Welcome to Fightful.com's live coverage & discussion for NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome Day 2. We'll be bringing you full, match by match coverage of every bout on the card. You can also send in your feedback on our Disqus boards below!
NJPW 11th Annual Young Lions Tournament Match
Katsuya Kitamura def. Hirai Kawato
NJPW 11th Annual Young Lions Tournament Match
Tomoyuki Oka def. Tetsuhiro Yagi
NJPW 11th Annual Young Lions Tournament Match
Syota Umino def. Ren Narita
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi) def. Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Sho & Yoh)
Chaos (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) def. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka) by DQ
Kota Ibushi, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan def. Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Leo Tonga)
Los Ingobernables (Evil & Sanada) def. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi)
Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) def. Henare & Togi Makabe
Masked Horse, Kushida, Tiger Mask IV & Jushin “Thunder” Liger def. Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, Taka Michinoku & El Desparado)
NJPW 11th Annual Young Lions Tournament Match
Syota Umino vs. Ren Narita
The match begins with a forearm strike exchange in the middle of the ring, Narita drops Unimo and stomps away on him in the corner. Umino fights back by nailing Narita with a series of chops, Narita trips up Umino and pulls back on his legs. Narita gets up and he stomps away on a downed Umino, Umino gets up to attack Umino with a bunch of strikes. Narita regains control after nailing Umino with a drop kick, Narita follows that up by catching Umino with a hip toss and back body drop. Umino tries fighting back and Narita hits him with a belly to belly suplex for a near fall, Narita applies the Boston crab and Umino eventually gets to the ropes.
Narita gets up and he stomps away on the injured knee of Umino, Umino recovers and drops a charging Narita with a drop kick. Umino then hits Narita with a running back elbow strike followed by a missile drop kick, Umino then catches Narita with a top rope elbow drop for a near fall. Umino applies the Boston crab and Narita taps out.
Winner: Syota Umino
NJPW 11th Annual Young Lions Tournament Match
Tomoyuki Oka vs. Tetsuhiro Yagi
The match begins with Oka and Yagi doing some chain wrestling, Oka gains the early edge by applying a headlock to Yagi. Yagi trips up Oka and he wrenches away on his legs, Yagi then transitions to a knee bar attempt against Oka. Yagi gets up and he stomps away on the injured leg of Oka, Yagi drops on the injured leg of Oka while twisting away at it, Oka goes for a roll up and Yagi escapes to apply a modified cloverleaf. Oka recovers and he drops a charging Yagi with a back elbow strike, Oka misses a charge in the corner and Yagi cracks him with a drop kick.
Yagi follows that up by slamming Oka for a near fall, Yagi would then apply the Boston crab to Oka and Oka escapes. Oka and Yagi have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Oka then hits Yagi with a series of slams for a near fall. Oka then nails Yagi with a suplex for another near fall, Oka applies the Boston crab and Yagi taps out.
Winner: Tomoyuki Oka
NJPW 11th Annual Young Lions Tournament Match
Katsuya Kitamura vs. Hirai Kawato
The match begins with Kawato attacking Kitamura with some forearm strikes and a headlock, Kitamura gets free and drops Kawato with a shoulder block. Kitamura backs Kawato into the corner to attack him with strikes, Kitamura catches Kawato with a few slams for a few near falls. Kitamura then catches Kawato with a few forearm strikes and a gut wrench suplex for another near fall, Kawato recovers and drops a charging Kitamura with a drop kick. Kawato keeps up the pressure by nailing Kitamura with a springboard drop kick for a near fall, Kawato would then go for the arm bar and then transition to a triangle choke.
Kitamura finds a way to escape the move by nailing Kawato with a power bomb, Kawato then catches Kitamura with a roll up for a near fall. Kitamura recovers and he catches Kawato with a jack hammer for a three count.
