NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2018
Monday.September.Week 2.2018
Yurakuen Hall
CHAMPIONS
IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Bad Luck Fale (1x)(0D)(Since NJPW Destruction 2018, Sat.Sep.W2.18)
G1 CLIMAX 28 BRIEFCASE CHAMPION: Kazuchika Okada
IWGP INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: Chris Jericho (1x)(0D)(Since NJPW Dominion, Sat.Jun.W1.18)
IWGP UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Juice Robinson (1x)(0D)(Since NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018, Sun.Sep.W4.18)
NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPION: Takashi Iizuka (1x)(0D)(Since NJPW Destruction 2018, Mon.Sep.W3.18)
IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Hiromu Takahashi (3x)(1D)(Since NJPW Kizuna Road 2018, Mon.Jun.W3.18)
IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL & SANADA)(2x)(1D)(Since NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco, Sat.Jul.W1.18)
IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: World Class Tag Team (Gedo & Jado)(1x)(0D)(Since NJPW Dominion, Sat.Jun.W1.18)
NEVER OPENWEIGHT SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Taiji Ishimori)(1x)(1D)(Since NJPW G1 Climax 28 – Day 19, Sun.Aug.W1.18)
MATCH #1
IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
60 MINUTE LIMIT
Referee: Kenta Sato
Tag Match
World Class Tag Team (Gedo & Jado)(c) vs Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado)
WINNERS and STILL IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: World Class Tag Team (Gedo & Jado)
Method: Pinfall from Gedo on Kanemaru
Finish: Gedo Clutch
Time: 20:50
Rating: 70%
MATCH #2
20 MINUTES LIMIT
Referee: Kenta Sato
Tag Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma)
WINNERS: N/A
Method: Draw
Finish: N/A
Time: 20:00
Rating: 70%
MATCH #3
20 MINUTES LIMIT
Referee: Kenta Sato
8-Man Tag Match
BULLET CLUB (Kenny Omega, Matt & Nick Jackson) & Kota Ibushi vs BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Yujiro Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori)
WINNERS: BULLET CLUB (Kenny Omega, Matt & Nick Jackson) & Kota Ibushi
Method: Ring Out from Ibushi on Ishimori
Finish: N/A
Time: 12:17
Rating: 51%
MATCH #4
30 MINUTE LIMIT
Referee: Tiger Hattori
6-Man Tag Match
CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Will Ospreay) vs Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka & Taichi)
WINNERS: CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Will Ospreay)
Method: Pinfall from Ospreay on Taichi
Finish: Shooting Star Press
Time: 17:46
Rating: 63%
MATCH #5
30 MINUTE LIMIT
Referee: Tiger Hattori
8-Man Tag Match
CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano, SHO & YOH) vs Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi)
(Naito replaces EVIL who was dealing with an injury)
WINNERS: N/A
Method: Draw
Finish: N/A
Time: 30:00
Rating: 78%
EARLIER THIS YEAR AT DOMINION: Chris Jericho defeated Togi Makabe to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. After the match Jericho continued to attack Makabe until members of the New Japan Pro-Wrestling main army like Michael Elgin and Toa Henare interfered.
BACKSTAGE: Michael Elgin is ambushed and attacked and laid out by Chris Jericho!
EARLIER TODAY: After losing to Tetsuya Naito in the New Japan Cup, the G1 Climax and getting KO'ed by the Destino at Fighting Spirit Unleahed, Zack Sabre Jr. promises Tetsuya Naito that he isn't finished with Naito yet and promises to not be finished with Naito until ZSJ rips a limb off of his body.
MATCH #6
SPECIAL
30 MINUTE LIMIT
Referee: Marty Asami
Singles Match
Michael Elgin vs Zack Sabre Jr.
WINNER: Michael Elgin
Method: Pinfall
Finish: Elgin bomb
Time: 11:15
Rating: 68%
BACKSTAGE: IWGP Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho challenges Michael Elgin at NJPW Power Struggle!
MATCH #7
IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
60 MINUTE LIMIT
Referee: Marty Asami
Singles Match
Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs TAKA Michinoku
WINNERS and NEW IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: TAKA Michinoku
Method: Pinfall
Finish: Dangerous Knee Kick
Time: 12:48
Rating: 79%
INTERVIEW: Jay White congratulates Kazuchika Okada on unseating “the once unstoppable” Hiroshi Tanahashi and taking his G1 Climax briefcase. However, Jay has Okada's number and the proof is Jay's win over Okada in the G1. As a result, “The Switchblade” has come calling for that G1 briefcase tonight!
MATCH #8
Preliminary Match for IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP at SPIKE DOME
#1 CONTENDER'S MATCH FOR THE IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAOS vs CHAOS
60 MINUTE LIMIT
Referee: Red Shoes Unno
Singles Match
Kazuchika Okada (#1) vs Jay White (w/Gedo)
WINNER and #1 CONTENDER: Kazuchika Okada (#1)
Method: Pinfall
Finish: Rainmaker
Time: 15:19
Rating: 79%
Post-Match: White, Gedo and Jado beat down Okada and reveal themselves as BULLET CLUB members!
MATCH #9
MAIN EVENT
IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
60 MINUTE LIMIT
Referee: Red Shoes Unno
Singles Match
Bad Luck Fale (c) vs Tetsuya Naito
WINNERS and STILL IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Bad Luck Fale
Method: K.O.
Finish: Samoan Drop
Time: 08:32
Rating: 51%
Event Rating: 67.6667%
No comments:
Post a Comment