Titles upon titles are on the line!

NJPW Dominion shines in Osaka-Jo Hall with so much gold! The world title, US title, and even a golden ticket to Forbidden Door in Chicago are on the line!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Six Man Tag: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
• Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
• Toru Yano VS Luke Gallows; Yano wins.
• NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: The House of Torture VS Suzuki-Gun; The House of Torture wins and retains the titles.
• IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale VS Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb; Khan & Cobb win and become the new IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.
• Interim AEW World Championship Eliminator: Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Hirooki Goto; Tanahashi wins and advances to Forbidden Door.
• KOPW 2022 Championship 10 Minute Unlimited Pinfall Scramble: Shingo Takagi VS Taichi; Takagi wins and retains the KOPW trophy.
• NEVER Openweight Championship: Tama Tonga VS Karl Anderson; Anderson wins and becomes the new NEVER Openweight Champion.
• Vacated IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: SANADA VS Will Ospreay; Ospreay wins and becomes the new IWGP US Heavyweight Champion.
• IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS Jay White w/ Gedo; White wins and becomes the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.

PLAY BY PLAY

NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: The House of Torture VS Suzuki-Gun!

Evil, Sho and Yujiro Takahashi have been cornered and must put their titles up against El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr! Will the King of Darkness and his team use every trick in the book to desperately hold onto these belts? Or will the Rogue Luchador, Heel Master & Zacky Big Tekkers find a way to tear down the House?

The House of Torture rush out during Suzuki-Gun’s entrance, but Suzuki-Gun is ready! Kanemaru knees Sho low and headlocks, ZSJ gets Evil and Desperado gets Yujiro! Evil and Yujiro hit back, Evil CLUBS ZSJ then uses his shirt to CHOKE him! Kanemaru whips Sho hard into railing! Yujiro knocks Desperado down, Evil stomps ZSJ but Kanemaru puts Sho in the ring. Kanemaru whips Sho to ropes and dropkicks legs out as the bell rings. Kanemaru gets the legs for a FIGURE FOUR! Sho endures but Evil gets in to stomp Kanemaru, only for Kanemaru to get Evil’s leg! Kanemaru lets Sho go to dropkick Evil’s leg!

Kanemaru trips Evil, gets the legs, and has Evil in a FIGURE FOUR! Yujiro stomps but now he gets caught! Kanemaru trips Yujiro and puts him in the FIGURE FOUR! Fans fire up for this hat trick! But wait! While the ref is trying to get Evil out of the ring, Dick Togo gets in! But Kanemaru blocks Dick’s stomp and trips him up! FIGURE FOUR for Dick! Dick is tapping out, too bad he’s not part of the team defending the belts! Kanemaru lets off all the same, and he goes back to Sho. Sho begs for mercy, Kanemaru stomps him instead! Kanemaru drags Sho up to rake the eyes! Kanemaru follows Sho to ropes, whips him again, but Sho stops himself.

Kanemaru rushes Sho but Sho dodges, and then Evil trips Kanemaru! Evil RAMS Kanemaru into the timekeeper’s area! Abe-san suffers again! Meanwhile, Sho goes out after the rest of Suzuki-Gun with Yujiro! Evil rakes Kanemaru’s eyes while Sho hits ZSJ and Yujiro rakes Desperado’s eyes! Evil puts Kanemaru in, Sho rakes Kanemaru’s eyes! The ref counts, Sho lets off, and Sho stomps away on Kanemaru. Oh, and the blue buckle pad is gone, of course. Sho wrenches Kanemaru’s arm, tags in Evil, and Evil CLUBS Kanemaru down. The ref reprimands the House of Torture but Evil whips Kanemaru into the bare buckles!

Kanemaru writhes from suffering the Bullet Club Special, and Yujiro tags in. Yujiro snapmares to drop a leg, drop an elbow, and drop a headbutt on Kanemaru. Cover, TWO! Fans rally up, Yujiro drags Kanemaru up and knees him low. Yujiro stands Kanemaru against ropes to BOOT him! Yujiro runs, into Kanemaru’s basement dropkick! Fans fire up while Yujiro holds his leg. Kanemaru and Yujiro crawl, but Sho gets in to hit Desperado and ZSJ first! Sho distracts the ref so that Evil can get Kanemaru up for a cobra twist! Dick and Yujiro link up with Evil to add leverage! They let go before the ref sees and Evil pushes Kanemaru to a cover, TWO!

Evil is frustrated but fans rally up. Evil scrapes his shoe off Kanemaru’s face, then tags in Yujiro. Yujiro snapmares then runs to basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Yujiro tags Sho and Sho stands on Kanemaru’s head. Kanemaru gets up and CHOPS! Fans fire up as Kanemaru throws elbows but Sho rakes eyes! The ref counts, Sho runs, but avoids the dropkick! Kanemaru blocks Sho’s kick but Sho rakes eyes again! Sho runs, but Kanemaru dropkicks up high! Fans fire up as Kanemaru crawls over, but Evil and Yujiro rush in! But Desperado and ZSJ are ready this time! Desperado counter punches Evil while ZSJ gets Yujiro in a SLEEPER!

Desperado CLOBBERS Evil, then ZSJ feeds Yujiro to Desperado’s back suplex! Desperado then feeds Evil to ZSJ for a wrench and PELE to the arm! ZSJ WRINGS Evil’s arm out and then gets Yujiro for a spin and top wristlock STOMP! Desperado basement dropkicks, and Desperado hurries after Sho. ZSJ keeps Dick and that choker out while Desperado gives Sho a SHIN BREAKER! Feed to Kanemaru’s dropkick! FIGURE FOUR!! ZSJ keeps Evil out with a SLEEPER! Fans rally, Sho endures and reaches out, but Kanemaru drags him away! Desperado keeps Yujiro down, but Sho grabs at the ref! Sho tries to throw the ref down but Kanemaru keeps him up!

ZSJ gets in, he gets Sho’s head for a NECK TWIST!! Sho is dazed but still in pain! Only for Yujiro to throw Desperado into railing! Evil does the same to ZSJ and Abe-san again! Evil distracts the ref, Yujiro gets in to PIMP CANE CHOKE Kanemaru!! But ZSJ gets in to put Yujiro in a SLEEPER! Fans fire up but Evil goes after ZSJ! Evil blocks a boot and rakes the eyes! Evil then hits a BIG suplex! But Desperado gets in! Evil elbows him away but Desperado pulls Evil back and runs to SPEAR him down! Desperado swings at Yujiro but Yujiro spins him around. Desperado slips out of the dragon sleeper to facelock, but Yujiro BITES that hand!

The ref reprimands but Yujiro clubs the arm and CLOBBERS Desperado! ZSJ boots Yujiro then kicks his clothesline away! ZSJ EuroUppers Yujiro but Evil throws a heavy body shot! Evil whips ZSJ at the House’s corner but ZSJ stops himself from hitting buckles. ZSJ runs back, into a fireman’s carry! But he slips off to put on a SLEEPER! Evil RAMS ZSJ into the bare buckles! Evil kicks Desperado low, and whips him into the bare buckles! Evil runs, into a SPINEBUSTER! All six men are down and fans are fired up! Sho finally returns to the ring, but he has loaded up a kneepad! But Kanemaru gets Sho for a victory roll! TWO!!

