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This Ren Narita/Fred Rosser feud a thing of beauty
 

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NJPW STRONG REPORT: GARCIA, YEHI, ROSSER, DICKINSON, KING, AND MORE
By Richard Trionfo on 2021-08-21 12:47:00
We are in Los Angeles, California and your announcers are Shigeki Kiyono and Katsayuri Shibata (in Japanese) or Kevin Kelly and Alex Koslov (in English).

Match Number One: Alex Coughlin versus Matt Morris

They lock up and go around the ring. Morris with a side head lock. Alex with a shoulder tackle. Morris with a side head lock and Alex with a back drop but Morris lands on his feet and he returns to the side head lock and takes Alex to the mat. Alex with a head scissors and Matt escapes. Alex catches Morris on a leap frog but Morris gets a near fall with a sunset flip.

Alex with an Irish whip and bear hug into an overhead belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. Alex with chops and a hip toss for a near fall. Alex with a figure four head scissors. Alex gets Morris up for a delayed vertical suplex and a near fall. Alex with a rear chin lock. Alex with an elbow to the top of the head and he returns to the rear chin lock. Morris with an arm drag and then he sends Alex into the turnbuckles with a drop toe hold. Morris with an elbow in the corner. Alex with an Irish whip and Morris goes to the apron. Morris with a punch and slingshot senton. Morris clotheslines Alex over the top rope to the floor.

Morris with a cannonball off the apron. Morris sends Alex back into the ring and he goes up top and this a swanton for a near fall. Alex runs Morris into the turnbuckles but Morris with an uppercut and boot. Morris with a cross body but Alex rolls through and hits a bridging fallaway slam for a near fall. Morris with a flying boot for a near fall. Morris with a DDT for the three count.

Winner: Matt Morris

Match Number Two: Ren Narita, Clark Conners, and TJP versus Fred Rosser, Fred Yehi, and Daniel Garcia


TJP and Garcia start things off. They lock up and TJP with a wrist lock. Garcia with a reversal into a hammer lock and he tagkes TJP to the mat. TJP with a head scissors to escape and he gets a near fall. Garcia with a side ehad lock take down and TJP bridges and goes for an octopus but Garcia ocks his hands. Conners tags in and they hit a double suplex on Garcia. Conners with a bulldog for a near fall. Conners with a European uppercut. Garcia with chops and Yehi tags in and hits shoulders in the corner followed by a chop. Yehi with kicks and Rosser tags in. Rosser with hips in the corner and he kicks Conners. Conners with forearms and Rosser fires back. Rosser chokes Conners in the corner.

Conners with chops and Rosser with a knee and he tries for a slam but Conners escapes and connects with a kick and shoulder tackle. Conners sends Roser into the corner and Narita tags in and he kicks Rosser. Narita with a waist lock and Rosser holds on to the ropes. Rosser with an elbow but Narita with a boot to the head and Roser goes to the apron. Narita with a rear chin lock in the ropes and the referee warns Narita. Rosser is sent into the turnbuckles and Conners tags in. They kick Rosser in the corner. Conners with a wrist lock and TJP tags in and connects with punch to the arm and he snap mares Rosser and applies a reverse chin lock. Rosser with punches and he knocks Narita off the apron as well as Conners. TJP with a drop kick. Conners and Narita knock Yehi and Garcia off the apron.

TJP with a face wash and a running boot to the head. Conners tags in and Rosser blocks a slam and hits a seated splash. Yehi tags in and he connects with a shoulder tackle and forearm. Yehi misses a boot but he avoids a forearm from Conners. Yehi with a punch to the foot and a kick to the leg. Yehi with boots to Conners and a forearm to TJP’s back. Yehi with a slam and kick to the back. Yehi with chops in the corner. Yehi with a knee but Conners with a power slam. TJP tags in and Conners with a spear.

