NJPW Honor Rising Results 2/22/19

NJPW Honor Rising Results 2/22/19
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan

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Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: Marty Scurll vs. Ren Narita 

[Replay ‘HONOR RISING:JAPAN 2019 Night 1’ on Feb 22nd, 2019]
1ST MATCH: @rennarita_njpw vs. @MartyScurll!! #NJPWWorld Watch now▶︎https://t.co/Tj7UBINesh #njpw #roh #njROH pic.twitter.com/QaPwwaRtDd

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) February 22, 2019

Standing Switch Exchange. Scurll applies a wrist lock. Narita reverses the hold. Scurll with a snap mare takeover. Narita escapes the rear chin lock. Narita applies another wrist lock. Scurll with a side headlock takeover. Narita transitions into a headscissors neck lock. Scurll signals for the test of strength. Narita has the early strength advantage. Scurll kicks Narita in the gut. Scurll with a single leg takedown for a one count. Narita bridges out of the full mount position. Scurll delivers a knife edge chop. That leads us to a forearm exchange. Scurll reverses out of the irish whip from Narita. Narita dives over Scurll. Scurll drops Narita with an elbow knockdown. Scurll dumps Narita out of the ring. Scurll SuperKicks Narita.

Scurll plays to the crowd. Scurll drives his elbow into Narita’s chest. Scurll catapults Narita’s throat into the bottom rope for a two count. Scurll figure fours the legs of Narita. Scurll fish hooks Narita. Scurll unloads two knife edge chops. Narita dropkicks Scurll. Narita follows that with a running elbow strike. Narita drops Scurll with a shoulder tackle. Narita with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Narita locks in The Boston Crab. Scurll crawls to the bottom rope to create separation. Narita goes for an Over Head Belly to Belly Suplex, but Scurll blocks it.

Scurll goes for a backslide cover, but Narita lands back on his feet. Scurll with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Scurll PowerBombs Narita. Scurll gets Narita trapped in The Boston Crab. Narita refuses to quit. Scurll slaps Narita int he ribs. Narita with three sharp elbow strikes. Scurll thrust kicks the left knee of Narita. Scurll stomps on Narita’s fingers. Narita dropkicks Scurll. Narita is fired up. Narita gets The CrossFace Chicken Swing. Scurll hits The Half and Half Suplex. Scurll puts Narita on the top turnbuckle. Scurlll slaps Narita in the face. Scurll with a SuperPlex. Narita rolls Scurll over for a two count. Narita is throwing forearms at Scurll. Scurll makes Narita tap out to The CrossFace Chicken Wing.

Winner: Marty Scurll via Submission 

Second Match: Zack Sabre Jr w/Taka Michinoku vs. Shota Umino 

[Replay ‘HONOR RISING:JAPAN 2019 Night 1’ on Feb 22nd, 2019]
2ND MATCH: @njpw_shota vs. @zacksabrejr!! #NJPWWorld Watch now▶︎https://t.co/Tj7UBJ4PjP #njpw #roh #njROH pic.twitter.com/lsJEYxav9Z

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) February 22, 2019

Sabre pie faces Umino before the bell rings. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Umino applies a hammer lock. Sabre easily escapes the hold. Umino with a single leg takedown. Umino applies a toe and ankle hold. Test of Strength. Sabre hyperextends the right shoulder of Umino. Sabre applies a bow and arrow stretch. Umino reverses the hold. Sabre transitions into a full nelson lock. Umino is trying out grapple Sabre. Battle of reversals in the center of the ring. Umino with a snap mare takeover. Umino goes for a rear chin lock, but Sabre counters with a wrist lock takedown. Umino pushes Sabre off with his feet. Sabre works on his joint manipulation game. Wrist Lock Exchange.

