NJPW Honor Rising Night Two Results (Feb 24)
Singles Match: Toa Henare vs. The Beer City Bruiser
Henare tried to sink in a headlock, but Beer City Bruiser demanded a fight. He slapped Henare and kicked him in the corner. They got into a chopping battle. Henare went for a shoulder block, but no one was home. Beer City Bruiser spat beer in his opponent’s face.
Henare went to lift his opponent up, but couldn’t. On a second try, Henare was able to land his shoulder block. He went up the top turnbuckle and landed the flying shoulder for a two-count.A full nelson into DDT was there for Beer City Bruiser. He went up the top turnbuckle and hit his frog splash for the win.
Winner: The Beer City Bruiser
Six-Man Tag Team Match: David Finlay, Juice Robinson, & Jay Lethal vs. HIKULEO, Chase Owens, & Yujiro Takahashi
Bullet Club attacked their opponents before the bell rang. Chase went to work on Finlay in the ring. Eventually, Chase was triple teamed. BC soon got the edge back.
Juice broke up HIKUEO’s pin on Finlay. Juice and Finlay hit a double dropkick, followed by a double flapjack. Lethal threw Chase and Yujiro to the outside. He took turns hitting suicide dives on both men.
Chase kicked Yujiro by accident. He was then hit with Lethal Injection. HIKULEO got hit with a Stunner, Pulp Friction and Hail to The King, eating the pin.
Winners: David Finlay, Juice Robinson, & Jay Lethal
Tag Team Match: Ryusuke Taguchi & Flip Gordon vs. Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi
Flip and Hiromu got the match started. Gordon escaped with his flips. Hiromu couldn’t find a way to catch him. With Hiromu on the outside, Flip teased a dive. He was attacked from behind by Bushi.
The action spilled to the outside. Bushi sent Taguchi crashing into a wall. Hiromu did the same to Flip. Hiromu then threw Flip into the guardrail. Bushi worked on Flip’s knee inside the ring.
Flip was able to tag in Taguchi and the Funky Weapon was loose. He hit a double DDT on Hiromu and Bushi. Taguchi locked in the ankle lock on Bushi. He couldn’t hold onto it for long. Bushi hit a rebound kick and Hiromu and Flip were the legal men.
Flip landed a springboard dropkick. He then landed a huge senton with Hiromu on the outside. Flip hit a springboard into a modified backbreaker.
Taguchi missed his hip attack. Hiromu and Bushi landed double kicks on Flip. Hiromu’s Time Bomb was countered into a pin attempt. Hiromu and Bushi landed the MX for the victory.
Winners: Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi
NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Title Match: Bad Luke Fale, Tama Tonga, & Tanga Loa (C) vs. Cheeseburger, Delirious, & Jushin Thunder Liger
The champions went after the challengers before the bell rang. In the ring was Fale and Cheeseburger. Delirious came in for the distraction and Cheeseburger hopped on Fale’s back. Despite this, Delirious and Liger were still shoulder blocked.
Tama Tonga easily landed a suplex on Cheeseburger and laughed. Liger was left in the ring with no one in the corner. He got double teamed in the corner. Tonga was accidentally hit by Loa. Delirious was tagged in and kept running the ropes to frustrate Loa.
Loa hit a Jackhammer and tagged in Tonga. Cheeseburger was tagged in and his forearms did absolutely nothing. Cheeseburger landed a hurricanrana and a DDT for a two-count. He went for Shotei, but ate a dropkick.
Tonga, Loa, and Fale all ran into Liger’s Shotei. Cheeseburger tried a small package, but Tonga blocked it. He went for it again and got a near fall. Tonga countered Shotei with the Tongan Twist, but his pin was broken up. Cheeseburger was hit with Guerilla Warfare and the champions retained.
Winners & STILL NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions: Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, & Tanga Loa
After the match, Tonga hit Gun Stun on Cheeseburger.
Six-Man Tag Team Match: Chuckie T, Yoshi-Hashi, & “Switchblade” Jay White vs. The Young Bucks & Hangman Page
Chuckie T and Nick got the match started. Nick landed an arm drag and tagged in Matt. Chuckie T tagged in White. Page was then tagged. The did traded shots. White chopped Page down in the corner.
White was in and the numbers game was two much. Page hit a chop on White. The Young Bucks landed a double dropkick on White and Page followed up with a standing moonsault. White mounted an offense with a huge DDT to Matt.
The Young Bucks and Page tried going for a super Rite of Passage, but they were cut off. Matt and Nick dove on Yoshi-Hashi and Chuckie T on the outside. White went for the Blade Runner, but was superkicked by The Young Bucks. Page hit Rite of Passage for the win.
Winners: The Young Bucks & Hangman Page
After the match, Page grabbed a chair and was going to blast White with it. The Young Bucks stopped him. They left and Page ignored his teammates and hit Rite of Passage again, but this time on the chair.
ROH World Title Match: Dalton Castle (C) vs. Beretta vs. The Beer City Bruiser
Before the match, The Beer City Bruiser said he wanted to bring back some gold to the United States. He demanded to be put in the match. Castle grabbed a mic and demanded to add the Bruiser. Now it’s a three-way.
Castle hit a suicide dive on Bruiser. Beretta blasted Castle with a chair. In the ring, the ROH world champion caught Beretta and landed a German Suplex. Bruiser went for the injured arm of Beretta.
Bruiser got on the top rope, but Castle cut him off. He ran on the apron and dropkicked Bruiser to the outside. The champion rammed a series of knees into the head of Bruiser. Beretta hit a swinging DDT on Castle. He was then shoulder blocked by Bruiser.
Castle and Beretta teamed up to nailed Bruiser with a superplex. Beretta went for a piledriver on Brusier on the ring apron. Instead, Bruiser hit the Death Valley Driver. Bruiser and Castle then tumbled to the outside.
Beretta moved out of the way of a frog splash attempt. He hit a shining wizard to the back of the head. He hit the Piledriver for a two-count. Bruiser hit a dropkick and went back up for the frog splash. He landed it and Beretta barely kicked out.
Castle’s finisher was countered into a pin attempt by Beretta. Shockingly, Castle landed the dead lift German Suplex on Bruiser to retain his ROH World title.
Winner And STILL ROH World Champion: Dalton Castle
Tag Team Match: Golden Lovers vs. Cody & Marty Scurll
Ibushi and Scurll got things underway. The two exchanged arm holds. Scurll chopped Ibushi in the corner. Ibushi rebounded with a leapfrog followed buy dropkick. Omega was tagged in and Cody ran into the crowd.
Scurll went for a sunset flip on Omega, but he broke the grip and landed a springboard dive into Cody on the outside. Cody picked his spot and met Omega in the ring. Omega landed a hard chop on Cody. Omega kicked Cody in the face and stomped him. The Golden Lovers then doubled teamed Cody.
Cody hit a springboard on Ibushi and landed awkwardly. He appeared to be fine and sent Ibushi back in the ring. Scurll hit a stalling suplex. He then double stomped Ibushi’s arm. Cody landed Disaster Kick on Omega. Ibushi was able to counter Cody and hit a powerslam.
Omega hit a crossbody on Cody. Ibushi hit a springboard dropkick on Scurll. The Golden Lovers hit a new tag move. Omega hit the steamroller, Ibushi hit a standing moonsault, then they both took turns hitting mooonsaults from the middle rope.
Cody exposed the floor and went for Crossroads from the ring apron. Omega hit the V-Trigger. Scurll hit Omega with his umbrella and then connected with Crossroads for a two-count. He then locked in the Chicken Wing. Meanwhile, Cody locked in his leg submission. Omega lifted Scull up and slammed him down on Cody.
Cody ran into a V-Trigger. Omega went for another one, but Scull kicked Omega. Ibushi went for his sitdown powerbomb, but was eventually hit with a lariat. The Golden Lovers hit a powerbomb into a German Suplex on Cody. With their opponents on the outside, Omega and Ibushi hit Cross Slash.
Cody ask Scurll to pick up Ibushi to kiss his opponent. That’s exactly what he did. This enraged Ibushi and he landed the chop and kick from hell. He then landed a powerbomb. Scurll ate a V-Trigger. The Golden Lovers hit the Golden Trigger for the win
Winners: The Golden Lovers
After the match, Omega grabbed a mic and said he’s had one of the best weekends of his life. He thanked the reunion of The Golden Lovers for that. Omega said he and Ibushi are the best tag team in the world.
The Young Bucks came out and took issue with Omega’s claim. The Young Bucks said they’re drawing the line with Omega claiming The Golden Lovers are the best tag team in the world. They announced they’re moving up to the heavyweight tag team division and said they’ll see The Golden Lovers around.
Omega said a few more words in Japanese to close the show.