Rosser with a knee to Conners but Narita knocks Roser down. Garcia with an arm wringer to Narita. TJP with a belly-to-back suplex to Garcia. Yehi with a back fist to TJP and both men are down.

TJP with a tornado DDT and Narita tags in and so does Garcia. Garcia with a boot but Narita with an Irish whip. Garcia with a boot and chop for a near fall. Narita with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. Narita with a reverse chin lock and he takes Garcia down but Garcia escapes and hits a drop kick to the back of the head. Narita avoids a suplex and applies a rear naked choke. Narita with an abdominal stretch and a wrist lock Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Narita with a Northern Lights suplex for the three count.

Winners: Ren Narita, Clark Conners, and TJP

Match Number Three: Brody King and Chris Dickinson versus Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs (with JR Kratos)


Dickinson and Isaacs start things off. Dickinson goes for the leg and he gives Isaacs a wrist lock. Isaacs with a take down but Dickinson goes for the leg and takes him down. Isaacs with a front face locw and Nelson hits Dickinson from behind. King comes in and Nelson and Isaacs with forearms and Nelson with a drop kick to send King to the floor.

Isaacs runs Dickinson to the corner and Nelson with a kick to the leg in the ropes. Dickinson blocks a dragon screw leg whip and applies a cross arm breaker. Nelson with a double stomp to Dickinson. Nelson with forearms and a European uppercut. Isaacs tags in and he punches Dickinson and follows with forearms int eh corner. Isaacs with a choke. Nelson tags in and he kicks Dickinson in the head and gets a near fall.

Dickinson with kicks but Nelson with a knee buster and he hits a seated splash on the leg. Nelson continues to work on the leg and he goes after King on the apron and that allows Nelson and Isaacs to double team Dickinson. Isaacs gets a near fall and Nelson tags in. Nelson wrings the leg into the ring post while the referee has to deal with King. Isaacs tags in and he exchange forearms with Dickinson. Dickinson with an enzuigiri and Isaacs keeps Dickinson from making the tag. Dickinson with a German suplex and King tags in and so does Nelson. King with clotheslines in the corner and then he hits a running Death Valley Driver on Nelson into Isaacs in the corner for a near fall on Neslon.

Dickinson tags in and King with a reverse atomic drop and Dickinson follows with a drop kick in a Hart Attack position. King with a Boston Crab and Dickinson with a knee drop to the back of the head. Isaacs breaks up the hold and Dickinson kicks Isaacs and hits a head lock suplex. King kicks Nelson and he this a tilt-a-whirl back breaker and Dickinson with a knee to the head. Dickinson with a brainbuster. Isaacs with a waist lock on Dickinson but Dickinson with a snap mare. Isaacs with a forearm and then he tags in. King hits Nelson and Isaacs from behind and then Nelson and Isaacs with forearms to King . King sends Isaacs and Nelson into each other and then clotheslines them over the top rope to the floor. King follows to the floor. Isaacs is sent back in and Dickinson gets him on his shoulders. The referee is disoriented and Kratos with a clothesline to King on the floor. Isaacs with a full nelson into a German suplex and Nelson with an elbow drop off the turnbuckles for the three count.

Winners: Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson

After the match, JR Kratos congratulates Nelson and Isaacs. He says that Tom liked what they saw. Isaacs says they lost to Brody and Dickinson in Tag Team Turmoil. They joined Team Filthy and they beat Brody and Dickinson. He says that is a good investment. Nelson says the franchise got two first round picks when Team Filthy signed the West Coast Wrecking Crew. This was a match made in heaven. Isaacs tells The Good Brothers to watch their backs.

We go to credits.
 

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Hiromu Takahashi is set to make his in-ring return at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s final Summer Struggle tour show on August 27 in Korakuen Hall.

Takahashi has been out of action since February due to a left pectoral injury. He challenged DOUKI to a singles match on a live stream which aired on YouTube. DOUKI accepted the challenge on Twitter.
 