Sabre monkey flips Umino across the ring. Umino maintains wrist control. Sabre repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Umino. Sabre attacks the left ankle of Umino. Sabre is tying Umino up in a knot. Sabre fish hooks Umino. Sabre locks in The Koji Clutch. Sabre stomps on the back of Umino’s knees. Sabre with clubbing roundhouse kicks. Umino fires back with open hand chops. Umino goes for a dropkick, but Sabre counters with a double leg takedown. Sabre applies The Boston Crab. Umino crawls to the bottom rope to create separation. Umino side steps Sabre into the turnbuckles. Umino dropkicks Sabre. Umino with a running elbow strike. Umino follows that with a forearm knockdown. Umino with a Vertical Suplex for a two count.

Umino goes for a Boston Crab, but Sabre counters with The Knee Bar. Umino grabs the bottom rope to force the clean break. Sabre bends the left ankle of Umino. Umino with three open hand chops. Umino negates The PK. Sabre uppercuts Umino. Standing Switch Exchange. Umino with a Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Sabre applies a double wrist clutch. Umino kicks Sabre in the jaw. Umino delivers a Missile Dropkick. Sabre goes back to the boston crab. Umino rolls Sabre over for a two count. Sabre with a european uppercut. Umino is pissed.

Umino with a flurry of uppercut forearms. Sabre with a pinning combination for a two count. Umino drop toe holds Sabre to the canvas. Umino hits The La Magistral for a two count. Umino with a crucifix cover for a two count. Umino gets Sabre trapped in The Cross Arm-Breaker. Sabre puts his foot on the bottom rope to force the break. Umino goes for a Fisherman’s Buster, but Sabre counters with an OverHead Kick. Sabre repeatedly kicks the injured shoulder of Umino. Umino slaps Sabre in the face. Umino goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Sabre counters with The Guillotine Choke. Umino with a DeadLift Vertical Suplex. Umino follows that with a missile dropkick for a two count. Umino goes for another Fisherman’s Buster, but Sabre counters with Orienteering With Napalm Death to pickup the victory.

Winner: Zack Sabre Jr via Submission 

Third Match: Jushin Thunder Liger & Jonathan Gresham vs. Taiji Ishimori & Robbie Eagles 

Gresham and Eagles will start things off. Gresham applies a wrist lock. Eagles reverses the hold. Gresham with a roll through escape. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Gresham with a side headlock takeover. Eagles transitions into a headscissors neck lock. Both men continue this same sequence in the center of the ring. Gresham wraps his legs around Eagles neck. Eagles puts his foot on the bottom rope to force the break. Gresham tells Eagles to bring it.

Gresham applies a hammer lock. Eagles decks Gresham with a back elbow smash. Eagles applies a hammer lock. Gresham is playing mind games with Eagles. Gresham slaps Eagles in the back of the head. More chain grappling sequences. Eagles backs Gresham into the turnbuckles. Eagles kicks Gresham in the gut. Gresham with two arm-drag takeovers. Gresham ducks a clothesline from Eagles. Gresham dropkicks Eagles. Liger and Ishimori are tagged in. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Ishimori applies a side headlock. Liger drops down on the canvas. Liger connects with The Ground Cobra Twist Hold to pickup the victory.

Winner: Jushin Thunder Liger & Jonathan Gresham via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: The Guerrillas Of Destiny & The Briscoes w/Hikuleo and Jado vs. Juice Robinson, David Finlay, Tomoaki Honma and Toa Henare in a 8-Man Tag Team Match 

[Replay ‘HONOR RISING:JAPAN 2019 Night 1’ on Feb 22nd, 2019]
4TH MATCH: @HenareNZ, Tomoaki Honma, @THEdavidfinlay, Juice Robinson vs. @Tama_Tonga, @TangaloaNJPW, @SussexCoChicken, @jaybriscoe84!! #NJPWWorld Watch now▶︎https://t.co/Tj7UBINesh #njpw #roh #njROH pic.twitter.com/D4pRgN9l7e

