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NJPW Strong Style: Evolved Results (3/25) Bucks vs. Lovers, Hangman vs. Switchblade, CHAOS vs. Suzuki-gun, More.

FOURTH MATCH: Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) vs. Bullet Club (Marty Scurll & Cody)

Cody gets on the microphone and says “Bullet Club is fine.” He then says there will not be a match, because they’re friends. Cody says that Tama and Tanga are Team Cody. Tanga takes the mic and says they’re definitely not “Team Cody.” Cody cheap shots Tanga and he falls out of the ring.

Cody tries to attack Tama but gets thrown to the outside. Marty tells of Cody and tries to Too Sweet the Tongans. They drop him with a double shoulder tackle, so Scurll scurries to the outside and hugs Cody.

Marty and Tanga Loa start the match.  They lock up. Tanga Loa locks in a Wristlock. Scurll flips out and goes for a headlock takeover, but Tanga Loa hits a backdrop. Tama tangs in and hits a headbutt. Scurll fights back and tags in Cody. Cody tries to evade but Tama drops him with a fist. Tama whips Cody but Brandi pulls him out of the ring to protect him. Brandi calls Tama and Tanga “nappy headed” and Scurll hits an apron Thrust Kick.

Back in the ring, Scurll tags in. Scurll works the arm of Tama. Cody tags in. Cody dominates. Cody hits a Stalling Suplex. Cody does pushups, but Tama swipes Cody’s arm away, sending him into the canvas. Scurll tags in and hits a low superkick on Scurll. Scurll signals for the Chickenwing and Cody tags in. Cody goes for Cross Rhodes but gets hit with a Swinging Neckbreaker from Tama. Tanga Loa tags in and clears the apron. Cody tries to chop Tanga but eats a Lariat. Then another. Tanga hits a Throw. Tanga hits a Samoan Drop. Cody hits Disaster Kick. Cody climbs to the top rope where Tama Tonga hits him with a Superplex. Tama heads up top, but Scurll crotches him on the top rope. Scurll hits a Superplex.

Everyone rolls out of the ring except Cody. Cody does the Rise of The Terminator taunt but eats a Spear from Tanga Loa but the pinfall is broken. Scurll tags in. Scurll accidentally knocks Rhodes off the apron. Scurll eats a Spear and then a Corner Splash. Tama hits a Dropkick on Cody. Tanga Loa goes for a Samoan Drop but Cody fights out and hits Cross Rhodes for the pinfall.

WINNERS: Marty Scurll & Cody.

FIFTH MATCH: Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Dragon Lee) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, SANADA, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi)

Naito and Tanahashi start the match. Before they can lock up, SANADA ambushes Tanahashi and helps Naito pummel The Ace. Naito psits on Tanahashi. Tanahashi uses a Headlock takeover and a headscissors takeover to reverse a double team.

Dragon Lee tags in. Hiromu tags in. They immediately enter into a flurry of offense, slapping eachother’s chests for an eternity. After a series of acrobatics, Dragon Lee hits a huge suplex, sending Hiromu to the outside. Dragon Lee hits a Tope onto Hiromu. Dragon Lee rolls Takahashi back in the ring.

KUSHIDA tags in and everyone runs the bases on Hiromu. Taguchi hits a Hip Attack and KUSHIDA gets a nearfall. KUSHIDA gets rolling backslide on Hiromu for two. KUSHIDA works the arm and misses a Corner elbow. Naito runs in and hits a sliding dropkick on KUSHIDA. LIJ & Taguchi Japan brawl at ringside, while Hiromu keeps KUSHIDA grounded in the ring. BUSHI tags in and hits a huge dropkick. SANADA tags in and locks KUSHIDA in Paradise Lock. SANADA breaks it with a running dropkick. BUSHI tags in and locks in a headlock. BUSHI chokes KUSHIDA with his shirt. KUSHIDA fights back and hits a Cartwheel Dropkick. SANADA tags in and eats a Springboard Back Elbow.

Tanahashi tags in and clears the apron. Tanahashi hits a Crossbody. BUSHI and Hiromu double team Tanahashi, but Tanahashi hits a double dragon screw. SANADA goes for Skull End but Tanahashi locks in Skull End of his own. SANADA fights out. SANADA hits a Springboard Dropkick. Naito tags in. Taguchi tags in.

Taguchi hits multiple hip attacks. Taguchi locks in an Ankle Lock. KUSHIDA locks BUSHI in Hoverboard Lock. Tanahashi locks SANADA in a Cloverleaf. Hiromu breaks all of it up. Dragon Lee sends him outside. Taguchi signals for Bomaye. Naito ducks the hip attack. Taguchi locks in Ankle Lock. SANADA locks Taguchi in Skull End. Tanahashi hits Sling Blade on SANADA. Everyone hits their moves. Thrust Kick from Hiromu and a rollup from Naito gets two. Naito hits Taguchi with Destino for the pinfall.

