NJPW Honor Rising Results (Feb. 23)
Tag Match: Katsuya Kitamura & Toa Henare vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale
Yujiro easily lost a shoving battle to start the match. Fale was tagged in and was downed by a shoulder block. He came back by pummeling Kitamura. Yujiro took care of Henare on the outside. Fale threw Kitamura into the guardrail.
Yujiro was tagged in a tried the fishermen buster. Kitamura countered with a suplex. Henare was tagged in and hammered away. He nailed Yujiro with a shoulder block. He climbed the turnbuckle and hit another shoulder block for a near fall. Yujiro bit the thumb, landed a dropkick and tagged Fale.
Kitamura was tagged in and speared Fale. Henare nailed Yujiro with a spinebuster and followed him outside. Kitamura went for the Jackhammer, but couldn’t get it. Fale hit the Grenade for a three-count.
Winners: Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale
Six-Man Tag Match: Cheeseburger, Delirious, & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. HIKULEO, Tanga Loa, & Tama Tonga
Delirious chopped HIKULEO and immediately tagged in Liger. The same thing happened to Liger and he tagged in Cheeseburger. He suffered the same fate, but was popped with a forearm. Cheeseburger gained an edge before getting chopped. He tagged in Liger and the action began.
HIKULEO landed a dropkick on Liger. He sent him to the corner and tagged in Loa. A one-handed scoop slam was there for Loa. Delirious threw his jacket at Loa to break up the pin. The NEVER Openweight Six-Man champions were in control.
Cheeseburger was tagged in and tried a crossbody on Tonga. He was caught and thrown into the corner. Cheeseburger evaded all three of his opponents and had them run into each other. He landed a tornado DDT on Tonga. He was eventually hit with the Tongan Twist.
Delirious was tagged in and bit HIKULEO’s fingers. He went for a sunset flip, but was double teamed. Cheeseburger hit the Shotei and Delirious got the pin.
Winners: Cheeseburger, Delirious, & Jushin Thunder Liger
Tag Match: David Finlay & Juice Robinson vs. The Young Bucks
Nick Jackson and Finlay got the action started. Nick went for a kick early, but settled for a dropkick. Matt was tagged in and lifted Nick, who landed another dropkick. They took out Juice and did a backbreaker/neckbreaker combination on Finlay. The team then took Juice off the ring apron.
Finlay reversed the springboard facebuster into an atomic drop and tagged in Juice. Matt and Nick ran into over head belly-to-belly suplexes. He caught Nick’s springboard into an overhead belly-to-belly. He teased giving a German Suplex to referee Tiger Hattori. Juice went to town on The Young Bucks corner-to-corner before tagging in Finlay.
The advantage was now in the favor of Juice and Finlay. Finlay was aggressive, roughing Matt up in the corner. Juice hit a senton on Matt. Juice went for a clothesline, but Matt ducked under and got the tag. Nick hit the springboard senton on Juice and Finlay.
Nick locked in the Sharpshooter on Juice, while Matt got the hold in on Finlay. Juice grabbed the bottom rope. He then hit the full nelson slam and tagged in Finlay. He got double teamed in the corner with double kicks. The Young Bucks went for the Meltzer Driver, but Finlay reversed. Matt accidentally hit Nick with a Superkick.
Juice hit his trademark punches on The Young Bucks, but was nailed by a double Superkick. Finlay was hit with a spear and kick combination. Matt and Nick hit the Meltzer Driver for the victory.
Winners: The Young Bucks
Triple Threat Match: Kushida vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Flip Gordon
All three men were hesitant to engage. Kushida got in a headlock on Flip, but was thrown into Hiromu. Flip evaded attacks from his opponents with flips. Eventually Hiromu and Kushida both dropkicked him. Hiromu and Kushida got in a chop battle. Kushida was able to do his cartwheel into a dropkick.
Kushida targeted the arms and legs of Flip. Hiromu took out Kushida with a dropkick and went to town on Flip. Hiromu underhooked the arm of Flip and landed a dragon screw. Flip landed a kick into a standing moonsault on Hiromu. He hopped on the middle rope and connected with a moonsault on Kushida. Hiromu ran on the apron and hit a shotgun dropkick on Flip.
Flip placed Kushida on the top turnhuckle and landed a springboard hurricanrana. He then hit Hiromu with a suicide dive. With Flip and Hiromu battling on the top turnbuckle, Kushida kicked both of them. He locked in his armbar on Hiromu, but Flip connected with a springboard splash.
All three men nailed each other with strikes on the mat. Flip got up and kicked Kushida. Kushida eventually hooked in the armbar after taking out Hiromu. Kushida went for Back to the Future, but couldn’t get it. Hiromu hit a German Suplex on Flip and tossed Kushida into the corner. Flip interrupted Time Bomb and landed a springboard cutter on Hiromu. He hit the 450 Splash for the stunning three-count. A major upset!