Winner: Katsuya Kitamura
Masked Horse, Kushida, Tiger Mask IV & Jushin “Thunder” Liger vs. Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, Taka Michinoku & El Desparado)
The match begins with a brawl breaking out between everybody in the match that spills all over the place, Taichi stays in the ring with Horse and he tries getting the mask off of his face. Horse fights back and he nails Taichi with chops, the mask falls off the face of Horse and Horse is revealed to be Ryusuka Taguchi. Liger tags in and he nails the opposing team with palm strikes, Taichi’s valet distracts Liger and Suzuki-Gun starts another huge brawl. Taichi attacks Liger with his microphone stand before tossing him back into the ring, Kanemaru tags in and he stomps away on a downed Liger. Kanemaru goes to the top rope and Liger meets him up there, Liger eventually catches Kanemaru with a superplex.
Kushida tags in and he immediately cleans house on the opposing team, Kushida drops Michinoku with a hip toss before landing a drop kick. Kushida then catches Kanemaru and Desparado in a double pinning combination for a near fall, Kanemaru recovers and drops Kushida with a tornado DDT. Mask IV and Desparado get the tags from their respective partners, Desparado goes to the top rope and Mask IV meets him up there. Mask IV nails Desparado with a double under hook superplex followed by a tiger bomb for a near fall, Horse tags in and he misses a hip attack attempt. Suzuki-Gun then works over Horse in the ring for a near fall, Horse recovers and drops a charging Michinoku with a hip attack followed by a double underhook face buster. Horse catches Michinoku with a running knee strike for a three count.
Winners: Masked Horse, Kushida, Tiger Mask IV & Jushin “Thunder” Liger
Henare & Togi Makabe vs. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano)
The match begins with Yano trying to play his mind games against Makabe, Makabe gets angry and he drops Yano with a shoulder tackle. Henare tags in and he attacks Yano with some strikes, Ishii gets angry and he drags Henare out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade multiple times. Yano removes the turnbuckle pad before throwing Henare into the exposed corner, Ishii tags in and he assaults Henare with chops. Yano tags in and he again throws Henare into the exposed corner, Henare recovers and drops Yano with a flying forearm strike.
Makabe tags in and he quickly cleans house on the opposing team, Makabe mounts Yano in the corner before assaulting him with punches. Makabe then hits Yano with a clothesline for a near fall, Makabe catches Yano with a few more clotheslines for another near fall. Henare tags in and he continues to go after Ishii, Yano nails Henare with an atomic drop before tagging Ishii in. Ishii catches Henare with a series of suplexes for a near fall, Makabe hits the ring and Chaos takes care of him. Henare and Ishii get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Henare then hits Ishii with a clothesline and a spear for a near fall.
Makabe hits the ring and he lays out Chaos with clotheslines, Henare hits Ishii with a Samoan drop for a near fall. Ishii recovers and destroys Henare with a lariat for a near fall, Ishii then hits Henare with a brain buster for the three count.
Winners: Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano)
Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Los Ingobernables (Evil & Sanada)
The match begins with Evil attacking Fale with some shoulder tackles, Evil uses a referee distraction to nail Fale with a side kick and then dropping him with a clothesline. Sanada and Evil looks for a double suplex until Takahashi breaks everything up, a brawl between both teams takes place and it spills to the arena floor. Takahashi grabs Sanada and he throws him into the barricade, Fale slams Evil onto some chairs in the crowd. Fale gets Evil back into the ring and he just stands up top of him, Takahashi tags in and he pops Evil with a few strikes. Takahashi takes Evil down with a snap mare before landing a leg drop for a near fall, Takahashi then trips up Evil to land a basement drop kick for another near fall.
