Kenny's title win at Dominion is the pre-show - and seeing him cut a subtitled promo is great. Cody and the Bucks talk about things before the show with Cody saying that this isn't about the leadership - it's about him beating Kenny before and wanting this shot. Jim Ross talks about the history of the Cow Palace, and he says there are five titles on the line - and he's sure at least one will change hands.
YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo, Rocky, Sho, and Yo are out to face Haku, his sons, Takahashi, and Chase Owens. Haku is hugely over here and starts with Yoshi. Haku goes down off a dropkick, but hits a corner lariat. Haku and Loa and Tama headbutt Yoshi down. Loa eats a rana by Rocky. Haku piledrives Rocky for 2. Backstabber into a shotgun kick for R3K. HAKU GRAB'S GEDO'S BEARD and Tonga stuns him to win.
SUZUKI-GUN IS OUT! Suzuki and ZSJ are the British champs, and Suzuki's theme still gets a pop with it being revamped. Ishii and Yano are out - I predict doom for Yano. Tons of forearms between Suzuki and Ishii lead to ZSJ and Yano being wacky before MORE STIFF SHOTS BETWEEN SUZUKI AND ISHII! Minoru eats a Saito suplex off the go-behind sleeper attempt. ZSJ works Yano, who gets smacked with the buckle padding! Yano gets a cradle and wins! Suzuki wants to destroy people with chairs, but he's detained by people who then get destroyed.
Marty and Page are out to face Tana and Kushida. Tana works wonderfully with Marty. Page comes in and eats a double sledge from Kushida. TAGUCHI GETS BEATEN UP and misses a hip attack. DRAGON SCREWS FROM TANA! Tana narrowly avoids a crossface chickenwing from Marty. MARTY SUPERKICKS THE KNEE OF TANA AND STOMPS ON THE HAND OF KUSHIDA! Discus elbow from Kushida. Hoverboard lock to Marty and a cloverleaf to Page. Page hits his finish and pins Kushida! Page is quite good, but it doesn't always shine on TV.
Cobb is shown challenging Goto and Josh hypes Cobb up. It's indeed a match. Not really much to it. Goto elbows the head, but it gets blocked and Cobb nounts a comeback. Cobb hits a sidewinder suplex and a standing moonsault headbutt misses. Tour of the Islands is escaped into a sleeper and Ushi Gorosihi gets 2. and a GTR ends it.
EVIL and Sanada are out for the tag title rematch. PARADISE LOCK TO MATT! Nick is in and hits a double lariat. SWINGING SKULL END and a moonsault misses. TRIANGLE TORNADO DDT TO SANADA! 450 GETS 2! Sharpshooter and swanton! Sanada gets the ropes! More Bang meets knees and a moonsault miss. EVIL GERMAN to Nick! STO is blocked with a spinning back elbow. Magic Killer gets 2 thanks to a save. Accidental double superkick to the ref, DOUBLE SUPERKICK WITH THE CHAIR. TOMBSTONE COUNTER TO THE MELTZER DRIVER! Magic Killer hits again, but a kickout is done instead of the save. Double HBK/Shelton superkick to Sanada! MELTZER DRIVER ENDS IT!
Fighting Spirit Unleashed and Lion's Break are announced. We go to an intermission and get a rundown of Hiromu vs. Dragon Lee. Kenny vs. Cody is recapped, dating things back to AJ being taken out of the Bullet Club by him. Naito's theme is hugely over and I love Bushi's three wacky tongues. Ospreay and Okada are out. AND OKADA HAS BALLOONS! Naito and Okada are funny together, while Bushi is working nicely with Ospreay. CHERRIO misses and Naito clubs him. Okada flapjacks Bushi onto Naito. Bushi and Ospreay go at it and Will eats shotgun knees. Shoulder-mount Oscutter/Stormbreaker ends it.
Dragon Lee vs. Hiromu Takahashi is up, and it's going to be insane and is. Giant dive by Lee to the floor before Hiromu hits the crazy flying standing senton thing to the floor off the top. "HE STAKES HIM LIKE A GODDAMN VAMPIRE!" as Josh says when Dragon Lee hits a double stomp off the top to the apron to the floor on Hiromu. SUNSET BOMB TO THE FLOOR FOR HIROMU! SNAP GERMANS FOR EVERYONE BACK AND FORTH! SUPLEX PREFECTURE! German into a superkick into another Gmerna into a reverse rana!