Sho hurries and kicks but misses! Kanemaru ENZIGURIS, then scoop SLAMS Sho into a drop zone! Kanemaru goes up, MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Sho survives but Kanemaru drags him right up. Kanemaru sees Dick drinking his whiskey! So Kanemaru BOOTS Dick and makes him spit the whiskey to the sky! Kanemaru then turns around, and he blocks Sho’s loaded kick! Kanemaru lets go because of the pain in his ribs! Sho then KICKS Kanemaru down! Sho hobbles but he drags Kanemaru back up and tucks him in. SHOCK ARROW!! Cover, House of Torture wins!

Winners: The House of Torture, by pinfall (still NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)

The Murder Machine mocks the Heel Master as he, Tokyo Pimp and the King of Darkness hold onto the titles. Will there ever come a day where they run out of tricks?

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale VS Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb!

Bullet Club came away with these belts in a Triple Threat, but now they must take on the United Empire 2v2! Will the Crown Jewel & Rogue General keep the titles Too Sweet? Or will the Dominator & “The Imperial Unit” crush the #GeneralsJewels and take these belts back?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which faction keeps momentum going!

The teams sort out and Khan calls out Chase. Chase accepts and the bell rings as fans rally up. Chase shoots in but Khan is ready. They show off their amateur skills, grapple and Khan gets the legs to trip Chase. Khan waistlocks, Chase scrambles to ropes, and the ref counts the break. Khan lets off while keeping his eyes on Fale, and gives Chase a spank. Chase is annoyed but he gets up and pie faces Khan. Khan tackles Chase down and clamps on the head ‘n’ arm triangle! Fale hurries to hit Cobb first, then Fale stomps Khan. Khan lets Chase go, Fale brings Khan up by his ponytail, but then Khan hits a huge sayanagi! And then clamps on the head ‘n’ arm!

But Chase gets in and breaks the hold with the C-TRIGGER! Chase BOOTS Cobb off the apron, too, then stomps Khan down. Chase drags Khan up by his ponytail, wrenches it, and then bumps Khan off buckles. Tag to Fale, and the General’s Jewels stand on Khan’s back! Khan endures the “massage” and the ref counts, and Chase and Fale both step off. Fale stares Cobb down then stalks Khan to ropes. Fale drags Khan up to hammer away on his back! Fans rally for the Empire but Fale “surfs” on Khan’s back! Cobb is furious but the ref keeps him back. Fale steps off Khan to cover, TWO! Fale drags Khan over and tags Chase in.

Bullet Club mugs Khan, Chase snapmares Khan to NECK SNAP! Cover, TWO! Chase mocks Cobb and blows a snot at him! Fans rally up, Chase drags Khan up but Khan clamps on the IRON CLAW! But Chase slips free, rolls Khan up, and puts legs on the ropes! Cobb pushes the leg off and Chase is upset! Chase DECKS Cobb, then goes back to Khan. Chase drags Khan away, tags in Fale, and Fale stomps Khan down! Fale drags Khan up to throw body shots, and he punches Khan into a corner. Fans rally but Fale ROCKS Khan. Fale goes corner to corner but Khan dodges! Fale hits buckles, Khan hurries for his corner, but Fale stomps him down!

Fale drags Khan up and wants to make Khan kiss his feet! Khan resists, powers back up and MONGOLIAN CHOPS! And again! And again! Chase gets in but Khan gives him MONGOLIAN CHOPS! Fale kicks but Khan blocks to trip Fale and SPLASH! Fans fire up as Khan crawls past Fale and for the corner, hot tag to Cobb! Cobb rallies on Chase with big arms, but Chase BELL CLAPS! Chase runs, into an OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Fale throws body shots and Cobb! Fale whips corner to corner, runs in but Cobb dodges! Fale hits buckles again, Cobb scoop SLAMS Fale! Fans fire up and Cobb wants Fale to get up again!

Cobb drags Fale up, reels him in, and fans rally as Cobb suplexes! Fale is too big, though, and he shoves Cobb away. Fale runs and CLOBBERS Cobb! But both men are down and fans rally up again. Fale hurries, tag to Chase! Chase runs in corner to corner at Cobb to forearm smash, then short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Chase is frustrated, he brings Cobb up to a fireman’s carry, but Cobb slips off! Chase elbows Cobb first, then whips, only for Cobb to reverse and ATHLETIC PLEX! Cover, Fale breaks it! Fale runs to CLOBBER Khan at the corner! Chase & Fale double whip Khan, body shot, knee lift and LARIAT! Cover, TWO!

Chase is annoyed but the fans fire up. Chase WRECKS Khan with a dropkick, then regroups with Fale. Fans rally, Fale hauls Cobb up but Cobb ROCKS him first! Chase waistlocks but Cobb BOOTS Fale away. Cobb elbows Chase, ROCKS Fale, and repeat as he goes back and forth between them! Fans fire up but Fale JABS Cobb into Chase’s JEWEL HEIST! Cover, TWO!! Khan gets in but Fale is after him first. Khan MONGOLIAN CHOPS Fale, then MONGOLIAN CHOPS Chase, back and forth between them! HEEL STABS for both, but Fale CLOBBERS Khan! Fale kicks Khan out then goes after him while fans rally.

Aaron Henare protests what Fale is doing to Khan but the ref has him stand down. Chase runs at Cobb but Cobb blocks the C-Trigger! Cobb swings but Chase fires off the strike fest! But Cobb ROCKS Chase back! Chase goes to a corner, Cobb runs in but into a BOOT! Chase goes up but Cobb YANKS him down! Cobb whips, but Chase escapes the Tour to C-TRIGGER! And C-TRIGGER again! Fans fire up and Chase roars! Chase goes to Cobb, brings him up and in, but Cobb back drops free! Cobb runs in but misses in the corner! Fale SPLASHES Cobb, then fireman’s carries as Chase climbs! AX HANDLE DEATH VALLEY, and a PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO!!

Fans fire up as Cobb survives, but Chase wants to finish this! Fale choke grips Cobb while Chase climbs again. But Khan BOOTS Fale into ropes! That trips Chase up and he lands on his jewels! Khan then clotheslines Fale out of the ring! Fans fire up and Khan hurries to get Cobb up. Cobb and Khan aim at Chase, Khan goes up top! SUPER BELLY2BELLY, into a TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, the Empire wins!!

Winners: The United Empire, by pinfall (NEW IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)

Khan & Cobb are TWO-TIME tag team champions! They get these belts back, proving it was only the Triple Threat that lost it for them! But then ROCKY ROMERO attacks! He DECKS Khan then fires off palm strikes on Cobb! Cobb blocks a kick, ducks the enziguri but not the HEEL KICK! Rocky wants to give Cobb Sliced Bread but Cobb shoves him into Khan’s BELT SHOT! Khan then clamps on the IRON CLAW! Khan drags Rocky up, for the ELIMINATOR! Trent may have won on Rampage but Khan tells Rocky he was stupid for doing this alone! The United Empire stands tall with these belts, but will they soon aim for more at the Forbidden Door?

The G1 Climax 32 Blocks are announced!

The massive round robin is back for the Summer! And this time, it will be TWENTY-EIGHT ENTRIES!! For the 50th year of NJPW, the 32nd G1 Climax will be the biggest yet!

