My Fire Pro Wrestling World Results: NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling (Oct.W2.17)

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling

Monday.October.Week 2.2017

Yurakuen Hall

Referee: Red Shoes Unno

Average Match Rating: 79.8889%

CHAMPIONS

IWGP Heavyweight Champion: Hiroshi Tanahashi

IWGP Intercontinental Champion: Katsuyori Shibata

IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion: Kenny Omega

NEVER Openweight Champion: Michael Elgin

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion: BUSHI

IWGP Tag Team Champions: War Machine (Raymond Rowe & Hanson)

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

NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions: Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, SANADA & BUSHI)

MATCH #1

20 MINUTES LIMIT

Eight-Man Tag Team Match

Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & Hiromu Takahashi) vs BULLET CLUB (Tanga Loa, Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens & Leo Tonga)

WINNERS: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & Hiromu Takahashi)

Method: K.O. from Hiromu on Leo

Finish: Time Bomb

Time: 15:04

Rating: 60%

NOTE: the leader of Suzuki-gun, Minoru Suzuki, has challenged “Unbreakable” Michael Elgin to a rematch for the NEVER Openweight Championship at NJPW Power Struggle!

MATCH #2

20 MINUTES LIMIT

Tag Team Match

Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. vs Michael Elgin & David Finlay

RESULT: N/A

Method: Draw

Time: 20:00

Rating: 75%

MATCH #3

IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

60 MINUTES LIMIT

Normal Match

The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson)(c) vs Roppongi 3K (SHO & YOH)

WINNERS and STILL IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson)

Method: Pinfall from Nick on YOH

Finish: Wrist Double Arm Pin

Time: 21:34

Rating: 76%

MATCH #4

IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

60 MINUTES LIMIT

Normal Match

Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.)(c) vs War Machine (Raymond Rowe & Hanson)

WINNERS and STILL IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.)

Method: Submission from Davey Boy on Rowe

Finish: Sharpshooter

Time: 24:23

Rating: 84%

NOTE: Beretta of CHAOS has challenged the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega to a title match at NJPW Power Struggle.

MATCH #5

30 MINUTES LIMIT

Six-Man Tag Team Match

CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI, Kazuchika Okada & Beretta) vs BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Cody & Marty Scurll)

WINNERS: CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI, Kazuchika Okada & Beretta)

Method: Pinfall from Beretta on Scurll

Finish: Dudebuster

Time: 23:36

Rating: 82%

NOTE: Kota Ibushi has challenged the IWGP Intercontinental Champion Katsuyori Shibata to a title match at NJPW Power Struggle. Ibushi has a victory against the IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi at G1 Climax 27 but rather than waiting for his title shot, “The Golden Star” has opted to parlay that big non-title victory into a title shot for a title that some put on par with the Heavyweight belt, the IWGP IC Title!

MATCH #6

30 MINUTES LIMIT

Tag Team Match

Kota Ibushi & Juice Robinson vs G.B.H. (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma)

RESULT: N/A

Method: Draw

Time: 30:00

Rating: 90%

MATCH #7

IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

60 MINUTES LIMIT

Normal Match

BUSHI (c) vs Will Ospreay

WINNER and STILL IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: BUSHI

Method: Pinfall

Finish: MX

Time: 12:03

Rating: 85%

NEXT: Representing CHAOS, “The Stone Pitbull” Tomohiro Ishii challenges the G1 Climax 27 Winner Kenny Omega of BULLET CLUB for the right to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at the Tokyo Dome! Ishii and Omega competed in different blocks in the G1. However, Ishii's gripe is that A Block Winner Bad Luck Fale lost by RING OUT in the G1 Climax Finals where “The Stone Pitbull” (who came in second place in the A Block) had defeated Fale in the G1.

MATCH #8

MATCH FOR THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE FOR IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AT TOKYO DOME

60 MINUTES LIMIT

Normal Match

Kenny Omega (G1 Climax 27 Winner) vs Tomohiro Ishii

WINNER and CHALLENGER FOR IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AT TOKYO DOME: Tomohiro Ishii!

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Striking Lariat

Time: 20:45

Rating: 99%

NEXT: Despite losing in the G1 Climax 27 Finals (BY RING OUT) to Kenny Omega and losing his opportunity to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight Title at the Tokyo Dome, “The Under Boss” Bad Luck Fale made sure to get himself some IWGP Heavyweight Title insurance in the form of defeating the IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tananashi in the G1 Tournament (the first of three to do so).

MATCH #9

MAIN EVENT

IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

60 MINUTES LIMIT

Normal Match

Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs Bad Luck Fale

WINNER: Bad Luck Fale!

HOWEVER STILL IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Hiroshi Tanahashi

Method: Ring Out

Finish: Samoan Drop

Time: 12:55

Rating: 68%

Note: Fale Critical K.O.ed Tanahashi with a Samoan Drop, Tanahashi fell outside of the ring from the impact of the move and was counted out.