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Csonka’s NJPW BOTSJ Night Eight Review 5.27.18
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Csonka’s NJPW BOTSJ Night Eight Review 5.27.18
OFFICIAL RESULTS
– Block B Match: Marty Scurll defeated El Desperado @ 14:44 via submission [**¾]
– Block B Match: Chris Sabin defeated Dragon Lee @ 14:40 via pin [***¼]
– Block B Match: KUSHIDA defeated Sho @ 19:35 via pin [***¾]
– Block B Match: Hiromu Takahashi defeated Ryusuke Taguchi @ 14:30 via submission [****]
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THIS IS A SINGLE CAM, NO COMMENTARY SHOW
Marty Scurll vs. El Desperado: Desperado tries to attack before the bell, but Marty I savvy to this and immediately turns the tide and attacks, grounding the action. He then follows with an octopus hold, and the sunset flip gets 2. Desperado then fights back, dumping Marty and follows for some Suzuki-gun mandated floor brawling. This lasts for a while as they brawl into the crowd and back by the mech stands. We eventually make it back to the ring. Marty then attacks the mask of Desperado, but fights back and attacks the knee to take control back. He grounds the action, working a death lock variation. Marty fires back, and starts laying in uppercuts and dumps Desperado. The apron superkick follows, and back in, Marty hits clotheslines and a superkick. The cradle gets 2. The ghostbuster follows for 2. Desperado rakes the eyes, and the spinebuster connects for 2.The stretch muffler follows, Marty fights, and makes the ropes. Desperado looks for pinche loco, Marty fights it off, and they work up top. The superplex follows for 2. Desperado powders to the floor, Marty follows but gets tripped up on the apron. Desperado gets chairs and attacks the knee. Back in they go, Desperado has another chair, and the ref takes it. Marty stomps on the hand, and then slams Desperado into the chair in the corner. We get a ref bump, and Marty gets the chicken wing, but no ref. He grabs the chair, the ref takes it, but Marty blocks the low blow; finger break spot, chicken wing, and Desperado is done. Marty Scurll defeated El Desperado @ 14:44 via submission [**¾] This was a pretty good match, which I enjoyed most of, but they really need to fuck off with all of the overbooking bullshit, it added nothing.
Chris Sabin vs. Dragon Lee: They lock up and work into some counters, nice back and forth work from both as Sabin looks to ground the faster Lee. They work into a stand off. They pick up the pace and Sabin hits a dropkick and apron PK. He follows to the floor, rolling Lee back in and hits the missile dropkick for 2. Sabin now works him over in the corner, they trade kicks and Sabin takes him up top. Lee fights back, but Sabin hits the superplex for 2. He then works a crossface, but Lee makes the ropes. Lee hits a RANA and follows with a tope to the floor. Back in and Lee hits a dropkick and follows with rights. The hesitation dropkick follows for 2. Sabin fires back with a dropkick, but Lee suplexes him to the buckles. They work to the apron, Sabin hits a superkick and then looks for a RANA, caught and then gets it. The apron cannonball follows by Sabin. Back in they go and Sabin hits a fisherman’s suplex for 2. Sabin lays the boots to him; they trade strikes and clotheslines as Lee fires up and cuts off Sabin. The neck breaker and running kick follows for 2. Sabin fights off a tombstone, and hits a shoulder breaker, but Lee fires back with a German for the double down. Sabin now hits the corner boot, takes Lee up top, but Lee fights back and hits the double stomp for 2.
Lee looks for a powerbomb; Sabin escapes and hits the tornado DDT for 2. Lee counters out of the cradle shock, and hits the PK for 2. Sabin fights back, hits a DDT, but Lee counters cradle shock with a cradle for 2. Sabin lights him up with superkicks and the cradle shock for the win. Chris Sabin defeated Dragon Lee @ 14:40 via pin [***¼] Sabin picks up the big win, defeating the previously undefeated Lee. This was a good and fun back and forth match between two guys having string tournaments so far.
