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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 Results (1/4) Okada Battles Ibushi In Thrilling Main Event

MAIN EVENT: IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kota Ibushi.

They stare each other down for a full minute. They lock up. They trade holds. Ibushi takes Okada to the mat and wrenches on the leg. Okada rolls up Ibushi for one. Okada gets top control but Ibushi counters with a hammerlock. Okada counters with his own hammerlock but Ibushi counters with a drop toe hold. Ibushi takes Okada over with a side headlock and they break.

They lock up. Ibushi takes Okada to the mat. Okada counters with a headlock. Okada hits a shoulder tackle. Ibushi kips up. They trade blows. Ibushi unleashes a flurry of strikes. Ibushi hits a chest kick. Ibushi hits a Moonsault for two.

Ibushi locks in a headlock. Ibushi locks in a Camel Clutch. Okada tries to fight to the rope but Ibushi traps the arm. Okada gets to the ropes.

Ibushi attacks the arm. They trade blows. Ibushi staggers Okada with a mid kick to the chest. Okada collapses to his knees. Okada hits a back elbow. Okada hits a corner elbow and a DDT for a nearfall. Ibushi rolls out of the ring.

Okada gets out of the ring. Okada slams Ibushi into the barricade. Okada hits a Draping DDT to the floor. Okada rolls Ibushi back in the ring. Okada gets a one count.

Ibushi throws desperate forearm strikes. Okada hammers Ibushi and hits a DDT. Okada locks in a Chinlock. Ibushi breaks free. They trade blows. Okada attacks the knee. Ibushi hits a dropkick. Ibushi hits a flying mid kick. Ibushi hits a Powerslam. Ibushi hits a Moonsault for a nearfall.

Ibushi whips Okada into the turnbuckle. Okada counters a German Suplex. Okada puts Ibushi on the top rope and hits a Jumping Dropkick. Ibushi crashes to the apron and then the floor. Okada sends Ibushi into the barricade and then hits a Yakuza Kick. Okada hits a running crossbody into the crowd. Okada rolls Ibushi back in the ring.

Okada locks in Red Ink. Ibushi gets to the ropes. Okada bodyslams Ibushi. Okada climbs to the top rope. Okada hits a big elbow drop. Okada does the Rainmaker pose. Ibushi ducks Rainmaker. Okada counters Backflip Kick. Ibushi counters a Tombstone Piledriver with Bastard Driver. Okada hits a big boot. Ibushi counters Shotgun Dropkick with a Standing Double Stomp. Okada rolls out of the ring. Ibushi hits Golden Triangle Moonsault.

Ibushi rolls Okada back in the ring. Ibushi hits a Springboard Dropkick. Ibushi counters Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker. Ibushi hits a Sitout Last Ride Powerbomb for a nearfall.

Okada counters Bomaye with a Dropkick. Okada hits a Tombstone Piledriver. Ibushi counters Rainmaker. Okada tenderizes Ibushi’s back. Okada hits a European Uppercut. Okada hits another Uppercut. Ibushi absorbs blow after blow. Ibushi staggers Okada with a palm strike. Okada hits a Shotgun Dropkick. Ibushi stands up. Ibushi hits a series of stiff closed fist punches. Ibushi kicks at Okada. Ibushi punches Okada in the face. Okada covers up. Ibushi continues delivering closed fists. Okada and Ibushi fight to the apron. Okada hits a Tombstone on the apron.

Ibushi beats the countour. Okada hits Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker for a nearfall. Okada hits Heavy Rain for a nearfall. Okada hits a high and tight German Suplex. Okada maintains wrist control. Ibushi fights out of Rainmaker and hits a lariat. Ibushi takes Okada to the apron and hits a deadlift German Suplex for a nearfall.

Okada counters a Lawn Dart. Okada hits a Spinning Tombstone Piledriver. Ibushi counters Rainmaker with a short-arm lariat. Ibushi kicks Okada in the head. Ibushi hits Bomaye and covers for one. Ibushi hits Bomaye to the back of Okada’s head for a nearfall. Ibushi hits a headkick. Ibushi hits Kamigoye for a nearfall.

Okada counters Kamigoye with a dropkick. They trade blows. Ibushi hits a solebutt and a head kick. Ibushi hits a mid kick. Ibushi hits a solebutt. Ibushi puts Okada on the top rope. Okada counters. Ibushi counters a Missile Dropkick with a Sitout Powerbomb for a nearfall.

Ibushi climbs to the top rope. Ibushi misses a Phoenix Splash. Okada hits a spinning Rainmaker. Okada hits Rainmaker. Okada covers for a nearfall. Okada hits a lariat. Okada maintains wrist control. Okada hits another lariat. Ibushi ducks Rainmaker and hits a head kick. Ibushi hits V-Trigger. Okada counters Kamigoye with a Tombstone Driver. Okada hits Rainmaker for the pinfall in 39:16.

WINNER AND STILL IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Kazuchika Okada

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