00:00The following contest is the special Shining Crew Match!
00:20Introducing first fighting out of the blue corner,
00:25the G.C. Heavyweight Champion, Kaiko Diyomi!
00:40Grand Final Tour Wrestling Last Love,
00:43live and direct on Wrestle Universe,
00:46you're listening to Stu Fulton, Mark Pickering and Justin Nipper
00:49and this is our double main event here today,
00:52Master Stage Shining Crew,
00:55Kaito Kiyomiya, the reigning G.C. Heavyweight Champion,
01:00steps out!
01:04He's not defending his belt here today,
01:06but he's certainly defending his honour
01:08and calming out his future
01:11in this match against New Japan Heavyweight Champion,
01:16Katsuchiko Okada!
01:26A lot of tension, a lot of build up coming into this match!
01:30The Supernova is in the ring!
01:34How does he deal with Kiyomiya here today at the Tokyo Dome?
01:50Exactly the question, isn't it?
01:52Making his debut here at the Tokyo Dome today, Kiyomiya.
01:56This is very much the domain of the Mootskirtle product.
02:26The Alien.
02:28די Kiyomiya!
02:29And here's the product,
02:33passing out of the bounce corner,
02:38the IWGV World Heavyweight Champion,
02:44And the ring champion, the ring major,
02:50Katsuki Kakao Moukama!
03:02New Japan Pro Wrestling vs. Pro Wrestling Noir
03:06A summit match, the pinnacle of Japanese Pro Wrestling,
03:10both men and their physical beef, both men,
03:14champions in their respective organizations,
03:17both men coming off incredibly tough title defenses,
03:20Okada stopped Shinbo Takagi on February 11th,
03:23Yomiya took a victory over Challenger Jack Morris,
03:26the very next day in the same venue out in Osaka,
03:29both of these champions meet today at the Tokyo's home
03:32in a first ever non-title GHC Heavyweight
03:36and IWGP World Heavyweight Championship matchup.
03:42The red towel, a nod to Antio Antonio Inuki,
03:58whose prostate would have been yesterday.
04:01Katsuki Katsuki Okada is in the Pro Wrestling Noir Ring.
04:15Yomiya looking calm and composed.
04:29That's exactly what he's got to do, stay calm, stay composed,
04:33don't get distracted.
04:35He has to.
04:41Yomiya is greatness himself, but he is also standing in front of greatness
04:45in the ring here today at Tokyo Dome.
04:48Yomiya may have been a reckless 23-year-old back in 2020
04:52when he said he wanted to face the Rainmaker,
04:54but he got his wish in January 2022 at WrestleKingdom 16.
05:00He and Keiji Muto teamed up to face Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi.
05:04Kaito took a crushing defeat at the hands of the Rainmaker
05:08and he was in tears.
05:09He was beside himself after that match,
05:11a match that he'd hoped to gain Muto's admiration from.
05:15A year on, they met again last month in another tag match,
05:19the mighty Yoshiki Inamura with Kiyomiya and Togi Makabe
05:24with Okada on the other side, but it went chaotic
05:27when Kiyomiya decided to switch things up
05:29and boot Okada in the face, drawing blood.
05:32That changed everything right there.
05:34The brawl became a no contest, but Kiyomiya,
05:37he was yelling out throughout the Tokyo Dome,
05:40insisting on a singles match, telling Okada not to run away
05:44if he's not scared.
05:45Okada didn't even bother to show up at the press conference.
05:48On the 15th.
05:50Let's do this.
05:52He did finally, officially accept the match
05:55after the storming into the ring in Osaka
05:57and blindsiding Kiyomiya with his Rainmaker.
06:00Initially, he said he didn't know why he should wrestle Kaito Kiyomiya,
06:05why he should have to face him,
06:06but in Osaka, he made it clear that he has no reason to back down
06:10or be scared of him.
06:13Here we go then.
06:14Here's the initial contact, here we go.
06:16The match announced with a 30 minute time limit,
06:20but Kaito said just hours ago that he wants a no time limit pinfall only rule.
06:27So, 30 minutes, how does this play out, Justin?
