August 9th New Japan Summer Struggle

New Japan Summer Struggle Results

Check below for the August 9th New Japan Summer Struggle Results.

Gedo & Yujiro Takahashi defeat Gabriel Kidd & Yuya Uemura: 08:31

• Yujiro Takahashi used Pimp Juice to secure the pinfall victory.

Ryusuke Taguchi, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata defeat Yota Tsuji, Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe – 09:46

• Kojima hit Tsuji with a lariat to secure the pinfall victory.

Los Ingobernables De Japon (SANADA & Shingo Takagi) vs Suzuki-Gun (DOUKI & Minoru Suzuki) – 12:09

• This match continues Minoru Suzuki’s campaign to challenge Shingo Takagi for the NEVER Openweight Championship. That match will most likely be signed for August 29th.
• Sanada got the pin over Douki with an O’Conner Roll and a bridge.

Post Match Comments Translated by New Japan Global on Twitter

• Suzuki: Shingo Takagi! Put the NEVER Championship on the line against me one on one in Jingu! And don’t complain when your weakness means you hand that title to me.
• Shingo: Hand it over? As if! This is a vital treasure to me. You want it? You’ll have to knock me out to get it, just try! August 29 in Jingu, it’ll be the best fight of your life! We are going to beat the hell out of one another!

Master Wato, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Kota Ibushi & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi) – 12:45

• Sabre and Taichi attempted to continue their assault on Tanahashi’s knee, but Ibushi made the save today.
• Tanahashi earned the pin after connecting with the High Fly Flow on Kanemaru.

BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori & EVIL) defeats Los Ingobernables De Japon (BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito) – 10:42

• After outside interference from Dick Togo, Hiromu Takahashi hit the ring to attack Ishimori. When the referee saw this outside interference, he called for the bell and disqualified LIJ.

Post Match Comments Translated by New Japan Global on Twitter

• Hiromu: BULLET CLUB cheat all the time and don’t get DQd? Should I apologise? Sorry! I kept you waiting! I know, I know, you’re all worried about me, but I used the time off well and I’m all set to PLAY, oh, say in a couple of days in Osaka?

CHAOS (SHO, Toru Yano & Kazuchika Okada) vs CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto) – 24:17

• Okada had Yoshi-Hashi in the money clip for a long time, but Ishii eventually broke it up. Okada followed up with a rainmaker clothesline, but Yoshi-Hashi evaded Okada’s second attempt at a rainmaker. The match would continue on long after this.
• Ishii would eventually get the pinfall victory after hitting a brain buster on Sho.

Post Match

• All six men celebrated in the ring afterward.
• Okada presents Yoshi-Hashi with the championship belt by putting it around his waist.

Post Match Comments Translated by New Japan Global on Twitter

• YOSHI-HASHI: Finally! Finally! I’ve finally won a belt! Maybe I should have thought of what to say if I ever won a title match, but I have no clue!
• YOSHI-HASHI: So all I’ll say: I’ve always said everything changes in an instant and that’s what makes things fun. I finally delivered on my promise.
• YOSHI-HASHI: But it isn’t just me. Maybe all of you are going through some stuff, but tomorrow, the next moment, the next instant, everything can change for the better. I’m living proof. Keep standing up. It all changes in an instant!