1. Yuji Nagata, Captain New Japan, Alex Shelley, KUSHIDA & Yohei Komatsu vs. Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Sho Tanaka
Team Nagata gets the win when Shelley pinned Tanaka via Kryptonite Crunch. Match was really nothing.
Winners: Yuji Nagata, Captain New Japan, Alex Shelley, KUSHIDA & Yohei Komatsu
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Tama Tonga & Cody Hall
Tenzan, Kojima and Honma get the win when Honma hit the top rope headbutt for the win. This was okay. Nothing memorable here. Honma’s win didn’t get as big a pop as it did at the Tokyo Dome. Hall continues to make steady progress. His discuss lariat does look killer when hit right.
Winners: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Tomoaki Honma
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (c) vs. RPG Vice (Rocky Romero & Barreta)
This was a very good tag match. I’m not sure people expected a title change here. Some very close near falls and even a great count out false finish. RPG Vice get the win with the Strong Zero (double stomp/cradle back-to-belly piledriver). Congrats to Trent Barreta on his first major title win!
***1/2
Winners: NEW IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions RPG Vice
4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Máscara Dorada
Omega retained via One-Winged Angel. Match was fine except there was no real crowd heat. The crowd did not buy into Dorada’s near falls. Dorada seems to have the flashy moves but no real charisma behind it. After the match, Omega called out Alex Shelley. Omega/Shelley should be a hell of a match with much better crowd reaction.
Winner: STILL IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega
5. IWGP Tag Team Title: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (c) vs. Michael Bennett & Matt Taven
Taven and Bennett win the IWGP Tag Team Titles via Super Spike Piledriver on Anderson. Maria distracted Anderson prior to the finish. This match had no heat either as this was heel vs. heel. Of course the cameraman was fixated on Maria. Not a lot people will like this decision. This was a very political move. Match wasn’t that good either.
Winners: NEW IWGP Tag Team Champions Michael Bennett and Matt Taven
*The NJPW World Stream died for me. It has been down for many people. We will post the remaining results tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, our live coverage has been abruptly ended. Brian will probably rewatch the remaining matches and provide some type of review here.*
Results courtesy of
Shin Nihon Kingdom Blog (part of Puroresu Spirit)
(6) Special 6 Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
◆Winner: Goto (13:49) following the Shouten Kai on Nakamura.
~ Goto with the win over the IWGP IC Champion as he now earned a shot at the belt.
(7) Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuyori Shibata [FREE] vs. Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba [FREE] ◆Winner: Sakuraba (10:51) with the Sakuraba Lock on Shibata.
(8) Special Single Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale
◆Winner: Okada (15:59) following the Rainmaker.
(9) IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: [62nd Champion] AJ Styles vs. [Challenger] Kota Ibushi
◆Winner: Styles (27:01) with the Styles Clash.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ Okada took out Styles after the match and declared that he will reclaim the IWGP Heavyweight belt.
