Okada, Yano, SHO defeat Yujiro, Jado, Gedo: New Japan August 27

Result: Okada, Yano, SHO defeat Yujiro, Jado, Gedo

Match:

• Yano outsmarted Jado and Gedo. When Gedo had the referee distracted by bringing brass knuckles into the ring, Jado jumped in the ring with his kendo stick. Yano jumped in the ring behind Jado and connected with a low blow. Yano then pulled off the turnbuckle pad to block Gedo’s brass knuckle punch.
• After Yano swung Gedo into the exposed turnbuckle, Sho got the submission victory over Gedo with an arm-bar.

All Matches from New Japan August 27

• Full Results
  • Yota Tsuji vs Yuya Uemura
  • Toamoaki Honma, Yuji Nagata & Satoshi Kojima vs Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii
  • Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano & SHO vs Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo
  • Shingo Takagi, SANADA, BUSHI vs Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & DOUKI
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi & Master Wato vs Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi vs EVIL & Taiji Ishimori

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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