Takahashi traps Evil in the ropes before nailing him with a boot to the face, Evil recovers and he drops Takahashi with a fisherman buster suplex. Sanada tags in and he quickly cleans house on the opposing team, Sanada nails a seated Takahashi with a drop kick to the back. Sanada would then lock Takahashi in the Paradise Lock before attacking him with a drop kick, Takahashi recovers and drops Sanada neck first on the top rope. Fale hits the ring and he double teams Sanada alongside Takahashi for a near fall, Takahashi misses a charge to the corner and Los Ingobernables double team him for a near fall. Fale then accidentally nails Takahashi with a splash and Evil knocks him out of the ring, Los Ingobernables hit Takahashi with the Magic Killer for a three count.
Winners: Los Ingobernables (Evil & Sanada)
Kota Ibushi, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Leo Tonga)
The match begins with Tama working over Ibushi with a headlock, Ibushi breaks free and goes for his standing moonsault as Tama gets his knees up. Loa tags in and Ibushi takes him out with a flip kick, Leo hits the ring to get taken out by Kojima and Tenzan via double suplex. Loa also gets taken out by a double team move from Kojima and Tenzan, Tenzan tags in and he mauls Loa with strikes in the corner. Tenzan would then hit Loa with a running clothesline followed by a suplex for a near fall, Tenzan follows that up by attacking Loa with Mongolian chops. Tama drags Tenzan out of the ring and a brawl erupts on the arena floor between both teams, Tama grabs a woman’s purse and he hits Tenzan with it.
Loa gets Tenzan back in the ring and he assaults him with punches, Loa traps Tenzan in the corner before crushing him with shoulder thrusts. Leo tags in and he attacks Tenzan with strikes in the corner, Tama tags in and he attacks Tenzan with Mongolian chops. Tenzan recovers and drops a charging Tama with a Samoan drop, Kojima tags in and he attacks Tama with machinegun chops. Kojima eventually attacks all of Bullet Club with machinegun chops, Kojima drops Tama with a running forearm strike and Leo attacks him from behind. Bullet Club then hit Kojima with a series of triple team moves for a near fall, Kojima recovers and drops Tama with a Koji Cutter.
Leo and Ibushi get the tags from their respective partners, Ibushi fights off a triple team attack from Bullet Club. Ibushi knocks Tama out of the ring before catching him with the Golden Triangle, Ibushi then hits Leo with a springboard drop kick for a near fall. Leo recovers and clobbers a charging Ibushi with a drop kick, Leo catches Ibushi with a flapjack for a near fall. Tama hits the ring to get taken out by a 3-D from Kojima and Tenzan, Ibushi cracks Leo with a multiple strike combo for a near fall. Ibushi would then crush Leo with a knee strike for the three count.
Winners: Kota Ibushi, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Chaos (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka)
The match begins with a brawl breaking out between both teams as Chaos was making their entrance, Suzuki attacks Goto with the electric razor. Suzuki then grabs Goto and he throws him into the barricade, Suzuki gets Goto in the ring while stomping away on him. Goto recovers and drops Suzuki with a shoulder tackle, Yoshi-Hashi tags in and he attacks Suzuki with a few chops. Yoshi-Hashi traps Suzuki on the top rope before catching him with a drop kick, Iizuka interferes and he nails Yoshi-Hashi with a steel chair. A second wild brawl breaks out while Suzuki drags Goto into the crowd, Suzuki grabs Goto and he throws him into the arena wall.
Iizuka drags Yoshi-Hashi into the crowd as well before throwing him into the ring post at ringside, El Desparado comes out and he attacks Goto as well. Suzuki gets back in the ring and he attacks Yoshi-Hashi with a rope assisted arm bar, Suzuki then attacks Yoshi-Hashi with a few kicks. Iizuka tags in and he bites the arm of Yoshi-Hashi, Iizuka then starts biting the head of Yoshi-Hashi for a short time. Suzuki tags back in and he wrenches away on the arm of Yoshi-Hashi, Goto tries interfering and Suzuki takes him out. Iizuka tags back in and he bites the foot of Yoshi-Hashi, Suzuki tags in again and he mauls Yoshi-Hashi with some strikes.
