{"id":67255,"date":"2018-10-09T13:06:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T18:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=67255"},"modified":"2018-10-09T13:06:25","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T18:06:25","slug":"10-8-njpw-king-of-pro-wrestling-on-site-report-omega-vs-cody-vs-ibushi-for-iwgp-hvt-title-lij-vs-chaos-evil-vs-zack-sabre-jr-jushida-vs-scurll-for-vacant-iwgp-jr-hvt-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/09\/10-8-njpw-king-of-pro-wrestling-on-site-report-omega-vs-cody-vs-ibushi-for-iwgp-hvt-title-lij-vs-chaos-evil-vs-zack-sabre-jr-jushida-vs-scurll-for-vacant-iwgp-jr-hvt-title\/","title":{"rendered":"10\/8 NJPW King of Pro Wrestling On-Site Report: Omega vs. Cody vs. Ibushi for IWGP Hvt. Title, LIJ vs. Chaos, Evil vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Jushida vs. Scurll for vacant IWGP Jr. Hvt. Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1112154173\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3 dir=\"ltr\">NJPW KING OF PRO WRESTLING<br \/>\nOCT. 8, 2018<br \/>\nTOKYO JAPAN, RYOUGOKU KOKUGIKAN<br \/>\nREPORT BY TOM LEE<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If you attend a live event, please send results in the format of the following report to <a>pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/a>. Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>(1) Suzuki-gun (El Desperado &amp; Yoshinobu Kanemaru) (c) defeated Jyushin Thunder Liger &amp; Tiger Mask\u00a0for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.\u00a0Everyone loves Tiger Mask and Liger so a great way to get the crowd into the day, started with some obvious cheating from Suzuki-gun.\u00a0The finish came after a low blow to Tiger Mask and some shenanigans with a whiskey bottle.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe &amp; Tomoaki Honma) defeated Taguchi Japan (Juice Robinson &amp; Toa).\u00a0GBH obviously with Honma returning got a huge crowd reaction, all his headbutt spots got a huge reaction&#8230; not sure that\u2019s the best thing to be doing but the crowd loved it.\u00a0It felt like everyone wanted to cheer Juice but because of Honma being in the match they couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>(3) Bullet Club OG (Bad Luck Fale &amp; Tama Tonga &amp; Tanga Loa &amp; Taiji Ishimori) defeated Bullet Club Elite (Matt Jackson &amp; Nick Jackson &amp; Hangman Page &amp; Chase Owens).\u00a0Great match, some really creative spots in between. It\u2019s hard to imagine how over with the crowd Hangman has become in the last six months or so. BCOG have some fans in the crowd but all in all the crowd is definitely into The Elite, Matt was playing up the back injury through the whole match and although it didn\u2019t factor into the finis it was a main part of the story they told in the ring. Owens feels like a bit part player.<\/p>\n<p>(4) Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii &amp; Hirooki Goto &amp; Will Ospreay) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki &amp; Taichi &amp; Takashi Iizuka).\u00a0Standard multi man New Japan match, Suzuki always looks like a killer and the stare down between Ishii was magic. Ospreay is hugely over with the crowd and his big spots get a big reaction. Since last time I attended a show the reaction to Taichi is completely different, there is still the usual \u201cTaichi kaere\u201d (Go home Taichi) but now the counter chant is significantly louder.<\/p>\n<p>(5) Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Sanada &amp; Bushi &amp; X &#8211; Shingo Takagi) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada &amp; Toru Yano &amp; Yoh &amp; Sho).\u00a0Shingo Takagi was revealed to a huge pop. Anything Naito touches is over so I it makes sense to add a new member especially with Hiromu out with the injury. The match was a mix of comedy and some flashy offense. LIJ was always going to go over but there were moments where Okada has some good offense. After seeing Okada as the champion for so long it still is hard to watch him fumble around in tag matches. Chaos is in chaos with the whole Jay White saga going on, so it\u2019ll be interesting to see if anything happens in the match later on.\u00a0Yano annoys me, I\u2019m sure Todd Martin is well annoyed at his antics, I was. The crowd likes it&#8230; but I\u2019m not a fan.