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\u00a0For profiles of Puroresu wrestlers and older reviews, check out my website\u00a0Puroresu Central<\/a>!<\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 January 15th, 2014 Location:\u00a0 Kyoto, Japan Announced Attendance:\u00a0 1,000 (Super No Vacancy)<\/strong><\/p>\n New Japan and CMLL put on five events in early 2014, and oddly enough all five of them made tape.\u00a0 This one was the last to pop up and is definitely on the house-show level.\u00a0 Still though, the main stars of New Japan are here interacting with the CMLL wrestlers so it can\u2019t be all bad. \u00a0\u00a0Here is the full card:<\/p>\n – Titan and BUSHIROAD vs. Jado and Gedo – Stuka Jr., Fuego, and Rey Cometa vs. OKUMURA, Rey Escorpi\u00f3n, and Vangelis – Jushin Thunder Liger and Maximo\u00a0 vs. TAKA Michinoku and Taichi – Tetsuya Naito and Mascara Dorada vs. Volador Jr. and KUSHIDA – Rush and Mistico II vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and Mephisto <\/strong>– Kazuchika Okada, Ultimo Guerrero, and Niebla Roja\u00a0 vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, La Sombra, and El Desperado<\/strong><\/p>\n Hooray this is my last CMLL\/New Japan review.\u00a0 Good times.\u00a0 Let\u2019s get straight to it!<\/p>\n BUSHIROAD and Gedo start things off.\u00a0 Kick by Gedo and he clubs BUSHIROAD in the back before kicking him to the mat.\u00a0 Irish whip by Gedo, BUSHIROAD flips over him and he hits a swinging headscissors.\u00a0 Kick by BUSHIROAD, Irish whip, reversed, but BUSHIROAD rolls up Gedo for a two count.\u00a0 Oklahoma Roll by BUSHIROAD but that gets a two as well.\u00a0 BUSHIROAD dropkicks Gedo out of the ring, he goes off the ropes but does a roll instead of a dive.\u00a0 Gedo tags in Jado while BUSHIROAD tags in Titan.\u00a0 Kick by Jado to Titan, Jado chops Titan into the corner but Titan blocks a strike and hits a springboard armdrag.\u00a0 Hurricanrana by Titan and Titan hits an enzigieri, which Jado sells on a delay.\u00a0 Gedo throws Titan out of the ring, BUSHIROAD comes in and Gedo rakes him in the eyes.\u00a0 Stomp by Jado, he picks up BUSHIROAD and kicks BUSHIROAD in the stomach.\u00a0 Jado and Gedo stomp BUSHIROAD, double Irish whip and they hit a double shoulderblock.\u00a0 BUSHIROAD falls out of the ring as Titan gets back in it, Titan kicks Jado but Gedo rakes him in the eyes.\u00a0 Stomp by Gedo and Jado applies a stretch hold to Titan.\u00a0 Jado picks up Titan and rubs his face across the top rope.\u00a0 Jado tags in Gedo and Gedo rakes Titan in the eyes.\u00a0 Gedo picks up Titan and punches him in the face.\u00a0 BUSHIROAD comes in but Gedo rakes him in the eyes as well.<\/p>\n BUSHIROAD is chopped into the corner by Jado, Irish whip by Jado and Gedo kicks BUSHIROAD in the stomach.\u00a0 Stomp by Jado, Jado picks up BUSHIROAD and throws him out of the ring.\u00a0 Titan gets back into the ring, and Jado hits him from behind.\u00a0 Double Irish whip to Titan but he kicks back Gedo and hits a dropkick.\u00a0 Titan goes off the ropes and hits a handspring kick onto Jado.\u00a0 Cover by Titan but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Titan picks up Jado, chops by Titan, he goes off the ropes but Jado kicks him in the chest.\u00a0 Lariat by Jado, cover, but it gets a two count when BUSHIROAD breaks it up.\u00a0 Gedo kicks BUSHIROAD into the corner, Irish whip, but he kicks back both Jado and Gedo.\u00a0 Swandive missile dropkick by Titan onto both of his opponents sends them out of the ring, then he and BUSHIROAD hits stereo tope suicidas.\u00a0 Titan slides Gedo back into the ring, he gets on the apron but Gedo avoids his swandive move.\u00a0 Superkick by Gedo, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Gedo picks up Titan and hits a jawbreaker, but Titan Irish whips Gedo and does a backflip victory roll for a three count!\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Titan and BUSHIROAD<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0This was a really basic match that wasn\u2019t very good.