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) February 22, 2019

Mark Briscoe and Finlay will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Finlay applies a waist lock. Mark responds with a wrist lock takedown. Finlay applies a headscissors neck lock. Mark floats over into a side headlock. Finlay leapfrogs over Mark. Mark drives his knee into the midsection of Finlay. Finlay dropkicks Mark. Finlay applies a wrist lock. Finlay brings Mark to the corner and tags in Robinson. Robinson with a Flying Double Axe Handle Strike. Robinson taunts Jay. FinJuice drops Mark with a Double Bulldog. Robinson tags in Honma. Robinson and Henare clears the ring. Honma kicks Mark in the gut. Honma bodyslams Mark. Henare with a Running Tomahawk Chop. Finlay follows that with a Running Leg Drop. Robinson with a Senton Splash. Honma goes for The Kokeshi HeadButt, but Mark ducks out of the way. Mark dumps Henare out of the ring.

All hell is breaking loose on the outside. Mark repeatedly stomps on Honma’s chest. Mark is choking Honma with his boot. Mark with a straight right hand. Mark kicks Honma in the gut. Mark HeadButts Honma. Mark bounces Honma’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Mark tags in Jay. Jay is putting the boots to Honma in the corner. Jay argues with the referee. Jay tags in Tama Tonga. GOD and The Briscoes are cutting the ring in half. Tonga starts choking Honma with his boot. Tonga dropkicks Honma for a two count. Tonga applies a front face lock. Tonga tags Loa. GOD hits The Reverse Magic Killer. Tonga dropkicks Henare to the floor. Loa tags in Jay.

Loa bodyslams Honma. Jay with a Running Leg Drop. Jay dropkicks Honma. Jay tags in Mark. Mark delivers a gut punch. Mark with a Forearm/Chop Combination. Honma fires back with open hand chops. Mark bites the forehead of Honma. Mark punches Honma in the ribs. Jay inadvertently levels Tonga with a Big Boot. Loa is trying to wake up his brother. Jay uppercuts Honma. Tonga continues to tag himself in. Tonga goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Honma lands back on his feet. Tonga with three sharp elbow strikes. Honma responds with a back elbow strike. Jado trips Honma from the outside. The Briscoes knocks FinJuice off the ring apron. Henare whips Jay face first across the steel ring post. Honma creates distance with a Flying Shoulder Tackle. Honma tags in Henare.

Henare is throwing forearms at Tonga. Henare ducks a clothesline from Tonga. Henare with a flying shoulder tackle. Loa attacks Henare from behind. Henare fires back with Two Corner Clotheslines. Henare swings Tonga’s leg at Loa. Henare hits The Samoan Drop for a two count. Loa drives Henare back first into the turnbuckles. Tonga with a Stinger Splash. Loa uppercuts Henare. Tonga drops Henare with a Jumping NeckBreaker for a two count. Tonga mocks Henare. Henare goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Tonga lands back on his feet. Tonga nails Henare with The SuperMan Punch. Henare HeadButts Tonga. Henare tags in Robinson. Robinson and Mark are trading back and forth shots. Robinson with clubbing Juice Jabs. Robinson goes for The Left Hand Of God, but Mark counters with The Karate Thrust. Robinson with a SpineBuster. Robinson with a Corner Clothesline. Jay responds with a Stinger Splash.

Mark drops Robinson with The Running Knee. The Briscoes are beating down Finlay. FinJuice with Stereo Dropkicks. Robinson goes for another Running Cannonball Strike, but Jay ducks out of the way. Mark sends Finlay crashing to the outside. The Brisoces hits their Razor’s Edge/NeckBreaker Combination for a two count. Loa dumps Honma out of the ring. The Briscoes goes for The Doomsday Device, but Robinson lands back on his feet. Robinson ducks a clothesline from Mark. Finlay drags Jay out of the ring. Loa inadvertently clotheslines Mark. Robinson delivers The Left Hand Of God. Robins on goes for Pulp Friction, but Mark blocks it. Jado hits Mark with The Kendo Stick. Robinson with a La Magistral to pickup the victory.