And in this massive, star-studded line-up, it will be: The Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada; The Good Bad Guy, Tama Tonga; The Ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi; Team Filthy’s Tom Lawlor; TMDK’s Jonah Rock; The Head Hunter, Yoshi-Hashi; The Fierce Warrior, Hirooki Goto; The Producer, Toru Yano; the Stone Pitbull, Tomohiro Ishii; The Imperial Unit, Jeff Cobb; The Dominator, Great-O-Khan; The Commonwealth Kingpin, Will Ospreay; The Ultimate Weapon, Aaron Henare; The Dragon, Shingo Takagi; The Cold Skull, Sanada; The Uncontrollable Charisma, Tetsuya Naito; The Switchblade, Jay White; The King of Darkness, Evil; The Fang Revived, Kenta; Tokyo Pimp, Yujiro Takahashi; The Rogue General, Bad Luck Fale; The Crown Jewel, Chase Owens; “Rock Hard” Juice Robison; The Holy Emperor, Taichi; the Submission Master, Zack Sabre Jr; The Murderhawk Monster, Lance Archer; The Celtic Prince; David Finlay; and moving up as a Junior Heavyweight, The Headbanga, El Phantasmo!

And for the first time in the G1 Climax, there will be FOUR BLOCKS! Each pool of seven will battle it out, with the semifinals on August 17th, and finals on August 18th! Get ready for the hottest summer in NJPW history!

Interim AEW World Championship Eliminator: Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Hirooki Goto!

CM Punk was going to face The Ace at the Forbidden Door PPV, but he is sidelined with a leg injury. AEW Dynamite saw The Maniac, Jon Moxley, win his golden ticket to Chicago, and now NJPW gets to put up a contender! Will the Once in a Century Talent keep his plans in tact? Or will the Fierce Warrior bring about the winds of change to the Windy City?

Tanahashi shows off the muscles and fans cheer. The bell rings and fans rally, “Let’s Go, Ace!” as Tanahashi and Goto circle. They tie up, Tanahashi waistlocks, but Goto wrenches free to a hammerlock. Tanahashi slips around to a waistlock then a headlock. Goto powers Tanahashi to ropes but Tanahashi turns things around on Goto. The ref calls for the break, Tanahashi lets off clean and fans cheer. Goto and Tanahashi circle, fans rally again, and the two tie up again. Goto waistlocks, Tanahashi switches but Goto switches back. Tanahashi drop toeholds and floats to a headlock. Goto slips out to headlock back.

Tanahashi fights up, Goto grinds the hold, and he hits a headlock takeover. Tanahashi headscissors, Goto kips free, and fans cheer. The two reset again as fans rally back up. They feel out a knuckle lock, Tanahashi kicks and wrenches but Goto slips around to a waistlock. They end up on ropes, the ref calls for the break but the two let off slowly. Goto pats Tanahashi on the shoulders but Tanahashi kicks him low! Tanahashi throws forearms and backs Goto to a corner. Tanahashi whips corner to corner but Goto reverses and runs in, into a back elbow. Tanahashi goes up but Goto shoves him down to the floor!

The ref checks, Tanahashi is okay to continue but Goto storms out after him. Tanahashi throws a body shot first, but clutches his arm. Tanahashi whips Goto hard into railing, but Goto comes right back to CLOBBER Tanahashi! Fans fire up and Goto takes a moment to check his back. Fans rally again, Goto stomps Tanahashi, and Goto drags Tanahashi up and into the ring. Goto steps inside and he kicks and CLUBS Tanahashi. Tanahashi throws a forearm so Goto gives it back and fans rally as they go back and forth. Goto knees low, CLUBS Tanahashi again, then stomps him. Goto drags Tanahashi up as fans rally again, and Goto CLUBS Tanahashi more.

Goto fires forearms in the corner, whips Tanahashi corner to corner and runs in, to MURAMASA! Then BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Goto keeps focus as he clamps on a chinlock. Tanahashi endures the knee in his back and fans rally up. Goto digs his elbow into Tanahashi’s forehead before he JAMS it in! Cover, TWO, but Goto clamps back on with another chinlock. Tanahashi endures and fans build to another rally. Tanahashi fights up to his feet, he pries at the hold, then throws body shots. Tanahashi swings a Shotei but Goto ducks it! Goto kicks low, whips Tanahashi to ropes, but Tanahashi hits FLYING FOREARMS!

Fans fire up as Tanahashi fires up, and the “Let’s Go, Ace!” rally returns. Tanahashi brings Goto up, throws big forearms, and he scoops Goto to SLAM him into a drop zone! Tanahashi goes up the corner, SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi keeps focus and the fans fire up again. Tanahashi waits on Goto to rise, and then he runs, but into a waistlock! Tanahashi resists the lift so Goto shoves him to a corner. Goto clotheslines in the corner, runs but into a dropkick to the leg! Tanahashi gets that leg, but Goto fights free to SAIDO! But Tanahashi’s right back up! Tanahashi staggers, fights the Saido and gets the leg, DRAGON SCREW!

Fans rally while both men are down. Goto grits his teeth and clutches his leg while Tanahashi shakes out the cobwebs. Tanahashi stands first, throws forearms, but Goto throws one back. Tanahashi throws more forearms, so Goto throws more forearms! Tanahashi throws three, Goto throws three! Tanahashi fires off four forearms, but Goto fires off four right back! Tanahashi fires off a strike fest, but Goto SHOTEIS! Tanahashi SHOTEIS and Goto drops! Tanahashi fires up and the fans are right there with him! Goto is dazed but getting up, and Tanahashi runs, into a fireman’s carry! USHIGOROSHI! Tanahashi writhes while fans fire up again!

Goto rises and he drags Tanahashi up in a dragon sleeper. Tanahashi fights it, but Goto gets that arm and ripcords Tanahashi around for another fireman’s carry! But Tanahashi SLINGBLADES out of it! Both men are down again and fans fire up more! Tanahashi forces himself up, gritting his teeth while his hair is all over the place. Tanahashi runs at Goto, but Goto throws him into a corner! DRAPING G T R!! But Goto can’t make the cover, he’s too sore! Fans fire up again as Goto rises! Goto roars and takes aim, BUZZSAW! Goto then hauls Tanahashi up in the dragon sleeper, but Tanahashi drops! But Goto sits on the victory roll! TWO!!!

Goto and Tanahashi are both surprised Tanahashi escaped! Goto hurries after Tanahashi but Tanahashi SHOTEIS again! Tanahashi staggers, Goto rises, and Tanahashi runs as fans rally. But Goto follows, only for Tanahashi to let him slip past! SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi fires up, goes back up the corner, Goto stands, HIGH FLY ATTACK! Tanahashi hurries up again, HIGH FLY FLOW!! Cover, Tanahashi wins!!

Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi, by pinfall (advances to Forbidden Door)

The Ace is still going to Chicago! Jon Moxley will no longer be chasing a fight with Tanahashi, Tanahashi is bringing the fight to him! Will the Once in a Century Talent be the first former IWGP Heavyweight Champion to get the AEW World Championship? Or will the Maniac finally get the win that he wants over Tanahashi?

KOPW 2022 Championship 10 Minute Unlimited Pinfall Scramble: Shingo Takagi VS Taichi w/ Miho Abe!

Don’t get it twisted, this isn’t an Ironman Match. In a remix of their 30 Count match, this is about getting as many counts as you can in 10 minutes! One, two, three or beyond, it’s all about a cumulative score! Who will have the most points by the time the buzzer sounds?

The introductions are made, the trophy is raised, and it’s time to see whose time is up!