\u00a0 Gedo and Jado aren\u2019t bad but here they just relied on basic heel tactics, lots of eye rakes and things like that.\u00a0 Titan can be fun but he was a bit \u2018overly\u2019 flippy here.\u00a0\u00a0 Not great here, just too entry level between four veterans.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 3.5<\/span><\/p>\n Stuka, Cometa, and Fuego all dropkick their opponents to start the match and then sail out of the ring onto their opponents with tope con giros.\u00a0 Stuka and Escorpi\u00f3n get back into the ring and trade chops to the chest, Stuka goes off the ropes but Escorpi\u00f3n catches him with a lariat.\u00a0 Escorpi\u00f3n picks up Stuka, Irish whip, reversed, Stuka flips off the ropes and hits a hurricanrana for a two count.\u00a0 Stuka goes off the ropes and goes for a second one, but Escorpi\u00f3n blocks it and hits a powerbomb for a two count.\u00a0 Fuego comes in the ring, Irish whip, and Fuego hits a springboard dropkick onto Escorpi\u00f3n.\u00a0 Fuego hits a moonsault off the second rope, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Vangelis comes in the ring, Irish whip to the corner, Fuego reverses it and Fuego hits a lariat.\u00a0 Fuego charges Vangelis again and hits a second one, but Vangelis kicks him back when he tries a third time.\u00a0 Fuego avoids Vangelis\u2019s lariat and Fuego hits a hurricanrana, but Vangelis rolls through it for a two count.\u00a0 Fuego goes off the ropes but Vangelis catches him with a heel kick.\u00a0 Vangelis picks up Fuego and hits a fallaway slam for a two count.\u00a0 Cometa comes into the ring and he hits a standing Spanish Fly for a two count.\u00a0 OKUMURA comes in the ring, Cometa goes off the ropes but OKUMURA hits a backbreaker.\u00a0 Another backbreaker by OKUMURA and he slams Cometa to the mat.\u00a0 Cover, but Stuka breaks it up.\u00a0 Stuka throws OKUMURA into the ropes, and Stuka hits a spinebuster.\u00a0 Vangelis comes in but Stuka suplexes Vangelis onto OKUMURA.\u00a0 Stuka goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a diving body press onto OKUMURA.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.<\/p>\n Escorpi\u00f3n comes in the ring, he picks up Stuka but Stuka chops Escorpi\u00f3n back.\u00a0 Escorpi\u00f3n charges Stuka, but Stuka drops him out onto the apron.\u00a0 Escorpi\u00f3n goes up to the top turnbuckle but Stuka hits him, then both he and Fuego go up top with Escorpi\u00f3n.\u00a0 Vangelis and Cometa come into the ring and powerbombs both of them off the second turnbuckle.\u00a0 Cometa hits Escorpi\u00f3n with a body press, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Vangelis, Escorpi\u00f3n, and OKUMURA go for a triple battering ram but their opponents get out of it.\u00a0 Fuego dropkicks OKUMURA out of the ring, leaving him with Vangelis.\u00a0 Fuego goes off the ropes and hits a springboard moonsault for a two count.\u00a0 Fuego gets onto Vangelis\u2019s shoulders and rolls up Vangelis, but it gets two.\u00a0 Vangelis chops down Fuego, Fuego goes off the ropes but Vangelis hits a wheelbarrow suplex for a two count when Stuka breaks it up.\u00a0 Irish whip by Stuka to Vangelis and he hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.\u00a0 OKUMURA comes into the ring but Stuka knocks him down with a springboard tope.\u00a0 Irish whip by Stuka to the corner, reversed, Stuka drops OKUMURA onto the apron but Stuka chops him out of the ring.\u00a0 Escorpi\u00f3n comes in the ring, Stuka slams Escorpi\u00f3n to the mat and goes up to the top turnbuckle, then hits a plancha out of the ring onto Escorpi\u00f3n.\u00a0 Cometa goes for a senton bomb onto Escorpi\u00f3n, but Escorpi\u00f3n moves out of the way.\u00a0 Headscissors by Cometa, sending Escorpi\u00f3n out of the ring, and Cometa hits a corkscrew tope con giro down onto Escorpi\u00f3n.\u00a0 Fuego and Vangelis return to the ring and Fuego hits a swandive body press.