NJPW New Japan Strong (High Alert Episode 4) Results – September 3, 2022
John Skyler vs. Lucky Ali
We open with lock ups, as Lucky Ali grabbed a hammerlock, only for Skyler to get out and go for one of his own ending with Ali scoring an armdrag out of the corner.
Ali works the wrist, as he moved around John Skyler, who broke the hold by rolling into the corner and sending Ali into the buckles. Chops follow, before Ali scored with a monkey flip, then a couple of neckbreakers for a near fall. Skyler throws Ali into the ropes, then sent him flying outside with a knee to the back.
Skyler followed Ali outside and threw him into the side of the ring, then rolled him back in for a back senton. Ali tries to chop his way back in, but gets sandwiched between the ropes with a shoulder charge, then met with a Fisherman suplex as Skyler nearly took the win. Another leaping knee out of the corner rocks Ali, as Skyler then folded Ali with a powerbomb for a near fall and transitioned into a STF that forces Ali to crawl into the ropes.
Right hands from Ali looked to get him back in it, as did a Manhattan drop and a slingshot into the middle rope. There’s a leaping elbow to the back from Ali as he dove between the ropes, then a slingshot guillotine leg drop back in for another near fall. Ali heads onto the apron and teases a piledriver but Skyler gets free and speared him instead.
Returning to the ring, Skyler’s slingshot spear connects for another two count a back superplex attempt is countered by Ali, but Skyler still rolled him up for a two count, only to get caught with a stomp as he went for the slingshot spear. Ali tries to capitalise, landing a clothesline into the corner before a top rope ‘rana was stopped with an eye rake, with Skyler instead bringing him down with an avalanche Finlay Roll for the win.
Winner: John Skyler (10:56)
Eddie Kingston vs. Jake Something
Match starts off with a lock up Jake Something takes Eddie Kingston into the ropes and shoved him on the break. Kingston looked to return the favour, but gets thrown into the corner and came right back up with some chops. A clothesline from Something dropped Eddie, as did two more, sending him into the ropes all shook up.
Something stays on Kingston, throwing him into the corner before a chop took him down. Kingston returned with chops, but another clothesline has him down for a one count, while another short clothesline took Kingston back to the mat. Kingston breaks a wristlock and throws some more chops, but a snap slam from Something earned him a two count as Kingston struggled to get into first gear here.
Running knees into the ropes subdue Something, but again Jake just throws him down ahead of a chokeslam for a two count. A poke to the eye buys Eddie time, but Something looked to go back to the short arm clotheslines, which get ducked as an enziguiri and a lariat took Jake down. Kobashi chops in the corner follow from Kingston, who’s knocked down for a Falcon arrow that almost got the win.
Kingston misses a dropkick, while Something missed a knee drop it allowed Eddie back in to hit a DDT for a near fall, before Something ducked a clothesline and hit a death valley driver. It’s still not enough though, as Kingston headed outside into the path of a plancha. Something rolls him back inside, but Eddie escaped a powerbomb and returned with a t bone suplex then a Saito suplex before the Uraken gets the win.
Winner: Eddie Kingston (8:35)
We’ve a video package ahead of the main event highlighting Fred Rosser & Fred Yehi’s recent wins and Yehi’s challenge for the Strong Openweight Title.
Strong Openweight Title Match
Fred Rosser (c) vs. Fred Yehi
Fred Yehi shoots for a takedown early on, and scored with a stomp as the challenger looked to control the early pace. Fred Rosser trades chops, knocking Yehi down, before a headlock takedown and a snap leg drop, then a seated splash earned the champion a one count. Knees into the corner, then a slam sets up for a second seated splash from Rosser, who then got chopped in the ropes as Yehi looked to go back to the stomps.
Rosser’s on the apron, but Yehi pulls him through the ropes and went for some armbreakers, following with some slingshot knees into the corner as he wore down Rosser. Headscissors end in the ropes, so Yehi clubs and kicks away on Rosser who just couldn’t get out of that corner.
Yehi’s abdominal stretch has Rosser in trouble, as did a backfist, before a rear naked choke forced Rosser to reach for the ropes. A chop from Yehi on the break keeps Rosser down, before Rosser’s attempted fight back eventually bore fruit in the way of a clothesline. Chops and clotheslines take Yehi into the corner for some hip attacks, before Yehi shrugged off a knee into the corner only to get decked with a rolling elbow.
Rosser trips Yehi and clubs him into a STF chickenwing, but Yehi bites his way out and went back to the abdominal stretch. A hiptoss quickly Rosser, who quickly built up to the Emerald Flowsion and that’s enough for the win.
Winner & Still Strong Openweight Champion: Fred Rosser (8:20) (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
After the match Rosser dubbed himself the people’s champion then asked for another challenger which was answered by TJP.
