NJPW Royal Quest 3 Review – October 14, 2023
Location: London England
Venue: Copper Box Arena
Robbie X vs. Taiji Ishimori
Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori traded quick reversals before Robbie hits a plancha to the floor then in the ring Ishimori hits some elbow strikes to the side of the head before Ishimori hits a sliding German Suplex in the ropes.
In the ring Robbie hits a springboard summersault for a near fall then Robbie went for a handspring back move but Ishimori caught him with a dropkick while he was upside down.
Ishimori hits a swinging neckbreaker over his knee then Bloody Cross for the win.
Winner: Taiji Ishimori (7:48)
Rate: 6
El Desperado vs. Trent Seven
El Desperado & Trent Seven each got a chair before the bell then they brawled on the floor, and Seven slams Desperado’s head onto a table then in the ring Seven took control.
He ripped at Desperado’s mask then hits a series of chops. Desperado hit a dive through the ropes then drags Seven into the ring and hits a brainbuster for a near fall.
Seven nailed a piledriver for a near fall before Seven missed a top rope twisting moonsault then Desperado hits a spear. Seven pushes Desperado into the referee.
Seven hits a low blow kick then a swinging Bulldog Powerslam for a near fall before Desperado hits Seven with El Es Clero to score the win.
Winner: El Desperado (8:08)
Rate: 6
Yota Tsuji vs. Luke Jacobs
Match starts off with lockup and they immediately switched to a exchange of forearm shots before Yota Tsuji hits a tilt a whirl backbreaker over his knee. Jacobs hit a vertical suplex and they were both down.
Jacobs hit some hard headbutts and a rolling forearm. Jacobs nails a 2nd rope superplex then a clothesline for a near fall before Tsuji hits a running Stomp then Gene Blaster for the win.
Winner: Yota Tsuji (9:01)
Rate: 7
Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles Match
Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors) (c) vs. Leon Slater & Cameron Khai
Both immediately brawled to the floor before Leon Slater & Cameron Khai began working over Drilla Moloney’s left arm before Clark Connors hits Jeep Flip on Khai and they took over keeping Khai in their corner.
Connors yanks Slater off the apron so Khai couldn’t tag out as Connors hits a snap suplex before Khai hit a Death Valley Driver on Connors and they were both down. Slater made the hot tag and traded forearms with Moloney.
Khai hits a pair of northern lights suplex then a double northern lights suplex before Slater hits a top rope crossbody block on Bullet Club War Dogs before Moloney hits a superkick on Khai them he pops Khai up and Connors hit a spear.
Bullet Club War Dogs hits a high/low spear combo on Khai then Slater hit an flip dive over a ring post onto Connors on the floor then in the ring Khai hits a slingshot stunner.
Slater went to the top rope but Connors crotched him then Moloney hits Drilla Killa on Slater then held Khai upside down allowing Connors to hit Full Clip for the win.
Winners & Still Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions: Bullet Club War Dogs (12:02) (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)
Rate: 7
6 Man Tag Team Match
Guerrillas Of Density (Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion El Phantasmo, NEVER Openweight Champion Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin, Gabriel Kidd & David Finlay)
Guerrillas Of Density & Bullet Club War Dogs started brawling in the aisle then El Phantasmo & Gabriel Kidd got in the ring so the ref calls for the bell to begin the match and ELP hit a hurricanrana.
Tanga Loa enters and battled Alex Coughlin before Bullet Club War Dogs works Loa over in their corner. Tama Tonga finally jumps in the ring and hits a series of punches on David Finlay.
Tonga hits a double clothesline and he rips off his vest then hit Stinger Splashes on Kidd then Coughlin. ELP hits a top rope crossbody. Tonga & ELP hit stereo dropkicks. Loa hit a double clothesline to the floor.
Tonga hits a dive to the floor. ELP hits a top rope moonsault to the floor onto Coughlin & Kidd before Tama hits Gun Stun and the GOD surrounded Finlay as Loa drills Finlay to the mat with Apeshit to score the win.
Winners: Guerrillas Of Density (10:41)
Rate: 5
Tag Team Match
United Empire (Great O Khan & Francesco Akira) vs. Shota Umino & Ren Narita
Great O Khan & Shota Umino starts this match off before O Khan hits Mongolian Chops on Ren Narita then United Empire works over Narita in their corner.
O Khan hits a gutwrench suplex before Umino tags in and he hits a flying forearm on O Khan before hitting a northern lights suplex for a near fall.
Francesco Akira hits a slingshot stunner on Umino for a near fall before Narita & Umino hits Hart Attack on Akira before O Khan hits more Mongolian Chops on Umino.
Umino & Narita hits stereo enzuigiris on O Khan. Umino hits a running neckbreaker on Akira for a near fall then Umino nails a running diving elbow to the back of the head then Death Rider gets the win for his team.
Winners: Shota Umino & Ren Narita (10:25)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
Just 2 Guys (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Sanada & Douki) vs. Los Ingobernables De Japon (2023 G1 Climax Winner Tetsuya Naito & Bushi)
Sanada & Tetsuya Naito kicks this match off before Douki jumps in the ring and attacks Naito from behind then Bushi enters and traded blows with Douki. Naito tugs backward on Douki’s mask. Sanada re enters and hit a dropkick on Naito.
