NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023 Results – Oct. 28, 2023 – Tama Tonga vs. Shingo Takagi

October 28, 2022
Las Vegas, NV – Sam’s Town Live
Commentary: Walker Stewart and Veda Scott

Quick Match Results

1. Pre-show: Strong Survivor match – Matt Vandagriff defeated Buck Skynyr via 450 Splash (pinfall 5:37)
2. Pre-show: Team Filthy (Danny Limelight & West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) defeated Baliyan Akki, Titus Alexander, & Jakob Austin Young via Springboard Cutter (pinfall 6:54)
3. NJPW Strong Openweight Championship #1 Contender Four-way match – Satoshi Kojima defeated Jeff Cobb, Fred Rosser, and Alex Coughlin via Lariat (pinfall 9:51)
4. Zeuxis & Stephanie Vaquer defeated Johnnie Robbie & Lluvia via Package Backbreaker (pinfall 7:40)
   • Following the match, Vaquer gave a promo calling out Mayu Iwatani and issued a challenge for her IWGP Women’s Championship at NJPW’s Lonestar Shootout 2023 event this November.
5. Gabe Kidd defeated “Filthy” Tom Lawlor via Piledriver (pinfall 12:30)
6. Atlantis 40th Anniversary Match in the USA match – Atlantis Jr., Mistico, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Atlantis defeated Adrian Quest, Tiger Mask, Soberano Jr., & Rocky Romero via Powerbomb (pinfall 10:27)
7. NJPW Strong Women’s Championship – Giulia (c) defeated Hyan via Northern Lights Bomb (pinfall 12:03)
8. NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship – Guerillas of Destiny (Hikuleo & El Phantasmo) (c) defeated Monster Sauce (Alex Zayne & Lance Archer) via Thunder Kiss ’86 (pinfall 9:25)
   • Following the match, West Coast Wrecking Crew ran into the ring and delivered stereo low blows to Hikuleo & El Phantasmo laying them out. West Coast Wrecking Crew then gave a promo saying how they were the best team who deserved some gold in NJPW and trashed Hikuleo and ELP for being a thrown together team who didn’t deserve to be champions. Royce Isaacs then issued a challenge to Hikuleo & ELP for their NJPW Strong Tag Team titles at next month’s NJPW Lonestar Shootshout event.
9. NJPW Strong Openweight Championship – Eddie Kingston (c) defeated HENARE via Uraken (pinfall 12:24)
   • Following the match, #1 Contender Satoshi Kojima came out to the ring and gave a promo congratulating Kingston for his title defense and stated that Kingston is strong but he loves bread. Kojima stated that the next time they meet, he will kick Kingston’s ass. Kingston responded stating “I’ll see you in Texas, motherf***er.”
10. Just Five Guys (Yuya Uemura & SANADA) vs. Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito went to a Time Limit Draw (20:00)
11. NEVER Openweight Championship – Shingo Takagi defeated Tama Tonga (c) via Last of the Dragon (pinfall 26:58)
    • Following the match, Takagi gave a promo in English about winning the NEVER Openweight title for the third time in his career and called out for anyone in the locker room to come out to be his next challenger. After an awkward pause over nobody coming out, Takagi stated that maybe his next challenger is in Japan instead and closed out the rest of his promo in Japanese. The lights then went out and when it came back on, a video aired on the big screen revealing Trent Beretta. Beretta called out Takagi and issued a challenge for his NEVER Openweight title at NJPW’s Lonestar Shootout event next month.