El Desperado defeats Satoshi Kojima: New Japan August 26

Result: El Desperado defeats Satoshi Kojima

Match:

• This is an Interim KOPW Championship Qualifying Match. The winner advances to a four way match on 8/29 to compete for the Interim KOPW Championship.
• The match is contested with the stipulation that neither man can use their established finishing moves. Satoshi Kojima cannot use the lariat and El Desperado cannot use pinche loco.
• At the 13 minute mark, Kojima got a submission victory but the referee was previously knocked out.
• El Desperado wisely hit Kojima with 2-3 clotheslines that Kojima no-sold. This led to Kojima showing him how it’s done by hitting a clothesline of his own. Of course that is Kojima’s finisher and the referee saw it, which led to a DQ victory for Desperado.

All Matches from New Japan August 26

• Full Results
  • Preliminary Matches
    • Uemura, Tsuji, Nagata v. Yoshi-Hashi, Ishii, Goto
    • Wato, Tenzan, Ibushi, Tanahashi v. Douki, Kanemaru, ZSJ, Taichi
  • KOPW Qualifier Matches
    • Kojima v. Desperado – No Finishers
    • Sho v. Sanada – KOPW Qualifier – Submission Match
    • Bushi v. Yano – KOPW Qualifier – 2 Count Pinfalls
    • Yujiro Takahashi v. Okada – 3 on 1 Handicap Match.

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