Yoshihashi and Tomohiro Ishii vs Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa (for the IWGP Tag-Team Championships)
This match was fast paced and exciting from the word go. Yoshihashi and Ishii worked well together and Tama Tonga gave a really good account of himself. The match was full of nearfalls and point where all four men were laid out together which made it look like these 4 men waged war.
Yoshihashi hit a Swanton Bomb for a nearfall when no one thought he’d kick out. Tonga and Roa followed it up with a powerbomb into a reverse DDT for a two-count. They then went to finish Yoshihashi off but Ishii came to the rescue and took Tonga Roa out with a German Suplex. Tama Tonga then went for a Stunner on Yoshihashi but he countered with a reverse Enzeguiri.
He then went to finish Tama Tonga off but Tonga countered his Octopus suplex with a Stunner. Tonga and Roa then hit their finisher for the pinfall.
Tama Tonga and Tonga Roa def. Yoshihashi and Tomohiro Ishii
Rocky Romero and Trent Baretta vs ACH and Taiji Ishimori (Super Jrs. Tag-Team tournament final)
Ishimori and Romero start us off with Ishimori sending Romero scurrying to his corner after a flurry of offence. Baretta and Romero argued for a bit before ACY and Ishimori blindsided them.
Baretta and Ishimori were legal and Baretta hit Ishimori with a vertical suplex before he and Romero hit ACH with the double knees. Baretta followed it up with a Tope Suicida on ACH and Ishimori to the outside.
Ishimori and ACH, however, isolated Baretta to get the advantage and followed it up with a Half-Boston crab. Baretta reached the ropes before both wrestlers made a tag. Romero then hit Ishimori with a springboard to take control and followed it up with an Asai DDT but Ishimori hit back with a handstand Enzeguiri.
Barette and Ishimori then went for a double-team but Ishimori countered as ACH came back in for the save. They then hit stereo German Suplexes on Romero and Baretta before Ishimori hit Romero with a moonsault on the outside.
ACH and Ishimori then double-team Rocky Romero but Romero managed to send Ishimori face-first into ACH’s boots as Baretta came in to help his partner. Ishimori then got pancaked by Beretta into the mat following a knee drop by Romero but somehow it only got a nearfall.
Romero then went for the triple corner clothesline but got wiped out by ACH on the last attempt. ACH then hit an incredible running shooting star press over the top rope onto his opponents.
ACH and Ishimori then went for stereo 450 splashes but were met with double knees. Romero followed it up with a knee to the face of ACH while knocked him off his feet for a bit but he replied with a boot to the head followed by a vertical suplex for another nearfall.
ACH then went for the moonsault but Baretta hit him with a top-rope German Suplex as Romero hit Ishimori with a Tope Suicida. Romero and Baretta then hit ACH with their finisher for the pinfall.
Rocky Romero and Trent Baretta def.ACH and Taiji Ishimori
Romero and Baretta call out the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions after the match – asking The Young Bucks for a match at Wrestle Kingdom 11 in January and The Young Bucks accepted.
Bushi vs Kushida (for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championsip)
Kushida attacked Bushi the moment the bell rang and he was clearly out for revenge. He followed it up with a piledriver to the floor outside the ring before being called back into the ring by stewards.
Bushi didn’t stay down for too long though and send Kushida face-first into the ring apron. Kushida did manage to lock in his trademark armbar later but Bushi reached the ropes pretty easily. Bushi then hit Kushida with a basement dropkick while he was in the middle of a headstand and followed it up with a Tope Suicida right into the railings at ringside.
Kushida tried another armbar but Bushi reversed it into a modified Dragon Lock and followed it up with a codebreaker after Kushida reached the ropes. He followed it up with a jumping codebreaker from the top rope but only managed a nearfall.
Bushi and Kushida followed this up with a series of stiff strikes which Bushi followed up with a Canadian Destroyer. Bushi went to the top rope again but his splash got reversed by Kushida into a codebreaker of his own. Kushida followed this up with an armbar. Bushi desperately tried to reach the ropes but had to tap out eventually.
Kushida def. Bushi
The winner and new champion, Kushida, was busy celebrating when the screen showed a countdown clock followed by the surprise re-debut Himoru Takahashi (the former Kamaitachi). The crowd went wild for Takahashi as he challenged Kushida for a match at Wrestle Kingdom 11.
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