Tetsuya Naito finally got his revenge on Chris Jericho, defeating the man who has haunted him for the last year to win the IWGP Intercontinental Title at Wrestle Kingdom 13.
Both men promised to end the career of the other, setting the stage for a fight more than a wrestling match. The bout was changed to a No DQ match just 24 hours prior to their showdown. Naito gave Jericho a taste of his own medicine to start the contest, attacking the IWGP IC Champion from behind. The two men brawled around ringside and Naito took a nasty spike DDT on a table. Kendo sticks, chairs, an exposed turnbuckle and the IC Title were introduced throughout the bout. Jericho locked Naito in the Walls of Jericho multiple times and hit two Codebreakers, but Naito would not stay down.
Naito overcame everything Jericho dished out, hitting two Destino's to put away his foe and reclaim the IWGP IC Title.
私が好きなプロレスエピソードの一つがクリスジェリコがウォールオブジェリコ(逆エビ固め)を必殺技にした理由
— みなみ大将TDFØしおりおし (@shiodaisho) January 4, 2019
「ベテランが嫌がるから」#njwk13 pic.twitter.com/ntjr0ij0p9
CODEBREAKER!! #NJPW #njwk13 https://t.co/4ULitIESXx pic.twitter.com/d3u1EPZIAa
— LARIATOOOO!! (@MrLARIATO) January 4, 2019
.@IAmJericho SPIKES Naito! Unreal! #njwk13
— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) January 4, 2019
https://t.co/8n90d75Nfk pic.twitter.com/RxmwhZ979i
Naito Codebreaker!! #njwk13 pic.twitter.com/V5iJjNmadz
— Mr.--vLz (@xiTzEvLz) January 4, 2019
DESTINOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! #NJPW #njwk13 https://t.co/4ULitIni5Z pic.twitter.com/XhTkPxdGRk
— LARIATOOOO!! (@MrLARIATO) January 4, 2019
ジェリコさ〜ん、
— mosquito38 (@mosquito381) January 4, 2019
また日本来てね〜
#njwk13 pic.twitter.com/icGaoSPVS4
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