NJPW Dominion 6.19 from Osaka jo-Hall

June 19th was not only Father's Day here in the states but a big day for Professional Wrestling with WWE presenting Money in the Bank and NJPW presenting Dominion 6.19 from Osaka jo-Hall.  And I must say after watching both cards New Japan but on a much better show from top to bottom.

Dark Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manubu Nakanishi, & Satoshi Kojima defeated Jay White, David Finlay, & Juice Robinson 

An excellent showing by Jay White who is leaving New Japan for an indefinite leave to Ring of Honor to gain experience.  I'm excited to see him this September, I hope he is on the card.

Bullet Club: Bad Luke Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, & Hangman Page defeated Hunter Club: Captain New Japan & Yoshitatsu and Togi Makabe

This was Page's debut for NJPW and he made a big impact hanging both Tatsu and later Captain New Japan.  He also scored the fall pinning Captain New Japan.

Chaos: Tomohiro Ishii & Toshi-Hashi defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon: Bushi & Sanada

Solid match with both Ishii and Hashi applying submission holds to Bushi and Sanada for the tap out victory.

Hirooki Goto defeated Evil

Goto's finish the GTR is so sick!  It's a downward lariat into a back breaker, devastating!

Four Way Tag Team Elimination Match: The Young Bucks: Nick & Matt Jackson defeated IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions: Richochet & Matt Sydal, reDRagon: Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly, Roppongi Vice: Trent Beretta & Rocky Romero to win the titles

Elimination could occur by being thrown over the top rope and to the floor or a pinfall on one member would eliminate both.  Roppongi Vice & reDRagon where both thrown to the floor with reDRagon coming back in and attacking Sydal and Ricochet.  Finish came when they hit Sydal with the Meltzer Driver to become the 5 time Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.  The most reigns of any single tag team.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion: Kushida defeated Will Ospreay

Kushida retained after a hard fought contest. I'm not a fan of Kuchida, he just doesn't impress me much in the ring.  Kushida worked the left arm all match getting the submission with his version of the kimura the hoverboard lock.

The Briscoe Brothers: Jay & Mark defeated IWGP Tam Team Champions: Guerrillas of Destiny: Tama Tonga & Tanga Roa to win the titles

I'm not a fan of the Briscoe's either.  After the match Hangman Page and Takahashi attacked the new champions through Jay to the floor where GoD worked him over and Page hung his third victim of the night.  Page and Takahashi then held up the titles letting their actions show that are challenging the new champions.

Katsuyori Shibata defeated NEVER Openweight Champion: Yuji Nagata to win the championship

This was the best match of the night!  I'm talking both WWE and NJPW's shows.  People say strong style left when Shinsuke Nakamura departed NJPW, but Nagata & Shibata showed that it was alive and well!  The amount of punishment that 48 year old Nagata dished out and received was truly not believable!  Both of these men delivered a hellacious beating to one another with Nagata getting busted open in the mouth.  This topped the viciousness of Shibata vs. Ishii from WrestleKingdom 10.

I will be watching this match a couple more times at least!

Ladder Match: Michael Elgin defeated IWGP Intercontinental Champion: Kenny Omega to win the title

The first ever ladder match in NJPW's history.  No disrespect to Michael Elgin but I think the match would have had more significance if Tanahashi had been healthy or if another Japanese wrestler replaced him.  It was a great match, right at the beginning red shoes found the Young Bucks under the ring and sent them to the back giving them the suck it sign.  It didn't prevent them from returning to interfere later.

This was a very western style match with multiple ladder spots, a table spot, trash cans and other.  The finish was the Young Bucks handcuffed Elgin to the ring post, Hangman Page and Takahashi, Yoshitatsu, Captain New Japan, Ricochet, & Matt Sydal all interfered as well.  Omega was climbing to get the belt when Elgin broke free and tipped the ladder over sending Omega onto all those that had run in.  He then climbed to retrieve the gold.

Kazuchika Okada defeated IWGP Heavyweight Champion: Tetsuya Naito to win the title

Okada is so good in the ring, TNA really wasted his talent of both of these men when they went through the company.  match was decent, I've seen better from both but still a solid match.  That drop kick of Okada's is so good.

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Random Wrestling: "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega

Welcome to another edition of Random Wrestling and in this edition we are featuring "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega.  Omega debuted in his home country of Canada in December 2001 and in 2005 was signed to a developmental deal with the WWE.  In mid 2006 he asked for his release returning to the independent scene where he has stayed.  Omega has made a big splash in Japan where he is the current leader of the Bullet Club and is the current IWGP Intercontinental Champion.

Kenny Omega is one of my all time favorite wrestlers.  He has shown his unbelievable diversification having some of the most amazing wrestling matches I have ever seen.  Whether he's wrestling a 9 year old girl, a blow up sex doll, proving he is the Master of the Anywhere match, or proving he is the one of the best in the world with a 30 minute five star match with Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kenny Omega really is the effing man.

I've never has the opportunity to see him in person, I certainly hope to one day.  Perhaps it will be at the Ring of Honor Pay Per View in Lowell, MA on September 30, 2016  I can only hope.

Currently The Young Bucks, my favorite tag team, and Omega have formed "The Elite" and post some absolutely ridiculous videos practically weekly, they are amazing. They show three guys who are genuine friends that like to have a great time.

Here are a few links of videos that feature some of Omega's finest!

Kenny Omega vs. Haruka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acjPWVvSy2g

On July 24, 2011 Kenny Omega wrestled 9 year old Haruka to a 3 minute time limit draw at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan for the Stardom promotion.  In researching this I discovered that Haruka had been wrestling for several months at this point.  Also in Japan a few other promotions have featured young children wrestling.

Kenny Omega is the Master of the Anywhere Match - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XJF7huzUis

I was directed to this match by none other than Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks.  If you recall my blog back in July of 2015 RandomWrestling: Nothing but the Bucks! I highlighted the Nick Jackson Birthday Brawl and when I met Nick Jackson at Northeast Wrestling Under the Stars in Lowell, MA I asked him what that video was about.  He told me that this match was his inspiration.    I couldn’t find out what inspired Kenny Omega to do this video other than for fun.  The match itself is quite entertaining.

Kenny Omega vs. Hioshi Tanahashi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhALQfWx1fs
This match was for the vacant IWGP Intercontinental Championship.  It took place February 14, 2016 in Nagaoka, Japan on the New Beginning in Niigata card.  A thirty minute masterpiece that shows just how good Omega is, and even though he likes to have fun in the ring, he is not to be taken lightly.

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