashi with The Mid-Kick. Kenta rolls Hashi back into the ring. Loa with a Snap Vertical Suplex. GOD with Stereo SlingShot Senton Atomicos. Loa applies a front face lock. Loa tags in Phantasmo. Phantasmo rakes the back of Hashi. Phantasmo tags in Ishimori. Ishimori continues to rake Hashi’s back. Bullet Club is cutting the ring in half.
Kenta with a back heel kick. Kenta repeatedly kicks Hashi in the face. Hashi fires back with forearm shivers. Kenta scores The Mid-Kick. Kenta with a Spinning Back Kick. Kenta delivers his combination offense. Hashi with a knife edge chop. Hashi SuperKicks Kenta. Kenta responds with a Spinning Back Fist. Hashi creates distance with a Vertical Suplex. Ospreay and Phantasmo are tagged in. Ospreay with a High Head Kick. Ospreay with a Top Rope 619. Phantasmo avoids The Pip Pip Cheerio. Ospreay ducks a clothesline from Phantasmo. Ospreay with a Running Hurricanrana. Ishimori kicks Ospreay in the gut. Ishimori slides under Ospreay. Ishimori with a shoulder block. Ishimori dives over Ospreay. Ospreay with a HandSpring Back Flip Kick. Standing Switch Exchange.
Phantasmo thrust kicks the midsection of Ospreay. Ospreay responds with a Tiger Wall Flip Kick. Phantasmo with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Phantasmo goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Ospreay counters with The Stunner. Ospreay delivers The Robinson Special. Ospreay plays to the crowd. Phantasmo drills Ospreay with The Poison-Rana. Phantasmo tags in Loa. Loa drives Ospreay back first into the turnbuckle pad. Ospreay avoids The Stinger Splash. Ospreay drops Loa with The Windmill Kick. Ospreay tags in Yoh. Stereo Clotheslines from GOD. Yoh side steps Loa into the turnbuckle pad. Yoh dropkicks the left knee of Tonga. Yoh with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Yoh drops Tonga with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Loa with a forearm smash. Yoh ducks a clothesline from Loa. R3K with Three Stereo Jumping Knee Strikes. Ishimori and Phantasmo with a Pump Kick/Running Knee Strike Combination.
Stereo SuperKicks to Ishii. Ishii ducks a clothesline from Ishimori. Ishii drops Phantasmo with a shoulder tackle. Ospreay hits Pip Pip Cheerio. Ishii follows that with a German Suplex. Ishii PowerSlams Phantasmo. Ospreay with a Corkscrew Splash off Ishii’s back. Ospreay hits The Sasuke Special. Ishii goes for The Vertical Drop Brain Buster, but Loa lands back on his feet. Ishii and Loa are trading back and forth shots. Loa Spears Ishii. Loa with a Running PowerSlam. GOD connects with Guerrilla WarFare for a two count. Kenta uppercuts Hashi. Hashi clotheslines Kenta. GOD goes for The Magic Killer, but Sho gets in the way. Sho with rapid fire haymakers. Loa applies a full nelson lock. Sho kicks Tonga in the face. Tonga responds with The SuperMan Punch. Yoh rolls Loa over to pickup the victory. After the match, GOD attacks R3K from behind. Loa plants Yoh with Ape Shit. Tonga nails Yoh with the kendo stick.
Winner: Tomohiro Ishii, Will Ospreay, Yoshi Hashi, and Roppongi 3K via Pinfall
Seventh Match: Kazuchika Okada, Kota Ibushi, and Robbie Eagles vs. Sanada, EVIL, and Bushi in a 6-Man Tag Team Match
Okada and Sanada will start things off. 50/50 crowd split. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Okada backs Sanada into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Okada pats Sanada on the chest. Sanada blocks a boot from Okada. Sanada with a single leg takedown. Okada escapes The Paradise Lock. Sanada kicks Okada to the floor. Sanada shows off his athleticism. Okada regroups on the outside. Bushi and Eagles are tagged in. Bushi kicks Eagles in the gut. Bushi goes for the irish whip, but Eagles holds onto the top rope. Eagles with a deep arm-drag. Eagles ducks two clotheslines from Bushi. Eagles with a Hurricanrana. Eagles with a Spinning Heel Kick. Bushi with shots to the midsection of Eagles. Bushi reverses out of the irish whip from Eagles. Bushi dropkicks the left knee of Eagles. Sanada with a low dropkick. LIJ knocks Ibushi and Okada off the ring apron. Bushi rakes the eyes of Eagles. Bushi tags in EVIL. EVIL hammers down on the left shoulder of Eagles. LIJ are cutting the ring in half.