WINNERS: Los Ingobernables de Japon

Before Ospreay/Liger, Rey Mysterio came to the ring to apologize to the fans personally. Mysterio then gives his word that he and Liger will wrestle someday in a New Japan ring.

SIXTH MATCH: Jushin “Thunder” Liger vs. Will Ospreay

Liger grounds Ospreay to start and locks in a Romero Special, into a chinlock. Liger breaks. Liger locks in a surfboard stretch. Liger breaks, flopping Ospreay onto his stomach. Liger peppers Ospreay with slaps to the chest. Ospreay fights back and hits a giant dropkick in the corner.

Ospreay continues his domination and locks Liger into a modified bow and arrow. Ospreay hits a snapmare and locks in a side headlock. Liger fights out and hits a Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker. Ospreay rolls out of the ring. Liger hits a rolling cannonball onto Ospreay. Liger hits a Brainbuster on the concrete entry ramp. Ospreay beats the count at 19.

Liger hits a Shotei. Liger hits a Ligerbomb for two. Ospreay fights back and hits a top rope Hurricanrana. Ospreay tweaks his knee. Ospreay hits Sasuke Special to the outside.. On one leg, Ospreay throws Liger back into the ring. Ospreay hits a springboard forearm. Ospreay hits a standing shooting star for two.

Ospreay hits a dropkick, getting Liger in position for 619. Liger ducks 619 and hits a Rolling Koppo Kick. Ospreay hits a Standing Spanish Fly for two.

Ospreay hits Robinson Special. Ospreay goes for Osscutter, but Liger counters with a Brainbuster for two. Liger hits a top rope brainbuster for two.

Liger hits Shotei for two. Ospreay hits Ligerbomb for two. Ospreay hits Osscutter for the pinfall.

WINNER: Will Ospreay

After the match, Ospreay challenged Mysterio to a match. He was then attacked by Marty Scurll. Scurll then removed Rey Mysterio’s mask. Liger fought off Scurll and gave Rey his mask back.

SEVENTH MATCH: CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada) vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr.)

Sabre and Okada start the match. Sabre tries to ground the IWGP champ but Okada quickly gets out of the hold. Sabre takes down Okada and locks him up. Okada wrestles out. Sabre wins a Test of Strength and locks in a double wristlock. Okada counters with a Double Wristlock of hits own. Sabre tries to counter out, but Okada holds strong. Sabre flips out. Sabre ducks a Rainmaker.

Ishii tags in. Suzuki tags in. They get in each other’s faces. They exchange forearms. Ishii ducks a Yakuza Kick and floors Suzuki with a shoulder tackle. Suzuki locks in a rope-assisted armabr. Suzuki pulls Ishii out of the ring. Everyone Brawls On The Outside™.

Back in the ring, Suzuki and Ishii exchange strikes. Sabre tags in and locks in a Fujiwara Armbar. Okada tries to break it up, but while the ref is distracted, Suzuki-gun hit double submissions on Ishii. Sabre stomps away on Ishii. Sabre locks in a choke and Suzuki tags in. Sabre kicks Okada off the apron, while Suzuki locks Ishii in a heel hook. Ishii fights to the ropes.

Suzui stomps away on Ishii’s legs. Ishii slaps Suzuki but eats a Headbutt. Sabre tags in. Sabre hits teasing kicks to Ishii. Sabre goes for a leglock but Ishii counters with a German Suplex. Okada comes in and clears the apron. Okada hits a back elbow on Sabre. Okada hits a corner elbow. Okada hits a DDT for two.

Okada goes for the Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker but Sabre fights out. Okada goes for the Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker again, but Sabre turns it into an Octopus Hold. Okada fights to the ropes.

Sabre locks in a coil lock. Ishii breaks up the stretch. Sabre stomps away on Okada. Sabre hits European Uppercuts. Okada hits a Hip Toss. Okada locks in Cobra Clutch. Sabre rolls out. Sabre counters a Rainmaker with a Kimura. Suzuki tags in. Suzuki dominates Okada. Okada counters the Gotch with an Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker. Ishii tags in.

Ishii corners Suzuki and dominates him with Chops. Ishii fights back with a Yakuza Kick. The two pummel each other.

After endless forearms, Ishii crumples to the mat. Suzuki pummels Ishii. Ishii fights back and hits a Brainbuster. Suzuki goes for the rear naked choke but Ishii fights out. Sabre tags in and clears the apron. Ishii fights back and hits a Powerbomb for two.

Sabre fights back, while Suzuki and Okada brawl on the outside. Sabre locks Ishii in Orienteering With Napalm Death. Ishii submits.

WINNERS: Suzuki-Gun

After the match, Sabre locks Okada in an Octopus Stretch. Sabre then threw the IWGP Title at Okada’s feet. Suzuki-gun also assaulted the referee.

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