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Strong Openweight Tag Team title match set for NJPW Rumble on 44th Street

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A three-way match for the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team titles is in the works for this month’s Rumble on 44th Street pay-per-view in New York City.

NJPW uploaded a video on Monday night where Strong Openweight Champions Aussie Open accepted a challenge from Kevin Knight & The DKC. But Aussie Open said The Motor City Machine Guns are first in line for a title shot. Aussie Open proposed a three-way title match for Rumble on 44th Street. It will be Aussie Open vs. Motor City Machine Guns vs. Knight & The DKC.

Motor City Machine Guns getting a shot at the titles was set up when they defeated Aussie Open in a non-title match on Impact Wrestling last month. Aussie Open said they’re desperate to avenge that loss.

Aussie Open were crowned the inaugural Strong Openweight Champions on NJPW Strong this summer.

The Palladium Times Square is hosting Rumble on 44th Street on Friday, October 28. A Halloween-themed event titled The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street is also taking place at the Palladium Times Square on Thursday, October 27. Both pay-per-views will air live via Fite TV.

Here’s the updated Rumble on 44th Street card:

NJPW Rumble on 44th Street (Friday, October 28) —

  • Kazuchika Okada & Eddie Kingston vs. Jay White & Juice Robinson
  • Provisional KOPW 2022 Champion Shingo Takagi defends against El Phantasmo
  • NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) defend against Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) and Kevin Knight & The DKC in a three-way match

Bonus dark match added to NJPW Capital Collision

Posted on by Joseph Currier

NJPW has added a dark match to the card for this weekend’s Capital Collision pay-per-view.

Before Capital Collision begins on Saturday, Kevin Knight vs. The DKC will be taking place for the live crowd. The match will begin at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time.

NJPW wrote:

With the main card already decided for Windy City Riot, one extra bonus match is now set for Washington DC on May 14!

Fans getting to their seats at 6:30PM local time will get to see Kevin Knight take on The DKC. With a recent clash on NJPW STRONG seeing DKC get a submission victory to move to 2-1 against Knight, can the Jet even the score? 

Capital Collision will be available via Fite TV. After technical issues marred the stream for last month’s Windy City Riot PPV, NJPW has promised that there will be “significant improvements” for Saturday’s event.

Capital Collision is being held a the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, DC. The full lineup for the show is listed below:

  • IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi defends against Jon Moxley, Will Ospreay, and Juice Robinson in a four-way match
  • Kazuchika Okada & Trent Beretta vs. Jay White & Hikuleo
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Eddie Kingston
  • Brody King vs. Minoru Suzuki
  • Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare, Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher vs. Jonah, Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito
  • The Great-O-Khan vs. Chase Owens
  • Fred Rosser, David Finlay, Tanga Loa, Rocky Romero & Yuya Uemura vs. Tom Lawlor, JR Kratos, Royce Isaacs, Jorel Nelson & Danny Limelight
  • Ren Narita vs. Karl Fredericks
  • Dark match: Kevin Knight vs. The DKC

NJPW Lion’s Break Collision results: TJP vs. Danny Limelight

Posted on by Justin Knipper

The show kicked off with a clip from last week’s episode of Lion’s Break Collision. They aired footage of Karl Fredericks and Jeff Cobb going at it after their tag match.

Kevin Kelly interviewed Jeff Cobb next via video call. Cobb said he didn’t really understand why Fredericks went after him but ultimately said there would be “retribution” for what happened on last week’s episode. This segment had a sporty, believable feel. It works.

Rust Taylor defeated DKC via submission

Solid match. DKC is an abbreviation of “Dylan Kyle Cox.” Rust Taylor has been in the business for sixteen years already, according to commentary. They mentioned later that Taylor was actually hand-picked to be part of the NJPW Dojo by Katsuyori Shibata. Taylor has a jiu-jitsu background as well.

Both wrestlers looked good in this, but it became a Rust Taylor showcase more than anything. The match itself was made up of impressive mat work. Taylor tapped DKC with a painful-looking hold called the Gaia Lock.

In his post-match promo, Taylor mentioned he didn’t care who he had to get through in NJPW, whether it’s Zack Sabre Jr., Okada, or even Katsuyori Shibata. He’d be a perfect match for ZSJ, so here’s hoping that happens sooner or later.

TJP defeated Danny Limelight

Really impressive match. Lots of flashy grappling between these two at the top. TJP is smoother than ever in the ring these days. We learned Danny Limelight was a former sergeant in the Marines. Limelight landed a gnarly quasi-Fosbury Flop over the top to the floor a few minutes in. TJP kept Limelight grounded with a series of non-traditional submissions. Limelight pulled off an impressive springboard flying forearm. He did some crazy rope-walking in this match.

TJP caught Limelight on the top rope and launched him off with a superplex, then floated over and spiked him with a brainbuster. He finished Limelight off with a frog splash for the win. Really good stuff for only ten minutes or so. TJP put Limelight over in his post-match promo and mentioned he would like a rematch.

Final thoughts:

This show is easy to watch. Simple structure, quality production, great action. I look forward to catching the next two episodes.

Next week on Lion’s Break Collision: Tom Lawler vs. Alex Coughlin and Misterioso vs. Danny Limelight.