New Japan Pro Wrestling continues their Road To Wrestling Dontaku Tour. The show is set to air at 5:30am EST on NJPWWorld.com.
FIRST MATCH: Ren Narita vs. Yota Tsuji
Tsuji advances on Narita, but Narita brings the match to the ground. They fight to their feet and lock up. Narita works over Tsuji’s arm. Tsuji locks in a wristlock. Narita counters with a hammerlock, grounding Tsuji. Narita wrenches the hold. Narita rolls up Tsuji for one.
Cheap shot from Narita floors Tsuji. Narita locks in a side headlock. Narita drops Tsuji with a shoulder block. Narita stomps away on Tsuji. Narita slams Tsuji for two.
Narita locks in a toehold. Narita transitions to an STF. Narita locks in a leg lock, wrenching at Tsuji’s knee and calf, but Tsuji fights to the ropes. Narita stomps away at the leg. Tsuji goes for an Armbar but Narita rolls him up for two.
Narita pummels Tsuji in the corner. Tsuji counters and chops at Narita’s chest. Narita fights back with chops of his own. Narita locks in a Single Leg Crab. Tsuji fights to the ropes.
Narita pummels Tsuji. Tsuji hits a dropkick. Tsuji corners Narita and chops at his chest. Tsuji hits a hiptoss for two.
A vicious strike exchange ends with Tsuji slapping the taste out of Narita’s mouth. Tsuji covers for two. Tsuji corners Narita and stomps away on him. Narita fights back with a dropkick for two.
Narita hits a back body drop for two. Narita locks in thge Boston Crab. Tsuji fights to the ropes, but gets dragged back to the center. Tsuji submits.
WINNER: Ren Narita
SECOND MATCH: Yuji Nagata vs. Shota Umino
Shota corners Nagata to start, dominating the legend with stiff forearms. Nagata weathers the assault and staggers Umino with stiff strikes. Nagata kicks out Umino’s leg and then delivers a roundhouse to the back. Umino fights back with chops to the chest of Nagata, but Nagata’s strikes remain far more powerful. Nagata locks in a Fujiwara Armbar, but Umino fights to the ropes.
Nagata continues to wrench Umino’s arm. Nagata locks in a Kimura but Umino fights to the ropes. Nagata maintains wrist control and keeps up his assault on Umino’s arm.
Umino, wild-eyed, fights back with a flurry of strikes, but Nagata floors him and swats at his seated opponent with stiff kicks. Umino fights back with a Dropkick. Umino hits a running forearm. Umino hits a corner shoulder tackle. Umino hits a second rope dropkick for two. Umino locks in an Armbar but Nagat fights out.
Umino dodges a Yakuza Kick and hits a German Suplex. Top Rope Missile Dropkick from Umino gets two.
Nagata uses the pain from Umino’s swift strikes to fuel a huge Exploder Suplex, but Umino gets back to his feet. Nagata hits another Exploder for two. Nagata locks in a Crossface. Umino submits.
WINNER: Yuji Nagata
THIRD MATCH: Tiger Mask, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tetsuhiro Yagi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoyuki Oka
Oka and Yagi lock up to start. Neither man can win an advantage in a chain exchange. Yagi grounds Oka but Oka fights out. Taguchi tags in. Tiger Mask tags in.
Tiger Mask evades hip attacks from Taguchi. Taguchi beats on Tiger Mask but Tenzan tags in. Tenzan pummels Taguchi. Yagi tags in. Yagi beats on Taguchi. Tiger Mask tags in and hits a series of dropkicks for two.
Tenzan tags in and continues the assault on Taguchi. Tenzan hits a Brainbuster for two. Taguchi fights back with a Hip Attack. Nakanishi tags in. Nakanishi and Tenzan trade strikes. Nakanishi dominates Tenzan with chops. Nakanishi hits a lariat. Nakanishi clears the apron. Nakanishi hits a Western Lariat for two.
Nakanishi goes for the Torture Rack but Tiger Mask breaks it up. Tenzan hits Mongolian Chops. Nakanishi hits a Spear. Oka tags in. Yagi tags in.
The Young Lions trade strikes. Yagi hits a dropkick. Yagi clears the apron. Yagi, Tiger & Tenzan beat on Oka. Yagi locks in the Boston Crab. Oka fights to the ropes.
Everyone brawls, while Yagi rolls up Oka in a small package for two. Oka hits a Spinebuster. Oka locks in an Elevated Boston Crab. Yagi submits.
WINNERS: Manabu Nakanishi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tomoyuki Oka