OVERHAND CHOPS APLENTY! Belly to belly into the buckle by Hiromu! Hiromu superkick is met with a DL C4. Lee's suplex powerbomb is met with a triangle choke, who Rampage bombs him, but Hiromu keeps it on. DRAGON DRIVER SUPLEX! JESUS! Suplex powerbomb hits for 2.9. Destroyer-ish thing gets 2.9 TIME BOMB HITS TO END IT! Goddamn this was an insane video game match.
I'm getting hyped up for CJ Parker vs. Jay White - amazing video package. It's the FLAM-BU-YANT Juice Robinson! The mainly red with black markup gear works so much better for Switchblade. A cute blonde is shown with piercings and JR gets upset briefly. A quick tackle and punches alongside a crossbody to the floor start things off. They're managing to keep the crowd hot despite pure insanity in the last match - so this is miracle in and of itself. Juice tosses him through the barricade, and thankfully, it just goes into the timekeeper's area.
Punches and chops lead to a suplex to the floor by White. White tosses him through another barricade. JR buries the lack of a count and the usage of the barricade. Half hatch into the corner for 2. Jay flips the fans off and stomps on the broken hand. A giant " FUCK YOU, SWITCHBLADE" chant tbreaks out.
MUTA LOCK BY WHITE! Jay White is turning the corner in real-time in this match - it's great to see. ROPE-TRAPPING CHOPS BY JAY! Juice tells him to eat shit, so Jay chops him more. Juice punches, but eats an arm wringer. Juice spinebusts him. Jay hits a flatliner and a German for 2. Fujiwara armbar with a hand attack. Jay tosses Juice into the announcers, and Josh says he's fucked up now and rushes the ring. Josh calls him a motherfucker and Jay attacks the shoulder. JR says the officials need to get their shit together. FLATLINER ON THE APRON TO JUICE! RUSSIAN LEGSWEEP TO THE FLOOR! SUPERPLEX OFF THE TOP GETS 2.9!
Inverted crucifix elbows by White. Jay avoids a punch thanks to the cast and low blows him. JUICE PUNCHES HIM WITH THE CAST WITH THE REF DISTRACTED! PULP FRICTION HITS! 2.99999! Pulp Friction leads to a hand punch and a HALF NELSON SUPLEX ON THE HEAD! BLADE RUNNER LEADS TO A SCHOOLBOY AND A TITLE WIN FOR JUICE!
The Omega-Cody hype video talks about his rise to greatness. Cody is out with black hair again and purple and gold gear. He gets his own throne and caravan intro too. Cody with this getup feels like he's cosplaying as a pro wrestler instead of being a pro wrestler. Cody and Kenny start off with basic hiplocks, but meaingful things with Cody playing the monster role of sorts. Uppercut and powerslam get 2. Cody uses Brandi as a shield during the rise of the Terminator dive, but Cody eats a baseball slide and then Kenny misses a plancha. Cody eats a double stomp off the barricade through a table!
Omega hits a rana. RISE OF THE TERMINATOR DIVE HITS! V TRIGGER TO THE NECK, TO THE FACE! Back and forth forearms, with JR and Josh talking about how Cody and Dusty each had impressive athletic credentials. Cody brings a ladder in and slams Kenny onto it! GORDBUSTER ON THE LADDER! A guardrail hits a guy in the knee, which is just terrible. Cody climbs a giant-ass ladder and Cody shoves Matt. Kenny and Cody fight on top of the ladder and Kenny teases a superplex off the ladder to the floor through the table, but CODY SUPERPLEXES HIM INTO THE RING OFF IT! HOLY SHIT!
Kenny hits a rewind rana, but Cody sends Kenny down and threatens a belt shot. CROSS RHODES! 2.9! V TRIGGERS! Vertebreaker is avoided and Kenny lands a spinkick to the neck. TONS OF V-TRIGGERS FOR 2. CODY EATS A POWERBOMB OVER THE TOP ROPE AND INTO, BUT NOT THROUGH THE TABLE!
V trigger is set up again, but Cody lands a lariat! Omega hits a piledriver for 2. ONE WINGED ANGEL ENDS IT! Kenny talks about how everyone needs to stand behind good people and give one another the best life possible. Just as he gives the best matches to the fans with the roster. GOODBYE AND GOODNIGHT, BANG! Bullet Club too sweets one another - so the Bullet Club appears to be fully reformed to some degree.
OR NOT. TAMA TONGA JUMPS OMEGA! Haku, Loa, and Tonga attack him! Page comes in to save! Gunstun to Marty! Cody comes down and makes a brief save for Kenny, but eats a Gunstun when he uses the chair on them. HAKU PILEDRIVES KENNY ON THE CHAIR! Okay, it's 2018 and Haku is destroying the IWGP Champion. The new-age BC is reuinited by common rivals and the Firing Squad is anti-bullshit.
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