Taichi and Takagi rush each other and Taichi BOOTS Takagi! Takagi stays up to throw a forearm! Taichi KICKS, Takagi forearms, and repeat as the fans rally with them! Taichi gets the edge but Takagi just CHOPS! Taichi CHOPS, Takagi CHOPS back! Fans rally as the CHOPS keep flying back and forth! CHOP after CHOP after CHOP and things just speed up! Takagi JABS, JABS and JABS, but Taichi choke grips! Takagi choke grips back! The ref tries to stop them but Taichi just holds the ref back with his free hand. Taichi kicks Takagi, Takagi kicks back. Taichi rebounds to BOOT, Takagi rebounds to BOOT, too!

Taichi BOOTS, Takagi BOOTS, and we’re a minute in. Taichi BOOTS again, so Takagi runs him over! Taichi gets up to BOOT Takagi down! Takagi is up, he blocks a boot, but Taichi kicks the lariat away! Takagi tries the Yukon Lariat but Taichi withstands it! Taichi wrenches to HOOK KICK, and both men fall over! Fans fire up and Takagi gets to ropes. Fans rally, Takagi eggs Taichi on. Taichi stays down so Takagi storms over, only for Taichi to kick him from below! Takagi grabs at Taichi again, only to be brought into a cradle! TWO! That’s two points for Taichi but Takagi gets a backslide! ONE gets him on the board!

Taichi hurries up but into an ELBOW, JAB, and YUKON feint to a cradle! TWO! Takagi takes the lead as we’re past two minutes in. Taichi gets to a corner while Miho coaches him up. Fans rally up. Takagi runs in and blocks a boot. Takagi clotheslines in the corner, then suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Takagi has a good lead on Taichi as he sits Taichi up. Takagi digs his elbow in, then clamps on a chinlock. Takagi endures as we’re three minutes in. Takagi even pushes up to lean on the hold. Taichi endures so Takagi sits him up to rain down elbows! Takagi drops an elbow, then another, but Taichi avoids the senton!

Takagi hurries after Taichi to CLUB him at the ropes. Takagi KICKS Taichi in the back, stands on him, and then he drags Taichi up to throw knees into Taichi at the ropes. Takagi then whips Taichi, knees him at ropes again, and hits a DDT! Takagi runs to SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO, and that’s a 7-2 lead! Takagi says he’s just begun, and we’re past four minutes in! Fans fire up, Takagi gives toying kicks to Taichi and then drags him up. Fans clap, “TA-KA-GI!” “TA-I-CHI!” as Taichi fights off Takagi’s back suplex. Takagi CLUBS Taichi on the back, then runs in at the corner. Taichi dodges to GAMANGIRI! Takagi drops but so does Taichi as we near the halfway point!

Fans rally, Miho coaches Taichi, and Taichi hears the five minute announcement. Taichi hurries to give Kowata Kicks, a sobat, and a BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Taichi closes the gap and fans fire up as he brings Takagi up. Taichi KICKS Takagi in the back, then taunts him with toying kicks. Taichi KICKS Takagi in the back again, and again! Takagi grits his teeth, gets up, but Taichi KICKS him again! And again! There’s only four minutes left, but Taichi KICKS Takagi again! Taichi powers up, runs, but Takagi clotheslines him first! Takagi runs, Taichi gets around, DANGEROUS SAIDO! Cover, TWO!

Taichi is down one point and Miho cheers him on as we’re at 3:30! Taichi powers up as the fans fire up, and he runs to AX BOMBER! Direct hit, and here off the pants! Three minutes left, but Takagi clotheslines Taichi first! Takagi fires up in the corner, fires off headbutts in the corner, and Miho is worried now. Takagi pump handles and torture racks, but Taichi slips off! Takagi forearms, Taichi sobats, Takagi DOUBLE CHOPS but Taichi ROUNDHOUSES and GAMANGIRIS! Taichi fires up with just over two minutes left! Alabama Lift, tuck and- NO, Takagi slips out to ROLLING COBRA CLUTCH, THREE!! We’re not 10-6 at the two minute warning!

Taichi forgets a three doesn’t lose this for him, but he could lose if he can’t make up the gap! Taichi BOOTS, Takagi LARIATS! Taichi stays up, rebounds again, and LARIATS! Takagi stays up now, but Taichi runs in at him again. DOUBLE LARIATS collide, but neither falls! Just 90 seconds left as DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Fans fire up as Takagi LARIATS point-blank! And again! Taichi DECKS Takagi with a forearm! Taichi aims from the corner, but Takagi dodges the superkick to PUMPING BOMBER!! Cover, ONE?!? It still adds to the lead, but Taichi GAMANGIRIS! SLIDING FOREARM, cover, NONE?! Taichi kicks out before a count!

But we’re under a minute and Taichi’s down by five!! Miho is freaking out as Taichi is still dazed! Takagi can just play defense and win this, but he wants to finish Taichi off! Takagi gets Taichi up, fires boxing elbows, and we’re at 30 seconds! Takagi is just clubbing away on Taichi, but Taichi roars! So Takagi JABS! Takagi runs, Taichi dodges, they collide into a sumo clinch!! Under 20!! Takagi tries but Taichi blocks! Taichi sumo throws, GEDO CLUTCH!! FOUR!!! Another cover, TIME IS UP!!!! Takagi wins 11-10!!!

Winner: Shingo Takagi, 11-10 (still Mr. KOPW 2022)

Taichi almost forced a draw and overtime! But in the end, Takagi holds him off! Takagi makes sure Taichi understands that by pointing to the scoreboard. Will Takagi have even wilder ways to wrestle for this trophy as we head into the summer?

NEVER Openweight Championship: Tama Tonga w/ Jado VS Karl Anderson w/ Luke Gallows!

The Good Bad Guy thought he was done with Bullet Club after he got this belt off Evil. But now, the Machine Gun is back and taking aim at this title! Will Karl Anderson get his first NJPW singles title? Or will Tama NEVER let Bullet Club stop him again?

The moment Tama slides into the ring, he attacks Anderson with a dropkick! Fans fire up as Tama then stomps Anderson to a corner! The bell rings to get this on record as Tama throws down hands! The ref reprimands, Tama lets off and finally puts the belt aside. Tama then runs and clotheslines Anderson out of the ring! The introductions are finally made while Tama smacks Anderson off the apron. Tama stalks Anderson around the way, headlocks and punches, then follows Anderson up the ramp. Anderson mule kicks and CLUBS Tama! Anderson pushes Tama further up the ramp and stomps him down.

Gallows talks up Anderson while the ref reprimands. Anderson brings Tama up to scoop and SLAM on the ramp! Anderson looms over Tama, brings him up again, and cravats while taunting fans. But Tama fights free and DECKS Anderson off the ramp! Anderson hits railing and tumbles over with it! Tama then chases Anderson down to ringside and CLOBBERS him! Anderson throws body shots and CHOPS but Tama throws body shots and a haymaker! Anderson EuroUppers then brings Tama back to ringside. Anderson whips but Tama reverses and sends Anderson into railing! Fans rally up and Tama brings Anderson up to snap suplex to the floor!

Anderson writhes and Tama stalks up behind Anderson. The ring count finally starts but Tama RAMS Anderson into railing. Tama then puts Anderson in at 5 of 20 and fans rally up. Tama goes to the apron, keeps his eyes on Gallows, but Anderson uses that opening to HOTSHOT Tama off the ropes! Tama tumbles, Anderson wants after him but the ref gets in his way. Anderson uses this argument to distract the ref so that Gallows can drag Tama up! APRON CHOKE SLAM! Gallows runs off as Jado storms over and Tama flops to the floor. Gallows then DECKS Jado! The ref counts, fans rally up for “GOOD BAD GUY!”

