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Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano)
Yano and Goto went at each other first, and Yano was denied the chance to take the ring post cover off. Goto took enough out of Yano that he had to tag out to Ishii, a tank who met Goto elbow for elbow and charge for charge.
Goto prevailed and tagged YOSHI-HASHI into the fight. YOSHI-HASHI focused on Ishii's neck. He held the advantage afterward, trading chest chops with the resilient Ishii until his momentum was cut short by a tag to Yano.
That was the moment Goto took over and dominated. Two pinfall attempts didn't allow Goto his finisher, and Yano rolled up Goto for the victory.
Results: Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano def. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI via pinfall
Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi) vs. Jon Moxley & Shota Umino
The crowd enjoyed LIJ' entrance, but Mox and "Shooter" Umino upstaged them before they even came down the ramp. The audience entrance is effective even though the audience is beginning to get used to it.
Umino began the match laying into Takagi until Takagi focused on his left arm, taped up and weaker than his right. Moxley took a bump from Naito, losing his temper and taking Naito into the audience.
Cobb and Mox left Takagi in the ring to keep Umino in a hold that ended in Takagi's bodyslam. He began gently kicking Umino in the head to bring him back into the fight. That might have been his downfall, as both men tagged in their fresh partners.
For all of Moxley's ferocity, Naito was the rude one as he spits in Moxley's face. When they locked up, it was fast and furious as they avoided each others' fluid attacks. They taunted each other with every free moment.
Mox slammed Takagi into the mat and tagged Shooter in. Shooter's spinebuster almost put Takagi away, but LIJ has been a tag team for a long time, and Takagi pinned the young lion without fanfare.
Mox went after Naito with a steel chair, previewing their night 10 match.
Results: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi) vs. Jon Moxley & Shota Umino
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