Bushi delivers a Missile Dropkick. Bushi-O-Rooni. Bushi tags in Sanada. Sanada sends Eagles across the ring. Sanada blocks a boot from Eagles. Sanada with a single leg takedown. Eagles gets trapped in The Paradise Lock. Sanada with a running low dropkick. Sanada tags in EVIL. EVIL applies a wrist lock. EVIL with a running elbow smash. EVIL goes for The Fisherman’s Buster, but Eagles lands back on his feet. Eagles with forearm shivers. EVIL drives his knee into the midsection of Eagles. Eagles with a Spinning Back Kick. Eagles kicks EVIL in the chest. Eagles ducks a clothesline from EVIL. Eagles with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Eagles tags in Ibushi. Ibushi with a Running Mid-Kick. Sanada kicks Ibushi in the gut. Ibushi with a Double Pele Kick. Ibushi delivers his combination offense. Ibushi with a Standing MoonSault for a two count.
Ibushi goes for a German Suplex, but EVIL blocks it. EVIL throws the right leg of Ibushi at Red Shoes. EVIL thrust kicks the midsection of Ibushi. EVIL with a double hand chop. EVIL slaps the mat. EVIL hits The Bronco Buster for a two count. EVIL goes for a Running Lariat, but Ibushi counters with The Big Boot. Ibushi with a forearm smash. EVIL goes for Darkness Falls, but Ibushi lands back on his feet. EVIL with a Discus Forearm Smash. Ibushi responds with a High Head Kick. Okada and Sanada are tagged in. Sanada ducks a clothesline from Okada. Okada with forearm shivers. Okada scores the elbow knockdown. Okada plays to the crowd. Okada goes for The Reverse NeckBreaker, but Sanada counters with a knee lift. Sanada dives over Okada. Okada blasts Sanada with a ShotGun Dropkick. Sanada negates The TombStone PileDriver. Sanada rolls into Skull End. Ibushi breaks the submission hold. EVIL dumps Ibushi out of the ring. Okada avoids The Muto MoonSault. Okada hits The Reverse NeckBreaker.
Okada tags in Eagles. Eagles with a SpringBoard Missile Dropkick. Eagles repeatedly kicks Sanada in the chest. Standing Switch Exchange. Sanada goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Eagles lands back on his feet. Eagles clips the left knee of Sanada. Eagles clotheslines the back of Sanada’s neck. Eagles with a Running Meteora. Sanada kicks Eagles in the face. Eagles sweeps the legs of Sanada. Eagles with a ShotGun Meteora for a two count. Eagles goes for The Slice Bread, but Sanada blocks it. Eagles takes a ride on The LIJ Train. Stereo Basement Dropkicks for a two count. Ibushi denies Everything Is EVIL ! Ibushi goes for The Kamigoye, but EVIL counters with a Snap German Suplex. Eagles with an inside cradle for a two count. Eagles goes for Turbo BackPack, but Sanada counters with The Skull End. Okada dropkicks Sanada. Sanada avoids The Rain Maker. Sanada sends Okada tumbling to the floor. Bushi lands The Suicide Dive. Sanada makes Eagles tap out to Skull End.
