Shibata hits some more kicks on Kingston, who follows with some chops before both men exchange strikes…leading to them falling to their knees! They’re back up now as Kingston hits an exploder suplex, but Shibata trips him up in response! Shibata pulls him into the center for a cover, but only gets a nearfall. Shibata transitions into a bow and arrow before transitioning into a side headlock…until Kingston catches him with a back suplex to break free of the hold! Shibata in the corner as Kingston lays into him with some chops before laying him down to the canvas! Irish whip by Kingston gets reversed as Shibata hits a big kick followed by forearm shivers…and it all comes to a head as Shibata hits a dropkick! Kingston eventually gets to the ropes once again, but Shibata follows up with another dangerous hold as the champ looks to be at a big disadvantage now!

Kingston tries to fight out of it until Shibata gets it applied, and the champ briefly falls to his back as a nearfall is counted. The champ struggles as Shibata applies a grapevine…but Eddie gets to the ropes once again! Shibata still going after the legs as he goes for a figure-four leglock.

Shibata brings the champ up to his feet, but Kingston fights out of a waistlock…only for Shibata to go into a knee bar, followed by an ankle lock! The action is hot and heavy from the word “go” as both men lay into each other with hard strikes, until Shibata gets a cover for a nearfall! Shibata quickly transitions into an armbar attempt, but Eddie fights it off until he gets the ropes for a break. Video Package: Eddie Kingston and Katsuyori Shibata have a lot of respect for each other and the spirit of strong style, leading to this double title match!īack at ringside, Katsuyori Shibata makes his way to the ring for our next contest before the champion Eddie Kingston heads out and this match gets underway quick! ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship Match: Eddie Kingston (c) defends both titles against Katsuyori Shibata Nice opening match here! Good fire from MJF fighting the odds, and a bit of fun with his offense leading to a nice win to retain the ROH tag titles! #AEWWrestleDream- October 2, 2023 Max sets up for a body slam, and connects with a big one on Dutch to the thrill of the crowd! Both men are slow to their feet, but MJF looks thrilled as he grabs Vincent…sending him headfirst into the rump of his fellow Righteous! Max follows up with a Kangaroo Kick sending Vincent out of the ring, before hitting the Heat Seeking Missile on Dutch for the cover…getting his feet up on the ropes for leverage to get the pin and the win! Winner via pinfall and still ROH World Tag Team Champions: MJF & Adam Cole Vincent eventually recovers as he goes on the high flying attack mode…but Max narrow evades! Vincent with a tag to Dutch now as MJF fires up, laying into the challengers! Max slams Dutch’s head into the turnbuckle before focusing on Vincent with mounted punches and a bite on the head, and then evading Dutch who slams into Vincent! The tags are exchanged more frequently as The Righteous try to take advantage of Max’s situation…until they try getting chairs to lay him out, leading to a distracted ref and a handful of junk courtesy of MJF! When he finally gets into it he starts holding his own against Dutch, but the big man takes him down before tagging in Vincent, who wears down the champ with a flurry of offense that only gets him a nearfall. MJF spends the early part of the match playing up to the crowd, asking them if they’re ready for a body slam. Max runs down The Righteous promising that he will defend the titles so that Cole will have one when he’s ready to go again, and the champ heads down the ring so this match gets underway! ROH World Tag Team Championship Handicap Match: MJF (c) defends against The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) He insists he had nothing to do with the attack on Jay White, and that some schmuck stole his mask from his locker room. Pyro kicks us off as The Righteous make their way to the ring for our opening contest! Out next is MJF, the ROH World Tag Team Champion saying there are Devil worshipers in Seattle before addressing what happened on Dynamite. The spirit of Inokism is upon us in the Climate Pledge Arena tonight as we kick off AEW WrestleDream! TDMK (Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls and Bad Dude Tito) to retain AEW World Trios Championship Match: The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn (c) def.Lee Moriarty, Mercedes Martinez, Diamante and Shane Taylor Athena, Keith Lee, Satoshi Kojima and Billie Starkz def.

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