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The second night of Wrestle Kingdom 14 was headlined by the historic match between Kazuchika Okada and Tetsuya Naito with the winner leaving with both the IWGP Heavyweight Championship as well as the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
We also had 'The Ace' Hiroshi Tanahashi taking on AEW World Champion Chris Jericho, with Tanahashi getting a future AEW World title shot if he won.
Jon Moxley was also on the card tonight as he defended the IWGP United States Championship against Juice Robinson. We also had Jushin Thunder Liger wrestling in the last ever match of his illustrious career.
Wrestle Kingdom 14's second day turned out to be as good as the first night if not even better. We had a total of six title matches and here we take a look at all the results from the day.
PRE-SHOW
Gauntlet Match for the NEVER Openweight 6-man tag titles
Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, & Bad Luck Fale vs Robbie Eagles, YOSHI-HASHI, & Tomohiro Ishii
After a pretty even battle, Tomohiro Ishii hit Owens with a brainbuster to pin him as his team moved on.
Robbie Eagles, YOSHI-HASHI, & Tomohiro Ishii vs Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado
Robbie Eagles helped pull off the win for his team after rolling up Kanemaru.
Robbie Eagles, YOSHI-HASHI, & Tomohiro Ishii vs Shingo Takagi, BUSHI and EVIL
The winner of this match would go on to face the champions. EVIL picked up the win after pinning Ishii.
Shingo Takagi, BUSHI and EVIL vs Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano, and Togi Makabe (C)
The champions were in last. Takagi, BUSHI and EVIL picked up the win after hitting Taguchi with a lariat and then the Made In Japan.
Shingo Takagi, BUSHI and EVIL win the NEVER Openweight 6-man Tag-Team Championships.
Jushin Thunder Liger and Naoki Sano vs. Hiromu Takahashi and Ryu Lee (Farewell match for Jushin Thunder Liger)
The legendary Jushin Thunder Liger's retirement match was next. Liger was teaming with one of his famed rivals, Naoki Sano. The two teamed up to face Ryu Lee and IWGP Jr Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi.
Liger and Takahashi started the match for their respective teams. After a back and forth, Liger locked in his patented Surfboard lock. Lee and Takahashi took out Sano and double-teamed Liger, hitting the legend with boots.
Lee went for a dive but ended up taking out Takahashi. This gave Liger and Sano the opening they needed. Liger hit Takahashi with a powerbomb and looked to finish him off, only getting a 2-count.
Takahashi replied with a stiff-looking German Suplex but he couldn't get the pin either. Takahashi followed it up with the Time Bomb on Liger to pin the legend in the last match of his career.
Hiromu Takahashi and Ryu Lee def. Jushin Thunder Liger and Naoki Sano
Takahashi took the mic after the match and paid respect to Liger, promising to carry on his legacy in the Jr Heavyweight Division.
El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori (c) vs. SHO and YOH (for the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Team Championship)
It was a huge night for SHO and YOH's careers and they started off exactly the way they'd have wanted. They hit stereo dropkicks and followed it up by isolating Ishimori and double-teaming him.
The advantage didn't last long and the champions soon wrested back control of the match. Ishimori and El Phantasmo dominated the match at this point, with Phantasmo hitting a series of high-flying moves including a suicide dive.
Back in the ring, SHO and YOH hit back with stereo dropkicks. After some more back and forth between the two teams, SHO hit back to back German Suplexes. Phantasmo replied with a springboard moonsault for a nearfall.
Phantasmo tried to low blow SHO who was wearing a cup. SHO and YOH then took out both Phantasmo and Ishimori. The finish saw SHO and YOH hit the double stomp/Shoch Arrow combo for the win.
SHO and YOH win the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Zack Sabre Jr (C) vs SANADA (for the British Heavyweight Championship)
We saw ZSJ send a message to SANADA during their tag-team match on Day 1, and their match on Day 2 was no less heated. ZSJ controlled the early stages, slowing the match down.
SANADA overpowered ZSJ after this, forcing him to retreat out of the ring and kick the barricade in frustration. SANADA tried to roll Sabre up after he got back into the ring and cheekily got a 2-count. SANADA floored ZSJ and then hit a standing moonsault only for ZSJ to catch his arm and lock in an armbar.
ZSJ tried to follow it up with the PK but SANADA dodged it. He went on to reply with the Muta Moonsault but missed. ZSJ finally nailed the PK and followed it up with strikes. After more back and forth, ZSJ locked in the Cobra Twist. ZSJ then rolled up SANADA to retain the title.
