{"id":8795,"date":"2020-08-28T21:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T03:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=8795"},"modified":"2020-08-30T11:14:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T17:14:51","slug":"njpw-strong-episode-4-recap-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/njpw-strong-episode-4-recap-review\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW Strong (Episode 4) Recap &#038; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NJPW Strong<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Episode 4<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Road to Fighting Spirit Unleashed<\/strong><br \/>\n#njpwstrong<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: August 28, 2020<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Event Date: August 28, 2020<\/strong> (unconfirmed)<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> (unconfirmed)<br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=oceanview-pavilion\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Oceanview Pavilion<\/span><\/a><\/strong> (empty arena) (unconfirmed)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary<\/strong> (English)<strong>: Kevin Kelly, Alex Koslov<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Kimihiko Ozaki<\/strong> (remotely?)<strong>, 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 welcomes Jay White at the commentary area. Jay White laughs at Kevin Kelly when he asks White if he&#8217;s worried about facing Flip Gordon in a match next week. White is treating his match with Gordon as a warm-up and a welcome back to the ring after his time away during quarantine.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nA look at the upcoming Fighting Spirit Unleashed tour featuring a match between Jeff Cobb and KENTA for the rights contract for the IWGP US Heavyweight Title.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Jordan Clearwater vs Danny Limelight<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Sparky Ballard)<\/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_69f385e32ce6b','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_69f385e32ce6b\" 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_69f385e32ce6b\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Danny Limelight wins via pinfall after the Symbiote DDT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 5:58<\/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 \/>\nGood match. Danny Limelight came into the match with a lot of energy and personality. Jordan Clearwater was good in the match, and he had a few nice counters, but Limelight was in control tonight. Limelight is fast and fun to watch, and his developing story with Rocky Romero possibly mentoring him has me very intrigued.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Adrian Quest &amp; Blake Christian &amp; Barrett Brown &amp; Misterioso vs Clark Connors &amp; Karl Fredericks &amp; ACH &amp; TJP<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Sparky Ballard)<\/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_69f385e32cf61','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_69f385e32cf61\" 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_69f385e32cf61\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Misterioso pins Clark Connors after MSO <\/strong>(lung blower)<br \/>\n<strong>Time: 12:04<\/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 \/>\nGreat match. TJP&#8217;s team seemed to be the heavy favorites going into this match (despite having a young lion on their side), but Misterioso&#8217;s team looked equally as great as TJP&#8217;s. Every match-up throughout this match was a lot of fun, and the action never really stopped. The biggest story element in the match was that Misterioso and Karl Fredericks have a one on one match coming up soon, but that never overshadowed anything else. Everyone had moments to shine pretty much equally.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Intermission<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe ring is cleaned and sanitized during a brief intermission.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 3<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Chase Owens vs PJ Black<\/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_69f385e32cf95','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_69f385e32cf95\" 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_69f385e32cf95\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Chase Owens wins via pinfall after a package piledriver<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 11:10<\/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. It&#8217;s been nice seeing Chase Owens in singles matches over the past few weeks. I&#8217;ve gotten used to seeing him in only in tag matches in the Japanese NJPW shows over the years, so I haven&#8217;t really been sure of what to expect from him in one on one matches. In this match against PJ Black, I would say that Owens&#8217; biggest trait was that he was very smart. Black was aggressive and came at Owens in a lot of different ways, but Owens would always back off when he needed to, and he was able to avoid some of Black&#8217;s biggest moves and shut down him momentum time and time again. Owens aggravated Black to the point of Black making mistakes, and that&#8217;s when Owens capitalized. It was fun to watch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis was a good show. As the Road to Fighting Spirit Unleashed, there weren&#8217;t any super important matches tonight, but they did a nice job of getting me excited for the Fighting Spirit Unleashed shows. The action tonight was varied and good though, and that&#8217;s what I really what from these shows.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Eight Man Tag<\/strong><br \/>\nI liked the main event a lot as well, but the eight-man tag match was definitely had a lot more flash to it. Plus, I think being pleasantly surprised by some of the guys I didn&#8217;t expect anything from helped push this match over the top for me tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Official Results: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njpw1972.com\/tornament\/79270?showResult=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">https:\/\/www.njpw1972.com\/tornament\/79270?showResult=1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danny Limelight faces Jordan Clearwater, TJP and Misterioso lead teams in a fast and fun eight-man tag match, and Chase Owens battles PJ Black on the Road to Fighting Spirit Unleashed in a good episode of NJPW Strong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[620,297,6635],"tags":[769,6565,6665,235,6649,6653,723,1555,1587,2681,6585,597,6564,6678,2680,637,1319,6592,577,576,6567,6652,6568,6679,6640,1332],"class_list":["post-8795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-njpw","category-show-results","category-strong","tag-ach","tag-adnan-kureishy","tag-adrian-quest","tag-alex-koslov","tag-barrett-brown","tag-blake-christian","tag-bullet-club","tag-california","tag-chase-owens","tag-clark-connors","tag-danny-limelight","tag-jay-white","tag-jeremy-marcus","tag-jordan-clearwater","tag-karl-fredericks","tag-kevin-kelly","tag-kimihiko-ozaki","tag-misterioso","tag-new-japan-pro-wrestling","tag-njpw","tag-oceanview-pavilion","tag-pj-black","tag-port-hueneme-ca","tag-road-to-fighting-spirit-unleashed","tag-sparky-ballard","tag-tjp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8795","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=8795"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8799,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8795\/revisions\/8799"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}