Winner: Sanada, EVIL, and Bushi via Submission
Eight Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Shingo Takagi
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Goto backs Takagi into the red turnbuckle pad. The referee calls for a clean break. Takagi pats Goto on the chest. Goto kicks Takagi in the gut. Goto with forearm shivers. Goto sends Takagi across the ring. Takagi runs into Goto. Forearm Exchange. Takagi with a back elbow smash. Takagi kicks Goto in the gut. Goto fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Takagi negates The GTR. Goto avoids The Sliding Lariat. Goto signals for the test of strength. Takagi applies a side headlock. Collision in the center of the ring. Shoulder Tackle Exchange. Goto with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Goto applies a rear chin lock. Takagi gets back to a vertical base. Goto is raining down forearms in the corner.
Goto blocks a boot from Takagi. Goto with a corner clothesline. Takagi shoves Goto. Goto with forearm shivers. Goto hammers down on the back of Takagi’s neck. Takagi delivers his combination offense. Takagi punches Goto in the back. Takagi sends Goto face first into the steel ring post. Takagi whips Goto into the steel barricade. Takagi dumps Goto face first on the ring apron. Takagi nails Goto with a DDT on the floor. Takagi rolls Goto back into the ring. Takagi with a SlingShot Knee Drop. Takagi stands on top of Goto. Takagi with a Leaping Double Foot Stomp. Takagi with a running knee lift. Takagi follows that with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Takagi applies a side headlock. Goto puts his foot on the bottom rope to force the break.
Takagi with clubbing elbow smashes. Takagi delivers another knee drop. Knife Edge Chop Exchange. Takagi kicks Goto in the back. Takagi repeatedly kicks Goto in the face. Takagi with a forearm smash. Goto responds with a Discus Lariat. Takagi applies a side headlock. Goto with a Spinning Wheel Kick. Goto follows that with a Saito Suplex for a two count. Goto goes for The Ushigoroshi, but Takagi lands back on his feet. Takagi applies a waist lock. Goto with three sharp elbow strikes. Takagi clotheslines the back of Goto’s head. Goto applies a sleeper hold. Takagi dumps Goto back first on the canvas. Takagi with The Sliding Lariat. Takagi hits The Noshigami for a two count. Takagi goes for Made In Japan, but Goto lands back on his feet. Goto with a NeckBreaker. Goto with a corner clothesline. Takagi reverses out of the irish whip from Goto. Takagi blocks a boot from Goto. Takagi with a corner clothesline. Takagi puts Goto on the top turnbuckle pad. Takagi with clubbing headbutts. Takagi lands The SuperPlex.
Goto pops back on his feet. Goto with a German Suplex. Takagi responds with a Saito Suplex. Lariat Exchange. Takagi decks Goto with a back elbow smash. Takagi with a right jab. Goto drops Takagi with a Lariat. Goto with a running clothesline for a two count. Goto goes for The Ushigoroshi, but Takagi counters with Made In Japan for a two count. Takagi starts building momentum. Takagi connects with The Pumping Bomber for a two count. Goto targets the back of Takagi’s neck. Goto hits The Ushigoroshi. Goto follows that with a Reverse GTR for a two count. Goto with heavy chest kicks. Takagi avoids The Mid-Kick. Takagi with a Draping GTR. Takagi with an Inside Out Pumping Bomber for a two count. Takagi goes for The Last Of The Dragon, but Goto lands back on his feet. Goto delivers Shoten Kai. Goto drills Takagi with The PK. HeadButt Exchange. Goto with The Ushigoroshi for a two count. Goto plants Takagi with The GTR to pickup the victory.
Winner: Hirooki Goto via Pinfall
Ninth Match: Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Jay White w/Gedo For The IWGP Intercontinental Championship
Trademark mind games from White after the bell rings. Naito takes a lap around the ring. Naito is getting under White’s skin. Naito rolls White over for a two count. Naito with an inside cradle for a two count. White avoids The Step Up Enzuigiri. Naito with a side headlock takeover. White answers with the headscissors escape. Naito ducks a clothesline from White. Tranquilo Pose. White runs after Naito. Naito tells White to bring it. Naito repeatedly stomps on White’s chest. Naito applies the cravate. Naito with clubbing elbow smashes in the corner. Following a snap mare takeover, Naito applies a rear chin lock. White gets back to a vertical base. Naito is throwing haymakers at White. Naito with a corner dropkick. Naito sweeps the legs of White. Naito is distracted by Gedo. Naito kicks White in the face. Gedo continues to run interference.
