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Rocky Romero submitted Wheeler Yuta in 12:41 ( ¼)
New Japan Cup 2021 USA Final: Tom Lawlor beat Brody King via referee stoppage in 20:05 to win the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship ( ¾)
We’re looking at a 1:18 runtime here, so this is a beefy show… and we open with the video package for the New Japan Cup USA tournament, before Kevin Kelly and Alex Koslov run down the show.
Chris Dickinson & JR Kratos vs. TJP & Clark Connors
There’d been some disagreements within Team Filthy in recent weeks, but could they get back on track here against the past and present of the LA Dojo?
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Our annual WrestleMania issue of the Observer is out this week with full coverage of pro wrestling s biggest event.
We go through all he news of the show, including the booking, the title changes, the finishes, the direction, what did and didn t work, the difference between the two nights, after four examples how does two shows work vs one, the big money WrestleMania main events, the returns, the celebrities and business notes on the show. We also look at next year.
We also have match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results from both nights of WrestleMania and both nights of Takeover, to see how people saw all four of the WWE s big events.
NJPW Strong
Streamed April 16, 2021 on New Japan World
The broadcast team of Kevin Kelly and Alex Koslov ran down the card to start the show.
1. The DKC, Kevin Knight, Alex Coughlin, and Karl Fredericks vs. Jordan Clearwater, Adrian Quest, Barrett Brown, and Misterioso. Kelly noted how he’s paying attention to Barrett Brown throughout the match. Brown and Coughlin started the match. The two traded control before Clearwater and The DKC went after each other after tagging in.
Quest and Knight then tagged in and traded control before Knight hit a bodyslam for a two-count. The DKC tagged in and landed a pin for a two-count. Brown tagged in and hit a kick on The DKC before hitting a body-slam for a two-count. Misterioso then tagged in and worked over The DKC in the corner, ending up with a double knee.
Our annual WrestleMania issue of the Observer is out this week with full coverage of pro wrestling s biggest event.
We go through all the news of the show, including the booking, the title changes, the finishes, the direction, what did and didn t work, the difference between the two nights, after four examples how does two shows work vs one, the big money WrestleMania main events, the returns, the celebrities and business notes on the show. We also look at next year.
Also in this issue:
Match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results from both nights of WrestleMania and both nights of Takeover, to see how people saw all four of the WWE s big events.