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Eager to pick up his game alongside Toa Henare, Hiroshi Tanahashi effectively controlled YOSHI-HASHI .

in the early phase of the evening’s  second league bout, and Henar ACE locked a double crab on the Headhunter.

Swift motion from YOSHI-HASHI though, and he was able to trip Henare, leading to Goto coming in and double team work putting Henare on the back foot.  

Amazing strength from the Maori Warrior saw him dig deep to suplex Goto, and Henare battled both men, but fell victim to a double team Ushigoroshi.

Tanahashi evened the odds, with a high-low Slingblade, and a Rampage Tackle found the mark for Henare on YOSHI-HASHI, but the Toa Bottom didn’t connect.

A Dragon Screw to Tanahashi and the GYW to Henare and the match was over.

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Back from break, EVIL’s request to start the match opposite Tomohiro Ishii proved to be a ruse,

but he did get his licks in when tripping the Stone Pitbull.

Toru Yano fought fire with fire however, and removed the turnbuckle pads to level Yujiro Takahashi,

only to be hoisted on his own petard and into his own exposed steel buckle. 

With Dick Togo on the floor, BULLET CLUB enjoyed a three on one advantage with Yano isolated, but when Ishii entered the fray.

the numbers game was turned on its head as Ishii sent Yujiro into EVIL and the turnbuckles before a backdrop to EVIL connected.

Dick Togo’s interference was similarly averted as Ishii landed a German suplex.

and Yano attempted to pin EVIL with the same schoolboy that saw him to G1 victory.

but this time a kick out and a low blow was the response.

Ishii and Yano came close with a lariat and schoolboy,

but a pair of blows beneath the beltline and the EVIL to Yano gave the win to BULLET CLUB. 

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With both teams looking to join the pack at six points, Juice Robinson started.

his match for FinJuice opposite a former road partner in Jeff Cobb for THE EMPIRE.

Quickly negating Cobb’s strength, quick tags and teamwork worked well for the early phase of the match,

but sent outside, Juice fell victim to a powerful knee lift from O-Khan.

After painful control from THE EMPIRE, Juice rolled his way to Finlay at the ten minute mark.

Big hits to O-Khan and a big suplex to Cobb followed, but O-Khan relied on his judo to take Finlay down.

before a poerful series of gut wrench suplexes scored on the New Japan Cup USA finalist. 

Juice came back in and landed a cannonball to Cobb, but O-Khan’s Eliminator connected.

Finlay escaped both the Eliminator grip and a Tour of the Islands with a swiping DDT.

but as he went for Prima Nocta a second tour landed to give Cobb and O-Khan the win. 

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