\u00a0 Fuego goes off the ropes and he applies a crucifix hold for a three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Stuka Jr., Fuego, and Rey Cometa<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0This was just a random spot Lucha Libre match.\u00a0 No structure or anything like that, just the wrestlers running in the ring and taking turns doing moves until someone held up the pen and they went to the ending.\u00a0 That isn\u2019t to say it was bad or anything, but I do like some substance to my matches and the spots weren\u2019t \u2018big\u2019 enough to make up for the lack of meaning.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.0<\/span><\/p>\n Maximo and TAKA start things off.\u00a0 TAKA acts like he doesn\u2019t want to tie-up with Maximo and tries to tag in Taichi, but Taichi isn\u2019t interested.\u00a0 TAKA and Maximo tie-up, Maximo grabs TAKA from behind and TAKA gets away from him.\u00a0 Maximo pinches TAKA\u2019s ass when he isn\u2019t paying attention and TAKA quickly tags in Taichi.\u00a0 Taichi goes into the ropes but Maximo gives him an \u201cAtta Boy\u201d.\u00a0 Taichi gets in the ropes again and Maximo does it again, so clearly Taichi doesn\u2019t learn very quickly.\u00a0 Tie-up, waistlock by Taichi but Maximo hits him low.\u00a0 Maximo goes off the ropes and hits an armdrag, he goes off the ropes again and hits a hurricanrana.\u00a0 Taichi falls out of the ring, Maximo goes off the ropes but rolls himself back into the ring.\u00a0 Maximo tags in Liger, Liger chops TAKA in the chest but TAKA kicks him back.\u00a0 TAKA goes off the ropes but Liger back bodydrops him out of the ring to the floor.\u00a0 Liger goes off the ropes but Taichi trips him from the floor and pulls Liger out of the ring.\u00a0 Taichi takes Liger around the ring and throws him into the commentator\u2019s table while TAKA tortures Maximo on the other side of the ring.<\/p>\n Taichi battles Liger up into the crowd, and then hits Liger with the ring bell hammer.\u00a0 Taichi slides Liger back into the ring and TAKA chokes Liger in the ring with his leg.\u00a0 TAKA picks up Liger and throws him in the corner, and Taichi chokes Liger.\u00a0 Taichi puts Liger onto the top turnbuckle and tries to take off his mask, but jumps back down after a moment and Liger rolls out of the ring.\u00a0 Maximo comes in the ring and Taichi rakes him in the eyes.\u00a0 Taichi grabs Maximo and keeps messing with him, including spanking him, double Irish whip to Maximo and he eats a double big boot.\u00a0 Maximo rolls out of the ring so Liger comes in, double Irish whip to Liger to the corner and Taichi hits a lariat.\u00a0 Jumping knee by TAKA and Taichi knees Liger in the groin.\u00a0 Cover, but the referee doesn\u2019t get the chance to do a count.\u00a0 Taichi picks up Liger, Irish whip to the corner but Liger ducks Taichi and hits a Shotei onto TAKA.\u00a0 Backbreaker by Liger to Taichi, he goes out to the apron and hits a cannonball down onto TAKA.\u00a0 Maximo goes up top and hits a diving crossbody onto Taichi followed by a springboard hip attack.\u00a0 Taichi falls out of the ring and Maximo sails out onto him with a tope suicida.\u00a0 Maximo rolls back in as Taichi follows, waistlock by Maximo and he rips off Taichi\u2019s pants.\u00a0 Maximo goes for a kiss but Taichi re-directs it to the referee.\u00a0 TAKA pokes Maximo in the eyes, Taichi rolls up Maximo with the Gedo Clutch for the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 TAKA Michinoku and Taichi<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Not really my cup of tea.\u00a0 I find it ridiculous when wrestlers act too disgusted or weirded out to wrestle someone\u2026 they knew the match when they signed up for it, it wasn\u2019t a surprise, and Maximo is a known entity.\u00a0 So the action was lacking since that was the focus, and not even the great Jushin Thunder Liger could save this match.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 3.0<\/span><\/p>\n Dorada and KUSHIDA start things off.\u00a0 They shake hands to start, kick to the leg by Dorada, tie-up, waistlock by KUSHIDA, but Dorada reverses it.