Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling Last Love Review February 21, 2023
Non Title Match
GHC Tag Team Champions Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba vs. Yoshiki Inamura & Yasutaka Yano (Pre Show)
Match came to a close when Masa Kitamiya catches Yasutaka Yano with a Samoan Drop followed by Saito Suplex to get the win.
Winners: GHC Tag Team Champions Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba (7:21)
Rate: 6
8 Woman Tag Team Match
Princess Of Princess Champion Yuka Sakazaki,2023 Max Heart Winner Miyu Yamashita,Shoko Nakajima & Rika Tatsumi vs. International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe,2023 Max Heart Winner Maki Itoh,Mizuki & Yuki Arai (Pre Show)
Ending of the match came when Yuki Sakazaki hits Yuki Arai with the Magical Girl Splash to get the win for her team.
Winners: Princess Of Princess Champion Yuka Sakazaki,2023 Max Heart Winner Miyu Yamashita, Shoko Nakajima & Rika Tatsumi (11:38)
Rate: 7
6 Man Tag Team Match
Good Looking Guys (Jake Lee,Jack Morris & Anthony Greene) vs. Sugiura Gun (Takashi Sugiura & Timothy Thatcher) & Satoshi Kojima (Pre Show)
Good Looking Guys score the win with Jake Lee hitting Timothy Thatcher with a Skewered Front High Kick.
Winners: Good Looking Guys (7:14)
Rate: 3
10 Man Tag Team Match
Stinger (Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Yoshinari Ogawa & Eita, Chris Ridgeway & Hayata) & Daga vs. Atsushi Kotoge, Yo Hey, Seiki Yoshioka, Alejandro & Junta Miyawaki
Fun Junior Heavyweight 10 Man Tag match with Chris Ridgeway getting the win by making Junta Miyawaki tap out to a Leg Capture Chicken Wing.
Winners By Submission: Stinger (6:23)
Rate: 5
After the match Ogawa, Eita & Daga lay out Ridgeway & Hayata.
8 Man Tag Team Match
10 Man Tag Team Champions The 37Kamina (KO-D Tag Team Champions Mao & Shunma Katsumata,Yuki Ueno & Toi Kojima) vs. Burning (6 Man Tag Team Champion Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku), Hideki Okatani & Takeshi Masada
Good 8 Man Tag Team match from the guys respenting DDT Pro with Yuki Ueno hits Masada with WR to score the win.
Winners: 10 Man Tag Team Champions The 37Kamina (9:06)
Rate: 6
Dragon Gate vs. NOAH 6 Man Tag Team Match
Z Brats (Open The Dream Gate Champion Shun Skywalker,Kai & Diamante) vs. National Champion El Hijo De Dr Wagner Jr,Naomichi Marufuji & Ninja Mack
Z Brats continually isolated Team NOAH before El Hijo De Dr Wagner Jr hits a moonsault on Kai to get the win for his team.
Winners: National Champion El Hijo De Dr Wagner Jr,Naomichi Marufuji & Ninja Mack (11:20)
Rate: 6
AJPW vs. NOAH 6 Man Tag Team Match
World Tag Team Champion Yuma Aoyagi,Kento Miyahara & Suwama vs. Kongo (Kenoh,Katsuhiko Nakajima & Manabu Soya)
Kento Miyahara & Katsuhiko Nakajima opened this match they stare each other down before they tagged out before both teams were quick to brawl as both teams going to war on the outside. Once the match finally returned to the ring, Yuma Aoyagi & Manabu Soya traded blows. Team AJPW worked together to isolating Soya from the rest of Kongo.
A jumping lariat bought Soya a tag into Nakajima, leaving Miyahara & Nakajima alone in the ring again as they came to blows then After multiple suplexes, Aoyagi locks Kenoh in a choke but Soya made the save with a lariat.
Kenoh followed up with a soccer kick for a near fall re establishing a Kongo lead follow by a roundhouse kick scores Kenoh another near fall before Kenoh hits PFS on Aoyagi to get the win for Kongo.
Winners: Kongo (15:37)
Rate: 7
After the match Miyahara & Nakajima had an intense stare down.
Tag Team Match (Nosawa Rongai’s Retirement Match)
Tokyo Gurentai (Nosawa Rongai & Masada) vs. Bullet Club (Gedo & Taiji Ishimori)
Nosawa Rongai & Gedo start this match off they did some mat wrestling & going back & forth with some chops before Taiji Ishimori tags in.
Nosawa Rongai sat on his knees and stared down a teary eyed Ishimori. Rongai essentially offered himself to Ishimori then Ishimori hits Rongai with Bloody Cross to get the win.
Winners: Bullet Club (4:43)
Rate: 2
After the match Rongai basked in the Tokyo Dome cheers for a while before heading to the back.
Champion vs. Champion Match
GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Amakusa vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi
Amakusa hits a crashing dive onto Hiromu Takahashi on the floor before Takahashi was able to establish control inside & outside of the ring. Takahashi’s offense eventually let up, allowing Amakusa to land 2 more dives then he runs at Takahashi but Takahashi caught him with a throw into the corner.