06:31Well, I expected Kiyomiya to just run at him, Okada like he did in Yokohama just now.
06:38So, them locking up means, okay, how long is this going to go?
06:42What's Okada going to do?
06:43What's he doing right now?
06:44And I expected this from Okada.
06:46A little backing off, not being the aggressor.
06:49Getting a little bit messy up against the ropes there.
06:53Yep.
06:55This is the Rainmaker's second home, Tokyo Dome.
06:58Fifteen matches he's had here.
07:00That's fifteen more than the Supernova.
07:02Eleven of those victories, four defeats.
07:05That's a singles record here.
07:10Okada was just in San Jose over the weekend.
07:12Oh, straight back in his face!
07:14Right.
07:15He wrestled, yeah, just a few days ago in San Jose.
07:17And not too long ago, like we were talking about, Kiyomiya was with Jack Morris.
07:21Oh!
07:22He just keeps getting back in!
07:23Oh, German!
07:24German suplex!
07:25Here's German.
07:26Okada defended against Hiroshi Tanahashi on Saturday.
07:30Only arrived back in Japan yesterday.
07:32And now he's up against Kaito Kiyomiya.
07:35Neither of these two men have been defeated since August last year in singles competition.
07:42Huge body slam on the outside of the ring.
07:46Opens up the gate.
07:47What does he have in store for him?
07:48Is he going to take him away?
07:51Kendall Kashiin Styles.
07:53He wants to try and prove that Kiyomiya is not on his level, Okada does.
08:02Oh!
08:03Did he see?
08:04On the concrete!
08:09Making it look seriously easy here in the opening minutes, Kazuchika Okada.
08:16Proud reacting to Okada.
08:19Big round of applause.
08:21I'm not sure about that.
08:22No, no.
08:23There's interspersed with boos.
08:24Yeah.
08:25To be expected.
08:26Woo!
08:27The mixed reactions are adding to the tension.
08:29And this is the kind of rivalry that the pro wrestling world needs.
08:33Yep.
08:34This is what the history books are made of over the years.
08:37And the pandemic kind of, you know, slowed things down.
08:39Exactly.
08:40But now this is exactly what everybody needs right now.
08:43Yeah, we're coming back full force.
08:44This is the 35-year-old IWGP World Heavyweight Champion against 26-year-old GHC Heavyweight Champion.
08:52Both men enjoying their second reigns of their belts.
08:55Kaito Kiyomir, of course, was the youngest ever GHC Heavyweight Champion back in December of 2018.
09:03Held that for 384 days through to January 2020.
09:08Another DDT.
09:14Kiyomir kicks out.
09:15Supernova wished this into existence.
09:17He willed and urged this into existence after what he did in Yokohama in January.
09:22And now he's got to back that up and prove that he deserves to be right alongside the Rainmaker.
09:28Big European uppercut from Kiyomir.
09:33Kind of says one more.
09:35He says, come on.
09:37Kind of happy to take these now, but throwing down some serious heat onto his back.
09:44The Supernova.
09:45Whoa!
09:46Tossed straight up into the air.
09:54The height on that.
09:56Yeah, extraordinary.
09:58So.
10:01Does the Rainmaker take Kiyomiya as a serious threat?
10:04Will he underestimate him?
10:05Yeah, that could be a crucial factor.
10:08That's the thing. We've seen that before.
10:09Get overconfident and it could be your downfall.
10:12Yep.
10:13I noticed that, Mark. You could see in his face.
10:14You could see in his pace.
10:16He's not taking it like maybe he would against Tanahashi.
10:20Exactly.
10:21All against Shingo Takagi.
10:22Sure.
10:23You're right, Justin.
10:24Huge diving elbow drop from Dokada there.
10:2650-50 reaction on that Rainmaker pose.
10:31You really see him hit that pose so early into a matchup as well.
10:36Super confident.
10:37He's having his way right now.
10:38Yeah.
10:39It's undeniable.
10:40Kiyomiya right back up in his face though.
10:51This is a stubborn Noah ball.
10:52This is Kaito Kiyomiya.
10:54Fell in love with pro wrestling when he watched Masawa.