\u00a0 KUSHIDA trips Dorada and goes for the leg, but Dorada pushes him off and both men return to their feet.\u00a0 Kick by Dorada and he applies a side headlock, reversed by KUSHIDA, Dorada Irish whips out of it and Dorada hits a hurricanrana.\u00a0 KUSHIDA cartwheels out of it, they trade trips but both men return to their feet.\u00a0 Dorada tags in Naito so KUSHIDA tags in Volador Jr..\u00a0 Tie-up, side headlock by Naito, Volador Jr. Irish whips out of it but Naito shoulderblocks him down.\u00a0 Naito goes off the ropes but Volador Jr. hits an armdrag.\u00a0 Both men go for dropkicks but they both miss.\u00a0 Dorada hits a swandive missile dropkick onto Volador Jr. and then hits one to KUSHIDA as well.\u00a0 KUSHIDA falls out of the ring as Volador Jr. comes back in it, and Volador Jr. kicks Dorada to the mat.\u00a0 Volador Jr. picks up Dorada, Irish whip, reversed, Volador Jr. flips off the ropes\u00a0 and hits a spinning headscissors.\u00a0 Dorada goes off the ropes but Dorada hits a hurricanrana, Volador Jr. falls out of the ring and Dorada goes to do a dive, but slams on the breaks when Volador Jr. moves.\u00a0 KUSHIDA comes back into the ring to face off with Dorada, and he clubs Dorada in the back.\u00a0 Volador Jr. picks up Dorada, double Irish whip to Dorada and they hit a double back elbow.\u00a0 Double Irish whip again, knee by KUSHIDA in the corner and Volador Jr. hits a Backstabber.\u00a0 Naito comes in the ring and he fights off Volador Jr. and KUSHIDA, but Volador Jr. chops Naito in the chest.<\/p>\n Double Irish whip to Naito and he is hit with a dropkick combination.\u00a0 KUSHIDA stomps on Naito as Dorada comes back in, double Irish whip from the corner but Dorada avoids KUSHIDA and then makes KUSHIDA elbow Volador Jr..\u00a0 Naito goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick onto KUSHIDA, Naito picks up KUSHIDA and throws him out of the ring.\u00a0 Dorada then goes off the ropes and hits a corkscrew pescado onto both of his opponents.\u00a0 Naito then goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a corkscrew backflip down onto all of them.\u00a0 Naito rolls back into the ring as does KUSHIDA and Dorada, double Irish whip to KUSHIDA from the corner, Dorada hits a jumping lariat and Naito hits a dropkick followed by one from the apron as well. \u00a0Volador Jr. comes in, double Irish whip to him and they hit a double armdrag followed by a senton by Naito.\u00a0 Springboard splash by Dorada, cover, but Volador Jr. kicks out.\u00a0 Dorada applies a crossface but KUSHIDA manages to break it up.\u00a0 Naito picks up KUSHIDA and Dorada chops him in the chest.\u00a0 They pick up KUSHIDA and Dorada chops KUSHIDA in the chest.\u00a0 They pick up KUSHIDA, double Irish whip and KUSHIDA kicks Naito before elbowing Dorada.\u00a0 KUSHIDA hits a moonsault then Volador Jr. hits a swandive body press onto both Naito and Dorada, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Catapult dropkick by KUSHIDA on both men, and his opponents fall out of the ring.\u00a0 Volador Jr. and KUSHIDA then go off the ropes and hit stereo tope con giros.\u00a0 Volador Jr. gets back in the ring, Dorada goes for a swandive move but Volador Jr. dropkicks him.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Dorada goes off the ropes but Volador Jr. hits a powerbomb.\u00a0 Powerbomb into the corner by Volador Jr., cover, but Naito kicks out.\u00a0 KUSHIDA applies a stretch hold in the ropes onto Naito, while Dorada hits a springboard into a cradle for the three count!\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Volador Jr. and KUSHIDA<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Better than the other matches on the show, as they got a little more time and did some more\u2026 nifty looking moves. I mean the rules were loose at best which is a common theme on this tour, but everyone was on board with it anyway.\u00a0 All the wrestlers looked strong, Dorada is a treat to watch.\u00a0 A fun spotfest, but nothing more than a spotfest.