Winner: Juice Robinson, David Finlay, Tomoaki Honma and Toa Henare via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi and Toru Yano (c) vs. Colt Cabana, Cheeseburger and Delirious in a 6-Man Tag Team Match For The NEVER OpenWeight 6-Man Tag Team Championship 

[Replay ‘HONOR RISING:JAPAN 2019 Night 1’ on Feb 22nd, 2019]
5TH MATCH: NEVER OPENWEIGHT 6-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP @taguchiryusuke, @YTR_CHAOS, @GBH_makabe vs. @CheeseburgerROH, @ROHDelirious, @ColtCabana!! #NJPWWorld Watch now▶︎https://t.co/Tj7UBJ4PjP #njpw #roh #njROH pic.twitter.com/zYfTCvlXpD

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) February 22, 2019

Yano and Delirious will start things off. Delirious chases Yano around the ring. Makabe and Cabana are tagged in. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Cabana applies a side headlock. Cabana goes for a shoulder tackle, but Makabe stands still. Cabana flexes his muscles. Makabe tells Cabana to bring it. Cabana drops Makabe with a shoulder tackle. Cabana plays to the crowd. Makabe with a shoulder knockdown. Cabana repeatedly stomps on Makabe’s chest. Cabana talks smack to Makabe. Cabana tags in Cheeseburger. Makabe catches Cheeseburger in mid-air. Makabe puts Cheeseburger on the top turnbuckle. Makabe tags in Taguchi. Taguchi with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Taguchi applies a rear chin lock. Cheeseburger gets back to a vertical base. Taguchi bodyslams Cheeseburger. Taguchi tags in Yano. Yano is playing mind games with Cabana and Delirious. Yano stomps on Cheeseburger’s back. Yano tugs on Cheeseburger’s hair. Yano bounces Cheeseburger’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Yano tags in Makabe.

Makabe is choking Cheeseburger with his boot. Cheeseburger fires back with three open hand chops. Makabe with a straight right hand. Taguchi Japan are cutting the ring in half. Following a snap mare takeover, Taguchi kicks Cheeseburger in the back. Taguchi delivers two hip attacks for a two count. Taguchi goes for Three Amigos, but Cheeseburger counters with a high knee strike. Cheeseburger ducks a clothesline from Taguchi. Cheeseburger tags in Cabana. Cabana with three double sledges. Taguchi reverses out of the irish whip from Cabana. Cabana with a flurry of left jabs. Cabana hits The Bionic Elbow. Cabana with a SpringBoard MoonSault for a two count. Cheeseburger and Delirious knocks Taguchi Japan off the ring apron. Cabana bodyslams Taguchi. Cheeseburger with a Flying Double Foot Stomp. Delirious follows that with a Back Splash. Cabana wraps this sequence with a Double Splash for a two count.

Makabe dumps Delirious out of the ring. Cabana decks Taguchi with a back elbow smash. Taguchi goes for a Running Hip Attack, but Cabana counters with an Atomic Drop. Cabana slaps Taguchi in the ass. Taguchi drops Cabana with a Leaping Hip Attack. Taguchi tags in Yano. Yano starts removing top turnbuckle pads for absolutely no reason. Cabana and Delirious hits Yano with the turnbuckle pads. Yano whips Delirious into the exposed steel. Delirious with a back elbow smash. Delirious with a chop/forearm combination. Delirious with a Misdirection Lariat for a two count. Delirous applies the cobra clutch. Delirious ducks a clothesline from Yano. Taguchi with a Leaping Hip Attack. Yano low blows Delirious. Makabe clotheslines Delirious. Yano rolls Delirious over to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still NEVER OpenWeight 6-Man Tag Team Champions, Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi and Toru Yano via Pinfall 

Sixth Match: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Dalton Castle For The NEVER OpenWeight Championship 

[Replay ‘HONOR RISING:JAPAN 2019 Night 1’ on Feb 22nd, 2019]
6TH MATCH: NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP @WillOspreay vs. @theDALTONcastle!! #NJPWWorld Watch now▶︎https://t.co/Tj7UBJ4PjP #njpw #roh #njROH pic.twitter.com/Mvzm0mmavg