Tama gets up as the count is 9 of 20, and he’s on the apron at 11. Anderson BOOTS Tama right off! Tama hits railing and the ref goes out to check on him. Tama is somehow okay to continue so Anderson wants the ring count! The ref starts the count again, Anderson is watching as Tama is still down at 10 of 20. Tama drags himself up, stands at 15 but staggers at 16! Tama hurries to get up again, and is in at 19! Anderson drags Tama around for a rain of fists! Cover, TWO! Anderson drags Tama back up, scoops and SLAMS him, then soaks up the heat. Anderson runs to hit a BIG senton! Tama writhes while Anderson soaks up more heat.

Anderson paces around, brings Tama up and rains down fists into Tama’s head! The ref reprimands the closed fists but Anderson lets off. Anderson sits Tama up to BITE his forehead! The ref counts, Anderson lets off and wraps on a chinlock. Anderson grinds Tama down, fans rally up and Tama endures. Tama fights up and throws body shots, but Anderson CLUBS him down. Anderson tosses Tama out of the ring, wants to go out after him, but again the ref stops him. So Gallows scoops Tama! But Jado saves Tama, and together they POST the Big LG! Fans fire up and Tama gets back into the ring! Tama and Anderson throw hands but Anderson whips.

Tama ducks and dodges to CROSSBODY! Direct hit and both men are down! Fans rally up, Tama throws a forearm! Anderson throws a forearm, but Tama gives another. Anderson hits Tama again, but Tama fires off more! Anderson ROCKS Tama, then whips him to the corner. Tama comes right back to CLOBBER Anderson! Fans fire up with Tama and he brings Anderson up for haymakers! Tama CHOPS, haymakers, repeat! Tama whips and dropkicks Anderson down! Off comes the vest! Fans rally, Tama runs corner to corner and STINGER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Tama keeps focus and he goes to a corner to climb up top.

Anderson trips Tama up first! Anderson throws hands, climbs up after him, and throws more hands! Anderson brings Tama up but Tama throws body shots! Tama shoves Anderson down, then adjusts, and leaps over Anderson. Tama runs into a SPINESBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up as Tama survives, but Anderson drags him back up. Anderson fireman’s carries but Tama fights free! Tama throws hands and a forearm, then leaps, SATELLITE DDT! Cover, TWO! Anderson survives but Tama fires back up! Fans rally behind him as Tama pounds the mat. Anderson slowly stands, Tama runs in, GUN-

NO, Anderson denies Tama, but misses in the corner. Anderson dodges in the corner to JUMP KICK! Anderson then gets Tama up, SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Tama survives but Anderson says he’ll finish this! Anderson scoops Tama, but Tama fights free to get the dragon sleeper, TONGAN TWIST! Cover, TWO! Both men are down and fans fire up again! Tama stands but Anderson follows. Tama throws a forearm, but Anderson CHOPS back. Tama SLAPS Anderson, ROCKS him with a forearm, then waits on a response. Anderson throws a forearm, Tama gives it back. Anderson uppercuts then forearms, then throws another forearm.

Anderson backs Tama down, talks trash, but Tama hits back with forearms and body shots. Tama gets the strike fest going but Anderson UPPERCUTS! Tama PELES! Both men are down but Anderson goes to a corner. Anderson drags himself up and Tama runs in, but the splash hits buckles! NECKBREAKER from Anderson! Both men are down again, and fans build up to another rally. Anderson scowls, and he even tells Tama that “it” is coming. Anderson pounds the mat, Tama slowly gets up, GUN- NO, Tama denies it, but so does Anderson! Anderson follows Tama to ropes, GUN- NO, Tama denies Anderson again!

Tama copies Anderson’s shove and follow, but goes around him to build up speed. Anderson follows again, but Tama suckers him into GUN- NO! Anderson manages to hold off the Gun Stun and turns Tama around to reel him in. But Tama wrenches out, only to run into a scoop! BERNARD DRIVER! Cover, TWO!?! Tama survives and the fans are thunderous! Anderson is still focused, he loads up and aims, but Tama fireman’s carries! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY, the S R C! Tama climbs up top, for SUPREME FLOW! Cover, TWO!! Tama fires up and the fans are with him! Tama loads up, brings Anderson around and tucks the arms!

But Anderson back drops free! Anderson claims he’s hurting and that’s just to distract the ref so Gallows can get on the apron! Jado tries to stop Gallows but Gallows kicks him away! Tama sees Gallows, GUNSTUN for Gallows! But Tama turns around into GUNSTUN from Anderson!! Cover, Anderson wins!!

Winner: Karl Anderson, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Champion)

The Machine Gun needed a tank in his corner to take Tama down, but he still gets the win and this title! Will the Good Bad Guy ever get away from Bullet Club?

Vacated IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: SANADA VS Will Ospreay w/ Aaron Henare!

Given Juice Robinson’s Rock Hard message to NJPW saying he would be staying in America, NJPW stripped him of the title! So now, the Cold Skull and the Commonwealth Kingpin face off as they were always meant to for this title! Who wins this rematch from the New Japan Cup to become the NEW IWGP US Heavyweight Champion?

The introductions are made, the belt is still in America with Juice, but official ownership is on the line in Osaka!

Ospreay rushes in at the bell but Sanada avoids the shotgun dropkick! Ospreay avoids Sanada’s standing moonsault, cravats to snapmare but Sanada handsprings through! Ospreay avoids the basement dropkick but Sanada avoids the buzzsaw! Fans applaud the fast exchange as the two stand off. Sanada and Ospreay circle while fans rally up. They feel out a knuckle lock but Ospreay headlocks. Ospreay hits the takeover, Sanada headscissors but Ospreay kips free. Sanada dropkicks Ospreay down and Ospreay bails out! Sanada PLANCHAS, and down goes Ospreay at the ramp! Fans fire up and Sanada encourages the fans to get louder.

Sanada stops going around the ring when Henare is there. Sanada goes back for Ospreay, puts him in the ring, then has him in a corner. Sanada stomps Ospreay, CLUBS him, then brings him around to CLUB him again. Ospreay ROCKS Sanada with a forearm, and another! Sanada blocks the kick to trip Ospreay, and fans fire up as he has the legs! But Ospreay kicks Sanada away, and CHOPS him on the return! Ospreay whips, Sanada reverses but Ospreay catches the hurdle to fireman’s carry and HOTSHOT! Ospreay runs and BOOTS Sanada down! Cover, ONE!! Sanada checks his face while going to center.

Ospreay brings Sanada up just to DECK him! Fans rally up with “SA-NA-DA!” “O-SU-PREAY!” Ospreay bumps Sanada off buckles, CHOPS him in the corner, and pretends to take a bite out of a sweet fruit. Ospreay whips Sanada corner to corner, then runs in but into a BOOT! Sanada runs, ducks and dodges, but runs into the SPIN-OUT BACKBREAKER! Fans fire up and Ospreay covers, TWO! Ospreay keeps cool, and he watches Sanada writhe. Fans rally, Ospreay sits Sanada up to knee him in the back and elbow him in the head! Ospreay traps an arm and leg then clamps on a cravat neck wrench!

