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Csonka’s NJPW BOTSJ Night Six Review 5.25.18
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Csonka’s NJPW BOTSJ Night Six Review 5.25.18
OFFICIAL RESULTS
– Block B Match: Marty Scurll defeated Chris Sabin @ 14:10 via pin [***¼]
– Block B Match: Ryusuke Taguchi defeated KUSHIDA @ 1:40 via pin [NR]
– Block B Match: Sho defeated El Desperado @ 12:50 via pin [***]
– Block B Match: Dragon Lee defeated Hiromu Takahashi @ 18:00 via pin [****¼]
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THIS IS A SINGLE CAM, NO COMMENTARY SHOW
Marty Scurll vs. Chris Sabin: They lock up, Sabin looks to work the arm, but Scurll quickly works into a slick escape. They work into some fun counters and pin attempts and then stand off. The crowd is really receptive to the work so far. They then both try and attack, but keep blocking each other and we get some playful exchanges. They trade strikes and Scurll cuts off the attack of Sabin, but Sabin makes the ropes. Scurll starts to work the arm and finally gets some control. He follows with uppercuts, but Sabin plants him with a DDT, cutting him off. Sabin follows with atomic drops and gets a cradle for 2. The PK follows and then a fisherman’s suplex gets 2. Sabin follows with rights, but Scurll avoids the enziguri and locks on a Romero special. Sabin escapes, but Scurll hits the ghostbuster for 2. Scurll takes him up top, follows him up and Sabin trips him into the tree of WHOA and drops down for the hesitation dropkick. Scurll to the floor, Sabin hits the apron PK and Scurll cuts off the second. The apron superkick follows, but Sabin fires back as they brawl on the apron. He posts Scurll and follows with a cannonball to the floor. Back in and Sabin hits a draping neck breaker for 2. Scurll cuts off the cradle shock, hits the superkick and follows with a lariat that turns Sabin inside out. Sabin keeps fighting back, but Scurll drops into an arm bar and then transitions to the chicken wing. Sabin fights, escapes, and gets a cradle for 2. They trade strikes and kicks, Scurll hits a knee strike but Sabin rocks him with a lariat. Scurll then hits the reverse suplex to pick up the win. Marty Scurll defeated Chris Sabin @ 14:10 via pin [***¼] This was a good match, with a nice mix of early shenanigans and then transitioning into a greater sense of urgency with an invested crowd. Their styles played well off of each other, and this was fun; both move to 1-2.
Ryusuke Taguchi vs. KUSHIDA: Both are off to a less than ideal start and need a win here. KUSHIDA grounds things right away, and they work into counters and into a stand off. They now work standing switches, and into a series of passes and then, KUSHIDA gets an arm bar, but Taguchi cradles him for 2. Taguchi then gets a rollup for the flash pin. Ryusuke Taguchi defeated KUSHIDA @ 1:40 via pin [NR] I can see people loathing this, but I feel that you need one or two flash finishes like this in these tournaments to sell that anyone can win at anytime and against everyone. I’m not a huge fan of KUSHIDA losing this way, but I can see the value in it; both move to 1-2.
Sho vs. Desperado: Desperado attacks before the bell and takes control. He now uses Sho’s shirt to choke him out and follows with chops. Sho trips him up and they brawl to the floor. Desperado tosses him into the first few rows of chairs and then beats on him with chair shots to the knee. Sho beats the count back in and Desperado lays the boot to him. He then continues his assault on the knee. Sho tries to fire back with chops, but Desperado immediately cuts him off. Desperado hits a Flair shin breaker, and then works over the knee in the ropes. Desperado grounds things, continuing to work the knee with an inverted death lock until Sho makes the ropes. Sho fights off a suplex, but Desperado takes out the knee again. Sho manages to cut him off with a desperation dropkick and follows with clotheslines. He finally has Desperado rocked, lays in kicks and then into a rolling arm bar but Desperado makes the ropes. Sho knocks him to the floor but Desperado cuts of the dive by taking out the knee. He keeps attacking and locks on the stretch muffler. Sho fights, and makes the ropes. He tries to shake off the attack, Desperado goes for pinche loco, Sho escapes, but Desperado hits El Guitarra de Angel for a good near fall. Desperado again looks for pinche loco, but Sho escapes with a backdrop and hits rolling Germans. The running knee strike follows; Sho then hits the backstabber for 2. He now looks for the shock arrow, but Desperado gets a cradle for 2. Sho hits a lariat and shock arrow and finishes it. Sho defeated El Desperado @ 12:50 via pin [***] This was good, with Sho picking up his second win as he catches Desperado during his post Takahashi win hangover. Desperado was in asshole vet mode, looking to humiliate the former young lion en route to what he hoped was an easy win. I enjoyed this as Sho continues to have a good tournament, and also continues to show flashes of being really great.
