July 24, 2020 / By mobanmarket
By Bryan Rose, WrestlingObserver.com
Yohei Komatsu vs. Jushin Thunder Liger
Komatsu immediately jumped Liger at the bell, before he could even take his cape off. Liger made a comeback, took him to the outside and laid him out with a brainbuster. Komatsu actually did a great job doing the count out tease, slipping out back to the floor at 18 and sliding right back in at 20. Liger stretched him for a while with submissions until Komatsu went to the ropes. Liger tries a palm strike but Komatsu rolled him into a half boston crab. Liger caught him off the top rope with a palm strike then followed with another for a nearfall. He then hit a third one and a brainbuster for the pinfall. This was short, but really damn awesome while it lasted.
Tiger Mask vs. Nick Jackson
Nick spent most of the opening minutes of the match telling Tiger Mask to suck it. He retorts by telling him to suck it, then they go at it. Nick goes for a 450 but misses, Tiger Mask comes back with a tiger driver then wins after the tiger suplex. Solid match with Nick doing the usual Young Bucks offense and Tiger Mask doing his usual stuff. Cody Hall got involved on the outside at one point, with Nick hitting a superkick aimed at Tiger Mask but instead hitting Hall.
David Finlay vs. Alex Shelley
Another solid bout. Finlay was fine, but didn’t stand out much in this initial outing. A lot of the match was Shelley, with Finlay getting a few spots here and there. Finlay eventually falls to the automatic midnight by Shelley.
Chase Owens vs. Barbaro Cavernario
This was alright, but kind clunky at times, felt like there was a styles clash during spots. Owens did a tope suicida on the outside at one point and Barbaro did a big dive off the top rope. Owens teased the package piledriver, but Barbaro escaped, rolled over him and applied the la Cavernaria submission (seated surfboard) for the win.
Ten Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma, Katsuyori Shibata and Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazushi Sakuraba, Tomohiro Ishii & Yoshi Hashi
This was your usual house show tag match, with better heat in a bigger arena. You can guess who paired off with who here, as Shibata paired off with Sakuraba, Ishii with Makabe, Tanahashi and Yano, etc. Big ending to the match was between Yoshi Hashi and Hirooki Goto. Hashi laid out Goto with a lariat for a nearfall, then rolled him up for another great nearfall. He walks into Goto’s neckbreaker, however, and when Shibata enters he hits the penalty kick and Goto lands the shouten kai for the win.
Bobby Fish vs. Rocky Romero
Initially the match started with some comedy, with Fish taking Romero’s eye patch and Romero poking him in the uncovered eye to get heat. Romero at one point did a big dive to the outside and into the crowd as well as a standing sliced bread #2. Fish makes a comeback, works over Romero’s leg with a half boston crab, and eventually Romero submits to a leg lock in a pretty good match with some solid heat.
O’Riley and Beretta, who were at ringside, entered the ring after and it became a brawl, immediately leading to the next match.
Beretta vs. Kyle O’Reilly
O’Reilly spent the first part of the match working on Beretta’s arm, but when O’Reilly caught him with a waistlock submission, lifted him and took him out of the floor. O’Reilly got the heat back after introducing Beretta with a chair and doing a huge running kick off the apron to the seated Beretta. He makes a comeback with a big belly to belly suplex off the top rope, and they have some good back and forth for a while until a kickout by Beretta allows O’Reilly to sink in an armbar that makes Beretta tap out. Another good match.
Mascara Dorada vs. Kushida
Started off slow, with Kushida working over Dorada for a bit until he manages to take him to the outside. First big spot in the match was Dorada hitting a huge ropewalk asai moonsault. Kushida follows that with a big dive to the floor. Dorada went for a flip springboard on the ropes but as he hit the ropes Kushida hit him with a baseball slide then submitted him with a kimura. This was great while it lasted, but it was way too short given the kind of match they could really have.
Gedo vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
Gedo immediately jumped Taguchi at the bell and laid him out with a draping DDT on the outside. He worked him over for a good part of the match, with Taguchi getting a couple of hope spots in between until he started to make his comeback, using his new butt offense, which includes running the ropes and smashing his butt in Gedo’s face. Great near fall as Taguchi comes back with an ankle lock, then follows with a dodon but Gedo kicks out. Taguchi went for the ring bell hammer, but Gedo moves out of the way. As they make their way back in the ring, Gedo is able to low blow him, lay him out with an STO and roll him up with the Gedo clutch for the surprise win. A lot better than you would think, mostly due to the layout of the match and the work of Gedo.
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