NJPW New Japan Strong (Detonation Episode 3) Results – December 17, 2022
Location: Hollywood California
Venue: Vermont Hollywood
Jakob Austin Young vs. Bateman
Match starts off with Bateman taking Jakob Austin Young to the mat, as some eye raking forced a separation leading to Young rolling into the ropes. A chin bar from Bateman is next, as he then torqued on Young’s wrist as things headed into the ropes again. Young finds a way through with some chops, before a slingshot sunset flip drew a two count.
Bateman cut off Young after that kick out but ended up eating a dropkick before he chopped Young back into the corner. Young escapes a slam but gets pancaked at the 2nd attempt as Bateman began to take control again. Young invites a punch and gets it before he managed to club away at Bateman in the corner forcing a separation from the ref.
Young spikes Bateman with a tornado DDT, then added a Saito suplex for a near fall before a crucifix’d Octopus hold was separated by Bateman then a back elbow from Bateman follow by This Is A Kill to get the win.
Winner: Bateman (7:49)
Bad Dude Tito vs. Kenta
Bad Dude Tito threw down Kenta to start with Kenta then stomping on Tito’s foot as he came back with a side headlock. A shove off leads to a shoulder tackle that went nowhere, with Kenta trying some more that barely budged Tito so Kenta warms up with some push ups, then asked Tito to go for the ropes. So Kenta could roll outside.
Returning to the ring Kenta lost on the game of chase as Tito barged him down, then hit a slam and an elbow drop for an early two count. Kenta hits a chop block to help take Tito down as he then began to focus on the left leg. A focus that continued as Kenta kicks Tito’s leg.
A toe hold followed on the mat with Kenta looking to pop out Tito’s ankle, before Tito broke free and fought back with a clothesline and an overhead belly 2 belly. Tito adds a leaping enzuigiri to the mix, then a German suplex for a near fall before Kenta began to boot Tito out of the corner.
Kenta catches Tito for a tornado suplex attempt, but the brakes are put on as Tito looked to counter out, only for Kenta to counter the counter with a dragon screw. That took Tito to the corner for a dropkick, before a Go 2 Sleep was elbowed out. Tito smashes back with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall but Kenta grabs the referee to escape Tito’s follow-up then kicks Tito in the nuts before rolling him up for the win.
Winner: Kenta (7:53)
Backstage Emily Mae is with Strong Openweight Champion Fred Rosser, and she’s asking him for his strategy ahead of his Strong Openweight Title defense against JR Kratos but Rosser is being tight lipped but next week he vows to wear down Kratos and defend the Strong Openweight Title.
We get a video package of the Motor City Machine Guns winning the Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles at Rumble On 44th Street and how the Stray Dog Army earned their shot at the Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles.
Strong Openweight Tag Team Title Match
Motor City Machine Guns (c) vs. Stray Dog Army
Chris Sabin & Barrett Brown start this match off but Sabin who struck first blood with an armdrag before Brown went to the midsection with kicks, leading to a dropkick that took Sabin into the corner. A blind tag in from Alex Shelley caught out Brown, as Shelley dragged down Brown for dualling PKs after Sabin had pulled Misterioso off the apron.
Shelley stretches Brown from there before some double teaming charged Brown into the corner ahead of a double stomp from Shelley for a two count. A slam from Sabin, then a back senton earns a two count as Motor City Machine Guns continued to wear down Brown, who snapped back with a backfist before a knee in the midsection trapped him by the ropes.
More double teaming led to a leg sweep and some slingshots into Brown as Motor City Machine Guns kept it ticking along. Brown breaks free and is able to tag in Misterioso for the first time, leading to a tope con giro from Misterioso to Sabin then a flip-senton back to Shelley for a one count back inside.
Misterioso whips Brown into Shelley in the corner, then followed up with running double knees before he hip tossed Brown into Shelley for a two count then a double gamengiri sandwich Shelley in the corner as a quebrada from Misterioso forces Sabin to break up the cover, before a Finlay roll and another moonsault ended with Shelley getting his knees up.
Brown tags in but got thrown into the corner pad before a tag brings Sabin in to mount the comeback, bouncing Brown with forearms ahead of a DDT for a near fall. The double teams continue as Shelley squashed Brown with a clothesline in the corner then held him up as Sabin hit a dropkick to spark a flatliner for another near fall.
A switcheroo led to the Stray Dog Army nailing a pair of superkicks, before things headed outside as Misterioso nailed an Asai moonsault to Motor City Machine Guns. Sabin’s thrown back in as Brown plants him with a brainbuster, while Misteriso’s Tennessee Jam almost got the job done.
Misterioso’s back cracker looked to set up for a diving knee but Sabin sidesteps as Brown wipes out his own man & that allowed Motor City Machine Gunns back in as they bombarded Brown, leading to a Muta Lock and a low dropkick, before Misterioso ate a Sabin cutter. From there, superkicks to Brown led to the Dirty Bomb
Winners & Still Openweight Tag Team Champions: Motor City Machine Guns (12:11) (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)
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