Yoshi-Hashi tries fighting back and he eventually nails Suzuki with a mule kick, Goto tags in and he gets right into it with Suzuki. Goto traps Suzuki in the corner before nailing him with a spin kick for a near fall, Goto goes after Suzuki with a series of strikes. Suzuki and Goto get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Suzuki catches Goto in a sleeper hold as Iizuka battles Yoshi-Hashi. Suzuki distracts the referee so Iizuka can choke Goto with a rope, Yoshi-Hashi and Iizuka battle on the arena floor again. Suzuki reapplies the sleeper hold and then goes for the pile driver, Yoshi-Hashi breaks everything up before nailing Suzuki with a western lariat.
Iizuka drags Yoshi-Hashi back outside the ring so they can brawl again, Goto catches Suzuki with a modified back breaker followed by an inverted GTR. Iizuka tries interfering and Goto takes him out, Goto then locks Suzuki in the arm bar and Suzuki-Gun hits the ring to cause a DQ.
Winners: Chaos (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi), by DQ
After the match, Suzuki-Gun continues their attack on Chaos until Minoru Suzuki sends them away, Suzuki then grabs a microphone and he challenges Hirooki Goto to a title versus hair match at Wrestle Kingdom, which Goto accepts.
- IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi makes his way to the ring and he addresses the return of Jay White. White makes his way out as Tanahashi is speaking and they have a face to face confrontation, they quickly get into a brawl and White attacks the injured knee of Tanahashi. White then traps the arms of Tanahashi while knocking him out with elbow strikes, White gets Tanahashi up before nailing him with the Switchblade.
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Sho & Yoh) vs. Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi)
The match begins with Naito jumping Okada before the bell sounds, Naito knocks Okada out of the ring and then he throws him into the barricade. Okada recovers and he throws Naito into the barricade before knocking him into the crowd, Okada gets Naito back in the ring before catching him with a running drop kick. Yoh tags in and he works with Sho to double team Naito, Yoh backs Naito into the ropes while landing a few chops, Naito recovers to nail Yoh with a drop kick as a brawl breaks out between both teams. Bushi tags in and he chokes Yoh with his shirt, Bushi then hits Yoh with a running double knee strike into a neck breaker.
Takahashi tags in and he attacks Yoh with some chops, Bushi tags back in and he also attacks Yoh with some chops. Bushi gets Yoh down and he holds him in an STF, Naito tags in and he double teams Yoh alongside Bushi for a near fall. Takahashi tags in and he catches Yoh with a clothesline followed by a basement drop kick, Takahashi and Yoh get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Yoh then catches a swinging Takahashi with an enzaguri, Sho tags in and he immediately cleans house on the opposing team. Sho trips up Bushi on the ring apron before sending him to the arena floor with a drop kick, Sho then attacks Takahashi with a super kick for a near fall.
Takahashi recovers and he catches Sho with a sit out power bomb, Naito and Okada get the tags from their respective partners. Naito nails Okada with an inverted neck breaker before landing a drop kick, Naito follows that up by dropping Okada with a neck breaker. Naito traps Okada in the corner before landing a slingshot drop kick, Naito then gets Okada on the top rope. Okada gets down before getting Naito in the cobra clutch, Bushi breaks everything up and Okada sends him to the arena floor. Naito eventually recovers and drops Okada with a flying forearm strike, Yoh tags in and he nails Naito with a falcon arrow for a near fall.
Sho and Yoh both stay in the ring to take out Naito with some double team moves, Takahashi and Bushi appear to take out Sho and Yoh with German suplexes. Okada returns and he nails Takahashi with a flapjack, Naito returns and he takes out Okada with a German suplex. Naito then hits Yoh with a pump handle side slam for a near fall, Naito crushes Yoh with Destino for the three count.
Winners: Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi)
After the match, Tetsuya Naito and Kazuchika Okada go at it once again and it ends with a low blow followed by Destino from Naito to Okada.