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Damn poor DOUKI doesn't stand a chance
 
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Thought it was time to separate this from the general NJPW thread. Here's the lineup for Strong this Friday:

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A stacked all star eight man tag will close out the night on Summer Struggle USA. Lio Rush has already been named the number one contender to Filthy Tom Lawlor’s STRONG Openweight Championship, and the clock is ticking to that title match taking place at Fighting Spirit Unleashed. Rush and Lawlor’s interactions will certainly be something to keep a fixed eye on tonight. Meanwhile, after last week’s main event, Violence Unlimited’s issues with the West Coast Wrecking Crew are far from over. Last week, it was JR Kratos that proved to be the difference maker, with a lariat on the outside to Brody King leading to Chris Dickinson taking the pinfall from Jorel Nelson. Violent revenge is in store tonight, and to help even the numbers, Juice Robinson is a heck of a ringer.

Juice returned to NJPW STRONG two weeks ago to respond to an open challenge from Hikuleo, and much to the Young Gun’s chagrin, left their Resurgence matchup with the W. Now Robinson wants to continue his upward trajectory. Will he be the difference maker tonight?

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There is no doubt that Karl Fredericks has a lot on his plate right now. At Resurgence, the furious Alpha Wolf responded to a condescending rant from ‘real World Champion’ Will Ospreay by charging to the ring, eager to defend the honour of the LA Dojo against the Commonwealth Kingpin. Yet a pin has to be put in that issue for now; as Ospreay turned tail and returned to the UK, Fredericks had an outstanding challenge from Alexander James.

The well travelled ‘Pain Prince’ was victorious out of the gate a fortnight ago on NJPW STRONG against Kevin Knight, and was quick to issue a challenge to Fredericks. To James, Fredericks rerpesents the model product of the modern LA Dojo, and a training system that he wants to compare against his own sadistic and punishing development style. Who wins out in this special singles contest?

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The action kicks off on STRONG this week with Friday night’s newest faction in action. The Stray Dog Army saw Barrett Brown, Misterioso and Bateman come together on the road to Resurgence two weeks ago, frustrated at a perceived lack of opportunity and being bumped off the main card at the L.A. Coliseum. The group has vowed to stick a knife in the side of their opposition and twist, bleeding NJPW STRONG dry for their own gain. In the opposite corner tonight are men in Wheeler Yuta and Adrian Quest who each impressed at resurgence, along with the DKC, who continues to make exciting progress in the L.A. Dojo. Who can make a definitive statement tonight?
 
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I knew they were doing tours in the states and had that US show, but had no idea they had a whole new promotion named New Japan of America.

That's pretty dope. I also like the name of Summer Struggle. The graphics are well made and a lot of recognizable names for the card.

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Why the render of Alexander James look like that though?
 

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SI: Hiroshi Tanahashi excited to showcase new IWGP U.S. Title - “I think the IWGP U.S. heavyweight championship is truly meaningful when it is defended in the U.S. I have a desire to go to the U.S. once a month. Sometimes, I’d even like it to be once a week."
 
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Literally impossible of he wants to compete on Japan too but I support the attitude nonetheless :lol
 

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Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, and the self-proclaimed real IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay confirmed for the Philadelphia tapings. Here's the full list of talent
  • Jay White
  • Will Ospreay
  • Minoru Suzuki
  • Lance Archer
  • El Phantasmo
  • Juice Robinson
  • David Finlay
  • Tom Lawlor
  • Brody King
  • Chris Dickinson
  • Hikuleo
  • Fred Rosser
  • TJP
  • Lio Rush
  • Clark Connors
  • Karl Fredericks
 
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Lord the Wrestling Gods blessing us with that Matchup. I think it's for the Sunday Show September 26th.
 
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A few bangers added to those tapings....I'd already decided I wasn't going to go but now I might change my mind again :worried

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Top 2 are night 1 and the bottom 2 are night 2.
 

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Shit. What's the prices Chris?