{"id":10321,"date":"2021-02-19T21:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=10321"},"modified":"2021-02-21T11:30:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T17:30:10","slug":"njpw-strong-episode-28-the-new-beginning-usa-night-1-recap-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/njpw-strong-episode-28-the-new-beginning-usa-night-1-recap-review\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW Strong (Episode 28: The New Beginning USA Night 1) Recap &#038; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NJPW Strong<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10231\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeBeginningUSA-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeBeginningUSA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeBeginningUSA.jpg 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Episode 28<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The New Beginning USA<\/strong> (Night 1)<br \/>\n#njpwstrong<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: February 19, 2021<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Event Date: ?<\/strong><br \/>\n(uploaded to NJPW World)<\/p>\n<p><strong>City: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=port-hueneme-ca\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Port Hueneme<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=california\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">CA<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=oceanview-pavilion\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Oceanview Pavilion<\/span><\/a><\/strong> (empty arena)<br \/>\n<strong>Series: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=new-beginning-usa\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The New Beginning USA<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary<\/strong> (English)<strong>: Kevin Kelly, Alex Koslov<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Adnan Kureishy<\/strong> (ringside)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Intro Video<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nKevin Kelly and Alex Koslov welcome us to the first night of The New Beginning USA!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe hype video for The New Beginning USA tour.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>The DKC &amp; Barrett Brown &amp; Rey Horus vs Adrian Quest &amp; Misterioso &amp; Rocky Romero<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Nick Bonanno)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e60374ad123','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e60374ad123\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e60374ad123\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Rocky Romero submits Barrett Brown with the Diablo Armbar<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 10:13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nThis was a fast and fun opening match. As is often the case on Strong, both teams were a mix of strong individual personalities, so there there were a lot of good individual efforts. I think Rey Horus&#8217;s team worked a little better as a three-man unit, and they were able to pull off a few tandem moves throughout the match. Mostly though, this was an even fight that came down to the final two men in the ring. There was a little intrigue added to the match by the commentators. They mentioned that Barrett Brown need to start finding a way to win, otherwise he might not be a part of the Strong roster for much longer. Brown did look aggressive tonight, but whether he&#8217;ll be around after this match isn&#8217;t guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nBarrett Brown is upset. Rey Horus and The DKC try to calm him down, but Brown is inconsolable and worried about his job after tonight&#8217;s opening match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Hikuleo vs Fred Rosser<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Justin Borden)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e60374ad23b','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e60374ad23b\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e60374ad23b\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Fred Rosser wins via pinfall with a backslide<\/strong> (while pulling Hikuleo&#8217;s hair)<br \/>\n<strong>Time: 10:40<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nVery good match. Rosser wasn&#8217;t intimidated by Hikuleo, and the two men fought a fairly even match for the first few minutes. A boot from Hikuleo while Rosser was on the ropes abruptly changed the tone of the match though. Rosser was sent to the floor, and after a big powerslam from Hikuleo, Rosser had trouble regaining any sort of advantage in the match. Rosser kept fighting, but Hikuleo dominated most of the rest of the match. Rosser had to find ways to try to get in attacks and holds any way he could, and that led to a fun finish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nHikuleo is pissed because Fred Rosser cheated more effectively than he did. Hikuleo wants a rematch with a new referee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 3<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Lio Rush vs El Phantasmo<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Jeremy Marcus)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e60374ad277','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e60374ad277\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e60374ad277\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: El Phantasmo wins via pinfall after Sudden Death <\/strong>(superkick)<br \/>\n<strong>Time: 14:05<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nVery good match. The action in this rematch from the first round of last year&#8217;s Super J-Cup was was as fast as you might expect. There was some good tension in this grudge match. Rush wanted revenge for ELP cheating to win in their previous fight, and ELP kept doing what he always does: aggravate and annoy. ELP also made sure to adjust his maybe\/maybe-not loaded boot as a bit of foreshadowing as the bell rang to begin the match. The finish was frustrating as many of ELP&#8217;s matches tend to be, but hopefully this is building up to a nice payoff at some point.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAfter the match, El Phantasmo gloats and claims to be the ace of the NJPW Jr. Division. If Lio Rush wants to make a name for himself in the division, he has to get through ELP.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nI enjoyed this show. The main event really captured my attention, and the two undercard matches were really good. KENTA versus Moxley next week is definitely the highlight of The New Beginning USA, but tonight&#8217;s show felt like more than jut a warmup to that. It stands alone as a very good show.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Lio Rush vs El Phantasmo<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, the finish was frustrating, but it was also well done. ELP did his job, and he continues to make me want to see people beat him. Plus, Lio Rush was great as always.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Official Results: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njpw1972.com\/tornament\/91273?showResult=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">https:\/\/www.njpw1972.com\/tornament\/91273?showResult=1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lio Rush battles El Phantasmo in a rematch from the Super J-Cup, Fred Rosser tries to take down Hikuleo, and a fun six-man tag open The New Beginning USA tour on NJPW Strong. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[620,297,6635],"tags":[6565,6665,235,6649,723,1555,6583,2530,6699,2793,6564,6641,637,966,6592,6932,577,6566,576,6567,6568,6934,714,6636],"class_list":["post-10321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-njpw","category-show-results","category-strong","tag-adnan-kureishy","tag-adrian-quest","tag-alex-koslov","tag-barrett-brown","tag-bullet-club","tag-california","tag-dkc","tag-el-phantasmo","tag-fred-rosser","tag-hikuleo","tag-jeremy-marcus","tag-justin-borden","tag-kevin-kelly","tag-lio-rush","tag-misterioso","tag-new-beginning-usa","tag-new-japan-pro-wrestling","tag-nick-bonanno","tag-njpw","tag-oceanview-pavilion","tag-port-hueneme-ca","tag-rey-horus","tag-rocky-romero","tag-strong"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10321"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10324,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10321\/revisions\/10324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}