NJPW On AXS Recap (2/6): Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Shinsuke Nakamura, Okada, Kingdom, Bullet Club
Welcome to Wrestling Inc's coverage of NJPW on AXS. Tonight's show features Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows in action after the two have been surrounded in heavy rumors linking them to the WWE. These matches are from April 2015.
- We get a clip version of Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) vs. Kingdom (w/ Maria).Gallows hits a nice over the shoulder backbreaker, then the Bullet Club stalk Maria into the ring. Bennett makes the save, but he and Taven both get dropped. Maria hops up on the apron to flirt with Anderson and distract him. Bennett and Taven take advantage and hit a spike piledriver for the win. Doc Gallows is livid backstage, saying that Maria is "one dead b—h."
- The next clip match is CHAOS (Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASH) vs. Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito. Goto starts out strong on Nakamura, but Makabe and Ishii are in the ring shortly beating the hell out of each other. Goto pins Nakamura with Shouten Kai.
Okada (w/ Jado) vs. Bad Luck Fale (w/ Tama Tonga)
These two end up outside with the quickness, and Fale leaves Okada on the ground after a shot to the guard rail. Fale works over Okada for several minutes until he's sent outside the ring and booted. Fale is clotheslined over the barricade, then hit with a DDT once they're back inside the ring.
Okada calls for a Tombstone, but can't lift Fale, and instead eats a Samoan drop and an avalanche in the corner and on the mat for a two count. Okada manages a body slam and a diving elbow drop before calling for the Rainmaker. Fale goes for the Grenade, but settles for tossing Okada into the corner. Okada somehow lifts Fale for the Reverse Neckbreaker, but Fale falls on Okada during another Tombstone attempt.
Fale comes off the top with the Bad Luck Splash, but Okada somehow manages to kick out. Okada escapes a Bad Luck Fall and dropkicks Fale. A big German suplex connects, and Okada gets a Tombstone! Rainmaker, pinfall. Okada wins.
Winner: Okada via pinfall (Rainmaker)