SEVENTH MATCH: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship Match: El Desperado (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi
They charge each other to start. The exchange elbows. They enter into a lengthy chop battle, throwing vicious chop and vicious chop. They trade running forearms. No man able to get an advantage. Hiromu locks in a Triangle Choke. Desperado fights out and hits a Backdrop. Hiromu hits a German Suplex. Desperado sends Hiromu to the outside and hits a Tope Con Hiro onto the ramp. Takahashi hits a Sunset Bomb to the outside. Both men beat the double countout.
They return to the ring where they go back to exchanging elbows. They continue to debilitate eachother. Hiromu hits a big powerbomb and both men are down once more. Hiromu hits a Shotgun Dropkick and Dynamite Plunger for a nearfall.
Hiromu hits a Death Valley Driver into the corner. Desperado counters Time Bomb with a Crucifix for a nearfall. Hiromu counters Pinche Loco. Desperado counters Time Bomb. They continue to trade counters. Desperado counters Time Bomb with Numero Dos. Hiromu counters with a Canadian Destroyer. Hiromu hits a Lariat. Hiromu hits a Vertical Suplex Facebuster for a nearfall.
Desperado traps Hiromu in a Silent Clutch for a nearfall. Hiromu hits a Superkick. Desperado counters Nightmare of “D” with a Bastard Driver for a nearfall. Hiromu counters Pinche Loco with a Hurricanrana for a nearfall. Desperado hits a big punch to the jaw, dropping Hiromu. Desperado hits Pinche Loco. Desperado goes for a second but Hiromu rolls him up for a nearfall.
Hiromu hits a punch to the jaw. Desperado goes down. Desperado fires back with a punch of his own. Desperado hits Pinche Loco. Desperado hits a second Pinche Loco for the pinfall in 16:19.
WINNER AND STILL IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: El Desperado
MAIN EVENT: IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada
The two men feel each other out at first, with Okada dominating the early grappling. As the match picks up pace, they go to the floor, where Shingo begins to dominate the challenger. They get back in the ring, where Shingo keeps Okada grounded with stomps, elbow drops, and sentons.
Okada starts to outpace Takagi and hits a huge cross chop. Okada rocks Takagi with running elbows, and plants him with a Flapjack. Okada unleashes a flurry of offense and hits a DDT for a nearfall. Takagi fights out of an Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker. Okada puts Takagi on the top rope and dropkicks him to the floor. Okada takes some time to recover.
Okada gets out of the ring and sends Takagi into the guardrail. Okada kicks Takagi over the guardrail. Okada clears the guardrail with a running crossbody. Both men struggle to their feet. Takagi gets back in the ring. Okada climbs the top rope. Okada hits a big Missile Dropkick for a near fall.
Okada locks in Money Clip. Takagi fights out. Takagi blocks a Tombstone Piledriver attempt. They trade blows. Okada hits a DDT. Takagi counters an uppercut with a backslide. Okada goes for Money Clip but Takagi fights out. Takagi counters Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker. Takagi hits Noshigami. Takagi hits a huge German Suplex. Takagi attacks Okada’s shoulder. Okada locks in Money Clip. Okada transitions to a Spinning Tombstone Piledriver. Okada locks in Money Clip. Takagi struggles to the ropes.
Takagi counters Rainmaker with a lariat. Both men are down. Takagi taunts Okada with a Rainmaker pose. Okada pummels Takagi against the ropes. The referee breaks them up. They trade blows. Takagi hits a lariat. Okada hits a big boot. Okada hits a dropkick. Takagi hits Pumping Bomber. Both men are down. Okada rolls out of the ring. Takagi follows.
Okada bullies Takagi up the ramp. Takagi counters a Tombstone Piledriver. Takagi counters a second Tombstone Piledriver attempt with a Death Valley Driver on the ramp. Both men beat the countout.
Takagi hits a Pumping Bomber in the corner. He sets Okada on the top rope. He hits a Top Rope Vertical Suplex. Takagi hits Sliding D for a nearfall. Okada counters Last of the Dragon. Okada hits a Dropkick. Takagi ducks a Rainmaker. Okada ducks a Rainmaker. Okada hits a backslide into a Rainmaker, followed by another Rainmaker. Takagi counters Rainmaker with Made In Japan. Takagi hits Made In Japan again for a nearfall.
Shingo hits Pumping Bomber for a nearfall. Okada counters Last of The Dragon with Rainmaker. Both men are down. They struggle to their knees and trade blows. They battle each other all the way to their feet. Takagi unleashes a series of elbows. Okada falls to the mat. Okada locks in Money Clip, Takagi fights out and hits a blow to the back of Okada’s head.
Takagi takes Okada to the top rope. Okada drops Takagi to the canvas. Takagi fights out of a Rainmaker. Okada hits a German Suplex. Takagi counters a rolling Lariat. Takagi hits a huge Pumping Bomber. Okada fights out of Last of The Dragon. Takagi counters a Tombstone Piledriver with a Dragon Suplex. Okada counters Pumping Bomber with a Dropkick. Okada hits a Michinoku Driver. Okada hits Rainmaker for the pinfall in 35:45.
WINNER AND NEW IWGP WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Kazuchika Okada
After the match, Okada bid farewell to the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and proudly wore the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Will Ospreay came out and announced Ospreay as the “Interim” IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.