White drives Naito crotch first into the steel ring post. White with a knife edge chop. White throws Naito around the ringside area. White mocks Naito. Naito gets back in the ring at the count of seventeen. White repeatedly stomps on Naito’s chest. White delivers another knife edge chop. White scores the elbow knockdown for a two count. White applies The Camel Clutch. White repeatedly drives Naito back first into the barricade. White rolls Naito back into the ring. Red Shoes admonishes White. White applies the cravate. White pulls Naito down to the mat. White flexes his muscles. Naito is trying to build momentum. White goes for The Blade Buster, but Naito blocks it. White with clubbing blows to Naito’s back. White talks smack to Naito. Naito tugs on White’s hair. Naito drops White with a Swinging NeckBreaker.
Naito kicks White in the gut. Naito punches the back of White’s neck. White reverses out of the irish whip from Naito. Naito kicks White in the face. Naito with a Running Hurricanrana. Naito side steps White into the turnbuckle pad. Naito with a deep arm-drag. Naito scores the elbow knockdown. Naito dropkicks the back of White’s head. Naito with a Reverse DDT for a two count. Naito applies a waist lock. Naito goes for a German Suplex, but White blocks it. Naito with a NeckBreaker. Naito wraps his legs around White’s shoulders. Naito with a straight right hand. Naito puts White on the top turnbuckle. White repeatedly kicks Naito in the chest. Naito blocks a boot from White. Naito spits at White. Naito with two forearm smashes. White responds with a DDT. White follows that with Two Head and Arm Suplex’s.
White with a flurry of uppercuts. White hits The Draping DDT for a two count. White goes for The Uranage Slam, but Naito blocks it. White continues top chop Naito in the chest. Naito goes for a Flying Forearm Smash, but White counters with The FlatLiner. White with a DeadLift German Suplex. White uses the turnbuckle pad as a weapon. White drags Naito to the center of the ring. White unloads two knife edge chops. White is toying around with Naito. White hits The Snap Saito Suplex. White gets Naito tied up in the ropes. White with a Running European Uppercut. Naito responds with The Running Knee. White with a heavy chop. Naito drills White with The SpineBuster. Naito follows that with a Draping NeckBreaker. Naito puts White on the top turnbuckle. Naito with a Top Rope FrankenSteiner. Naito connects with Gloria for a two count.
White negates The Destino. Naito ducks a clothesline from White. Naito delivers The Combination Cabron. Naito goes for an Apron NeckBreaker, but White blocks it. White drops Naito with The FlatLiner on the apron. White goes for a DeadLift German Suplex, but Naito blocks it. White pulls Naito down to the apron. White goes for The PileDriver, but Naito counters with a Back Body Drop. White PowerBombs Naito on the ring apron. White connects with The Uranage Slam for a two count. White goes for The Kiwi Crusher, but Naito counters with a DDT. Naito and White are trading back and forth shots. White begs for mercy.
Gedo nails Naito with the steel chair. White hits The Kiwi Crusher for a two count. Naito negates The Blade Runner. White repeatedly stomps on Naito’s face. Naito with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Naito drops White with The Flying Forearm Smash. Gedo hops on the apron to distract Natio. Naito with a Satellite DDT. Naito goes for The Destino, but White counters with a Triangle Submission. White with rapid fire elbow smashes. Standing Switch Exchange. Naito with a German Suplex. Naito goes for The Destino, but White blocks it. White with Two Sleeper Suplex’s. White goes for The Blade Runner, but Naito counters with The Dragon Suplex. Naito finally connects with The Destino for a two count. Naito drops White with a Rolling Kick. White avoids The Poison-Rana. Naito slaps White in the face. White plants Naito with The Blade Runner to pickup the victory.
Winner: New IWGP Intercontinental Champion, Jay White via Pinfall
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