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 6.0<\/span><\/p>\n Rush and Nakamura start things off.\u00a0 Waistlock by Rush to start, wristlock by Nakamura but Rush gets Nakamura to the mat.\u00a0 Front facelock by Rush but Nakamura rolls out of it.\u00a0 Waistlock by Rush into a schoolboy, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 Back up, tie-up, Rush pushes Nakamura into the ropes, Nakamura switches positions with him but he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Chop by Rush, Nakamura knees him to the mat but Rush rolls out of the way of the kneedrop.\u00a0 Rush takes down Nakamura, Irish whip by Nakamura but Rush shoulderblocks him down and Nakamura rolls out of the ring to the apron.\u00a0 Rush grabs Nakamura but Nakamura kicks him back and knocks Rush out of the ring.\u00a0 Mistico comes into the ring to take his place, he goes off the ropes but Nakamura kicks him to the mat.\u00a0 Nakamura picks up Mistico and knees him in the stomach before elbowing him into the corner.\u00a0 Irish whip by Nakamura but Mistico avoids his charge and hits a hurricanrana.\u00a0 Nakamura falls out of the ring, Mistico goes off the ropes but Mephisto hits him from behind.\u00a0 Mephisto picks up Mistico and punches him in the face.\u00a0 Mephisto picks up Mistico again, Irish whip, and Mistico hits a hip toss.\u00a0 Mephisto is back up, Irish whip by Mephisto, reversed, Mephisto goes outside the ring but Mistico goes out to the apron and hits a diving hurricanrana.\u00a0 Mistico gets back into the ring to pose and Nakamura attacks him from behind.\u00a0 Nakamura knocks Rush off the apron and he knees Mistico in the stomach.\u00a0 Knees by Nakamura in the corner, Mephisto comes into the ring and they take turns kicking him until Mistico falls out of the ring.\u00a0 Rush comes in the ring and kicks Nakamura, but Mephisto comes back to help.\u00a0 Chop by Nakamura, Irish whip from the corner and Mephisto hits a lariat and he sets up Rush in the corner so that Nakamura can hit a running knee.\u00a0 Cover by Nakamura but it gets a two count.<\/p>\n Nakamura picks up Rush, Irish whip, and Nakamura hits a lariat. Mephisto sits up Rush and both he and Nakamura kick him in the back.\u00a0 Snapmare by Nakamura and he hits a kneedrop.\u00a0 Nakamura tags in Mephisto, Mephisto picks up Rush, Irish whip, and Mephisto knocks Rush out of the ring.\u00a0 Mistico comes into it but Nakamura attacks Mistico from behind.\u00a0 Scoop slam by Nakamura to Mistico, Mephisto picks up Mistico, Irish whip, and Mistico hits a double big boot.\u00a0 Rush comes in the ring and Mephisto chops him in the chest.\u00a0 Double Irish whip to Rush but Rush ducks the double lariat and kicks Nakamura.\u00a0 Mistico hits a swandive hurricanrana onto Mephisto, sending him out of the ring, and Mistico sails out onto him with a tope con giro.\u00a0 Rush and Nakamura trade elbows and chops, headbutt by Rush and he boots Nakamura in the head.\u00a0 Punches and chops by Rush, Irish whip, and Rush hits a jumping elbow.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Rush kicks Nakamura into the ropes, Irish whip, but Nakamura knees Rush in the stomach and hits an enzigieri.\u00a0 Nakamura goes for a running knee but Rush moves out of the way and hits a lariat followed by the running dropkick in the corner.\u00a0 Cover by Rush but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Rush kicks Nakamura out of the ring, he goes to the ropes but Nakamura moves out of the way of the pescado.\u00a0 Mistico and Mephisto get in the ring, hurricanrana by Mistico but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Mephisto charges Mistico but Mistico places him up the top rope.\u00a0 He then goes out to the apron and hits a swandive hurricanrana.\u00a0 Cover, but Nakamura breaks it up.\u00a0 Nakamura stomps Mistico, he picks him up and with Mephisto they hit a double backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Cover by Mephisto, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Mephisto picks up Mistico and goes for the Devil\u2019s Wings but Rush kicks Mephisto from behind.