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Road to Wrestle Grand Slam night 4 (May 26) Preview

CHAOS vs LIJ, Shingo vs Tsuji in Korakuen Hall

 

Rounding out a hat trick of Korakuen Hall events, Los Ingobernables De Japon resume issues with CHAOS in our main event, while eyes will be on Yota Tsuji in a hard hitting singles opener. 

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Main event: CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto) vs Los Ingobernables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito & SANADA)

Los Ingobernables De Japon have always had natural enemies in CHAOS, and a long standing factional feud continues in our main event tonight with YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto taking on Tetsuya Naito and SANADA. As Will Ospreay’s departure due to injury and vacancy of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship has left a power vacuum within new Japan Pro-Wrestling, all contenders will be seeking to set themselves apart and make a play for the richest prize. Meanwhile Goto and YOSHI-HASHI hold a prize of their own in the form of the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag team Championships. Are the trios titles of potential interest to LIJ? 

 

4th Match: Tomoaki Honma & Kota Ibushi vs United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb)

Ospreay’s vacancy of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship has indeed created a power vacuum within NJPW at large, and also within the United Empire. Their numbers reduced, O-Khan and Cobb will need to show they are still a strong force to be reckoned with tonight, and will attempt to do so against Kota Ibushi and Tomoaki Honma. After a challenge laid down by Ibushi back at Satsuma no Kuni at the end of April, Ibushi and Cobb appear destined for a one on one confrontation, but before that is made official, what steps will both men take tonight?

 

3rd Match: Suzuki-Gun (DOUKI & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)

After a pinfall victory for Zack Sabre Junior over Tanga Loa on night one of Dontaku, ZSJ earned his way into a tag team championship opportunity for himself and Taichi against the Guerrillas of Destiny. Moments later however, Loa acted with furious vengeance. As Taichi battled Tama Tonga in a chaotic ladder match, Loa interfered and DOUKI attempted to even the score, only to find himself violently powerbombed from the ring through a ringside ladder. 

G.o.D will look to send a similarly powerful message in this third match encounter with DOUKI and ZSJ. But with a tag title match for Dangerous Tekkers finally on the cards, will the momentum be in Suzuki-Gun’s corner?

 

2nd Match: Master Wato, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi)

Six man action in the second match of the night sees a BULLET CLUB trio of Chase Owens, Taiji Ishimori and Yujiro Takahashi take on Master Wato, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Hiroshi Tanahashi. Can Wato take advantage of being in a powerful team of experienced members and make a sizable impact in trios action against BULLET CLUB? 

1st Match: Yota Tsuji vs Shingo Takagi

An hugely challenging end to a big time singles gauntlet for Yota Tsuji will kick things off tonight as he goes head to head with Shingo Takagi. After taking on YOSHI-HASHI, Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens in the opening matches on the start of this tour, Shingo represents a doubly tough ‘final boss’ for Tsuji. Can the Young Lion prevail, or at least walk out in one piece?

 

 

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