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) February 22, 2019

Opsreay adheres to the code of honor. Feeling out process after the bell rings. Castle applies a front face lock. Ospreay slaps Castle in the head. Quick stalemate in the corner. Long chain grappling exchange. Castle applies a waist lock. The referee forces a clean break. Ospreay pats Castle on the chest. Neither man can deliver a corner clothesline. Castle peacocks in the center of the ring. Castle is playing mind games with Ospreay. Ospreay with a Hurricanrana. Ospreay plays to the crowd. Ospreay shows off his athletic ability. Castle is flustered on the outside. Ospreay mocks Castle. Castle slaps Ospreay in the face. Ospreay responds with a chop/forearm combination. Castle reverses out of the irish whip from Ospreay. Ospreay kicks Castle in the jaw. Castle catches Ospreay in mid-air. Castle goes for The Bang-A-Rang, but Ospreay rolls him over for a two count.

Ospreay kicks Castle in the gut. Castle negates The Storm Breaker. Castle blocks a boot from Ospreay. Castle with a T-Bone Suplex. Castle follows that with a Belly to Back Suplex on the floor. Castle with a straight right hand. Castle throws Ospreay into the steel barricade. Castle rolls Ospreay back into the ring. Castle with the cover for a two count. Castle applies an arm-bar. Castle with clubbing elbow smashes. Castle with a waist lock takedown for a two count. Castle applies a rear chin lock. Ospreay grabs the bottom rope to force the break. Castle applies a waist lock. Ospreay with three sharp elbow strikes. Castle applies a leg lock. Castle brutally attacks the lower back of Ospreay. Castle with a lateral press for a two count. Castle kicks Ospreay in the ribs. Castle is toying around with Ospreay. Ospreay is pissed.

Ospreay and Castle are trading back and forth shots. Castle sends Ospreay to the ring apron. Ospreay dives over Castle. Castle kicks Ospreay in the gut. Castle launches Ospreay into the crowd. Ospreay hits Pip Pip Cheerio off the barricade. Ospreay follows that with The Space Fly Tiger Drop. Ospreay rolls Castle back into the ring. Ospreay with a heavy chop. Ospreay uppercuts Castle. Ospreay with a HandSpring Back Flip Kick for a two count. Ospreay delivers another Pip Pip Cheerio. Ospreay with a forearm smash. Castle ducks a clothesline from Ospreay. Castle drives his knee into the midsection of Ospreay. Castle drops Ospreay with a DDT. Castle with clubbing knee strikes in the corner. Ospreay uses the top rope for leverage.

Ospreay dropkicks the chest of Castle. Ospreay with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Castle applies a waist lock. Ospreay with three back elbow strikes. Castle goes for a German Suplex, but Ospreay lands back on his feet. Ospreay hits The Robinson Special. Ospreay goes for The OsCutter, but Castle counters with a German Suplex. Castle applies a front chancery. Forearm Exchange. Ospreay with a RoundHouse Kick to the chest of Castle. Castle goes for a Jumping Knee Strike, but Ospreay ducks out of the way. Castle negates The Sasuke Special. Ospreay with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Ospreay has Castle draped across the top rope. Castle takes out the legs of Ospreay.

Castle blasts Ospreay with a Running Knee Strike. Castle follows that with a Reverse SlingBlade for a two count. Castle goes for The Bang-A-Rang, but Ospreay rolls him over for a two count. Ospreay with a Standing Spanish Fly for a two count. Castle avoids a knife edge chop. Castle with a discus elbow smash. Castle drops Ospreay with an Inside Out Lariat. Castle PowerBombs Ospreay for a two count. Castle drives his elbow into Ospreay’s back. Castle slaps Ospreay in the chest. Ospreay with a Reverse Hurricanrana. Ospreay SuperKicks Castle. Ospreay nails Castle with a vicious back fist. Ospreay plants Castle with The Storm Breaker to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still NEVER OpenWeight Champion, Will Ospreay via Pinfall 