10:56Takayama.
10:57Now he's leading the arc.
10:58Against Yuchikuan.
10:59Whoa.
11:00Big shots from both men.
11:01But it's Okada that drops to his knees in that exchange.
11:06Another big elbow from Kaito Kiyomiya.
11:11Nisawa proud.
11:12It certainly would.
11:13Oh, jumps in with another one.
11:14Rapid fire now from the Supernova.
11:16Softens him up.
11:18Finding his footing now.
11:19Kiyomiya.
11:20Finding his footing now.
11:22Kiyomiya.
11:23Oh, jumps in with another one, rapid fire now from the Supernova, softens him up, finding
11:41his footing now, Kiyomiya had a phenomenal 2022, finally scored victory over Keiji Muto in
11:55a singles match, Muto gifting him his trademark moveset, Irish whip into the guardrail goes
12:02Okada, Kiyomiya serving up Okada some of his own medicine, Kiyomiya's turn to lay the beat down
12:14evolution we've seen in Kiyomiya through the pandemic is nothing short of phenomenal
12:20only 26 exactly got the world at his feet yeah he has less than half the number of
12:29professional matches as Okada, huge bounce up over the guardrail, lands heavy
12:44Kiyomiya drags him back up over the guardrail now, what will he do, what's he going to do
12:50he's got his legs caught, oh he takes the ball
12:53and there was a little bit of a step there too so it was even more painful
13:00oh right on the wood yeah there's nothing there there's no mutting
13:07yeah we're stepping on it right now Stu this is
13:10yeah this is solid there's no give i don't want to fall on this justin
13:14let alone be tossed
13:16oh jeez oh he's winding up
13:26Kaito Kiyomiya oh he's taking some steps back he's seriously winding up for this
13:30getting back up onto his feet now, Kazuchika Okada just in time
13:33over the guardrail
13:36ultra tiger drop over the guardrail onto the ring maker
13:42wipes Okada out completely
13:45weekly pro wrestling snapping many many shots right now
13:51this crowd is getting a little bit tense a little bit excited
13:55yeah it's like where does this go these two men
13:58they they've shown that they can come through absolute hell and still come back and win
14:03in any kind of match any kind of scenario
14:11here we are at the helm now drags Okada back up onto his feet
14:21rolls him over the apron a round of applause from everybody here at the Tokyo Dome
14:24kind of 14 is back in Kimi on the top rope
14:32makes his way back to his feet
14:34Kaito Kiyomiya from the rafters
14:36miss out again
14:38absolutely gorgeous
14:41let's go
14:42oh
14:48oh
14:50the shoulders are down
14:52but only for two
14:53two
14:55two
14:57two
15:00two
15:01two
15:02two
15:03desperately wants to upset the landscape of the Japanese scene here he wants pro wrestling noah to
15:08topple new japan pro wrestling it's going to take something special like a victory over
15:13because it's get okada today the kiyomiya to do that i believe he's more than capable
15:19tiger suplex possibly he's dropped up the arms
15:27he's got him in tight oh it lets him go and just hammer fist down into his back
15:31clubbing blow
15:35clock chalk straight down hard you know i think that german suplex really really took it out of
15:39okada yeah it was it really threw him off took the wind straight out of it
15:47ten minutes into this double main event shining through is the theme for this the third time for
15:53these men to face each other in their careers
16:05they meet in the middle but it's the kick from kiyomiya
16:12oh wow sent him tumbling back over into the corner straight back up on his feet and there it is
16:18the flying knee
16:22yeah he just needs to write this momentum
16:37kind of staying on him signature spinning just on pile driver boom he's not done there though
16:44follows up whoa rolling lariat huge lot of it
16:59might need to check on that weather forecast for tokyo right about now indeed yep will it rain today
17:06the look on the face of kazuchika okada says yes he blocked it with a knee yep he blocked it with a knee
17:12right to the arm and that's the arm that the rainmaker uses
17:18ah boom that's exactly what you said mark he's targeting that arm
17:22smart strategy from the supernova very smart great presence of mind
17:30three long years ever since he hit that rainmaker pose an empty arena show at the height of the pandemic in 2020