Winner: Flip Gordon
Six-Man Tag Match: Ryusuke Taguchi. Jay Lethal, & Dalton Castle vs. Chuckie T, Beretta, & “Switchblade” Jay White
Taguchi had some snacks with him and shared them with Jay Lethal and Dalton Castle. The match started with Castle and Beretta. Castle did a clean break from tomorrow’s title challenger. Castle caught Beretta in his finisher position, but Beretta slipped out. Castle did his pose, while Beretta gave Chuckie T a hug.
Taguchi and Chuck T were in and did duck walks. Taguchi rallied Lethal and Castle to clothesline Chuckie T in the corner. They threw Chuckie T towards Taguchi’s backside, but the coach was dropkicked. White was in and it was all business with chops and a forearm in the corner.
Chuckie T nailed Taguchi with an atmoic drop. Eventually, he ran into the Funky Weapon. Lethal was tagged in and nailed a springboard dropkick on Chuckie T. He ducked under White and hit Chuckie T with a suicide.He went up the top turnbuckle and went for Hail to The King. He caught White’s boot for a figure four, which was broken up.
Chukie T thrwarted Lethal Injection, but was nailed by Taguchi’s Funky Weapon. Taguchi was countered with a pin from White, but he had his own reversal into an ankle lock. White got out of it and hit Blade Runner for the three-count.
Winners: Chuckie T, Beretta, & “Switchblade” Jay White
NEVER Openweight Title Match: Hiroki Goto (C) vs. The Beer City Bruiser
Bruiser threw his cigar at Goto to get things started. He won a shoulder block battle. He then decided to grind Goto’s face into the pieces of cigar. He nailed Goto with a right hand that knocked him to the outside. He ran from the apron and landed a senton.
Bruiser took some time to stop for a sip of beer. He connected with a knee to the head. Goto got his foot on the rope following a shoulder block. He spat beer in Goto’s face and threw his cup into the crowd.
Some clotheslines had Bruiser staggered. On the last one, Goto got the big man down. He landed a wheel kick in the corner. His Saito Suplex connected for a two-count. Bruiser had Goto seated in the corner and landed a hip attack followed by a cannon ball. He hit the Vader bomb for a near fall.
Goto went for PK following the sleeper hold and Bruiser nailed him with a sitdown powerbomb. Goto was able to kick out. Bruiser climbed the top turnbuckle, but was cut off by Goto. The champion hit ushigoroshi. He went for PTR, but was countered. He went for a frog splash, but missed. Goto landed a lariat to the back of the head.
The two collided and Bruiser turned Goto inside out with a clothesline. He picked Goto up, but ate a headbutt followed by PTR. Goto retained his title.
Winner And STILL NEVER Openweight Champion: Hiroki Goto
Six-Man Tag Match: Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, & Chase Owens vs. Cody, Marty Scurll, & Hangman Page
Ibushi and Page got the match started. Page had a rough clean break from Ibushi. A leapfrog followed by a dropkick was there for Ibushi. Owens tagged himself in and suplexed Page. He then tagged in Omega. They took turned splitting the legs of Page.
Cody interrupted Ibushi’s attempt to be tagged in. Page and Cody pressured Scurll to be tagged in. Omega transitioned into an arm bar attempt, but Scurll was right there with him in the grappling exchange. Cody screamed at Scull to snap Omega’s fingers. Scurll hesitated and was kicked in the back by Ibushi.
Owens tried fighting off all three of his opponents, but the numbers game was a bit much. Scurll stomped on Omega’s arm. Cody tagged in and got a significant amount of heat. He did a cartwheel and flipped the bird at Omega and Ibushi. Scurll hit a superplex on Owens, but Scurll’s back was also jacked.
Cody and Page mocked Omega with the Terminator pose. They hit suicide dives on the Golden Lovers. Scull didn’t join in. Cody hit Owens with a beer cup. Owens counted Cody, but was once again cut off. Finally, Owens hit a backbreaker and tagged in Ibushi. The Golden Lovers teamed on Scurll. They nailed Page with a double dropkick while he was midair. Ibushi and Omega hit their signature Golden Armageddon.
Omega hammered away on Cody. He hit him with a chop for a snap dragon. Cody reversed into a Crossroads attempt. Instead, Omega reversed and connected with the snap dragon. Omega went for the V-Trigger, but Page did his flip over the top rope and then a clothesline. Ibushi nailed Cody with a springboard dropkick.
Scurll locked in the chickenwing on Ibushi. Eventually, Ibushi reached the ropes. Scurll carried Ibushi in an electric chairshot position and Cody hit a dropkick from the top turnbuckle. Cody and Omega both went over the top rope. Owens was tagged in and met Page in the ring.
Owens went for the Package Piledriver, but was countered. Owens hit a rebound lariat. Page once again reversed the Package Piledriver, this time into the Rite of Passage for the win.
Winners: Cody, Marty Scurll, & Hangman Page
After the match, Cody and Omega went to town. The Young Bucks broke both men up. Cody stood in the ring and grabbed a microphone. Cody claimed he was the face of ROH and that the Golden Lovers reuniting is a publicity stunt. He said Ibushi was Omega’s rat. He then claimed Bullet Club was his.