Zack Sabre Jr def. SANADA
Jon Moxley (C) vs Juice Robinson (for the IWGP US Championship)
Juice Robinson wasted no time and launched himself out of the ring while Moxley was still making his entrance. He followed it up with a running senton at ringside. The action headed back into the ring briefly, but Moxley tossed Juice out of the ring. Mox then headed out to ringside and unloaded on Juice with a steel chair.
Returning to the ring, Moxley unloaded on Juice with closed fists. Juice made his way back to his feet and both men traded chops before Moxley hit Robinson in the face.
Juice replied with a spinebuster and a sidekick to buy himself some time. Moxley replied with a Figure-4-Leglock but Juice managed to reach the ropes. Mox was unperturbed and he pulled Juice to the ring post and applied a Figure 4 against the ring post until the referee forced him to break the hold.
Back in the ring, we had more back and forth before both men started viciously unloading on each other. Juice went for the Pulp Friction but Moxley reversed it into a Death Rider. He followed it up with a second Death Rider to retain the title.
Jon Moxley def. Juice Robinson
Minoru Suzuki's music hit while Moxley was celebrating. Both men traded strikes before Suzuki locked in a sleeper hold on Moxley, followed by the Gotch Piledriver.
KENTA (C) vs Hirooki Goto (for the NEVER Openweight Championship)
Goto was all over KENTA as the match began. The challenger quickly built up a head of steam, hitting an armdrag and then taking KENTA down with a shoulder tackle and a bulldog, forcing KENTA to roll out of the ring. Goto quickly dragged him back in and continued his dominance.
KENTA quickly took control of the match though, heading to ringside and whipping Goto into the ring post. He followed it up by whipping the challenger into the steel barricades. Goto beat the count and got back into the ring, only for KENTA to promptly throw him back out. The champion dragged Goto to the entrance ramp and hit him with a DDT.
Back in the ring, it was KENTA's time to dominate. He drove his knee into Goto and disrespectfully booted him in the face. Goto briefly hit back with a lariat but couldn't build up any momentum.
KENTA took Goto down with a DDT before hitting him with a knee to the back of the head. Goto used everything he had to hit back with a Ushi Goroshi as both men stayed down.
Goto was the first back to his feet but KENTA locked in the Crossface. Goto broke free and KENTA hit him with a number of palm strikes which had no effect. Both men started trading strikes and Goto finally managed to hit the GTR to pick up the win.
Hirooki Goto wins the NEVER Openweight Championship
Jay White vs Kota Ibushi
The opening stages of the match were pretty even until Jay White tossed Ibushi out of the ring. Kota Ibushi's landing looked brutal and White took full advantage, tossing him into the guardrail before dragging him back into the ring.
White continued his domination till Ibushi replied with a missile dropkick, following it up with a powerslam and a moonsault from the middle turnbuckle for a nearfall.
White tried to follow up with a brainbuster but Ibushi blocked it and followed it up with a nasty looking modified Piledriver. Ibushi couldn't manage to cover White and both men stayed down. Ibushi was the first to get back to his feet and he stomped on White's back.
White managed to scramble back to his feet but Ibushi took him down with a right hand. Ibushi pulled White back to his feet and took him down with more strikes. White looked almost helpless at this point but still hit Ibushi with a couple of strikes only for Ibushi to take him down with a lariat.
White somehow replied with a German Suplex and both men stayed down again. He followed it up with a Kiwi Crusher for a nearfall. Both men headed to the top turnbuckle after this as White went for the superplex.
Ibushi blocked it but Gedo got on the apron at this point for the distraction. White followed it up with a Uranage from the top rope but it wasn't enought to put Ibushi away. He followed it up with a sleeper suplex but Ibushi replied with a V-Trigger. Ibushi followed up with a German Suplex but only managed a nearfall. He then hit the Bomaye knee for another nearfall.
Ibushi inadvertently knocked out the referee at this point and Gedo came in with a steel chair and hit him in the back. Ibushi barely flinched and turned to Gedo, punching him in the chest.
Ibushi then turned to White and hit him with a knee to the face and followed it up with the Last Ride. The referee was still out and there was no one to make the count.
Ibushi dragged the ref back in and hit White with the Kamagoye, only for Gedo to pull out the ref. Gedo came in with brass knuckles but Ibushi avoided them. White then came in and tossed a steel chair at Ibushi's head. Gedo then hit Ibushi with the brass knuckles.