Sanada endures, fans rally, and Sanada fights his way up. Sanada has the leg but Ospreay throws a forearm. Sanada throws a forearm back and they go back and forth! Fans rally and Ospreay wobbles, and Sanada throws more shots. Ospreay rakes eyes! The ref reprimands and counts, Ospreay lets off, and then he whips Sanada to ropes. Sanada reverses, Ospreay handsprings but Sanada lets him go up and over! The leg jams, then Sanada dropkicks the leg out! Both men are down and fans rally back up! Sanada kips up and fans fire up as he runs at Ospreay! Sanada CLOBBERS Ospreay, arm-drags, then gets around to atomic drop!

Ospreay hobbles, Sanada trips him up! Sanada ties Ospreay up in Paradise! Ospreay gets one arm free and escapes Paradise! Ospreay runs at Sanada, big jump for the sunset flip, but Sanada rolls through to tie Ospreay up again! Sanada makes sure to push down harder to keep Ospreay trapped, and now Ospreay is in Paradise. Fans fire up as Sanada aims from a corner, and he encourages the fans to get louder. The fans get louder and Sanada runs in to dropkick Ospreay out of Paradise! Cover, TWO! Sanada keeps cool and he brings Ospreay up. Sanada fireman’s carries, but Ospreay slips off and waistlocks!

Sanada elbows free, whips but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER! Sanada is down and he goes to the outside. Ospreay hurries to the corner and climbs up, to SUPER SKY TWISTER!! Direct hit and down goes Sanada! Fans fire up and Ospreay makes sure his legs are okay. Ospreay gets up, brings Sanada up and into the ring, and then Ospreay aims from a corner. Fans rally, Sanada stands and Ospreay springboards, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Ospreay is annoyed but the fans fire up again. Ospreay brings Sanada up, reels him in, but Sanada fights the lift. Ospreay gives Sanada some Kowata Kicks!

Sanada stands up, looking annoyed. He DECKS Ospreay with a EuroUpper! Fans fire up and Sanada eggs Ospreay on. Ospreay snarls and gets up, and Ospreay fires a forearm! Sanada fires it back! Ospreay throws another so Sanada gives it back. Fans rally, the forearms fly faster, and Sanada gets the edge! ROLLING- ROUNDHOUSE! Ospreay calls his shot, springboards, but Sanada catches the cutter to a dragon sleeper! Ospreay snapmares free, tiger wall kick and ENZIGURI! Ospreay runs but Sanada catches him going low! Ospreay slips out of the facelock to full nelson but Sanada breaks free, only for Ospreay to HOOK KICK in the bad eye!

Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER!! Cover, TWO?!? Sanada survives and Ospreay is shocked! Fans fire up again and Ospreay smirks. Ospreay drags Sanada up, reels him in, underhooks the arms, Canadian rack, STORM- RANA! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay escapes, and slips around Sanada to get him up! Sanada slips out of the bomb, and now Sanada lifts Ospreay into a Canadian Rack! AK-47! Fans fire up, Sanada hauls Ospreay up into chicken wings, TIGER SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Sanada hurries to scoop Ospreay and hits a BACKBREAKER! Ospreay is in the drop zone, Sanada goes to the corner!

Sanada climbs up, ROUNDING BODY PRESS onto knees! Ospreay takes aim, HIDDEN BLADE to the face!! Cover, TWO!?!? Sanada survives again but Ospreay vows to end this! Ospreay hauls Sanada up, underhooks the arms, Canadian Rack, but Sanada slips off! Sanada waistlocks and brings Ospreay to ropes for the O’Conner Roll! JAPANESE BRIDGE! TWO!! Sanada hurries but Ospreay pops him up to ROCK him with the forearm! Armband off, HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay hurries to get Sanada back up, Canadian Rack, STORMBREAKER!! Cover, Ospreay wins!!

Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall (NEW IWGP US Heavyweight Champion)

The Cold Skull wanted this title and his revenge, but he got neither! Now the Rev-Pro British Heavyweight Champion can call him self the Two Belt Billy GOAT! And even #GrandSlamOspreay as he has had the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, NEVER Openweight Champion, and now the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship! Combined with Khan & Cobb taking back the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, will the United Empire soon take over all of NJPW? Also, when will Juice give the belt over? Or will Ospreay have to make him?

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS Jay White w/ Gedo!

AEW’s Cowboy, Hangman Adam Page, called out the Rainmaker for Forbidden Door, wanting at this title. But Adam Cole said that Okada won’t even have this title, it’ll be The Switchblade that brings it to Chicago. Will White prove Cole right? Or will Okada make it rain in Osaka-Jo Hall and accept Hangman’s challenge?

The introductions are made, the title is raised, and another chapter of this rivalry is written in the main event!

Before the bell, White gets fans to join in on the Too Sweet. Then the bell rings and fans fire up as these two stare down. White taunts fans being prohibited from cheering for Okada, but the fans still clap, “O-KA-DA! O-KA-DA!” White is annoyed so he gets in Okada’s face, saying he’ll show Okada who’s really the top guy in NJPW. They start circling but Gedo gets on the apron. Okada is wary, but White just Too Sweets Gedo again. Okada and White circle again, tie up, and are in a deadlock. White talks trash even then, but Okada starts backing White down! White turns it around to put Okada on the ropes.

Red Shoes calls the ropebreak, White lets off and mocks Okada’s shoulder pats. White eggs Okada on but Okada keeps his cool. Fans clap, “O-KA-DA! O-KA-DA!” but White dares them to say it! White resets with Okada and they tie up again. They’re in another deadlock, but Okada again backs White down. White turns it around but Okada turns it back around to put White on the ropes. Red Shoes again calls for the break, Okada slowly lets off, and he still fakes the chop to pat White on the shoulders. But White kicks low and CLUBS Okada on the back! White says he knows Okada’s game, and bumps him off the buckles.

White stomps a mudhole into Okada, then Too Sweet CHOPS Okada! Fans applaud, Okada goes to another corner and White Too Sweet CHOPS again! White smirks as he whips but Okada reverses to kick and turn White to a NECKBREAKER! Okada even mocks the Too Sweet while fans fire up. Fans rally behind “O-KA-DA!” as he brings White up to CLUB him on the neck. Okada stands White up again to ROCK him with a forearm. White staggers around but Okada brings him around for another CLUB to the neck. Okada snapmares White and runs to basement dropkick! Fans fire up while White bails out of the ring.

Okada waits for White to get up, and he builds speed, but Gedo trips him up! White gets in to CLOBBER Okada! White stomps Okada down at the ropes, then kicks him out of the ring. Red Shoes watches Gedo this time but White says he’s got this. Gedo backs off, White goes out after Okada, and even mocks Tanahashi on commentary. But Okada dodges the chop to kick low! Okada puts White in, and he stares Gedo down. Red Shoes tells Gedo to back off, and Okada gets in the ring. White gets Okada for a DDT! Gedo applauds and White gives a thumbs up and says he’s a genius! Okada flops back out of the ring so White pursues.

White again taunts fans with how he can chant, “O-KA-DA!” Fans clap “O-KA-DA!” but White brings Okada up to whip him hard into railing! Fans still rally with the claps and White “apologizes” to Okada. White whips Okada the other way and Okada hits more railing! White drags Okada up again, puts him on the apron and CLUBS Okada on the edge. White then undoes the Velcro apron skirt to strap it on over Okada to smother him! Red Shoes reprimands as White shouts at Okada to “breathe with the Switchblade!” Red Shoes counts, White lets off at 4 and again wants fans to chant Okada. Fans clap for “O-KA-DA!” as White undoes the apron skirt.

