MAIN EVENT: IWGP Heavyweight Championship Challenge Certificate Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada
They circle each other. They lock up. They trade waitslocks. They trade wristlocks. They trade holds on the ground. Tanahashi locks in a headlock. Tanahashi gets a nearfall. Okada gets a headscissors hold. They break and retreat to opposite corners.
They circle each other. They lock up. Okada gets Tanahashi on the ropes and hits an elbow to the jaw. Okada hits a big boot. They face off. They trade forearms. Tanahashi hits a hiptoss. Tanahashi blocks a kick and slides out of the ring. Tanahashi takes down Okada and slams Okada’s legs onto the ring apron.
Tanahashi gets back in the ring. Tanahashi dropkicks Okada off the apron. Tanahashi hits a plancha. Tanahashi lands hard on his knee and has to conference with the referee. Tanahashi limps back into the ring. Okada gets back in the ring.
Okada hits a dropkick to the injured knee. Okada slams Tanahashi’s knee into the apron. Okada continues the assault on Tanahashi’s knee. Okada corners Tanahashi and kicks Tanahashi’s knee. Okada wraps Tanahashi’s knee around the ropes. Okada dodges a springboard crossbody. Okada locks in a cross leglock. Tanahashi fights to the ropes. Okada keeps the hold locked in for a three count.
Tanahashi fights back with shots to the chest. Tanahashi hits a series of forearms to the jaw. Okada kicks the injured leg. Tanahashi hits a low dropkick. Tanahashi hits a chop block. Tanahashi hits a Dragon Screw. Tanahashi hits an axe handle. Tanahashi hits a senton. Tanahashi hits a Somersault Senton. They trade blows. Okada dodges Sling Blade and hits a back elbow. Okada hits a corner back elbow. Okda hits a DDT for two.
Tanahashi blocks the Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker. Tanahashi hits a low dropkick. Okada hits an Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker. Okada hits a shotgun dropkick. Okada corners Tanahashi and pummels him. Okada gets Tanahashi on the top rope. Okada dropkicks Tanahashi. Okada attacks Tanahashi’s knee. The referee tries to get Tanahashi untangled and some Young Lions finish the job. Okada hits a kneebreaker. Okada locks in a Figure Four Leglock. Tanahashi fights to the ropes.
They fight to the floor. Tanahashi hits Okada with a Tombstone on the arena floor. Tanahashi gets back in the ring. Tanahashi climbs to the top rope. Tanahashi hits High Fly Flow Crossbody to the floor.
They get back in the ring. Okada counters Sling Blade. Tanahashi counters Rainmaker. Tanahashi hits Twist & Shout. Tanahashi hits Sling Blade. Tanahashi goes for High Fly Flow but Okada gets his knees up.
Tanahashi counters a Tombstone Piledriver. Okada counters Tombstone Piledriver. Tanahashi counters Tombstone Piledriver. They trade blows. Okada drops Tanahashi with an uppercut. Okada kicks the back of Tanahashi’s head. Tanahashi hits a series of blows. Okada hits a low dropkick. Okada whips Tanahashi and Tanahashi crumples on his injured knee. Tanahashi counters a Kneebreaker with a Sunset Flip for two.
Tanahashi hits Inverted Dragon Screw. Okada hits a Dropkick. Tanahashi counters Rainmaker. Okada counters Dragon Suplex. Tanahashi counters Heavy Rain. Tanahashi counters a Tombstone. Okada counters a Tombstone. Tanahashi counter Broken Rainmaker. Tanahashi counters Rainmaker with Sling Blade. Tanahashi hits High Fly Flow but can’t cover because his knee is injured. Tanahashi covers for two.
Tanahashi climbs the top rope. Okada counters High Fly Flow with a dropkick. Okada hits a Tombstone. Okada’s knee gives out. Tanahashi ducks Rainmaker. Okada blocks Dragon Suplex. Okada hits Broken Rainmaker. Tanahashi counters Rainmaker with a Dragon Suplex for two.
Tanahashi climbs to the top rope. Okada hits a dropkick. Tanahashi counters an Avalance Tombstone Piledriver. Tanahashi fights out of an Avalanche Gutwrench Suplex. Both men battle on the top rope. Tanahashi knocks Okada off the top rope and follows him down with High Fly Flow. Tanahashi climbs the top rope. Tanahashi hits High Fly Flow Crossbody. Tanahashi climbs the top rope. Tanahashi hits High Fly Flow for the pinfall.
WINNER: Hiroshi Tanahashi
After the match, Jay White attacked Tanahashi. Jay White then attacked Kazuchika Okada. White demanded Rocky Romero’s chair and attacked the announce team. YOSHI-HASHI runs out to the ring, trips on the ramp, slams his face into the ring, gets in the ring, bleeding from the forehead, and battles Jay White. Jay White throws a chair at YOSHI-HASHI. White smears YOSHI-HASHI’s blood on his face. White goes after Okada. Gedo runs to the ring and grabs the chair. Gedo attacks Okada with the chair. Jay White hits Okada with Blade Runner.
Gedo gets on the mic and says the IWGP Challenge briefcase belongs to Jay White.
"Breath with the Switchblade. New Era, coming soon."
-Gedo.#njdest— Ross W Berman IV (Philosopher Pirate) (@RossWBermanIV) September 23, 2018
