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NJPW STRONG RESULTS: LION'S BREAK

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BY JUSTIN KNIPPER | @JUSTINMKNIPPER | SEP 25, 2020 9:16 PM
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The Lion’s Break Crown singles tournament kicked o on tonight’s episode of NJPW Strong. NJPW Strong results: Lion's Break
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TJP joined Kevin Kelly at the top of the hour and ran down the tournament brackets. A nice 9:16pm PDT
promo package for all competitors aired next.
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Logan Riegel defeated The DKC 'Swerve' Scott vs. Ariya Daivari
9/25 8:04pm PDT
NJPW made an interesting entrance video for the DKC that aired as he came to the ring.
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Both are in excellent shape. Good mat work at the start from both wrestlers, fast-paced and Final build to Clash of Champions
more realistic. The DKC was especially impressive on the mat. 9/25 4:33pm PDT

This was comparable only to the other recent Young Lions matches we’ve seen in Japan proper Daily Update: Weekend schedule,
this year, ones featuring Tsuji, Ueumura and Kidd. Conor McGregor, Jerry Lawler 9/25
4:25pm PDT
After about six minutes of back and forth, Riegel scored the upset victory over the more The Rock to lm greeting for Ken
established DKC after cradling him into a schoolboy for the win here. Good, short match. Riegel Shamrock's Impact HOF induction
sold his shoulder afterwards, icing it in his post-match promo. 9/25 3:58pm PDT

Clark Connors defeated Jordan Clearwater Jon Moxley vs. Chris Dickinson to
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Slightly slower pace from the get-go, at least compared with the rst match on tonight’s card. 9/25 2:18pm PDT
Connors isn’t the biggest guy in the word, but he always comes o like a heavyweight, like
tonight with Jordan Clearwater, who towered over him (and pretty much everyone else on the New head writer for WWE's NXT
NJPW USA roster).  UK brand 9/25 2:18pm PDT

Clearwater looked good here, too. He used a big jumping leg on Connors minutes into the match.
Connors responded later with a hard double chop across Clearwater’s back, then followed up
with a tackle for two. Clearwater returned with a spinebuster for a two-count of his own.

Connors used a huge spear o the ropes to lay Clearwater out, then locked on a Boston crab for
the quick tap. Hoping to see Connors vs. Gabriel Kidd in the future, as they burn the same way
with the same re.
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Danny Limelight defeated Barrett Brown

If this wasn’t the best, it was at least in the top three matches that have aired on NJPW Strong
this year. Huge praise to both wrestlers here for tearing it down in this short ripper of a match.

Standing matwork early on between these two early, wrist locks and arm-wringers. Both wore
intense faces and felt each other out at the top, with announcers Kevin Kelly and Alex Koslov
lowering their voices while they called it. I thought it helped make this feel more intense.

Limelight did a big twisting dive to the floor midway through and jaw jacked to the camera
afterwards, mostly calling out Rocky Romero.

Brown used a running busaiku knee at one point, and it turned Limelight inside out. Great visual,
very GIF-able. Both with awesome but very di erent kinds of charisma. Brown used a snap
suplex in the corner then pinned Limelight for just two.

The match built quickly, and at ve minutes in, the two looked to kick things up a notch.
Limelight used a wild springboard rope-walk-to-flying lariat on Brown, another GIF-able moment
from this match. Brown used a half-Nelson suplex and hard low kick to a seated Limelight for a
close nearfall. Limelight rallied back with a Fisherman’s Buster with an inside cradle for a two
count of his own.

The nish saw Brown miss a spinning back st while he stood on the apron near the corner
turnbuckle. Limelight ducked the st, then did a double-jump swinging DDT for the emphatic
nish. 

Get in on the ground floor with both of these guys, because I have a feeling they’ll be shooting
up the ranks shortly.

Blake Christian defeated Adrian Quest

All action from the get-go. These two got right into it after the bell sounded, with no feeling-out
process like in other matches tonight. They traded near-falls and pin attempts before kicking the
tempo up another notch. Quest caught Christian with a dropkick after he came o the roads with
a springboard.

Christian returned o ense with a huge lariat that flipped Quest onto his stomach. Christian won
with what I'd call a twisting trust fall. This needs to be seen to be believed. Christian had Ko
Kingston-level hangtime on this. Koslov said he never saw it before and the same goes for me.
Really cool.

Final thoughts:

High-quality episode of NJPW Strong tonight. The show itself ran about 45 minutes in total, and
though the matches were pretty short, the quality remained high -- above average, actually.
After watching four straight nights of the G1 Climax tournament, I’m very impressed. That says
a lot considering we’re talking the G1 here. Kudos and praise to all eight wrestlers involved
tonight.

Danny Limelight and Barrett Brown had a match that is most de nitely worth checking out if
you have the time. And if you don’t, just keep an eye on both of them going forward.

Next week’s episode will feature the two Lion’s Break Crown semi- nal matches (Connors vs.
Riegel, Limelight vs. Christian), plus a special eight-man tag match with David Finlay,
Misterioso, Rocky Romero, & Je Cobb vs. Bullet Club (Jay White, KENTA, Chase Owens, &
Hikuleo

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