Ishimori & EVIL defeat BUSHI and Naito: New Japan Summer Struggle August 9

Result: Ishimori & EVIL defeat BUSHI and Naito

Match:

• 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.

All Matches from New Japan Summer Struggle August 8

• Full Results
  • Gabriel Kidd & Yuya Uemura vs BULLET CLUB (Gedo & Yujiro Takahashi)
  • Yota Tsuji, Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe vs Ryusuke Taguchi, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata
  • Los Ingobernables De Japon (SANADA & Shingo Takagi) vs Suzuki-Gun (DOUKI & Minoru Suzuki)
  • Master Wato, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Kota Ibushi & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi)
  • Los Ingobernables De Japon (BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito) vs BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori & EVIL)
  • CHAOS (SHO, Toru Yano & Kazuchika Okada) vs CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto)

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Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent