EIGHTH MATCH: New Japan Cup First Round: Satoshi Kojima vs. Minoru Suzuki
They trade strikes to start. They endlessly unleash a flurry of chops. Kojima bodyslams Suzuki. They trade shoulder tackles. Suzuki hits a big boot. Kojima hits a shoulder tackle. Suzuki slides to the apron. Suzuki attempts a rope-hung armbar. Kojima counters. Kojima and Suzuki battle on the apron. Suzuki gets back in the ring. Suzuki locks in a rope-hung armbar. Suzuki releases the hold. Kojima falls to the arena floor.
Suzuki chases after Kojima and batters him. Suzuki smashes Kojima into a table. The ref stops Suzuki from using a chair. Suzuki throws the ref down. Suzuki grabs a chair. Suzuki throws Kojima into the barricade. Suzuki throws Kojima into the crowd. Suzuki breaks a chair over Kojima’s head. Suzuki buries Kojima in guardrails and chairs. Suzuki gets back in the ring. Kojima barely beats the count out.
Suzuki maintains dominance with stiff kicks. Kojima fights back but gets staggered by a knee strike. Kojima hits a DDT. Suzuki retreats to a corner. Kojima hits Machine Gun Chops. Suzuki counters with rapid elbow shots. Kojima counters with Machine Gun Chops. Suzuki counters with rapid elbow strikes. Kojima dodges a corner attack and hits Machine Gun Chops. Kojima hits a running corner forearm. Kojima climbs to the top rope. Suzuki pulls him down. Suzuki hits a Yakuza Kick. They trade elbows. Kojima bodyslams Suzuki. Kojima climbs to the top rope. Kojima hits an elbow drop. Kojima covers for two.
They trade blows. Suzuki regains momentum with some serious strikes. Suzuki counters a Cozy Cutter with a Rear Naked Choke. Kojima counters the Gotch Piledriver and hits a Cozy Cutter. Kojima gets a nearfall on Suzuki.
Kojima hits a lariat.
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Kojima covers for two. Suzuki counters a lariat with a Gotch Piledriver for the pinfall in 13:43.
WINNER: Minoru Suzuki
