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NJPW New Beginning Sapporo Results (1/28): Bullet Club Fractures, Golden Lovers Reunite, More

SIXTH MATCH: Bullet Club (Marty Scurll, Hangman Page & Cody) vs. KUSHIDA, David Finlay & Kota Ibushi

Kushida and Marty Scurll start the match. They exchange holds, with Kushiuda getting the best of a chain wrestling series. Scurll tries to wrestle out, but Kushida maintains wrist control, even not breaking for a body slam. Scurll finally pokes Kushida’s eyes to break the hold. Kushida responds by targeting Scurll’s arm. Finlay tags in and works a hammerlock on the injured arm of Scurll. Finlay continues to target the arm but Cody ambushes Finlay, breaking the hold. Doomsday attempt is reversed and Finlay keeps control over Scurll. Cody hits a dragon screw, Scurll hits an apron superkick and Page hits a shooting star press.

Cody and Page double team Finlay in the ring. Page chokes Finlay on the ropes and gets a nearfall. Scurll tags in and helps Page wear down Finlay. Cody tags in and hits an axe handle to Finlay’s arm. Cody blows Ibushi a kiss and goes for a Figure Four but Finlay reverses the pressure.

Ibushi tags in and Cody ducks a springboard. Ibushi clears the apron and then hits a Powerslam/Moonsault combo on Cody. Cody and Kota exchange strikes. Spinning gut kick from Ibushi. Cody hits a Dragon Screw. Page tags in and clears the apron. Ibushi fights off all three members of the Bullet Club. Ibushi tags KUSHIDA, who hacks away at Page with swift kicks, a hip t√ss, a cartwheel dropkick and then a back handspring double elbow. DDT attempt is blocked and Page hits a lariat. Finlay hits a Uranage Backbreaker. Cody hits a DDT. Ibushi hits a roundhouse. Scurll takes out Ibushi. Ibushi counters the apron run kick with a Dragon Screw. Cody goes for the Apron Cross Rhodes but KUSHIDA breaks it up. Page goes for Rite of Passage but Kushida counters with a Toe Hold followed by a stomp from Ibushi. Ibushi hits an Asai Moonsault. Kushida locks in Hoverboard Lock on Page but Cody grabs Kushida and hits Cross Rhodes. Page hits Rite of Passage for the pinfall.

WINNERS: Bullet Club

After the match, Cody taunted Ibushi, saying “He doesn’t care about you.”

SEVENTH MATCH: CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay, YOSHI-HASHIHirooki Goto & Gedo) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, EVIL, BUSHI & SANADA)

Yoshi-Hashi attacks Naito to start the match. Everyone pairs off with their Osaka opponents and the brawl ensues. Yoshi-Hashi dominates Naito in the corner with furious strikes, leaving Naito in a heap in the corner. Yoshi-Hashi continues to keep momentum on his side with fast strikes and a little help from Goto, but an interrupting Hiromu derails his momentum. BUSHI helps Naito take out Yoshi-Hashi and the brawling begins again. Naito chokes Yoshi-Hashi with a shirt, while everyone brawls on the outside.

Naito straps Yoshi-Hashi in the Tree of Woe and kicks away at his midsection. Sliding Dropkick to Yoshi-Hashi’s face evens the score. Bushi hits a middle-rope dropkick and Naito hits a corner dropkick. Bushi locks in an STF Crossface. Bushi hits a neckbreaker. EVIL keeps CHAOS from entering the ring. Hiromu tags in. Yoshi-Hashi comes back but LIJ’s numbers advantage gets the better of him. Yoshi-Hashi ducks a dropkick and drops Hiromu with a back kick. Ospreay tags in and trades acrobatic offense with Hiromu, culminating in a shotgun dropkick for two. Ospreay goes for a reverse DDT but Hiromu counters. Neither man can get an advantage over each other. Goto tags in. EVIL tags in.

EVIL dominates Goto and attempts a Fisherman Buster but Goto reverses. Okada tags in and pummels EVIL. Okada goes for the Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker but it gets countered into a Sidewalk Slam. SANADA tags in but eats a flapjack from Okada. Okada hits a gut kick and a DDT. Okada taunts SANADA. The two men exchange forearms. Sanada leapfrogs and hits Okada with a Dropkick for two. Sanada attempts a Moonsault but lands on his feet. Okada attempts a Tombstone but Sanada counters. Okada hits a dropkick. Gedo tags in and hits a superkick on Sanada and gets a rollup for two. Bushi hits a Lungblower, followed by a TKO from Sanada but Ospreay breaks up the pinfall.

Sanada locks Gedo in Skull End for the submission.

WINNERS: Los Ingobernables de Japon.

After the match, everyone brawls with everyone. Yoshi-Hashi continues to be almost uncontrollable.

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