White tells Red Shoes to fix the skirt while he pushes Okada into the ring. White covers but Red Shoes refuses to count given the shenanigans. So White says if he’s not counting, he’ll CHOKE Okada! Red Shoes counts now, and White says fine, let’s cover! Red Shoes counts the pin, TWO! White is annoyed and he wants Red Shoes to shush. Fans rally up for “O-KA-DA!” again but White Too Sweet CHOPS! And Too Sweet CHOPS again! And Too Sweet Chops again! Okada staggers to a corner, White whips him corner to corner, and CHOPS Okada off his feet! Cover, TWO! White keeps his cool and he mocks the fans by clapping along now.

White flips everyone off then wraps on a rear bearhug. White wants Okada to look into the camera and admit defeat, but Okada fights up instead. White throws Okada down, covers, TWO! Another cover, TWO! A third cover, TWO!! A fourth, ONE! A fifth, ONE! Sixth, ONE! Seventh, ONE! Eighth, TWO! Ninth, TWO!! White is pissed, he stomps Okada, but Okada gets up to DECK White! Fans fire up but White gets up to CHOP. White whips, Okada reverses but White holds ropes to avoid a boot. White runs in, Okada dodges and BOOTS White on the return! Fans fire up while both men are down and catching their breath.

Fans rally, “O-KA-DA! O-KA-DA!” while White sits up in a daze. Okada and White stand, and Okada rushes in to rally with forearms and elbows. Okada whips, White reverses, but Okada ducks and dodges and CLOBBERS White with an elbow! Fans fire up as Okada is getting on his formula. Okada drags White up, whips him to a corner, and then runs in to back elbow! Kick and DDT! Cover, TWO! Okada is annoyed but he drags White up. White kicks low, runs, but into the FLAPJACK! White flounders away, right out of the ring. Fans rally again and Okada goes out to fetch White. Okada brings White up to whip him into railing!

Okada runs in to BOOT White over the railing! But Gedo CLUBS Okada! Okada doesn’t flinch, and Gedo begs for mercy. Okada EuroUppers Gedo, then tosses him over the railing to join White! Fans fire up and Okada gets some space. Okada runs back in, to FLY and CROSSBODY White and Gedo out! Fans fire up with Okada, but he needs a moment to catch his breath. Fans rally back up for Okada as he fetches White again. Okada CLUBS White on the neck, brings him to ringside, but White clings to railing. Okada CLUBS White again and again, and White lets go of the railing. White says they should get in the ring, but Okada goes to gut wrench!

White resists, clamping onto Okada’s leg. Fans rally, Okada CLUBS White again, and Okada tries again. White kicks and flails, then RAMS Okada into railing! Red Shoes reprimands but White RAMS Okada into railing again! White tells Red Shoes to wait on the count as he goes in then back out. White drags Okada up, HALF HATCH SUPLEX into the railing! White grins then bops Okada with a Too Sweet. White says now the count can start. White gets in the ring, fans rally up, and Red Shoes does start the ring count. Okada stirs at about 4 of 20, slowly turns over and pushes himself up. The count is past 10, and then 15 before Okada stands!

Okada hobbles at 17, gets in at 18, but White is watching from a corner. Okada slowly rises, White runs corner to corner and uppercuts! White then suplexes for the BLADE BUSTER! Cover, TWO! White is annoyed and Gedo is furious but the fans fire up that Okada survives. White talks trash, slaps Okada around, slapping to the rhythm of “O-KA-DA,” but Okada swings a punch! White catches it to a COMPLETE SHOT! White then hits a DEADLIFT GERMAN! White flexes and fans applaud, having to admit that was impressed. White mocks Okada, “Is this how you lead a company?”

White brings Okada up, reels him in, but Okada blocks the lift. White knees low, then lifts Okada to knee even harder! White tells Red Shoes to check on Okada but the fans rally up. Okada refuses to let this stop here so White drags him back up. White holds an arm in a top wristlock to then throw a heavy body shot! Okada doubles over as he staggers to a corner but White is after him. White RAMS his shoulder in again and again, then lets off to mock the fans again. White scowls as the clapping returns and he goes over to Okada. White brings Okada up, reels him in, but Okada fights the urenage again.

But White gets around to SAIDO Okada out of the ring! Okada has a rough tumble from apron to floor and White wants Red Shoes to check. Okada refuses to give up, so White goes out to RAM Okada into railing, right in front of Tanahashi! White is taunting Tanahashi and then he gets Okada up, APRON GOURD BUSTER! White watches Okada writhe while the fans rally up and the ring count starts again. White gets Okada in at 10 of 20, and White gets in to drag him up, URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and White is growing frustrated. White checks with Geod, what should he do to finish this?

White sits Okada up and wraps on the sleeper hold! But Okada fights and pushes White back into buckles. Okada tries again but White throws Okada into the corner and RAMS his shoulder in. White hoists Okada up top, CHOPS him, then climbs up after him. White reels Okada into another clinch, but Okada fights with elbows! Okada brings White down, then ROCKS him with a right! But White comes back, only for Okada to DECK him this time! White is dazed and fans rally up! Okada adjusts, aims, BIG missile dropkick! But double-edged because of the bad ribs! Fans fire up while both men are down again!

Gedo coaches White but Okada drags White up first. White throws a body shot and Okada backs off, only to come back with a SHOTGUN! Okada scowls but more in anger than pain, and he drags White back up. Scoop and SLAM, and Okada goes to the corner. The bad ribs don’t slow the climb, and Okada MACHO ELBOWS! Okada does wince as he stands back up, but he still gives the fans the Rainmaker Pose! Fans fire up and Okada brings White back up. White trips Okada and GROUND DRAGON SCREWS! White stares Tanahashi down as he GROUND DRAGON SCREWS Okada again!

White is sending a message to two NJPW greats as he gets the legs for the TTO, the Tanahashi Tapped Out! Or will it be renamed the OTO, the Okada Tapped Out, here tonight? White makes sure Tanahashi sees the inverted figure four as Okada endures and fans rally up! Okada fights, moves around, reaches out, but White drags him away! White even says it’ll be the OTO in just moments! But Okada refuses to give up! Okada drags himself towards other ropes, but White lets the hold go just to drag Okada away, into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! A direct message to the Ace! But Okada still fights as fans rally, and he gets the ROPEBREAK!!

White is frustrated but he holds until 4. White grinds his forearm into Okada’s head and he claims Okada has passed out. Red Shoes checks for himself but Okada is moving, so no, he’s not out cold. White tells Red Shoes to GTFO then, and he brings Okada up. Okada fights the sleeper, throwing elbows. White catches it to spin and CHOP Okada! Okada flops down, but White brings him back up just to CHOP again. And CHOP again! Fans still rally for Okada but White CHOPS again! Okada just glares at White! White knees low instead! White runs, but into a DROPKICK! But the bad leg and ribs hurt Okada again!

Fans rally, White flounders, and Okada brings him up by an arm. Okada wraps on the MONEY CLIP! White endures, fights up to his feet, pries at the hold, but Okada cranks the hold! Red Shoes keeps White from grabbing him, but then Gedo pesters Red Shoes. White RAMS Okada into Red Shoes!! Red Shoes goes down, White scurries away from Okada, and Gedo slides him a chair! But it goes too far! Okada sees the chair, though, and he grabs it first. Gedo freaks out and White realizes the problem. Okada kicks the chair out of the ring, shoves White into Gedo, then puts on the MONEY CLIP! Red Shoes gets up while White endures!

