Steve Notes WK15

NJPW Ranbo!

All the heavy hitters NOT on the rest of the card in this thing

Suzuki and Nagata get eliminated together, keep chopping into the distance

Chase owens sticks around through multiple elimination attempts

YANO is the last out as the young lions are eliminated, so he doesn’t even step foot into the ring

Hiromu Takahashi vs. ELP

We start with a senton from the top to floor on ELP, then a sunset powerbomb to TTB

Ref bump, ELP hits TTb in the cock, ELP hits Styles Clash, V-trigger, goes for CR2, TTB rolls through for 3

****

GOD vs Dangerous Tekkers

FUTURE MAN GETS THE PIN, right after Taichi took his pants off and Tama Tonga used the iron claw on Taichi. SOlid match.

***½

Mox Promo

He is the boogeyman, doesn’t matter what happens with the contract, I’m coming for ya

KENTA vs. Kojima

KENTA wins with GTS in the MASTER LOCK LOCK OF THE NIGHT!

Tanahashi vs. Great O’Kahn

O’Kahn works the leg, body slams Tana on the ramp

Tana counters with leg whip

Tana wins with two high fly flows

Okada vs. Ospreay

Solid match. Awesome gear.

On the outside, Ospreay hits suplex onto super tough table

Back inside, Ospreay hits PForearm on Okada, gets 2

NASTY powerbomb, 2

Okada counters apron os-cutter with apron tombstone

Okada hits immediate rainmaker inside, goes for 2nd, Os hits superkicks to get out, Okada locks on money clip, extended, but Os gets ropes

Okada takes control, til Os hits Spanish Fly

Os tries for Oscutter, NOPE, countered, YES hits it again, gets 2

Os gives Danielson stomps, pushes red shoes

Ospreay hits tombstone, THEN RAINMAKER CLOSE 2

Okada hits HUGE Rainmaker for 3

*****

Naito vs. Ibushi

Naito goes after Ibushi’s neck, series of counters outside the ring, with Ibushi being dropped on his head

Oh wow rana off the apron could have been catastrophic

Naito barely beats the count

After Ibushi goes for german over the top rope, Naito counters with euro uppercuts, then poison rana

Naito hits Destino, gets 2

They trade blows

Power bomb/kamegoyee from Ibushi gets close 2

Misses phoenix splash, Naito hits Destino for 2

2nd Kamegoyee CLOSE 2

Ibushi takes down the knee pad, countered by Naito, goes for Destino, Ibushi hits 3rd Kamegoyee FOR 3!

****¼

Jay White Promo, says he will be there to bring Ibushi back down, he is the real champion, it is his destino to become GOD, when he becomes champion

Ibushi promo: it’s been hard times in japan, I will become God tomorrow.