NJPW New Japan Strong (Autumn Action Episode 3) Results – October 22, 2022
Location: Las Vegas Nevada
Venue: Sam’s Town Live
Attendance: 702
Tag Team Match
West Coast Wrecking Crew vs. Greg Sharpe & Jakob Austin Young
Royce Isaacs & Greg Sharpe starts the match off and Isaacs took Sharpe down multiple times. Isaacs tried to slam Sharpe, but Sharpe countered with a wrist lock takeover. Jakob Austin Young tagged in and they kicked Isaacs. Jorel Nelson tagged in and the West Coast Wrecking Crew worked over Young’s leg.
West Coast Wrecking Crew slammed Young & Sharpe and then posed. Nelson kept control over Young until the two traded chops. Isaacs tagged in and cut Austin off from getting the tag. Isaacs hits a gutwrench suplex then tags in Nelson & he lands a European uppercut for a two count. Young hit the ropes and hit a running flatliner before getting the hot tag to Sharpe.
Sharpe tries to clothesline Isaacs who no sold it. Sharpe landed a German suplex for a two count. Sharpe & Young hit some splashes in the corner on Isaacs. Nelson tagged in before long and the West Coast Wrecking Coast hits Who Do You Love? on Sharpe for the win.
Winners: West Coast Wrecking Crew (6:01)
We got a backstage promo from Alex Zayne calling out Blake Christian. Zayne brought Mistico with him. Mistico spoke in Spanish for a little bit and Zayne just said exactly to end the segment.
We got a video recapping the ups & downs of Christopher Daniels & Yuya Uemura.
Before the match Daniels cuts a promo & he calls the crowd morons and meth addicts. Daniels said he’s the king of Southern California. Daniels said he’s the most important pro wrestler to ever come out of Southern California. Daniels said the La Dojo is not putting out top talent. Daniels called Uemura a failure. Daniels said he’s going to burn the LA Dojo to the ground.
Yuya Uemura vs. Christopher Daniels
Yuya Uemura ran to the ring to start the match and Uemura pounded on Daniels. Daniels rolled to the outside and Uemura followed him, rolling him back into the ring and pounding on him. Uemura took off his trunks and choked Daniels with them. Uemura landed a flapjack before clotheslining Daniels over the top rope. Uemura jumped onto Daniels and continued to beat him up on the outside.
Uemura tried to suplex Daniels into the ring but Daniels counters with a neckbreaker. Daniels landed a clothesline to Uemura’s back. Daniels was bleeding from the arm. Daniels hit a knee for a two count. Uemura tried for a dropkick, but Daniels held onto the ropes and Daniels kept control as Uemura missed. Daniels chopped Uemura’s back and then hit a series of punches to Uemura’s neck.
Daniels hits a neckbreaker for a two count. Daniels placed Uemura on the top rope and went for a superplex, but Uemura fought back with a headbutt. Uemura then hit a shotgun dropkick from the 2nd rope.
Uemura lands a running forearm and then hits a bulldog from the 2nd rope for a two count. Uemura went for leap frog but Daniels caught him for a Spicoli Driver & that somehow gets a two count. Daniels jawed at the referee before running at Uemura, who caught Daniels with a kick. Daniels went for Angel’s Wings but Uemura rolled Daniels up and got the win.
Winner: Yuya Uemura (9:48)
After the match Daniels attacks Uemura and hits a tombstone then Daniels then gets a chair from under the ring and hit the Angel’s Wings on the chair. Daniels jawed at Uemura.
Non Title Match
KOPW 2022 Champion Shingo Takagi vs. Rocky Romero
Match starts off with Rocky Romero chops Shingo Takagi but Takagi came back with a boot with Takagi on the outside, Romero hit 2 suicide dives. Romero lands a chop on the outside before rolling Takagi back into the ring. Romero landed a loud chop and Takagi came back with an elbow. Romero hit a kick to Takagi’s back before hitting a series of kicks to Takagi’s body. Takagi came back with a lariat and then he clotheslined Romero over the top to the outside.
Takagi beats up Romero on the outside and slammed him onto the apron. Back in the ring, Takagi drove a knee into Romero’s midsection. Takagi suplexed Romero and then worked a leg scissors. Takagi hits a slam/senton combination. Takagi toyed with Rocky. Romero responded by standing up to Shingo and the two traded slaps. Romero hit an enzuigiri and both wrestlers were down. Romero went for the Forever Clotheslines, but Takagi broke it up.
Romero clotheslined Takagi with Shingo draped over the 2nd rope then Romero hits Strong Zero for a two count. Romero landed a series of chops and yelled at Shingo. Romero hit a Tornado DDT and a Falcon Arrow for a two count. Romero went for an arm bar but Takagi made it to the ropes for a rope break. Romero worked Takagi’s arm but Takagi came back with a choke attempt. Romero came back from that with a sleeper hold. Takagi got out of it by driving Romero into the ground.
Takagi hit some back elbows and a DDT. Takagi hit Made In Japan for a two count. Takagi got the crowd fired up but Romero rolled Takagi up for a couple two counts. Romero hit a knee and his finisher but only got a two count. Takagi had Romero on his shoulders and slammed him. Shingo landed the lariat, hit another one, pinned Romero and then pulled his head up. From there, Shingo went for his finisher, but Romero spiked him and sank in an arm bar. The arm bar turned into a triangle choke, but Shingo lifts Romero up and hits the Last Of The Dragon for the win.
Winner: KOPW 2022 Champion Shingo Takagi (15:49)
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