EIGHTH MATCH: New Japan Cup First Round: Juice Robinson vs. Chase Owens
They tease a test of strength but Owens flees the ring. Owens gets back in the ring. Owens continues to tease Juice. Juice takes Owens to the canvas and locks in a side headlock. Owens tries for a rollup but Robinson is too quick. They trade holds. Juice hits a dropkick. Owens slides out of the ring.
Owens dodges a plancha. Juice dodges an elbow drop. Juice hits a shoulder tackle. Shoving match ensues. Juice takes Owens down and pummels him. Owens tries to escape the ring but Juice pulls him back to the center of the ring. Owens throws Juice out of the ring.
Juice dodges a baseball slide. Owens dodges a crane kick. Owens counters a suplex and throws Juice into the barricade. Owens throws Juice into another barricade. Owens throws Juice into a third barricade. Owens gets back in the ring. Juice gets back in the ring.
Owens dominates Juice in the corner. Owens hits a suplex. Owens covers but Juice kicks out.
Owens continues to punish Robinson. Owens hammer throws Juice into the corner. They trade blows. Juice fights back. Owens locks in a sleeper. Owens transitions to a crossface variation. Juice fights out. Juice counters a back suplex. Juice hits a back suplex. They trade blows. Juice hits a bulldog. Juice gets a nearfall.
Owens hits a hotshot. Juice hits a flapjack. Juice hits a neckbreaker lariat. Juice hits a corner lariat. Owens counters Cannonball by throwing Juice over the top rope and to the floor. Juice counters a Package Piledriver on the floor. Juice sends Owens into the barricade repeatedly. Owens hits a superkick. Owens suplexes Juice into the barricade. Owens rolls Juice into the ring. Owens gets a nearfall.
Juice counters a Gutbuster. Juice hits a Crane Kick. Juice hits Dusty Punches. Owens hits a Pump Kick. Owens hits a Backbreaker. Owens hits a Superkick. Owens covers for two.
Juice counters a Package Piledriver. Juice hits Left Hand of God. Owens crumples and falls to the floor.
Juice hits a Plancha. Juice hits an Apron Run Cannonball. Owens harpoons Robinson into the barricade. Owens tears up the mats at ringside, exposing the arena floor. Juice counters Package Piledriver and back drops Owens to the floor. Both men get back in the ring.
Juice hits Cannonball. Juice climbs to the top rope. Owens counters a Crossbody. Owens hits a Gutbuster. Owens covers for two.
Juice counters a Package Piledriver. Juice counters a Sunset Flip for two. Owens rolls up Juice for two. Juice backslides Owens for two. Owens rolls up Juice but the referee sees Owens’s feet on the ropes. Owens argues with the referee. Owens counters Pulp Friction. Owens counters a Sunset Flip but the ref sees Owens holding the ropes. Owens counters Pulp Friction. Owens hit V Trigger. Owens hits Jewel Heist. Owens covers for two.
Owens hits Package Piledriver. Owens covers for the pinfall in 24:36.
WINNER: Chase Owens
