THE GREAT MUTA & TAJIRI vs. JAMES STORM & THE GREAT SANADA
We get official ring introductions and a full-on heel promo from James Storm that lasts about 10 minutes. Muta and Sanada, both in face paint, lock up to start the match, and neither gets an advantage. They lock up again and Muta takes the upper hand. Sanada with an arm drag that gets countered into a headscissors takedown, but his protege kips up and they staredown. Tajiri and James Storm tag in and we get a “let’s go Cowboy” chant; there’s no way this is Japan… Tajiri grabs Storm’s beard but gets caught with a shoulder tackle. Tajiri rolls under the ring and Sanada follows him. They stay under there for a good 30 seconds, and when they come out Sanada is choking him out with a towel. The heels now work over the Japanese Buzzsaw for several minutes, alternating in and out. Every time he gets close to tagging out, Storm gets in the match and interferes. The referee is all kinds of distracted, and Sanada has some sort of spike or pipe that he’s using to cheat. After a few minutes Tajiri gets his rebound elbow and makes the hot tag to Muta. Muta works over Sanada with a few dragon screws and they roll to the floor, bouncing off barricades. Muta chokes him out with a cable until the referee makes him stop. He hits a corkscrew elbow drop for two, but in comes James Storm with Closing Time. Sanada hits the Muta Moonsault, but Tajiri breaks it up. Storm gets him up for Eye of the Storm, but Tajiri counters and dumps him all the way to the floor. Superkick from Tajiri on Sanda, laying him out. He tries for his Buzzsaw Kick, misses, tries for the green mist, but Sanada dodges. Sanada comes off the second rope and gets red/green misted from both Tajiri and Muta. He gets caught with a superkick and Muta picks up the 1-2-3.
Winners: THE GREAT MUTA & TAJIRI
-After the match, James STorm comes back and attacks the babyfaces. He calls to the back and out comes Manik. They beat down Great Muta 3-on-1 and Storm chokes him out with a bullrope. Team 3D come down and clean house. Muta gets the green mist on Storm, who turns around into the 3D. Great Muta leaves and walks to the back as Team 3D celebrates in the ring to end the show.
