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April 23, 2017 | Posted by Larry Csonka

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Hirai Kawato & Tomoyuki Oka vs. Syota Umino & Katsuya Kitamura: This is a battle of young lions; Kitamura is looking particularly large tonight. Kawato and Umino start things off, picking up where they left off yesterday, grappling back and forth. Kawato took control, beating him down in the corner before tagging out to Oka. They worked quick tags, isolating Umino in their corner. Umino eventually hit a desperation dropkick, and then got the hot tag to Kitamura. Kitamura then caved in Kawato’s chest with chops and clubbing strikes before doing hoss spots with Oka. Kitamura hit a running dropkick, but Oka cut him off with an overhead belly to belly for the double down. Umino tagged in, worked over Oka with hip tosses and forearm strikes until he ran into a spinebuster. Oka then worked the crab, but Unimo made the ropes. Oka hit the big powerslam, and then the crab and Umino had to tap. Hirai Kawato & Tomoyuki Oka defeated Syota Umino & Katsuya Kitamura @ 7:10 via submission

Jado & Will Ospreay vs. TAKA Michinoku & El Desperado: Ospreay and TAKA to begin things off, TAKA worked the arm, Ospreay did his repeated kip up spot and that seemingly confused TAKA, so he raked Ospreay’s eyes. Jado and Desperado tagged in, with Desperado running around and into Jado’s offense, since Jado is rather immobile these days TAKA then tripped him up and everyone brawled to the floor. Desperado choked out Ospreay with a chair, while back in the ring, Desperado took the heat on Jado. He and TAKA worked quick tags, beating down Jado. Jado tried to fire up but ran into an uppercut from Desperado. Jado finally hit a clothesline and got the tag to Ospreay, who brought some much needed energy to the match, running wild on Desperado. The corner dropkick followed for 2. Ospreay up top, but Desperado shot the ref to the ropes to crotch Ospreay and tagged in TAKA. They ran corner attack on Ospreay, with Jado making the save and then being tossed to the floor. Ospreay made his own comeback, hitting the springboard forearm, spinning kick and OsCutter for the win. Jado & Will Ospreay defeated TAKA Michinoku & El Desperado @ 8:20 via pin

David Finlay, Satoshi Kojima, & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Tanga Loa, & Tama Tonga: Tonga and v to start things off. Tonga distracts him so that Loa can attack; Kojima in and they fight back against the Guerrillas and suplex Loa. They work over Loa with chops and double teams, and then work over Tonga in the corner. Tenzan hits a suplex and covers for 2. Yujiro gets involved, cutting off Tenzan and we get a brief floor brawl, with Finlay getting posted. Back in, Bullet Club takes the heat on Tenzan. Kojima tries to fire up Tenzan from the apron, but Bullet Club takes control, sending he and Finlay to the floor to work triple teams on Tenzan. Tonga tries to head butt Tenzan, but that was a poor plan and he runs into the mountain bomb. Tag to Kojima, he’s fired up and works over Tonga with the rapid-fire chops. Kojima up top, but Loa cuts him off and slams him to the mat. Kojima then looks for a lariat but eats a dropkick after the Tonga misdirection. Yujiro in and he rakes the eyes, but Kojima hits the koji cutter and tags in Finlay. Finlay and the dads then work over Yujiro in the corner, but Tonga makes the save. It breaks down, Finlay with a big dropkick on Loa and then works over Yujiro, hitting a back breaker for 2. Yujiro hits a DVD variation, and follows with pimp juice to score the win. Bullet Club defeated David Finlay, Satoshi Kojima, & Hiroyoshi Tenzan @ 9:50 via pin

Beretta, Rocky Romero, Hirooki Goto, & Toru Yano vs. Takashi Iizuka, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Minoru Suzuki: the latest Suzuki-gun vs. CHAOS battle, setting up the NEVER & Junior tag title matches to come. We start off with the standard Suzuki-gun pre-match attack and floor brawl. They take control on Romero, with Beretta stealing the bell hammer from Taichi; Romero teases using it, but the tag teams face off with Roppongi Vice getting the better of the battle. They work over Taichi, with Beretta controlling until Iizuka hits him with a chair. Suzuki and Goto brawl on the floor, Suzuki drags him to the back and now everyone brawls on the floor. Suzuki works chair shots to Goto, and then chokes him out with it. Suzuki-gun then takes the heat on Beretta, with Iizuka choking him out with a small chain. Suzuki then tagged in and tried to rip off some legs, looking generally surly; so he was being himself. Goto finally gets the hot tag, but Suzuki attacks with the knee bar. Goto escapes, hits a Saito suplex for 2 and Suzuki quickly cuts him off, but Goto blocks the PK and they trade strikes. Suzuki takes control, locking in the sleeper and then the hanging guillotine, but Goto counters out and into the ushigoroshi. Yano and Iizuka enter for the comedy portion of the match involving Iizuka’s beard. It breaks down, Suzuki-gun work over Yano and Goto makes the save. More brawling to the floor, Roppongi Vice stop Iizuka from using the iron fingers, allowing Yano to get the roll up for the win. Beretta, Rocky Romero, Hirooki Goto, & Toru Yano defeated Takashi Iizuka, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Minoru Suzuki @ 12:05 via pin

