SEVENTH MATCH: New Japan Cup Second Round Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
They lock up. They trade holds. Tanahashi grounds Taguchi with a headlock. Tanahashi counters a back elbow. Taguchi locks in an ankle lock. Tanahashi fights out.
Taguchi fist bumps the ref. Tanahashi goes for the fist bump. Tanahashi blocks a gut kick. Tanahashi hits a Sunset Flip. Taguchi hits a dropkick. Taguchi hits a series of hip attacks. Taguchi attacks Tanahashi’s legs in the corner. Tanahashi gets on the apron and locks Taguchi in an ankle lock. Tanahashi smashes Taguchi’s knee into the ringpost repeatedly. Tanahashi gets back in the ring.
Tanahashi continues his assault on Taguchi’s leg. Tanahashi locks in a leg lock. Taguchi fights to the ropes.
Tanahashi stomps on the injured knee. Taguchi tries to fight back, to little effect. Tanahashi hits a series of hip attacks. Tanahashi dodges a hip attack. Taguchi hits a hip attack. Tanahashi hits an atomic drop. Taguchi hits a hip attack. Taguchi continues his ass-based assault. Taguchi maintains dominance. Taguchi locks in an ankle lock. Tananashi hits a series of rope-assisted Dragon Screws. Tanahashi goes for a Cloverleaf but Taguchi holds the ropes.
Tanahashi bodyslams Taguchi. Taguchi blocks the Somersault Senton and locks in an Ankle Lock. Tanahashi fights out. Taguchi counters Sling Blade. Tanahashi counters Dodon. Tanahashi hits Twist & Shout. Taguchi and Tanahashi trade suplexes and Twist and Shouts. Taguchi hits a suplex. Taguchi signals for Bomaye Hip Attack. Taguchi hits Bomaye Hip Attack. Taguchi covers for two.
Taguchi hits a Tiger Suplex. Taguchi covers for two. Tanahashi counters Dodon with a rollup. Taguchi locks in an Ankle Lock. Tanahashi rolls up Taguchi in a small package for two. Tanahashi rolls up Taguchi for two. Tanahashi slaps Taguchi. Taguchi hits an Enziguiri. Tanahashi hits Sling Blade. Taguchi blocks Dodon. Tanahashi hits Sling Blade. Tanahashi covers for two. Tanahashi hits a Dragon Suplex for the pinfall in 17:17.
WINNER: Hiroshi Tanahashi
After the match, they fist bump.
