NJPW Kizuna Road Results (7/3): Shibata vs. Honma Openweight Title Match, Bullet Club, Jushin Liger In-Action, Final Stop Before G1 Climax

July 3, 2016

New Japan “Kizuna Road” Results

July 3, 2016

Iwate, Japan

Results courtesy of PuroresuSpirit.net

This was the last big show before the start of the G1 Climax tournament in mid-July. The event is available on-demand on the pay New Japan World streaming service.

(1) Chase Owens beat David Finlay.

(2) Tenzan & Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV & Ryusuke Taguchi beat CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Sakuraba & Rocky Romero & Trent Baretta) in an eight-man tag match. Tenzan scored the fall, continuing to state his case for the G1 Climax tournament.

(3) Bullet Club (Hangman Adam Page & Yujiro Takahashi) beat Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan.

(4) Yuji Nagata & Nakanishi beat Togi Makabe & Juice Robinson.

(5) Ricochet & Matt Sydal & Satoshi Kojima beat NEVER Openweight Six-man tag champions The Elite (Kenny Omega & the Young Bucks) to capture the NEVER Openweight Six-man Tag Titles. Sydal pinned Matt Jackson to capture the titles.

Afterward, Kojima unofficially relinquished his G1 Climax spot to Tenzan.

(6) CHAOS (IWGP World Hvt. champion Kazuchika Okada & Hirooki Goto & Will Ospreay & YOSHI-HASHI) beat L.I.J. (Naito & Sanada & BUSHI & EVIL) in an eight-man tag match. Ospreay pinned BUSHI.

(7) NEVER Openweight champion Shibata beat Honma with the PK to retain the NEVER Openweight Title. Shibata countered a diving Kokeshi with a sleeper into the PK for the pinfall.

Afterward, Shibata picked up a lifeless Honma appearing to show him respect, but then he dumped him out of the ring to stand alone. Shibata held up the title belt with force, then bowed and left the ring.

白熱の“NEVER王座戦”は柴田が粘る本間にPKで激勝！なんと小島が“G1出場ワク”を天山に譲った…!?

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— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) July 3, 2016

リコシェ＆サイダル、ありがとう！！ pic.twitter.com/EdScy66ROZ

— 小島聡【SATOSHI KOJIMA】 (@cozy_lariat) July 3, 2016

CHAOSのサポートを受け、オスプレイが大活躍！

L・I・Jとのスペシャルイリミネーション戦に歓喜の勝利!!

7.3岩手大会をスマホサイト(https://t.co/7xh3nqaLQZ)で詳報アップ！#njkizuna pic.twitter.com/YY4Ycx4ZD4

— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) July 3, 2016

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Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

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