Seventh Match: Jeff Cobb (c) vs. Hirooki Goto For The ROH World Television Championship 

[Replay ‘HONOR RISING:JAPAN 2019 Night 1’ on Feb 22nd, 2019]
7TH MATCH: ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @RealJeffCobb vs. @510njpw!! #NJPWWorld Watch now▶︎https://t.co/Tj7UBINesh #njpw #roh #njROH pic.twitter.com/tYjqCVL9MG

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) February 22, 2019

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Goto applies a waist lock. Cobb transitions into a wrist lock. Goto reverses the hold. Goto with a hammer lock/side headlock combination. Quick stalemate in the corner. Back to the collar and elbow tie up. Goto backs Cobb into the ropes. Goto slaps Cobb in the chest. Goto tells Cobb to bring it. Cobb applies a side headlock. Cobb goes for a shoulder tackle, but Goto stands still. Forearm Exchange. Goto reverses out of the irish whip from Cobb. Cobb drops Goto with a shoulder tackle. Cobb unloads two knife edge chops. Cobb HeadButts Goto. Goto fires back with two open hand chops. Cobb dropkicks Goto for a two count. Cobb drives his knee into Goto’s back. Cobb with a forearm smash. Cobb drives his shoulder into the midsection of Goto. Cobb goes for a Stinger Splash, but Got ducks out of the way. Goto clotheslines Cobb over the top rope.

Goto knocks Cobb off the ring apron. Goto with clubbing blows to Cobb’s back. Goto sends Cobb face first into the steel ring post. Goto Suplexes a Young Lion on top of Cobb. Goto stomps on Cobb’s back. Following a snap mare takeover, Goto kicks Cobb in the back for a two count. Goto applies a rear chin lock. Cobb gets back to a vertical base. Goto transitions into the cravate. Goto applies a headscissors neck lock. Goto floats over into a side headlock. Cobb is trying to create separation. Goto kicks Cobb in the gut. Goto drops Cobb with a Side Russian Leg Sweep. Goto is bending Cobb’s fingers. Goto drives his elbow into the back of Cobb’s neck. Goto is mauling Cobb in the corner.

Goto with a Spinning Heel Kick. Goto goes for a Flying Elbow Drop, but Cobb ducks out of the way. Cobb fires up with a chop/forearm combination. Cobb with a Leaping European Uppercut. Goto goes for a Corner Clothesline, but Cobb counters with The Exploder Suplex. Cobb nips up. Cobb with a Standing MoonSault for a two count. Cobb applies a waist lock. Goto with three sharp elbow strikes. Cobb with a Spinning Back Drop Driver for a two count. Goto kicks Cobb in the face. Goto with Two Running Lariats. Cobb kicks Goto in the gut. Goto responds with The Ushigoroshi. Charging Lariat Exchange. Goto delivers an Inside Out Lariat. Goto hits The PK for a two count. Goto with a Reverse GTR for a two count. Cobb negates The GTR. Cobb rolls Goto over for a two count. Cobb goes for a German Suplex, but Goto blocks it. Cobb plants Goto with The Tour Of The Islands to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still ROH World Television Champion, Jeff Cobb via Pinfall 

Eight Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jay Lethal, Kazuchika Okada vs. The Kingdom in a 6-Man Tag Team Match

[Replay ‘HONOR RISING:JAPAN 2019 Night 1’ on Feb 22nd, 2019]
8TH MATCH: @TheLethalJay, @rainmakerXokada, @tanahashi1_100 vs. @TheHorrorKingVM, @WildHorseTKO, @MattTaven!! #NJPWWorld Watch now▶︎https://t.co/Tj7UBINesh #njpw #roh #njROH pic.twitter.com/HsWubsSJXp