KUSHIDA vs. Sho: KUSHIDA looks to ground things early on, they work into some grappling and Sho escapes. He now looks to ground things, but KUSHIDA bridges out and counters into a kimura. They end in another stand off. KUSHIDA quickly grounds things again; they work into some counters and pick up the pace as KUSHIDA looks for a hanging arm bar. Sho counters, looking for a heel hook, but KUSHIDA will have none of that. Sho makes the ropes for a break. KUSHIDA now starts focusing on the arm, with some really nice and smooth work. Sho powers out and hits a German suplex to break. He now grounds things, as he starts to work the arm of KUSHIDA. KUSHIDA fires up with strikes and kicks, but Sho cuts that off with a sleeper and drags KUSHIDA to the mat. He transitions to a heel hook. But KUSHIDA fights and makes the ropes. KUSHIDA now trips him up and he works a knee bar. Sho battles and makes the ropes for the break. KUSHIDA hits the enziguri and then goes back to the arm. He starts peppering Sho with kicks, hits the rolling kick and then dropkicks the arm; the hover board lock follows but Sho makes the ropes. KUSHIDA follows with knee strikes, kicks the arm and locks on a hanging kimura. Good fight spot from Sho here, as he powers up and escapes. Sho then blocks a RANA and hits repeated powerbombs. The big lariat follows and Sho is fired the fuck up as he hits rolling Germans. He transitions to an arm bar, but KUSHIDA starts to roll and counter to make the ropes. Sho looks for shock arrow, but KUSHIDA attacks the arm to escape. KUSHIDA fights with all he has to fight offs German and starts looking for the hover board lock, but Sho fights him off with strikes. PELE by KUSHIDA, he goes back for the hover board lock, Sho works for the ropes, but KUSHIDA roll shim back center ring only for Sho to make the ropes. Sho tries to rally one last time, lay in strikes but KUSHIDA cuts him off and looks for the hover board lock again. KUSHIDA hits back to the future and finally puts the youngster away. KUSHIDA defeated Sho @ 19:35 via pin [***¾] This was another big show of confidence for Sho, as he is once again positioned on the level of a higher status opponent. The match was much different than anything else in this set, heavily focused on the grappling aspect of the game, which made sense since both strive at it and have MMA backgrounds. This was really well done, with crisp, clean, and engaging grappling and submission work. This was very good and a lot of fun, but lacked a hotter or more dramatic closing stretch to take it to the next level.
Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi: Tentative start here, Taguchi then chases Takahashi around and locks on an ankle lock, but Takahashi bails to the floor. Taguchi misses an apron ass attack and they brawl on the floor, with Taguchi hitting a suplex and then charging but running into the wall as Takahashi moves. This leads to a countout tease. Back in and Takahashi lays in chops and clotheslines; the sliding dropkick gets 2. More chops follow from Takahashi, and then he gets the tarantula. He then slams Taguchi on the floor, and the apron dropkick follows. Back in and Takahashi hits the missile dropkick for 2. Taguchi tries to fire back, hits a boot and Takahashi starts countering the ass attacks until Taguchi finally lands one. He knocks Takahashi to the floor and hits the run up plancha. Back in and the top rope ass attack and then the tope connects as Taguchi runs wild. The missile dropkick follows for 2. Taguchi fires up, but Takahashi counters bum a ye into a cradle for 2. Taguchi now locks on an ankle lock, Takahashi counters out and hits a German. They trade strikes; Taguchi hits a German and ass attack but runs into a big lariat for the double down. Takahashi suplexes him to the buckles, and dynamite plunger gets 2. He looks for the blu-ray, Taguchi counters, and lays him out with a lariat; the dodon connects for 2. The ankle lock follows, and then Takahashi counters dodon into a cradle. Taguchi then hits jin’n tonic for a really good near fall. Taguchi gets the ankle lock again, really cranking back on it. Takahashi fights and makes the ropes. Takahashi counters out of dodon, but Taguchi gets the ankle lock. Takahashi rolls out, and they trade cradles and Takahashi gets the triangle choke. Taguchi powers up, but fades and has to tap. Hiromu Takahashi defeated Ryusuke Taguchi @ 14:30 via submission [****] This was a great match, with no messing around and big match Taguchi finally arriving, delivering one of his BOTSJ bangers. Taguchi is a funny guy, he’s obviously very skilled, but works a career lengthening and crowd pleasing style 95% of the time, which I get. But this time of the year the guy can really turn it on and that’s what he did here. This was a really great outing, with a hot crowd and great sense of urgency. It had great action and drama, and fit into the main event slot perfectly well. Takahashi also continues to kill it, having a hell of a tournament.
BLOCK A:
* Flip Gordon: (3-1) 6pts.
* Tiger Mask: (3-1) 6pts.
* Kanemaru: (2-2) 4pts.
* Taiji Ishimori: (2-2) 4pts.
* Will Ospreay: (2-2) 4pts.
* ACH: (2-2) 4pts.
* YOH: (1-3) 2pts.
* BUSHI: (1-3) 2pts.
BLOCK B:
* Dragon Lee: (3-1) 6pts.
* Marty Scurll: (2-2) 4pts.
* Desperado: (2-2) 4pts.
* Chris Sabin: (2-2) 4pts.
* KUSHIDA: (2-2) 4pts.
* SHO: (2-2) 4pts.
* Hiromu Takahashi: (2-2) 4pts.
* Ryusuke Taguchi: (1-3) 2pts.
– End Scene.
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