New Japan Pro Wrestling’s STRONG STYLE EVOLVED takes place this Sunday, March 25, live on AXS TV from sunny Long Beach, California. NJPW’s second big U.S. event is headlined by a dream match between the Golden☆Lovers and the Young Bucks, as well as a United States Championship match between the champion, Jay White, and the challenger, Adam Page.
We’ll be updating with results throughout the show, so feel free to also use this as an open discussion thread if you’re watching. Or if you watch later! Here’s the card as we know it.
NJPW Strong Style Evolved Card:
1. Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) vs. The Young Bucks (Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson)
2. IWGP United States Championship Match: ‘Switchblade’ Jay White (c) vs. ‘Hangman’ Adam Page
3. Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.)
4. Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Will Ospreay
5. Taguchi Japan (Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kushida and Ryusuke Taguchi) and Dragon Lee vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Sanada, Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi)
6. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) vs. Bullet Club (Cody and Marty Scurll)
7. Chaos (Toru Yano and Chuckie T.) vs. Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr.)
8. Taguchi Japan (Juice Robinson and Dave Finlay) vs. Chaos (Hirooki Goto and Gedo)
9. Roppongi 3K (Rocky Romero, Sho and Yoh) vs. SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)
We’ll be updating throughout the night, so keep refreshing for the latest results.
Results:
1. Roppongi 3K (Rocky Romero, Sho and Yoh) defeated SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky).
2. Taguchi Japan (Juice Robinson and Dave Finlay) defeated Chaos (Hirooki Goto and Gedo). David Finlay hit a cutter on Gedo and got the pin.
3. Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) defeated Chaos (Chuckie T and Toru Yano). Lance Archer pinned Chuckie T after Killer Elite Squad hit the Killer Bomb.
4. Bullet Club (Cody and Marty Scurll) defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa). Cody cut a promo saying that Bullet Club is fine, but Tanga Loa said he wouldn’t deny the Long Beach fans a match. Cody got the pin on Loa after hitting Cross Rhodes.
5. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Sanada, Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated Taguchi Japan (Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kushida and Ryusuke Taguchi) and Dragon Lee. Tetsuya Naito hit Destino on Ryusuke Taguchi and got the pin.
– Rey Mysterio addressed the crowd and then sat in the front row to watch the Jushin Liger vs. Will Ospreay match.
6. Will Ospreay defeated Jushin Thunder Liger. Ospreay won via pinfall with the OsCutter. After the match, Marty Scurll attacked Ospreay and Rey Mysterio and stole Mysterio’s mask before Liger made the save.
7. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii). Zack Sabre forced Ishii to submit. After the match, Sabre stretched Okada as well and taunted him.
8. IWGP United States Championship Match: ‘Switchblade’ Jay White (c) defeated ‘Hangman’ Adam Page. White reversed a Rite of Passage into the Blade Runner and got the pin to retain. After the match, David Finlay attacked White and challenged him to a U.S. title match.
9. Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) defeated The Young Bucks (Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson). The Lovers won by pinfall after hitting the Golden Trigger on Matt Jackson. After the match, Cody came out to yell at the Young Bucks. Omega came to the rescue, but the Bucks refused to shake his hand. Omega cut a promo saying the Golden Lovers are back and are here to stay.
