NJPW New Japan Strong (Detonation Episode 1) Results – December 2, 2022
Location: Hollywood California
Venue: Vermont Hollywood
Kicking off this week’s Strong with Blake Christian cutting a promo about his match with Juice Robinson
Lucha Rules Tag Team Match
Rocky Romero & Adrian Quest vs. Atlantis Jr & Virus
Rocky Romero & Virus start us off, as a waist lock takedown briefly had Virus on the mat only for Virus to trip down Romero to response. Headscissors on the mat had Virus on the defensive, but he rolled out and rolled up Romero for a two count before Virus tagged out to Atlantis Jr. Adrian Quest comes in too, hitting a wheelbarrow armdrag and a crossbody to take down Atlantis Jr only for him to come back with a superkick to send Quest to the outside.
Atlantis fakes out a dive, as Romero came in against Virus again. Romero’s kicked in the ropes by Atlantis, then sent to the outside Quest fills in quickly only to take a double back elbow, then a double big boot, leading to a tope from Atlantis Jr to both Romero & Quest. Back inside, a see saw sunset flip left Quest open for a diving kick as Quest got dumped outside.
Romero’s back as we’re continuing the double teaming from Atlantis Jr & Virus only for Rocky to return with a tijeras to Atlantis Jr then some Forever Clotheslines to Virus who stopped the party with one of his own. Adrian Quest slips in as Romero rolled out, taking down Virus for a two count, before a running shooting star press almost got the win.
A Falcon Arrow from Romero and a springboard Whisper In The Wind from Quest adds another two count, as Quest proceeded to trade chops with Virus only to get swatted down. Virus chop blocks the front of the knee as he focused on Quest who rolled out, so in comes Rocky to trade again.
Romero’s running Shiranui surprises Virus for a near fall, while Atlantis Jr.’s monkey flips out of the corners had Romero flying. Those almost win the match too, as Quest quelled Atlantis briefly, only to go down to a dropkick he’s back with a back suplex and a dive to Atlantis on the outside, as Romero & Virus renewed rivalries again, leading to a snap powerslam for a near fall from Virus.
A rewind enzuigiri caught Virus off guard for a near fall before Romero came in with a Magistral cradle for a near fall. Virus tries to come back with a Figure 4 but gets cradled from Romero scores the win.
Winners: Rocky Romero & Adrian Quest (10:33)
Homicide vs. Danny Limelight
Homicide beats Danny Limelight into the corner to start us off before charging in with shoulders before a cutter out of nowhere earned Homicide a dropkick from Limelight. Heading outside, Homicide clotheslines Limelight, then threw him into the railings as the front row got an up close view. Homicide breaks the count then Limelight hits a gamengiri and blockbuster gets Limelight in control.
Back inside, a crossbody off the top from Limelight looked to keep him ahead, but a belly 2 belly from Homicide puts Limelight back outside. Another gamengiri stops a tope from Homicide, who eats a stomp to the back as Limelight proceeded to get distracted by the crowd. We’ve a neckbreaker from Limelight for a two count, before Homicide thwarted his attempt at the 3 Amigos.
An eye rake from Limelight stops Homicide’s suplexes, but again his posturing costs him as Homicide cut off Limelight on the top rope. A superplex from Homicide takes Limelight down from the ring post, before Homicide blocked and monkey flipped Limelight into the corner pad. Homicide’s Exploder nearly wins it, as did a double underhook suplex, before Homicide went rather less technical with some biting.
Limelight’s mouth gets hooked by Homicide in the ropes after that, while a backbreaker looked to lead to a Boston crab. Limelight gets free, but is quickly tripped into a STF that led to some more biting. Homicide goes for a tornado DDT but gets blocked as Limelight hits a flying tornado DDT off the top for a near fall instead.
Homicide teases a Cop Killa but Limelight escaped another flying tornado DDT misses, allowing Homicide quickly back in with a nasty Cop Killa to put away Limelight.
Winner: Homicide (11:14)
After the match Homicide goes hunting under the ring for some plunder, throwing out suitcases and toolboxes before Bobby Fish appeared to stop him then he attacks Homicide and bounces him off the ropes with an exploder. He gets the mic to throw out what I guess is his new slogan, as he gets muted a LOT while he appeared to affiliate his Fish Tank Fight Club with Team Filthy.
Emily Mae is backstage with the Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Motor City Machine Guns, who won the Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles at Rumble On 44th Street They’ll be defending against Misterioso & Barrett Brown of the Stray Dog Army
Blake Christian vs. Juice Robinson
Juice Robinson powdered outside as Blake Christian charged him at the bell then again when Christian teases a dive but Robinson loses sight and ended up getting tope’d. Christian hangs up Robinson in the ropes ahead of a slingshot flip senton from the outside in which took Robinson back outside ahead of moonsault off the apron, which Robinson caught as he proceeded to jump Christian onto the railings.
Christian sidesteps a clothesline as Robinson connects with the ring post, something that Christian exacerbated as he dropped Robinson’s arm over the guard rails. Back inside Robinson was able to forge a way ahead with chops and a spinebuster for a two count while Christian’s attempted fight back was stopped with a flapjack.
A back senton from Robinson follows, as did some headbutts and mudhole stomping which led to the cannonball in the corner for a near fall. Christian’s whipped into the corner, but he’s able to fend off Robinson ahead of a springboard forearm that took Robinson down. Kicks from Christian continue to target Robinson’s head and shoulder, but Blake decides to head up top to finish things but Robinson rolls away from the corner.
Christian heads onto the apron for a wacky rolling thunder frog splash on the edge of the ring, before he caught Robinson with an Arabian press on the outside. A slingshot, rolling single arm DDT takes Christian ahead as a Fujiwara armbar looked to stop Juice, only for Juice to drag his way to the ropes to force the break.
Out of nowhere Robinson clocks Christian with a Left Hand Of God but wandered into a victory roll that saw Christian nearly win it Robinson rolls back on it though, and despite them being in the corner, the ref counts and misses Juice grabbing the ropes to get the win.
Winner: Juice Robinson (9:33)