White is turning red but he reaches for ropes. Okada brings White back, for a BACKBREAKER! And then the MONEY CLIP is on again! Fans rally, White is turning purple, and he moves around. Okada keeps holding on, keeps cranking the hold, and White is fading! Gedo gets on the apron to distract Red Shoes, White LOW BLOWS Okada! White is free and both men are down again! Fans rally for “O-KA-DA!” as hard as they can but White crawls over to Okada, talking trash through the sputtering. White drags Okada up, coughs and gasps, and he brings Okada up while talking more trash. Okada ROCKS White with a forearm!

White flops out of the ring again, and fans fire up as Okada dares White to get back in. White returns, he eggs Okada on, then throws a forearm. Okada snarls and White waits on the response. Okada ROCKS White, and White staggers, but White comes back to ROCK Okada! Okada shakes that off, White fires another, and another, but Okada gives it back! Fans rally up as the forearms fly fast and furious! Okada DECKS White and roars! Fans fire up and Okada drags White by his arm. White pulls away, so Okada kicks him around. Okada CLUBS White, showing him some anger! Okada gets White up, short arm- SHOULDER to the ribs!

White smirks, and he stands Okada back up, but Okada still reels White in! White gets around the lariat to SNAP SLEEPER SUPLEX! Gedo fires up and White hurries to get Okada up again. REGAL PLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Okada escapes and fans fire up again! White says he’s got this, and he brings Okada up with a double wristlock. White reels Okada in, lifts, BLOODY SUNDAY! Shout out to The Prince! White then slashes his throat and he drags Okada up. Fans rally, White says it is time, and he short arm LARIATS! White still says it’s time, he brings Okada up again, another short arm LARIAT!

White says it IS time, BLADE- NO! Okada slips to a backslide, White rolls through, short arm LARIAT from Okada! Fans fire up again as Okada holds onto the wrist! Okada slowly rises, he drags White back up, but White kicks and kicks. Okada just stares at White, before the LARIAT! Okada roars, fans are thunderous, and Okada wants to get the arms. White resists, reaches for ropes, but Okada spins. White dodges, BLADE- NO, Okada slips out and gut wrenches, SPINNING TOMBSTONE! Okada hauls White up again, DISCUS LARIAT! Fans fire up, Okada drags White back up, ripcord and- NO, White dodges!

White has the wristlock and he ripcords, stolen RAIN- NO, Okada dodges! Okada scoops again, but White slips off. White clinches, BLADE- NO! Ripcord, RAIN- NO! White dodges and runs, into the DROPKICK! Fans are thunderous and Okada scoops White for a LANDSLIDE! Shout out to the KING of Strong Style! Ripcord and- BLADERUNNER!!! Cover, White wins!!!

Winner: Jay White, by pinfall (NEW IWGP World Heavyweight Champion)

The Switchblade cuts down Okada outta nowhere!! Gedo celebrates with his man while White mockingly pats Okada on the shoulder. Is the end of this reign the end of the rain? And of course, to celebrate their leader’s massive victory, Bullet Club comes out to celebrate with White! Karl Anderson, the new NEVER Openweight Champion! Taiji Ishimori, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion! Ace Austin, the newest member and Impact X-Division Champion! El Phantasmo is with them, that trio victorious earlier tonight. Doc Gallows gets White a beer to celebrate, the club toasts this moment while Okada is taken away.

White gets a mic and fans do applaud to admit White was the better man here tonight. White tells the camera to stay right on him. “I have one quick message. HANGMAN ADAM PAGE! You want Okada? You want Okada!? You can have him. Because you ain’t f**king getting this! You dumb cowboy bitch!” White stands up to tell Osaka, “Say something. Say something! C’mon, say something! SAY SOMETHING! Don’t you wanna chant? C’mon!?” Fans do “Woo!” and holler, even though they aren’t really supposed to.

White wants to take us back to June 19th, 2016, “in this very building.” White had his last match as a Young Lion. He said good-bye to Japan and said, “You are my family.” Fans applaud that, and White continues with, “So f**king say something! SAY SOMETHING! I told you you are my family, are you not happy for me?!” Fans woo again and White demands more! The fans “WOO~” and White says yes, they are his family! And he wasn’t wrong. But today, June 12th, 2022, almost six years to the day, White is here as the Switchblade, the number one asset in ALL of pro-wrestling, the Last Rock ‘n’ Rolla, “the man who single-handedly sold out Madison Square Garden, and the United Center!”

White says he is King Switch! And once again, Tanahashi, White is the first, only and true GRAND SLAM CHAMPION! He is the REAL Belt Collector! And as you can see, he is the leader of Bullet Club, the Catalyst of Pro-Wrestling, and now, he is the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion!! Fans applaud and cheer and he wants more! They cheer more, and he says that’s right! The world now breathes with the Switchblade, this is still his era!! Fans cheer as White holds up the belt and the golden streamers fly! Will Hangman be denied a title match at Forbidden Door? Will Bullet Club take over NJPW and the world?

My Thoughts:

What an event for NJPW! I still skipped everything non-title, but if I’d known Yano was going to beat Gallows in just four minutes, I would’ve kept it. Bullet Club and United Empire were both strong tonight, setting up big Junior Heavyweight title matches. There’s a chance Six or Nine (Taguchi & Wato) manage to retain the tag titles since they lost here, and there’s a very good chance Hiromu takes the singles title off Taiji since LIJ lost here, too. I should’ve expected the House of Torture to retain the NEVER Openweight Six Man titles, Suzuki-Gun put up a good fight but that combo of Desperado, Kanemaru & ZSJ just didn’t feel like the right combo.

Great to see that Khan & Cobb got the heavyweight tag titles back, though at the same time, Chase & Fale not having anything to show for the night in the big group celebration kinda hurt Bullet Club’s dominance. But I hope this brings about a feud between Empire and Bullet Club to push both factions forward this summer. For one, what a STACKED G1 Climax this year. For another, Ospreay VS Sanada for the title Juice held. Juice will surely want that belt back, though not sure if he’ll be 100% in two weeks to have a match at Forbidden Door. At the same time, Forbidden Door is about NJPW VS AEW, maybe Juice waits to see who wins before making a move. But I would totally expect Juice VS Ospreay for that title at some point.

Tanahashi winning against Goto to go to the Interim AEW World Championship match was expected but that was a great match all the same. Tanahashi VS Moxley is going to be great stuff, too, but I would think Moxley wins to keep the AEW title in AEW. Takagi VS Taichi in that scramble match was great stuff, I really like Takagi’s ideas for these matches. It makes sense he wins to keep the trophy, who knows who steps up next. Tama VS Anderson was great stuff, especially with how they’re both Founding Fathers of Bullet Club and Tama was the young guy Anderson helped get going in NJPW. Anderson winning with cheating should’ve been expected, but still good for Anderson as he has always come close but had yet to win singles belts.

Already mentioned Sanada VS Ospreay but that was an awesome match. And the world title, Okada VS White, was an awesome match, too. Really cerebral but also really physical, and of course Gedo gets involved where he can. White winning was quite the shocker, as was White, a Heel, being able to get fans to defy Japan’s COVID regulations and make noise with their mouths. White of course refuses to defend his title against Hangman, that’s a very Heel move, but I bet that Hangman will still get his shot at the IWGP World Championship. Much like AEW keeping the (albeit interim) AEW World Championship, I would think White retains the IWGP title, no matter who AEW puts up against him. But you can bet White VS Hangman will be amazing because there’s history there.

My Score: 9.2/10