MAIN EVENT: New Japan Cup First Round Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi
They lock up. Naito locks in a headlock. Ibushi counters with a headlock. Naito fights out. Both men trade counters and armdrags. Naito poses. Naito rolls out of the ring. Ibushi goes after Naito. Naito gets back in the ring.
Ibushi gets back in the ring. Naito pummels Ibushi. Naito sends Ibushi to the apron. Naito hits Cabron Combination on the ring apron. Naito sends Ibushi into the guard rail. Naito sends Ibushi into the guard rail again. Naito does it a third time. Naito smashes Ibushi’s face into the announce table. Naito gets back in the ring. Ibushi gets back in the ring.
Naito hits a back elbow. Naito hits a sliding dropkick to the back of Ibushi’s head. Naito locks in a cravate. Naito hits a hammerlock lariat. Naito covers for two.
They trade blows. Naito staggers Ibushi with short-arm back elbows. Naito kicks Ibushi in the back of the head repeatedly. Ibushi fights back with a dropkick. Kota hits a flurry of strikes. Kota hits a mid kick. Kota hits a standing moonsault. Kota covers for two.
Naito counters a German Suplex. Ibushi counters a German Suplex. Ibushi hits a Hurricanrana. Naito slides to the floor. Naito blocks Golden Triangle. Naito hits a neckbreaker on the apron. Both men get back in the ring.
Naito hits a Rocket Kick. Naito hits a rope hung neckbreaker. Ibushi counters Gloria. Ibushi counters a German Suplex. Naito hits an enziguiri. Ibushi hits a German Suplex. They trade blows. They fight to their feet. They continue trade huge elbow shots. Slap fight ensues. Naito hits a Spinebuster. Naito and Ibushi battle on the top rope. Ibushi sends Naito to the apron. Naito counters a second rope German Suplex with a Fire Thunder Driver on the apron. Naito rolls Ibushi back in the ring. Naito hits Gloria. Naito covers for two.
Ibushi counters Destino with a reverse Dudebuster for two. Ibushi hits a huge kick. Naito counters Last Ride with a Tornado DDT. Ibushi takes out Naito with a lariat. Ibushi hits Last Ride Powerbomb. Ibushi covers for two. Naito counters Kamigoye with Destino. Naito covers for two.
Ibushi counters Destino with a head kick. Ibushi hits a Baisuke Knee. Ibushi covers for two. Kota hits Tiger Driver ’91. Ibushi hits Kamigoye for the pinfall in 20:38.
WINNER: Kota Ibushi
