Summer Struggle marches on with elimination main event
July 30 sees Summer Struggle wage on in Korakuen hall, with an elimination main event with Grand Slam implications!
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Main event- Elimination Match: Los Ingobernables De Japon (Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI) vs BULLET CLUB (EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo)
Headlining in Korakuen tonight, LIJ and BULLET CLUB collide in an elimination main event with just over a month to go before Shingo Takagi and EVIL clash over the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Grand Slam in the MetLife Dome. Elimination tags always make for chaotic affairs, and add in the likely presence of Dick Togo at ringside for BULLET CLUB, and there are a lot of moving parts to a match that shouldn’t be ignored Friday.
4th Match: CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & Robbie Eagles) vs Suzuki-Gun (Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., Minoru Suzuki & DOUKI)
The semi main event tonight sees more four on four action as CHAOS take on Suzuki-Gun. On September 5, Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI take on recently crowned three time IWGP Tag Team Champions Dangerous Tekkers, as well as Tetsuya Naito and SANADA in a three way championship bout. Tonight though, a chance to leave an impression on the champions, while Dangerous Tekkers and Minoru Suzuki look to make their own statement before challenging CHAOS for the NEVER 6-Man titles Sunday.
3rd Match: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs BULLET CLUB (Chase Owens & Gedo)
Toru Yano continues his mission to get ‘his’ KOPW 2021 trophy back from Chase Owens, tagging with Hiroshi Tanahashi to take on Chase and Gedo. Will the Ace be able to assist Yano in his quest to regain the King of Pro-Wrestling trophy-cum-crown?
2nd Match: CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, SHO & YOH) vs Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato
Before the ‘One or Eight’ combination of Master Wato and Ryusuke Taguchi join the Super Jr. Tag League starting on August 7, they will face three team Super Jr, Tag tournament winners SHO and YOH in six man competition this Friday. The CHAOS side has an impressive ringer on their team as Kazuchika Okada will enter the fray; after Okada defeated Jeff Cobb in the Tokyo Dome this past weekend, the Rainmaker is in winning form, and looking to make a mark before Wrestle Grand Slam hits the MetLife Dome September 4 & 5.
1st Match: Togi Makabe, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura vs Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask
Starting the night, and with Yuya Uemura and Yota Tsuji getting their sendoffs on Sunday August 1, this six man contest will see them team together for the last time in, at least, a long time. How will both men fare along with one of their coaches against three of their seniors?