Takahashi lands a lariat to cement his lead but chose to taunt Amakusa with his old mask. Amakusa took advantage, retaking the lead and control over the mask. After throwing the mask to the outside, Amakusa scored a near fall then Takahashi trys to connect with Time Bomb but Amakusa avoids it.
Takahashi eventually lands the Time Bomb but Amakusa kicks out. After the kick out Takahashi was quick to follow up with a 2nd Time Bomb to put away Amakusa.
Winner: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi (11:02)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
Champion vs. Champion Match
GHC Heavyweight Champion Kaito Kiyomiya vs. IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada
Match starts off with a lock up after the lock up was broken up Kaito Kiymoiya & Kazuchika Okada started throwing heavy strikes. Okada answered Kiyomiya’s brashness with a German suplex before taking the match outside of the ring.
On the floor, Okada hits Kiyomiya with a backdrop and DDT. Kiyomiya hobbled his way back to the ring, where Okada taunts him with kicks similar to the kick that led to this match. Okada was in complete control.
Kiyomiya stuck Okada with intensity during any opening that Okada gave him. This allowed Kaito to bring Okada to the floor, where he whipped Okada into the barricade multiple times. After a brief struggle Kiyomiya hits Okada with a suplex on the apron which he followed with a dive over the guardrail wiping out Okada.
Back in the ring, Kaito hit a German suplex for a near fall. Okada tried to rebound, landing a flapjack for a mid match reset. They traded flying moves with Okada’s dropkick winning out. Okada landed a Tombstone and spinning Rainmaker but Kiyomiya blocks Rainmaker with a knee to the Rainmaker arm.
Kiymoiya began to target the arm of Okada further, landing a barrage of dropkicks, including one from the top rope. Kiyomiya landed a pair of Shining Wizards for a near fall that had left the crowd raucous, but Okada bounced back with a dropkick.
Okada landed a lariat before trying again for Rainmaker but Kiyomiya ducked, but Okada hit the dropkick and tried again. On the 2nd rainmaker attempt, Kaito reversed into the Shining Wizard and Tiger Suplex then goes for the cover but Okada kicks out.
Okada then hit a tombstone before finally connecting with the Rainmaker Okada pulled up Kiymoiya’s head before the 3 count. Okada hit Kiymoiya with an enziguri, Emerald Flowsion then 3rd Rainmaker gets the job done.
Winner: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada (16:32)
Rate: 9 (Recommend)
Before the match Masahiro Chono walked to the ring and cut a promo honoring the career of Muto then a video package recapping Muto’s career.
Keiji Muto vs. Tetsuya Naito
Match starts off with Keiji Muto & Tetsuya locking up then Naito took the match to the mat, where he & Muto traded holds for some time. After this extended struggle Muto hits a elbow drop.
Natio fought back, landing a snapmare and a dropkick before sending Muto to the outside. On the ramp, Muto’s legs failed him, leaving Naito free to land a lengthy running dropkick. Then back in the ring, the action stayed on the mat as it became evident Muto’s legs were far from proper. Naito pushed Muto back to the floor, where he began to target Muto’s injured legs.
Back in the ring, Muto landed a quick dragon screw before securing the figure four leglock. After Naito escaped, he landed an enziguri and returned the match to the mat. Naito started setting up Muto’s neck with strikes but Muto answered with Hashimoto chops and a DDT.
Muto then landed Emerald Flowsion for a near fall. Muto hit his 1st Shining Wizard of the night for a near fall. Muto then hit a backbreaker before climbing to the top rope, teasing a moonsault but he steps down, deciding it wasn’t worth the risk.
Naito landed a hamstring dropkick to send Muto back to the mat. Muto answered with a dropkick of his own, a dragon screw, and a figure 4. Naito escaped, and again, Muto followed up with a dragon screw and a trio of shining wizards. After Naito kicked out, Muto climbed to the top rope again but stepped down once more.
Naito quickly responded by hitting a dragon screw of his own before revealing his now bloodied face. Naito locked in the figure 4, leading into an extended struggle. Naito eventually let go and dropped Muto with a pair of shining wizards then hooks the leg but Muto kicks out. Naito hits Destino to get the win.
Winner: Tetsuya Naito (28:58)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
After the match Muto grabs the microphone and cut a promo. He thanks the crowd and called Masahiro Chono into the ring. He then challenged Chono to an impromptu match. He asked Tiger Hattori to ref the impromptu bout. Chono hesitated, but once his music hit, he made his way from coms to the ring.
Chono & Muto enters the ring. Tiger Hattori calls for the bell, unveiling a secret main event.
Keiji Muto vs. Masahiro Chono
Match begins with a lock up then Masahiro Chono slaps Keiji Muto, sending him to the mat. Chono hit a Shining Wizard and locks in the STF & Muto has no choice but to tap out.
Winner By Submission: Masahiro Chono (1:37)
Rate: 5
After the match and some reminiscing in the ring, Muto walked to the top of the ramp for his final sendoff.
After the final pyro went off a screen with the face of Muto, Mitsuharu Misawa, & Shinya Hashimoto stretched across the Tokyo Dome.