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) February 22, 2019

Lethal and Taven will start things off. Taven tells Lethal to back up. Taven tags in Vinny. Lethal plays to the crowd. Vinny drives his knee into the midsection of Lethal. Vinny bounces Lethal’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Vinny blasts Lethal with a knife edge chop. Lethal reverses out of the irish whip from Vinny. Lethal with a heavy chop in the corner. Vinny rakes the eyes of Lethal. Lethal with a Hip Toss. Lethal with a basement dropkick for a two count. Lethal applies a wrist lock. The Dream Team clears the ring. Tanahashi with a double sledge. Okada follows that with a Senton Splash. Lethal wraps this sequence with another basement dropkick for a two count. Lethal applies a wrist lock. Okada and Taven are tagged in. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Okada backs Taven into the ropes. Okada is playing mind games with Taven. Taven goes for Climax, but Okada blocks it. Taven avoids The Rain Maker. Okada goes for a dropkick, but Taven holds onto the ropes. Okada starts favoring his injured knee.

Taven is taking a rest bit on the outside. Taven tags in O’Ryan. O’Ryan wants to fight Tanahashi. Okada grants O’Ryan his wish. O’Ryan talks smack to Tanahashi. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Tanahashi applies a side headlock. O’Ryan tugs on Tanahashi’s hair. Tanahashi with clubbing bodyshots. Tanahashi decks O’Ryan with a back elbow smash. Tanahashi with a Flying Crossbody Block. Tanahashi is playing the air guitar. Tanahashi delivers two deep arm-drags. Tanahashi follows that with a Hip Toss. Tanahashi kicks O’Ryan in the gut. Taven is running interference. Tanahashi ducks a clothesline from Vinny. Tanahashi sends Taven crashing into the steel barricade. O’Ryan with a Baseball Slide Dropkick. The Kingdom are beating down Tanahashi behind the referee’s back. O’Ryan rolls Tanahashi back into the ring. O’Ryan transitions into a ground and pound attack. O’Ryan is basking in his own glory. O’Ryan with a gut punch. O’Ryan tags in Vinny. The Kingdom are cutting the ring in half.

Double Flapjack for a two count. Vinny with a clubbing crossface. Vinny tags in Taven. Taven starts choking Tanahashi in the corner. Taven abuses the referee’s five count. Lethal needs to control his temper. Taven delivers his combination offense for a two count. Taven tags in Vinny. Tanahashi is throwing forearms at Vinny. Vinny drives his knee into the midsection of Tanahashi. Following a snap mare takeover, Vinny applies a rear chin lock. The referee is distracted by O’Ryan and Lethal. O’Ryan rams Tanahashi’s face across the top rope. Vinny knocks Lethal off the ring apron. Tanahashi kicks Vinny in the chest. Tanahashi creates distance with Two Dragon Screw Leg Whips. Tanahashi makes the hot tag to Okada. Okada with two back elbow strikes. Taven reverses out of the irish whip from Okada. Okada with a running elbow knockdown. Okada is fired up. Okada with a leaping back elbow smash. Okada kicks Taven in the gut. Okada with a DDT for a two count.

Okada launches Taven to the ring apron. Taven with a straight right hand. Lethal responds with a SpringBoard Dropkick. Lethal lands The Suicide Dive. Okada hits The Reverse NeckBreaker for a two count. Okada tags in Lethal. Lethal ascends to the top turnbuckle. Lethal kicks O’Ryan off the ring apron. Okada goes for a TombStone PileDriver, but Taven lands back on his feet. Taven shoves Okada into the turnbuckles. The Kingdom hits their Samoan Drop/Rolling Senton Combination on Okada. O’Ryan uppercuts Lethal. Vinny follows that with a Tilt-A-Whirl Side Russian Leg Sweep. Taven wraps this sequence with The PK for a two count. Tanahashi shoves Vinny into O’Ryan. Tanahashi ducks a clothesline from Vinny. Tanahashi kicks Vinny in the gut. The Kingdom responds with Stereo Dropkicks. Vinny is the legal man now. The Kingdom goes for The Rockstar SuperNova, but The Lethal Dream Team counters with a Dropkick/SlingBlade Hurricanrana Combination. Lethal plants Vinny with The Lethal Injection to pickup the victory.

Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jay Lethal and Kazuchika Okada via Pinfall 

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