Yoshitatsu, Ricochet, & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. BUSHI, SANADA, & Hiromu Takahashi: Tatsu is working his “fresh from failing in Mexico” tribute to Negro Casas perm. Takahashi and Ricochet to begin, they work a really fun and fast paced opening stretch, with Ricochet hitting a suicide dive. Tatsu tags in, keeps control on Takahashi, grounding him and hitting a Russian leg sweep for 2. Taguchi tags in and works ass attacks on Takahashi, and then taking out BUSHI & SANADA with ass attacks. Taguchi tries to call the plays, but Tatsu doesn’t understand them. That allows LIJ to fight back, and they take the action to the floor. Takahashi then works over Taguchi, tags in BUSHI and he chokes out Taguchi with his shirt. SANADA in and he works over Taguchi before tagging Takahashi back in. he keeps control, countering the as attack, but Taguchi gets the hot tag to Ricochet, who runs wild on Takahashi. Takahashi avoids the bennadryller, leading to a double down. BUSHI in now, laying the boots to Ricochet, but he picks up the pace and fights them both off and then hits the enziguri on BUSHI. Tag to Tatsu, he does his version of firing up, which is working unintentionally slow motion style offense. He teases a pedigree, but eats a superkick from Takahashi. He fights back, hitting a pedigree on SANADA for the near fall. Tatsu up top, but BUSHI cuts him off and tosses him to the mat as it breaks down. SANADA locks in skull end on Tatsu and he taps. BUSHI, SANADA, & Hiromu Takahashi

YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada vs. Chase Owens, Kenny Omega & Bad Luck Fale: Fale and Okada start things off, with Okada still selling the effects of the tombstone from Fale yesterday. Okada tries to fire up, and slowly makes a comeback on Owens, and then tags in HASHI. CHAOS takes over, beating down Owens in their corner. Omega in and tries to help, he and Owens drop Ishii with a double superkick. Fale beats down Okada on the floor, as Omega lays the boots to Ishii in the corner. Bullet Club works quick tags as they beat down Ishii, Fale joins in the fun, hitting a sit-down splash for 2; he then tosses Okada to the floor. More double teams on Ishii follow, with Owens covering for the near fall. Omega slowly beats on Ishii, but he finally fires up and hits a dead lift suplex but Fale sends his partners to the floor before he could tag out. Ishii starts to put the ass beating on everyone, but runs into a RANA by Omega. Ishii then decapitates Omega with a lariat and gets the hot tag to Okada. Okada plays the hits, Fale accidentally runs into Owens, and Okada slams him and heads up top, but Fale cuts him off and hits the Samoan drop for 2. Okada looks for the tombstone afte running wild (remember that need o not only win but out do and be better than his opponent), but fails because it was a bad plan. HASHI in, hits the running blockbuster on Owens, but Owens and Omega swarm him and work him over n the corner with the help of Fale. Owens hits a toss up gut buster for 2, but HASHI transitions into the butterfly lock; Omega makes the save. HASHI hits an enziguri on Omega, and Ishii kills him with a German; Fale back in and takes out HASHI, avoids the dropkick and hits Okada with the grenade; tombstone on HASHI and he tosses Owens on him for the win. Fale is a giving monster. Chase Owens, Kenny Omega & Bad Luck Fale defeated YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada @ 15:25 via pin

Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Juice Robinson vs. EVIL & Tetsuya Naito: Juice hits a plancha as Naito makes his entrance, deciding to not take any chances and take the fight to him right away. Tanahashi pairs off with EVIL as Juice picks up the battered IC Title that Naito kicks around and politely hands it to Milano at the commentary table. Back in the ring, Juice beats down Naito in the corner. Tanahashi and Juice double dropkick EVIL (that’s an awesome B Movie title right there) and then turn their attention back to Naito, working double teams. EVIL cheap shots Juice from the apron, causing the distraction, and allowing Naito to take control. EVIL then works over Tanahashi on the floor, using the chair. He then takes out Juice’s knee with a chair shot. Back in the ring, they double-team Juice, with the focus being on punishing the knee. Naito makes Juice crawl for a tag, but then pulls him away at the last minute, causing Tanahashi to fall over the ropes and into the ring; Naito then locks in a knee bar on Juice, continuing the punishment. Juice escapes, and gets the hot tag to Tanahashi, who runs wild on EVIL. The senton off the ropes follows, Naito tries to help but EVIL accidentally runs into him and sends him to the floor. Tanahashi misses a corner splash, allowing EVIL to hit the side slam. Naito back in and trades strikes with Tanahashi, Tanahashi hits a neck breaker and then tags in Juice. Juice runs wild, hits the cannonball and then heads up top. The high cross connects for 2. Naito goes back to the knee to cut off Juice, Tanahashi takes out EVIL, allowing Juice to hit the powerbomb on Naito for 2. Naito fights off pulp friction, and hits the tornado DDT for 2. EVIL returns, and they double-team Juice and Naito calls for destino, but Juice counters out into the gut buster. Tanahashi and EVIL tag in, they trade back and forth and EVIL hits a German and the sitout powerbomb for a near fall. Naito with the heel hook on Juice as EVIL works a neck crank on Tanahashi. Juice and Tanahashi manage to escape, but Tanahashi counters out of STEVIL; Naito makes the save and they get a near fall on Tanahashi. Juice makes the save, but EVIL kicks out the knee as it breaks down into the signature move buffet. Tanahashi and EVIL traded strikes, until Juice returned and they hit a double team sling blade; Naito cuts off the high fly flow, but Juice decapitates him with the lariat. Pulp friction on EVIL! The high fly flow follows and EVIL is finished. Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Juice Robinson defeated EVIL & Tetsuya Naito @ 22:15 via pin