New Japan Pro Wrestling “NEW JAPAN SHOWDOWN – Night 1” Tapings
Ort: 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: October 17, 2021
1. Match
Tag Team Match
FinJuice (David Finlay & Juice Robinson) won against Yuya Uemura & Kevin Knight via pin to Kevin Knight by David Finlay after a top rope elbow drop.
2. Match
Tag Team Match
BULLET CLUB (El Phantasmo & Chris Bey) won against Lio Rush & Ariya Daivari via pin to Ariya Daivari by Chris Bey after a knee strike.
3. Match
Singles Match – Alex Coughlin Challenge Series
Jonathan Gresham won against Alex Coughlin via pin after a scooter.
4. Match
10 Man Tag Team Match
Fred Rosser, Karl Fredericks, Rocky Romero, Ren Narita & The DKC won against Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, JR Kratos, Danny Limelight & West Coast Wrecking Crew: Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) via DQ after Rocky Romero from “Black Tiger” was attacked.
– “Black Tiger” was a former gimmick from Romero in his early days with New Japan. He lost his mask in a mask vs. mask match against Tiger Mask IV in 2009. The mask was then again and again in Romero’s entrances.
It is announced that Fred Rosser is the next challenger to Tom Lawlor’s NJPW Strong Openweight Championship.
5. Match
6 Man Tag Team Match
Brody King, Chris Dickinson & Daniel Garcia won against Bateman, Misterioso & Barrett Brown via pin to Misterioso by Brody King after the Gonso Bomb.
The Young Lion Gabriel Kidd comes out for a promo. He announces his comeback and demands a singles match against Jonathan Gresham at the next tapings.
6. Match
Tag Team Match
TJP won against Clark Connors via pin after rolling in with his feet on the ropes.
7. Match
Tag Team Match
BULLET CLUB (Jay White & Hikuleo) won against Fred Yehi & Wheeler Yuta via pin to Wheeler Yuta by Jay White after the Blade Runner.
8. Match
Singles Match
Will Ospreay won against Alex Zayne via pin after the hidden blade.
9. Match
Philadelphia Street Fight
Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer) won against Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston via pin to Eddie Kingston by Lance Archer after being blacked out by a table.
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