NJPW Strong
Streamed May 21, 2021 on New Japan World
The voices of broadcast team members Kevin Kelly and Alex Kozlov checked in, again, for the third week in a row, without physically showing themselves. They ran down the card, including the no DQ main event. This is the Collision 2021 tour.
1. Alex Coughlin vs. Bateman. Coughlin made his entrance first representing the LA Dojo. Bateman then made his entrance, which was a little less weird than normal. The two locked up and Coughlin eventually took control with a wrist-lock, which turned into an arm-bar. Bateman then sank in a head-lock.
Coughlin took back control with an arm-lock. Coughlin’s arm-lock turned into a headlock. Eventually, the wrestlers made their way to the ropes and traded chops in the middle of the ring. Bateman got sick of it, and kicked Coughlin in the face, but Coughlin took back offense by working Bateman’s elbow. Bateman worked his way out and then hit Coughlin with a series of moves.
By Richard Trionfo on 2021-05-22 09:42:00
We are in Los Angeles, California and your announcers are Shigeki Kiyono and Hiroshi Tanahashi (in Japanese) or Kevin Kelly and Alex Koslov (in English).
Match Number One: Alex Coughlin versus Bateman
They lock up and Alex with a waist lock. Bateman with a wrist lock and Alex escapes and tries for a full nelson but decides to apply and arm bar. Alex with a hammer lock and Bateman with an elbow and forearm. Bateman with a side head lock but Alex with a top wrist lock into a take down and hammer lock. Bateman gets to his feet but Alex holds on to the wrist lock.
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NJPW Strong will be main evented by a No Disqualification match, with the full card officially revealed. NJPW has announced that Hikuleo will take Fred Rosser in a No DQ match, while Brody King & Karl Fredericks will battle Team Filthy further down the card. The opening match will be Alex Coughlin vs Bateman.
NJPW Strong airs Friday on New Japan World. The full preview is below:
Main event: No Disqualification- Hikuleo vs Fred Rosser
Fred Rosser and Hikuleo have been at one another’s throats since their very first interaction on NJPW STRONG. With the young arrogant Hikuleo and BULLET CLUB representing everything Mr. No Days Off takes a stand against, it should come as no small wonder that two of the biggest men and hardest hitters would target one another as soon as they met in tag team action months ago. Their interactions would lead to a singles bout during New Beginning USA, a match that Rosser won, but with a rare desperation pull of the hair, bending the rules to try and
Rocky Romero defeated AJZ
AJZ debuted tonight, an ex-freestyle skier and powerlifter who wears a giant bun. He faced off against resident Strong gatekeeper Rocky Romero, who usually wrestles new faces when they come to the show. Take Lio Rush and Wheeler Yuta, for example.
AJZ was given lots of offense in his debut. He used a running power slam a la Davey Boy Smith Jr. for a two-count. The match got more heated towards the end when Romero caught AJZ in an armlock. AJZ bit his way out of the hold, literally, taking a bite from under Romero’s knee. This forced Romero to release the hold, which allowed for AJZ to use a standing gourdbuster for two. AJZ attempted another move, but Romero countered it into a backslide for the win in just over ten minutes.