Sanada ties Naito in the Paradise Lock then Naito spit on Sanada and they traded forearm shots. Sanada places Naito’s feet on the top rope and hits Magic Screw before Douki hits a double stomp to the stomach then he locks in Douki Chokey on Naito.
Bushi hits a Lungblower on Douki and Naito hits a DDT on Douki. Bushi nails a dive to the floor on Sanada then Naito hits Douki with Destino to get the win.
Winners: Los Ingobernables De Japon (9:29)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, Strong Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston & Michael Oku vs. United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Henare & TJP)
Hiroshi Tanahashi & TJP starts this match before TJP snaps Tanahashi’s left arm backward then Henare enters and works over Tanahashi before Jeff Cobb bends Tanahashi backward and plays guitar on his ribs then Eddie Kingston enters and traded chops with Henare.
Kingston hits Machine Gun Chops in the corner then a t bone suplex then Michael Oku enters and hit a Fosbury Flop to the floor on Cobb then hits a top rope crossbody on TJP then puts TJP in the half crab.
Cobb hits Spin Cycle on Oku & TJP hits Mamba Splash on Oku then TJP caught Oku with a spin kick to the face so Oku hit an enzuigiri on TJP. Tanahashi hits Sling Blade on Cobb.
Kingston hit an enzuigiri on TJP then Oku accidentally hits a jumping knee on Kingston then TJP tried to apply an Octopus on Oku but he escapes & gets TJP in the 3 Quarter Nelson to get the win for his team.
Winners: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, Strong Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston & Michael Oku (10:39)
Rate: 7
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi
Match starts off with a lock up then they switched to a forearm exchange before Shingo Takagi applied a leglock around the waist as they fought on the mat before Tomohiro Ishii hits a powerslam.
Takagi hits a DDT and they were both down then Takagi hits a kick to the spine and Ishii was livid before Ishii no sold some forearms so Ishii hits own kick to the spine then Takagi got up and hit a forearm shot that drops Ishii.
Takagi hits a back suplex and a sliding clothesline then hits a top rope superplex for a near fall and they were both down then once they are back up Ishii hits a back suplex before Takagi hits a northern lights suplex before they traded Saito Suplexes.
They hit simultaneous clotheslines then Ishii hit another back suplex and they both collapsed and were down before Ishii hits a 2nd rope superplex for a near fall.
Takagi hits a clothesline then Made In Japan for a near fall before they traded more forearms then collided heads and were both down again then Takagi hits a Death Valley Driver then a Pumping Bomber for a near fall.
Takagi hits a brainbuster but Ishii pops up at the 1 count. Ishii hits a sliding clothesline and he set up for a brainbuster but Takagi escapes and hits a dragon suplex before he hits Last Of The Dragon for the win.
Winner: Shingo Takagi (21:26)
Rate: 10 (Recommend)
After the match NEVER Openweight Champion Tama Tonga walks to ringside & he offers Takagi a NEVER Openweight Title shot & he said yes and he adds it would take place at Fighting Spirit Unleashed on Oct 28th.
United States Title Match
Will Ospreay (c) vs. Television Champion Zack Sabre Jr
Match starts off with some standing switches and a feeling out process before they avoided each other’s big moves before Zack Sabre Jr snaps Ospreay’s left arm then ZSJ grounded Ospreay with a cravat before Ospreay hits a headscissors takedown.
ZSJ hits a forearm that drops Ospreay then he ties up Ospreay on the mat then Ospreay went for a handspring back spin kick but ZSJ caught the foot and applied a leglock. Ospreay hit an enzuigiri then a handspring back kick and they were both down.
Ospreay nails a springboard flying forearm for a near fall before ZSJ locks in a rear naked choke then he locks in a leglock around the neck and Ospreay scrambles to the ropes.
Ospreay hit a Helluva Kick in the corner then traps ZSJ’s head in the corner and hit kicks to the jaw. Ospreay hit a top rope forearm strike to the base of the neck then nails Sky Twister Press to the floor then in the ring Ospreay hit a Falcon Arrow then Leap Of Faith for a near fall.
ZSJ stomps on Ospreay’s left elbow and he immediately tied it in the ropes and kicks at it before Ospreay hits a mid ring Spanish Fly for a near fall then ZSJ hits a series of European uppercuts that drops Ospreay then nails a Tiger Driver for a near fall.
Ospreay went for OsCutter but ZSJ caught an arm and turns it into a cross armbreaker before Ospreay hits a powerbomb to escape. Ospreay hits OsCutter for a near fall then the Hidden Blade to the jaw then Storm Breaker for a near fall.
They fought on the top rope and ZSJ hits a cross armbreaker to the mat then turns it into a modified Rings of Saturn double armbar before he hits Zack Driver for a near fall. Ospreay leapt off the top ropes and hits OsCutter but he couldn’t get a 2nd Storm Breaker.
Ospreay hits Trash Compactor then goes for the cover but ZSJ immediately kicks out then ZSJ again locks in a cross armbreaker before Ospreay hits Hidden Blade to the back of the head then Storm Breaker for the win.
Winner & Still United States Champion: Will Ospreay (31:19) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 11 (Recommend)
After the match Ospreay got on the mic and boasted about being the best then he made an open challenge which was answered by Shota Umino.
