RPW/NJPW Global Wars night one live results: ZSJ vs. Shibata; Hero vs. Ishii

Image: Revolution Pro Wrestling. Results submitted by reader Jan Buxton from York Hall in London, England.

– Marty Scurll defeated Jushin Liger

This was really enjoyable, both guys are so at ease in the ring and worked in their trademark stuff.

– Tomoaki Honma defeated Sha Samuels

This was solid enough without hitting any heights. Interference from James Castle on Samuels’ behalf backfired and Honma got the win.

– Yuji Nagata defeated Pete Dunne

Another solid rather than spectacular affair.

– Chris Hero defeated Tomohiro Ishii

This was great. It always surprises me every time I see Ishii live how small he is and Hero was noticeably bigger and took the dominant role. But Ishii kept firing back. Eventually a piledriver, elbow, and Gotch piledriver in succession got the win for Hero. He put over Ishii on the mic after the match.

– Will Ospreay defeated BUSHI

This was a good match; Ospreay never seems to have a bad one.

– Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & SANADA) defeated David Starr, Trent Seven & Tyler Bate

Fun six-man. Naito didn’t do much but he is so cool. There was some comedy which was a nice change of pace before things got more serious. EVIL got the win for his team by pinning Starr.

– Katsuyori Shibata defeated British Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. to win the title

This was very good. It started with some mat wrestling before really kicking into gear when they started kicking the hell out of each other. ZSJ removed the tape from Shibata’s injured shoulder and targeted that. There were lots of kicks and strikes back and forth. Shibata hit the penalty kick and got the pin to win the title.

Shibata offered a handshake after the match but Scurll dragged Sabre away. Chris Hero came out to stare down Shibata. Hero vs. Shibata is on night two, presumably now for the title.