With the ref back in, White hit the straightjacket Bloody Sunday. He followed it up with the Blade Runner to finally pin Ibushi and get the win.
Jay White def. Kota Ibushi
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Chris Jericho
The stipulation going in was that if Tanahashi won, he would get a shot at Jericho's AEW World Championship.
The two veterans felt each other out early on and worked on each other's arms. Tanahashi and Jericho then traded hammerlocks before Tanahashi took Jericho down with an armdrag and taunted him.
The two men traded palm strikes and Jericho followed it up with the springboard dropkick to the apron, dumping the Ace out of the ring. Jericho followed Tanahashi out and slammed him against the barricade before smashing a gate into his face. Jericho then dumped Tanahashi into the commentator's area before hitting him with a DDT through the commentator's table.
Back in the ring, Jericho continued to dominate until he headed to the top rope. He went for a Frog Splash but ate the mat after Tanahashi rolled away. Tanahashi whipped Jericho into the corner and went for a running splash, only for Jericho to pull the referee into the way. Jericho then hit Tanahashi with a low blow before taking off his belt and whipping Tanahashi with it. Tanahashi replied with a low blow of his own.
Jericho went for a Lionsault but Tanahashi pushed him over the top rope and out of the ring. The Ace quickly headed to the top rope and hit a High Fly Flow to the floor. Jericho barely managed to break the count and Tanahashi caught him as he was about to enter the ring and hit him with a couple of Dragon Screws against the middle rope.
Jericho tried to hit a Codebreaker but Tanahashi caught him in midair and followed it with three more Dragon Screws. The Ace tried to follow it up with a High Fly Flow but Jericho got his knees up and immediately followed it up with a Lionsault for a nearfall.
Jericho tried to follow up with the Judas Effect but Tanahashi reversed it into a German Suplex for a nearfall. Jericho repled by locking in the Liontamer. Tanahashi couldn't reach the ropes but eventually broke free and hit a Slingblade.
Tanahashi headed to the top rope but Jericho caught him in midair and hit a Codebreaker for another nearfall. Tanahashi replied with a Codebreaker of his own for another nearfall. Ace almost rolled Jericho up after this and followed it up with another Slingblade.
Jericho then locked in the Liontamer once again in the middle of the ring, forcing Tanahashi to tap out.
Chris Jericho def. Hiroshi Tanahashi
Kazuchika Okada (C) vs Tetsuya Naito (winner leaves with both IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championship)
The fans in the Tokyo Dome were in full voice as the bell rang and both men faced off from opposite corners. Both men felt each other out early on before finally locking up in a collar and elbow tie-up.
Okada got the better of the early exchanges, taking Naito down with a DDT and following it up with a sliding dropkick. Naito soon got back into it, hitting Okada with a reverse DDT before locking in a modified submission hold, forcing Okada to get to the bottom rope.
Naito continued working on Okada until he was caught by a big boot. Okada took back control, hitting Naito with uppercuts followed by a neckbreaker, driving Naito's neck into his knee.
After more back and forth, The Rainmaker followed it up with a shotgun dropkick. The action soon spilled out to ringside and Okada cleared the Japanese announce desk. He then sent Naito knee-first into the commentator's table.
Naito barely managed to beat the count and climb back into the ring, and Okada immediately headed to the top rope and hit him with a Frog Splash. He only got a nearfall from it and followed it up with a German Suplex. Okada tried to follow up with a Rainmaker but Naito countered with the spinning DDT.
Naito tried to follow it up with the Destino but got caught with a dropkick. Naito bounced straight back up and hit the Destino for a nearfall. Naito went to follow it up with another Destino but Okada caught him with a dropkick.
Both men eventually got back to their feet and repeatedly traded forearms. Okada went for the Rainmaker but Naito slapped him across the face. Okada replied with a vicious Rainmaker clothesline and then a Tombstone. He followed it up with another Rainmaker clothesline but Naito still kicked out.
Okada couldn't believe it and went back to work on Naito. He picked him up and hit two more Rainmaker clotheslines. He went for a third but Naito reversed it into a Destino for another nearfall.
Naito headed up to the top rope and nailed the Stardust Crash. Okada kicked out at the last second. Naito then hit another Destino and this time it was enough to put Okada away. Naito created history as the first ever dual IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion.
Tetsuya Naito def. Kazuchika Okada
After the match, Naito took the mic and told Okada that he hoped to main event the Tokyo Dome again with him in the future. As Naito was talking, KENTA came out and attacked him, hitting him with the GTS. KENTA then took the titles and posed on Naito.
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