\u00a0 Jumping kick by Nakamura to Rush, he charges Rush but Rush suplexes him over the top rope to the floor.\u00a0 Rush then goes off the ropes and files out onto Nakamura with a tope suicida.\u00a0 Back in the ring, Mistico slides under Mephisto and he nails La Mistica.\u00a0 Mephisto quickly submits!\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Rush and Mistico II<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 At least this match was a little different, thanks to Nakamura and Rush.\u00a0 The match still had its fair share of high flying moves (which is about all that Mistico is good for), but they added more hard hitting moves than the last few matches had and also included some decent brawling.\u00a0 This was a good mix of fast action and hard-hitting action.\u00a0 Very solid match.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 6.5<\/span><\/p>\n Roja and Tanahashi start things off.\u00a0 Tie-up, side headlock by Roja but Tanahashi reverses it into a front headlock.\u00a0 Wristlock by Roja but Tanahashi reverses it, snapmare by Tanahashi and he hits an armdrag.\u00a0 Another armdrag by Tanahashi and Roja backs off.\u00a0 Tanahashi tags in Sombra and Roja tags in Okada.\u00a0 Okada goes outside of the ring to think things over but returns after a moment.\u00a0 Tie-up, Okada pushes Sombra into the ropes and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Tie-up, Sombra pushes Okada into the ropes this time but he gives a clean break as well.\u00a0 Kick to the stomach by Okada, Irish whip, he goes off the ropes but Sombra delivers a dropkick.\u00a0 Waistlock by Okada but Sombra gets out of it, Okada kicks Sombra into the corner but Sombra moves when Okada charges in and hits a hurricanrana.\u00a0 Okada falls out of the ring and Sombra slides out after him. El Desperado and Guerrero come into the ring next.\u00a0 Guerrero chops El Desperado against the ropes, Irish whip by El Desperado but Guerrero shoulderblocks him down.\u00a0 El Desperado quickly gets back up, Guerrero goes off the ropes and El Desperado hits a rebound armdrag.\u00a0 Guerrero back bodydrops El Desperado onto the apron, trips him, and then hits a baseball slide to send El Desperado out of the ring.\u00a0 A brawl starts at ringside while Guerrero throws El Desperado into the ring post.\u00a0 Tanahashi is slid into the ring and is triple teamed, with Roja hitting a catapult splash while Tanahashi is held against the ropes.\u00a0 El Desperado comes into the ring and all three men hit running strikes on him in the corner.\u00a0 Sombra slides in to face off with Guerrero, but he is attacked from behind.\u00a0 Snapmare by Guerrero and he starts messing with Sombra\u2019s mask.\u00a0 Guerrero picks up Sombra and puts him onto the top turnbuckle before pulling him back down.<\/p>\n Irish whip by Guerrero to the corner, Roja hits a lariat but Sombra hits a catapult dropkick onto Guerrero and then makes Roja kick Okada.\u00a0 Sombra goes off the ropes and hits a hurricanrana onto Roja.\u00a0 El Desperado comes in the ring and he sails out of it with a tope con giro onto Roja.\u00a0 In the ring, Guerrero and Okada throw Sombra into the corner but he kicks them both back and hits a diving crossbody off the top turnbuckle.\u00a0 Tanahashi comes in the ring, and both he and Sombra hit hurricanranas for a two count.\u00a0 Guerrero and Okada try to throw Tanahashi and Sombra into each other but it is reversed into a double roll-up for a two count.\u00a0 Tanahashi and Okada leave the ring as Sombra faces off again with Guerrero.\u00a0 Powerslam by Sombra to Guerrero, Guerrero lands in the corner and Sombra hits a running double knee strike.\u00a0 Snapmare by Sombra and he messes with Guerrero\u2019s mask until Okada breaks it up.\u00a0 Tanahashi comes in, Okada boots Tanahashi and goes for a tombstone but Tanahashi blocks it.\u00a0 Tanahashi goes off the ropes but Okada nails the dropkick.