NJPW Summer Struggle results: Okada & Kojima vs. United Empire
NJPW’s Summer Struggle tour continued today with the third of four straight nights in Korakuen Hall.
Jeff Cobb and Great-O-Khan took on Kazuchika Okada and Satoshi Kojima in the main event. Cobb and Okada will square off at Wrestle Grand Slam on September 4.
Bullet Club took on Suzuki-gun in the semi-main event, a preview of an upcoming IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship battle.
The opener featured new Young Lions Ryohei Oiwa and Kosei Fujita meeting for the third time in as many nights.
Below are results from today’s show.
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Ryohei Oiwa drew with Kosei Fujita (10:00)
The Young Lions went to their third consecutive time limit draw.
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Master Wato defeated Tomoaki Honma & Robbie Eagles (12:50)
Tenzan submitted Honma with the Anaconda Vice.
Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & DOUKI defeated Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Tiger Mask (10:59)
Sabre used the Clarky Cat to submit Tiger Mask.
Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & Jado defeated El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Minoru Suzuki (13:35)
Ishimori pinned Desperado after ELP hit him with Sudden Death.
Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan defeated Kazuchika Okada & Satoshi Kojima (16:53)
Cobb pinned Kojima after a Tour of the Islands.
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Here is the lineup for the final night of Summer Struggle:
NJPW Summer Struggle, Friday, August 27, 5:30 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —
- Hiromu Takahashi vs. DOUKI
- Robbie Eagles vs. Master Wato
- Kazuchika Okada & Togi Makabe vs. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan
- Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki
- Ryohei Oiwa vs. Kosei Fujita