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Karl Fredericks, Clark Connors, and KENTA vs Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, and Zack Sabre Jr.)
KENTA teamed with the two young lions from NJPW's Los Angeles dojo, Fredericks (the tattooed one) and Connors, to take on the unyielding Suzuki-gun faction in the third fight of the evening. They tangled in the ring before the bell, and Fredericks met Archer as they became the first legal men.
Suzuki pulled Connors into the audience and ZSJ did his part with KENTA's face. Archer tagged Suzuki in, and Fredericks brought everything he had. It wasn't enough, and ZSJ fought his way free. The young lion tagged KENTA in to take his aggression to ZSJ.
The British submission specialist and the kick prodigy met and came away as pained equals. Connors and Suzuki kept the momentum as Connors showed his sizeable moxy. KENTA's team began a super combo that led to Suzuki in Connors' full Boston crab.
A piledriver finisher from Suzuki ended Connors' beating, producing a pinfall victory.
Results: Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, and Zack Sabre Jr.) def. Karl Fredericks, Clark Connors, and KENTA via pinfall
YOSHI-HASHI, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Kazuchika Okada vs. Toa Henare, Will Ospreay, and Kota Ibushi
The Ace and The Rainmaker met The Aerial Assassin and the Golden Star with their friends in the final exhibition match. The audience loved these teams equally as the opening bell rang.
Ibushi and Okada locked up first, and they will face each other tomorrow night for the space in the finals. Okada looked strong, keeping the dominance of his team by absorbing Ibushi's damage endlessly. YH and Tanahashi tagged each other in quick succession to keep Ibushi on the mat.
Ibushi's double stomp into Tanahashi gave Ibushi room to tag Ospreay in. Tanahashi's Twist and Shout took Ospreay down before he ever began his flight. The freshest fighter, Henare, took YH to the mat with a slam. Everyone rushed the ring, leaving YH to attempt a pinfall on Henare and fail.
YH's second pinfall on Henare didn't come up short, and Henare stayed down for the 3-count.
Results: YOSHI-HASHI, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Kazuchika Okada def. Toa Henare, Will Ospreay, and Kota Ibushi via pinfall.
The B-Block Night 16 matches followed.