\u00a0 El Desperado comes in and hits a headscissors onto Okada, Roja comes in and he slams El Desperado into the corner.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Roja picks up El Desperado but El Desperado chops him back.\u00a0 Powerbomb by Roja to El Desperado, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 El Desperado applies an Octopus Hold to Roja but Guerrero quickly breaks it up.\u00a0 Sombra dropkicks Okada out of the ring, Tanahashi goes up top and hits a body press down onto Guerrero while Sombra hits one onto Okada.\u00a0 El Desperado and Roja are back in the ring and they trade chops.\u00a0 El Desperado goes off the ropes but Roja kicks him in the face, cover, but it gets two.\u00a0 Roja picks up El Desperado and goes for a facebuster but El Desperado gets out of it.\u00a0 El Desperado picks up Roja and hits an over the shoulder backbreaker, followed by a second one.\u00a0 Crucifix pin by a El Desperado and it picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Hiroshi Tanahashi, La Sombra, and El Desperado<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:\u00a0<\/strong> A step down from the last few matches as they really went back into a formula we have seen too many times on this tour. The ‘good guy’ team shouldn’t be coming into the ring one at a time to get beatdown by all three of their opponents, it is not really logical. The action itself was perfectly acceptable but there was just too much going on and the structure was pretty loose (to put it mildly). It helped a bit that the quality of wrestler was higher (you’ll never hear me accuse Okada or Tanahashi of being a slouch) than some of the other matches on the card, but it certainly lacked in parts. Score: 5.5<\/span><\/p>\n Best Match:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Rush and Mistico II vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and Mephisto.\u00a0 <\/strong>This match stood out as different from the rest, so that was definitely a plus. It still had the high flying, but Rush and Nakamura also brought some of the more physical action and a little bit of hate as well. Mistico is a bit of a one trick pony but in a short tag match he doesn’t get too exposed. Not much different than some other matches they had on this tour but still fun.<\/p>\n MVP:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Rush\/Nakamura.<\/strong>\u00a0 I am going to give it to both of them, as it was their interactions that made the only particularly good match on this card stand out. When they paired up it wasn’t about who could do the biggest move or how many times they should springboard off the ropes, but rather finding ways to hurt each other. Which is how I like my pro wres.<\/p>\n Overall:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 This was probably the worst event on the tour. Two of the matches were fine but it was just very similar to everything else that we have seen already. There is literally nothing on this card that anyone needs to go out of the way to see as there are better examples of these wrestlers pairing up on some of the other events on this tour. 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Stuka Jr., Fuego, and Rey Cometa \u00a0vs. OKUMURA, Rey Escorpi\u00f3n, and Vangelis<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Jushin Thunder Liger and Maximo\u00a0 vs. TAKA Michinoku and Taichi<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Tetsuya Naito and Mascara Dorada vs. Volador Jr. and KUSHIDA<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Rush and Mistico II vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and Mephisto<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Kazuchika Okada, Ultimo Guerrero, and Roja vs. Tanahashi, La Sombra, and El Desperado<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Final Thoughts<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Grade: \u00a0D<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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