If Tanahashi Wins He Receives Shot At AEW Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Chris Jericho
They lock up. They break. They pump up the crowd. Tanahashi locks in a headlock. They trade shoulder tackles and then flex. They trade takedowns. Tanahashi plays air guitar.
Jericho works over the arm. Tanahashi counters with a wristlock of his own. Jericho kicks Tanahashi. Tanahashi kicks Jericho. They trade hammerlocks. Tanahashi elbows Jericho. Jericho dodges a corner splash. Tanahashi hits a second rope crossbody. Tanahashi plays air guitar. Tanahashi slams Jericho and poses on him.
They trade slaps. Jericho sends Tanahashi to the apron. Jericho hits a Triangle Dropkick. Jericho sends Tanahashi into the barricade. Jericho grabs a photographers camera and takes Tanahashi’s picture. Jericho sends Tanahashi into the barricade. He dumps Tanahashi onto the US announce table. Jericho tells Gino Gambino to shut his mouth. Jericho DDT’s Tanahashi onto the table.
Jericho throws Tanahashi over the barricade. Jericho rolls Tanahashi back in the ring. Jericho hits a Tiger Backbreaker. Tanahashi dodges a Frog Splash. Jericho tosses Tanahashi out of the ring but Tanahashi skins the cat. Jericho pulls the referee in front of him, and the referee is crushed by a splash from Tanahashi. Jericho takes off his weightbelt and whips Tanahashi. Tanahashi fights back.
Tanahashi dodges a bulldog. Tanahashi hits a corner splash. Tanahashi hits a Somersault Senton for a nearfall. Jericho hits a back elbow. Tanahashi dumps Jericho out of the ring ot the floor. Tanahashi hits a High Fly Flow Crossbody to Jericho at ringside.
Jericho beats the countout at 18. Tanahashi hits a rope hung Dragon Screw. Then again. Then a third time. Jericho dodges Sling Blade. Tanahashi counters Codebreaker with a Dragon Screw. Tanahashi hits Inverted Dragon Screw. Jericho blocks High Fly Flow. Jericho hits Lionsault. Tanahashi counters Judas Effect with a Straight Jacket German Suplex for a nearfall. Jericho locks in the Walls of Jericho. Tanahashi fights out.
Tanahashi hits Sling Blade. Tanahashi hits Twist & Shout. Jericho counters High Fly Flow with a Codebreaker. Jericho covers for a nearfall.
Tanahashi ducks the Judas Effect and hits a Codebreaker for a nearfall. Jericho counters Sling Blade with The Walls of Jericho. Tanahashi counters with a Small Package for two. Tanahashi hits Twist & Shout. Tanahashi hits Sling Blade for a nearfall. Tanahashi hits High Fly Flow Crossbody but Jericho rolls through and puts Tanahashi in the Walls of Jericho. Tanahashi submits in 22:31.
WINNER: Chris Jericho