<\/p>\n<p>(6) Evil vs. Zack Sabre Jr. ended in no contest.\u00a0Jericho came out and attacked Evil before the bell, as per usual strange mask and even stranger face paint.\u00a0Zack walked around ring side shouting how \u201cbullsh*t\u201d this was and demanding a match, the crowd on the other hand which was overwhelmingly LIJ looked on concerned for Evil. When Naito ran out the place erupted.<\/p>\n<p>(7) Kushida defeated Marty Scurll\u00a0for the vacant IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.\u00a0Great match, lots of reversals, maybe even too many for my liking, but the crowd was really into the match. Kushida is always going to be a huge fan favorite so I think putting him over here is the right choice. A very decent response for Marty, woop woop calls through out the match. A lot of disappointed Marty fans around me but largely a pro-Kushida crowd.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3917928497\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>(8) Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Jay White to retain the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate.\u00a0White controlled the match through cheating and dirty tactics, Jay has grown into the switchblade character and after the booing and jeers he received in America the Japanese crowd has really jumped on board the \u201cbandwagon\u201d and is booing him like crazy.\u00a0After the match BCOG came out, which was a huge surprise, Jay has joined them? Or have they formed an alliance? The too sweets probably mean they are part of the BCOG. Okada ran out to save Tanahashi and everyone went nuts! There has been talk and rumors about Tanahashi starting a new faction and this leads right into that.<\/p>\n<p>(9) Kenny Omega (c) defeated Cody and Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.\u00a0Amazing match from start to finish. A lot of scary spots and I wouldn\u2019t want to be the neck of any of the wrestlers involved. Vocally, the crowd was very much behind Kenny with a lot of Ibushi fans as well; Cody is seen as a heel in Japan and thus they reacted that way.\u00a0Kenny landed right in front of my feet mid-way through the match and I managed to get a great photo.\u00a0The table spots looked brutal, and the finish was cheered throughout.\u00a0Tanahashi coming out was a surprise, but gets the ball rolling towards the Jan. 4 Tokyo Dome event. Kenny\u2019s half English and half Japanese promo lacked its usual punch and his closing line translated as \u201cTokyo Dome might be Go Ace but Ryogoku is Goodbye and goodnight\u201d which makes no sense, but the Japanese crowd just wanted to hear the catch line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BIGGEST POPS<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Naito, for anything he did<br \/>\n&#8211; Okada for making the save<br \/>\n&#8211; Kenny<br \/>\n&#8211; Honma\u2019s headbutt<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:\u00a0<\/strong>As per usual the amount of LIJ shirts is insane, it\u2019s at least 50 percent of the crowd. Although to my surprise this time Tanahashi shirts have come back in a big way, last show I attended there were maybe one of two people scattered around.\u00a0Bullet Club, although the storyline is great, I think confuses a lot of fans as they don\u2019t know whom to cheer and whom to boo and how to feel about the faction right now.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS REPORT:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/09\/30\/9-30-new-japan-pro-wrestling-fighting-spirit-unleashed-results-ongoing-results-analysis-from-long-beach-calif-including-cody-vs-juice-for-iwgp-u-s-title-bucks-tama-toonga-tanga-loa-omega\/\">9\/30 NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING FIGHTING SPIRIT UNLEASHED RESULTS: Ongoing results &amp; analysis from Long Beach, Calif including Cody vs. Juice for IWGP U.S. Title, Bucks &amp; Tama Toonga &amp; Tanga Loa, Omega &amp; Ibushi vs. Iishi &amp; Okada<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-914605757\"><div id=\"pwtor-4241509653\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>NJPW KING OF PRO WRESTLING OCT. 8, 2018 TOKYO JAPAN, RYOUGOKU KOKUGIKAN REPORT BY TOM LEE If you attend a live event, please send results in the format of the following report to pwtorch@pwtorch.com. 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