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New Japan Cup Night 7 (3/16) Semi-Finals Begin

New Japan Cup Night 7 (3/16) Live In Progress…
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Show is set to begin at 5:30am EST.

FIRST MATCH: Tetsuhiro Yagi & Tomoyuki Oka vs. Bullet Club (Tanga Loa & Yujiro Takahashi)

Yagi and Yujiro start and Yagi takes out Yujiro right off the bat. The two exchange strikes in the corner. Yagi hits a running european uppercut. Takahashi fights back and grounds Yagi with strikes. Yagi chops Yujiro. Yujiro hits a huge boot. Yujiro throws Yagi out of the ring. Everyone Brawls On The Outside™.

Back in the ring, and Yujiro slams Yagi for two. Tanga Loa tags in. Tanga pokes Yagi’s eyes. Tanga Loa scoops up Yagi and slams him for two.

Takahashi tags in and Bullet Club double team Yagi. After exchanging slaps, Yujiro hits a Yakuza Kick for two.

Tanga Loa tags in and gets chopped repeatedly by Yagi. Tanga headbutts Yagi. Yagi rolls up Tanga for one. Yagi hits a dropkick. Oka tags in.

Oka floors Tanga with a shoulder block. Oka hits a corner splash and arm drag for two. Tanga Loa reverses a German Suplex with a German Suplex of his own. Yujiro tags in. Oka fights off a double team attempt and spinebuster’s Yujiro for two.

Oka hits a clothesline on Yujiro for two. Loa throws Yagi out of the ring. Oka throws Loa out of the ring. Oka and Yujiro chew on each other’s thumbs. Yujiro hits a Fisherman Buster for two. Yujiro hits Low Angle DDT for the pinfall.

WINNERS: Bullet Club

SECOND MATCH: Shota Umino, David Finlay & Michael Elgin vs. Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer)

Suzuki-gun assaults their opponents before the bell. In the ring, Taichi keeps Finlay grounded while his tag partners are beaten senseless at ringside. Finlay takes out Taichi with a European Uppercut. Archer tags in and hits Hart Attack with Davey Boy Smith Jr.

Davey clears the apron, while Archer beats on Finlay. Archer makes a kid cry at ringside. Davey tags in and beats on Finlay. Archer tags in and hits a double slam with Davey. Finlay fights back with forearms but Archer hits a Pounce. Archer teases a suicide dive. Taichi tags in. Taichi hits a gut kick. Finlay hits a dropkick.

Elgin tags in. Archer tags in. Elgin hits an Enziguri, after a strike exchange. Elgin hits a Headscissors. Elgin hits repeated corner lariats. Elgin goes for a Death Valley Driver. Davey runs in, but Elgin fights out of Killer Bomb. Archer hits a big boot. Archer goes for a suplex, but Elgin submits with a Falcon Arrow for two.

Taichi tags in. Taichi goes for a Powerbomb, but Elgin powers out. Elgin goes for a Full Nelson but Taichi fights out. Elgin hits a Throw. Shota tags in.

Shota hits lightning fast elbows on Taichi. Every Beats Up Taichi™. Umino hits Missile Dropkick for two.

Umino locks in a Boston Crab. Archer breaks it up and goes for a chokeslam. Umino dropkicks out of the chokeslam. Taichi hits an Enziguri on Shota. Taichi rips off his pants. Taichi misses the Buzzsaw Kick, but Shota reverses with the La Magistral for two.

Taichi hits a Buzzsaw Kick. Taichi hits a Thrust Kick for the pinfall.

WINNERS: Suzuki-gun

After the match, Suzuki-gun beats up Young Lions and Archer makes more toddlers cry.

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