Dragon Lee vs. Hiromu Takahashi: And now we get these two crazy motherfuckers; they have a rich history of great matches that include near-death spots. Can they do it again? No fucking around here as Lee goes John Wooooooo and they immediately get into things, lighting into each other up with chops and the crowd is into it. They trade Germans, and as Lee goes for an apron RANA, Takahashi plants him with an apron bomb. Takahashi follows him to the floor and they brawl into the crowd. Back in they go as Takahashi covers for 1. Takahashi follows with chops and a clothesline and dropkick, covering for 2. He goes after Lee’s mask, slaps him around and follows with chops. The tarantula follows and Takahashi then slams him on the floor. To the apron and Lee cuts him off with a dropkick and the fires up and hits a tope. Back in and the neck breaker and knee strike gets 2. Lee lays in kicks, Takahashi tries to fire back, they trade and Lee cuts him off with the corner dropkick combo. He then poses like Naito, tranquilo. Lee counters a RANA and gets a roll up for 2. They trade Germans and Lee hits a knee strike, but Takahashi cuts him off with a lariat. The superkick follows, but Lee then counters dynamite plunger into an arm bar. He has Takahashi grounded, but Takahashi fights out to make the ropes. Lee now takes Takahashi up top and follows. Takahashi into the tree of WHOA, but he counters out and suplexes Lee to the mat. But Lee gets back up and dropkicks him to the floor. He follows with an over the ropes dropkick and both men are down. Takahashi gets to his feet and hits a German. He heads up top and hits the insane senton attack to the floor. This leads to a countout tease. They barely beat the count, and start to trade chops as they work back to their feet. Lee dares Takahashi to continue to attack; they light each other up and trade kicks; Lee hits a reverse RANA, but Takahashi cuts him off with a destroyer. They now start to trade forearm strikes, both are exhausted but keep throwing. Lee quickly pulls an arm bar and hits DESNUCADORA for a good near fall. Takahashi quickly catches Lee with a suplex to the buckles, and the dynamite plunger gets a good near fall. Takahashi takes Lee up top now, but Lee cuts him off and hits a double stomp for the great neat fall. Lee follows with a Spanish fly for another good near fall. The phoenix-plex finally finishes Takahashi. Dragon Lee defeated Hiromu Takahashi @ 18:00 via pin [****¼] This was an absolutely great match, and not only a fitting new chapter to their rivalry, but also one of the best of the tournament so far. It was hard-hitting, and not only had great intensity, but also all of the wild shit you expect from these two. They work with such a raw intensity, more so than anyone else in the tournament, flipping the switch from wild brawl to crazy moves to great back and forth action that had the crowd locked in throughout. I really loved this, and NJPW should really consider running this at the Cow Palace as a special attraction match, because while they do play the hits at times, they always find a way to make it feel new and fresh. While not on the level of some of their classics, this was an absolutely great man event and they more than delivered. Hiromu drops his second, while Lee heads out to the big 3-0 start. I expect Hiromu to start a run soon.
BLOCK A:
* Tiger Mask: (3-0) 6pts.
* Flip Gordon: (2-1) 4pts.
* Taiji Ishimori: (2-1) 4pts.
* Will Ospreay: (2-1) 4pts.
* ACH: (1-2) 2pts.
* YOH: (1-2) 2pts.
* Kanemaru: (1-2) 2pts.
* BUSHI: (0-3) 0pts.
BLOCK B:
* Dragon Lee: (3-0) 6pts.
* SHO: (2-1) 4pts.
* Desperado: (2-1) 4pts.
* Hiromu Takahashi: (1-2) 2pts.
* Marty Scurll: (1-2) 2pts.
* Chris Sabin: (1-2) 2pts.
* Ryusuke Taguchi: (1-2) 2pts.
* KUSHIDA: (1-2) 2pts.
– End Scene.
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