17:36multiple drop kicks to the right arm avocado from kiyomiya there's another one to the face his own drop kick
17:46you know this is similar to how kiyomiya beat muto finally he studied and used uh certain
17:55particular attacks and strategies going after these top stars it worked for muto is it going to work
18:02here i don't know his ring iq is something else kaito kiyomiya from the heavens wow this will drop get
18:08right right to that arm very smart high elevation right in the wave here at the tokyo dome the supernova
18:23he smells victory
18:24right to the arm he looks like he's deliberately trying to take out the arm
18:36you know i wonder if kiyomiya breaks okada's arm do they stop the match
18:41i would say yes a win is a win
18:45winding up for another one
18:46shadow was out
18:50two
18:51whoa
18:56everyone felt that here we go
19:00don't you worry okada there's plenty more left in the repertoire okada did not expect this
19:08this so far is the perfect strategy here from kaito kiyomiya so smart
19:13and he's patient too he's patience waiting he's waiting for his prey here we go
19:24totally cut off
19:26okada just lured him in there suckered him in okay i think he may have done that on purpose yeah
19:33while kiyomiya smart okada's okada for a reason yeah that's right
19:38i was just thinking could it be one more one time too many for the shining
19:42wizard he can't rely exclusively on that against someone like okada that's right it's not muto
19:48yep he has dropped plural shiny wizards before it it's four it's five five to take out sugiura
19:55yeah that time so it's not surprising but you're right he can't be a one-trick pony yep
20:01you know what comes next after that this is ominous for the supernova right now he's got it
20:16get that wrist control back boom
20:20short range lariat drops him hard bit of a devious smile on okada's face
20:24he likes it he enjoys this he wants to punish kiyomiya right there exactly
20:32he's going for it
20:40is he going for it
20:43rainmaker oh shana wizard
20:46high highest shining wizard whoa
20:50go for it go for it 15 minutes in he's got the
20:52time there's suplex it's a wow 2.9 count the crowd on the edge of the seats here at the tokyo goal
21:02should be to be saw
21:04for us
21:07everyone's riding the arm right now
21:11kiyomiya the supernova winding up trying to finish things off
21:15catches it on the way in
21:17bang
21:19it's enough to drive though isn't it
21:21yep
21:22he's going back
21:23rainmaker
21:23oh
21:24it's on the injured arm though
21:29two
21:30oh
21:32okana
21:33he did nice
21:34oh
21:35i hear boos
21:37i hear boos
21:39he wants to punish the ghg heavyweight champion for having the audacity to step up to him
21:44and to challenge him to this matchup
21:48julia
21:50an interesting turn of events here
21:55chippy tunoki
21:58up he goes again
22:05rainmaker
22:10is that it
22:11is that it
22:13is that it
22:15hold on
22:15it's just too easy
22:17kazuchika okada demolishing
22:20kiyomiya here today
22:26you know i think earlier
22:28it could have been okada
22:29kiyomiya
22:31feigning injured
22:32feigning that he was hurt
22:34he lured kiyomiya in
22:37and he took him out
22:38michael kiyomiya
22:41gave absolutely everything he had in there
22:45and came up short no celebration and a pretty quick exit
22:50the iwgp world heavyweight champion
22:53positive
22:54kazuchika okada leaves with his belt over his shoulder victorious
22:57over the ghc heavyweight champion kaito kiyomiya here at the tokyo dome
23:06good job done for that man isn't it
23:10a solid day in the office for the rainmaker
23:13he's let his action do all the talking here
23:21kaito kiyomiya having trouble getting back on his feet
23:24yosuke inamura helps him out over the apron
23:27qnc gold slipping on the canvas
23:34really crushing for kiyomiya
23:37it is but still 26 years of age he has a plentiful career ahead of him
23:45not many can give okada a run for his money like that
23:49very very true and it may not be the last time that kiyomiya gives him a run for his money
23:55nine years younger than the rainmaker exactly he's going to be hot on his heels
24:00and you look at how much kiyomiya has achieved at this early stage of his career still on the 26th
24:06he's going to get stronger
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