NJPW New Japan Strong (Autumn Action Episode 2) Results – October 15, 2022
Location: Las Vegas Nevada
Venue: Sams Town Live
Attendance: 702
Doc Gallows vs. Che Cabrera
Che Cabrera throws some chops early, but got rocked with an uppercut as Doc Gallows began to have his way. A back elbow in the corner has Cabrera covering up exposing his midriff for some body blows before a suplex out and a clothesline took Che to the floor.
Gallows follow Cabrera on the outside, throwing him through the railings before we headed back inside with Cabrera sneaking in as he hung up Gallows in the ropes. Choking in the ropes followed from Che, along with a clothesline out of the corner for just a one count. We’re back outside as Gallows gets thrown into the side of the ring, and it’s more of the same back inside as Cabrera pulled Gallows into almost a Steiner Recliner.
Gallows breaks the grip quickly though, but Cabrera sinks him with a side chinlock again, before Gallows fought out with clothesline and a head kick. A leaping shoulder tackle has Cabrera down before a Gallows Pole nearly put Che away.
Cabrera escapes a chokeslam and countered with a death valley driver for a near fall, only for another thrust kick from Gallows then the Anarchy Suplex gets the win.
Winner: Doc Gallows (7:53)
Strong Openweight Tag Team Title Match
Aussie Open (c) vs. Team Filthy
Kyle Fletcher & Danny Limelight starts this match off with shoving and shoulder tackles, but it’s Fletcher who spun Limelight to the mat first as Aussie Open drew 1st blood. Mark Davis is in, but evades the pair and made the tag out to JR Kratos, leading to the big men squaring up to each other. They trade shoulder tackles, then forearms, before Davis tried to hit a bodyslam.
Kratos doesn’t move on that, as he hit the ropes to clothesline Davis down, following up with some punches for above as Limelight tagged in hit a springboard kick, then a back senton as Davis was draped across Kratos’ knees. Limelight got a little too cocky though as he ran into a back body drop, as tags bring us to Fletcher & Kratos with Kyle running into a powerslam.
Fletcher gets hit with a deadlift suplex as Limelight came in to throw Fletcher into Kratos, ahead of a propelled double stomp that drew a two count for Team Filthy. Limelight’s clothesline into the corner traps Fletcher ahead of a senton atomic for a near fall, before Fletcher leaps over Limelight in the corner and made the tag out.
Davis goes wild with chops and clotheslines to the challengers, before we settled on Kratos and Davis teeing off with forearms on each other. Kratos wins out briefly, before Davis hit a back elbow in the ropes, only to earn him an instant response. An attempt to lift up Kratos backfired as it’s countered into a German suplex, taking Davis into the corner where he suckered Kratos into a flatliner and a sliding punch.
Fletcher tags back in as the Aussie Open teed up for a Dental Plan but Limelight blind tags in and springboarded in for a Destroyer on Fletcher. Davis eats a cannonball off the apron from Kratos as Limelight went up top for a frog splash, but it’s not enough for the win. A spinning tombstone from Fletcher shuts off Limelight as Kratos ran in and took a Dental Plan then the assisted Aussie Arrow to get rid of him.
That leaves Limelight on his own as Aussie Open with some forearms then the Coriolis gets the win.
Winners & Still Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions: Aussie Open (10:08) (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!)
We get a recap of Chris Dickinson’s return 2 weeks ago, and his attack on Fred Rosser.
Strong Openweight Title Match
Fred Rosser (c) vs. Chris Dickinson
Fred Rosser jumps Chris Dickinson as the referee was checking him before the bell but Dickinson sweeps the legs and hit a German suplex in response. Dickinson’s kick is barely registered by Rosser, while a follow up makes Rosser mad then they teed off with elbows in response.
A front kick from Rosser knocked Dickinson backwards, while a shoulder tackle took Dickinson down for a hip attack. Heading outside Dickinson hits an apron PK, then a shoulder tackle off the apron. They return to the ring, where Rosser tries a Chicken Wing, but a back suplex from Dickinson breaks it up as Rosser responds to chops with headbutts and right hands.
An elbow from Dickinson staggers Rosser ahead of a running death valley driver attempt, but Rosser escaped and hit a running powerslam for a two count. Rosser tries for a Chicken Wing STF, but Dickinson slithers into the ropes, and onto the apron as Rosser added a side suplex onto the side of the ring.
Dickinson doesn’t roll back inside, and instead booted Rosser off the apron before a clothesline took the pair over the railings and into the crowd. Heading back towards the ring, Dickinson’s caught with an eye rake and some gouging from Rosser before Rosser & Dickinson stopped each other getting back into the ring which led to the double count-out.
Winner: No One (Double Count Out) (6:48) (Fred Rosser Retains) (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
After the match everyone pulls Dickinson & Rosser apart but it fails as Dickinson choked out Rosser & they’re eventually separated as Dickinson grabbed the bell hammer before he charged back at Rosser to close out this week’s Strong.
