NJPW Strong Results / Report: Jan 28

Your announcers are Kevin Kelly and Alex Koslov (in English) and Shigeki Kiyono,and Hiroshi Tanahashi. (in Japanese)

Match Number One: Blake Christian versus Keita

They lock up and Blake backs Keita into the corner and they push each other. They lock up and go around the ring. Blake with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Keita pushes Blake and Balek pushes back. Keita with a forearm and Blake with a side head lock. Keita with a hammer lock and Blake with a reversal. Keita with a back elbow. Keita with a kick and Blake with punches and forearms. Keita with a kick and Blake with a kick to the knee to take Keita down and Blake with a drop kick. Keita goes to the floor and Blake with a suicide dive.

Blake with a second suicide dive. Blake Irish whips Keita into the guardrails. Blake with a drop kick that sends Keita into the guardrails. Blake with a suplex on the floor after breaking the referee’s count. Blake sends Keita back into the ring and Blake with a springboard clothesline for a near fall. Blake with a chop and he sends Keita into the turnbuckles. Blake with a chop and Keita chops back. Blake sends Keita to the mat with a chop. Keita with an Irish whip and Blake with a leg sweep and Tiger Feint Kick. Blake goes for a springboard move but Keita catches him and hits a back breaker. Keita with a suicide dive and then he goes up top and this a clothesline. Keita with a rollup and back heel kick. Keita with a sit out jaw breaker and a kick to the chest. Blake sends Keita into the turnbuckles and Keita with a kick and a tornado suplex for a near fall. Keita with forearms to the back and Blake blocks a suplex. Blake with a suplex into the turnbuckles. Blake with a sunset flip power bomb into the turnbuckles. Blake with a running kick to the back of the head followed by a brainbuster for a near fall. Blake with a kick to the head and more kicks. Blake with a back heel kick and then he hits a double stomp for the three count.

Winner: Blake Christian

Match Number Two: Misterioso versus Mistico

They shake hands before locking up. Misterioso with a waist lock and Mistico with an arm drag. Misterioso with a wrist lock and Mistico with a wrist lock take down. Misterioso with a leg sweep and Mistico with a leg sweep of his own. Misterioso with a shoulder tackle. Both men with springboard back flips and Mistico with a head scissors that sends Misterioso to the floor. Mistico with a pescado but Misterioso catches him and sends Mistico into the ring post. Misterioso breaks the referee’s count. Misterioso with a chop against the guardrails. Misterioso with a side head lock and then he chops Mistico again. Misterioso breaks the count and then he kicks Mistico in the back of the leg. Misterioso sends Mistico back into the ring.

So with a slingshot hesitation senton for a near fall. Misterioso with a forearm to the back and he chokes Mistico in the ropes. Mistico goes to the floor. Misterioso kicks Mistico in the back of the leg and they return to the ring. Mistico with a springboard back elbow and then he kicks Misterioso from the apron. Mistico with a springboard head scissors take down. Mistico with a slingshot rana to the floor. Mistico with a double jump cross body onto Misterioso on the floor. Mistico sends Misterioso back into the ring. Mistico with a springboard sunset flip but Misterioso rolls through and hits a drop kick for a near fall. Misterioso kicks Mistico and hits a super kick. Misterioso gets a near fall. Misterioso gets another near fall.

Misterioso with an Irish whip and clothesline. Misterioso chokes Mistico in the corner. Mistico with a victory roll for a near fall. Mistico with a kick and a springboard flip into a wrist lock take down that sends Misterioso to the floor. Mistico goes to the apron and Misterioso pulls Mistico face first into the apron. Misterioso with a twisting plancha onto Mistico. Both men are down on the floor. They return to the ring and Misterioso with a shoulder and he flips into the ring. Misterioso with a back elbow and a quebrada for a near fall.

Misterioso pulls Mistico into position and Misterioso goes up top. Mistico with a kick to Misterioso on the turnbuckles. Mistico with Spanish Fly for a near fall. Mistico puts Misterioso on the ropes and Mistico with a springboard rana for a near fall. Mistico with La Mistica into a Fujiwara Arm Bar and Misterioso taps out.

Winner: Mistico

Match Number Three: Fred Rosser versus Peter Avalon for the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship

They lock up and go to stalemates. Fred backs Peter into the corner and Peter pushes Fred and Fred pushes back. They lock up and Peter with a side head lock. Fred with punches and a shoulder tackle. They lock up and Peter with a side head lock. Peter uses the turnbuckles for a side head lock take down. Peter with a wrist lock take down into an arm bar. Peter gets a near fall. Peter with a double wrist lock. Fred goes for the crossface chicken wing but Peter escapes. Fred with a shoulder tackle and a seated splash.

Fred with another seated splash. Fred with a snap mare and a seated splash but Peter counters into a sunset flip for a near fall. They go to the apron and Fred with a forearm to the back. Peter blocks a back drop driver onto the apron. Peter sends Fred into the ring post and then runs him into the guardrails. Peter Irish whips Fred into the guardrails before they return to the ring. Peter with a single leg crab and the arm in a hammer lock. Peter kicks Fred in the shoulder. Peter with punches and Fred with a head butt. Peter with a rake of the eyes followed by a back elbow for a near fall.

Peter with a double wrist lock. Fred with punches and he applies the crossface chicken wing. Peter gets to the ropes to force a break. Peter goes to the apron and hits a tornado DDT for a near fall. Peter kicks and chops Fred. Peter chokes Fred and they go to the apron. Fred with a forearm and Peter fires back. They go back and forth. Peter wit a punch to the injured arm. Fred catches Peter and hits a back drop driver onto the apron. Fred tries to adjust the guardrails but that does not work. Fred runs Peter into the turnbuckles and connects with clotheslines and chops. Fred biels Peter across the ring.

Fred with clotheslines to the chest and back of the head. Peter with a forearm and a drop kick. Fred with a drop kick for a near fall. Peter holds on to the ropes to stop Fred and Peter with a kick to the leg and a single leg crab. Fred gets to the ropes to force a break. Fred kicks Peter away and Fred runs through chops and connects with a forearm. Peter with a punch to the shoulder. Fred with a double knee gutbuster followed by Emerald Flowsion. Fred with a crossface chicken wing and Peter taps out.

Winner: Fred Rosser (retains championship)

After the match, Fred tells KENTA to get his ass out here.

KENTA makes his way to the ring.

Fred says it seems to him that it seems to be that you are the next challenger for his title. February 18th in San Jose, you will leave San Jose with three boots on. Two on your feet and one in your ass. Fred says he can promise him it will be a lifetime reminder of how badly Mr. No Days Off put a whopping on your ass.

If your mind is playing tricks on you, and if you are not ready, get ready because it is time to go to work with Mr. No Days Off Fred Rosser.

We go to credits.