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New Japan Cup Night 7 (3/16) Semi-Finals Begin

THIRD MATCH: Toa Henare & Togi Makabe vs. CHAOS (Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii)

Henare and Ishii start off. They lock up. They exchange forearms. Ishii throws Henare around like a ragdoll.

Makabe tags in. Yano tags in. Makabe lands some forearms but Yano evades in the way that only Yano can. Makabe drops Yano. Makabe hits a shoulder tackle. Henare tags back in and hits a double tackle. Everyone Brawls On The Outside™.

Henare beats the countout and Yano throws him into an exposed turnbuckle. Ishii tags in. Ishii chops away at Henare’s chest. Ishii keeps Henare grounded with strikes, but Henare eventually fights back with chops of his own. Ishii floors Henare with a chop. Ishii corners Henare and tags in Yano.

Yano sends Henare into the exposed turnbuckle. Henare fights back with forearms. Henare hits a lariat. Makabe tags in. Makabe clears the apron. Makabe corners Yano and hits mounted punches. Makabe goes for a suplex but Yano blocks. Makabe hits a Lariat for two.

Yano pulls Makabe’s hair, sending him to the canvas. Henare tags in. Ishii tags in. The two exchange strikes.

Henare drops Ishii with a shoulder block. Henare corners Ishii and hits repeated headbutts. Ishii corners Henare, but Henare fights out and regains dominance. Ishii counters and chops away on Henare. Ishii hits a Saito Suplex but Makabe breaks up the pin.

Makabe gets thrown into the exposed turnbuckle. Yano tries to slingshot Henare into the turnbuckle, but Makabe catches him. Both men team up on Ishii. Henare hits a Flying Shoulder Tackle for two.

Henare hits the Samoan Drop. Henare hits a Lariat. Henare and Ishii headbutt each other. Henare hits a Lariat for two.

Ishii goes for a pinfall but drops Henare onto his head. Ishii hits the Western Lariat for two. Ishii hits the Brainbuster for the pinfall.

WINNERS: CHAOS

FOURTH MATCH: Kota Ibushi, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens vs. CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI, Chuckie T & Hirooki Goto)

Chase and Yoshi-Hashi start the match. Test of strength is teased, but Chase gut kicks Yoshi-Hashi. Yoshi-Hashi fights back and hits Headhunter. Fale tags in but Yoshi-Hashi outruns the giant. Yoshi-Hashi goes for a sunset flip, but dodges Fale’s usual pin reversal. CHAOS triple teams Fale and does the Japanese Restaurant pose.

Fale takes out Yoshi-Hashi. Ibushi tags in and keeps Yoshi-Hashi grounded. Yoshi gets to the ropes. Chase tags in and double-teams Yoshi.

Chase pummels Yoshi, but Yoshi fights back. Owens bodyslams Yoshi-Hashi. Owens bodyslams Yoshi-Hashi. Owens hits a third bodyslam. Fale tags in and wishbones Yoshi-Hashi. Fale stands on Yoshi-Hashi.

Ibushi tags in. Ibushi stomps away on Yoshi-Hashi. Ibushi smashes Yoshi-Hashi with forearms. Yoshi-Hashi tries to fight back.  Kota goes for Kamigoye, but Ibushi counters. Ibushi gets a nearfall. Yoshi-Hashi hits Bunker Buster.

Chuckie T tags in and beats on Ibushi. Chuckie counters a hurricanrana with a Powerbomb. Ibushi ducks a moonsault but Chuckie T hits a Samoan Driver for two.

Kota hits a Pele Kick. Owens tags in. Goto tags in. Goto goes for Ushiguroshi, but Owens counters and hits a Thrust Kick. Kota & Club beat on Goto for a nearfall. Owens goes for the Package Piledriver, but Goto powers out. Chase hits an Enziguri. Owens goes for a Package Piledriver but Yoshi-Hashi hits a thrust kick. Ibushi takes out Yoshi, Goto takes out Ibushi. Goto hits a headbutt. Goto hits Ushiguroshi. Goto hits GTR for the pinfall.

WINNERS: CHAOS

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