NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Results Coverage, Reactions & Highlights For January 4, 2018

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IWGP US Title, No Disqualification: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Chris Jericho

Jericho comes out to his Fozzy song, “Judas”, but is doing his WWE entrance with the pyro and light-up jacket. Jericho attacks Omega before the bell and they have to be pulled apart. They slug it out as the bell sounds. Omega with a running boot and unloads with shots. Jericho pulls the ref in Omega’s path and is able to take advantage. Jericho counters a rana and locks in the Walls of Jericho, but Omega gets in the ropes. Jericho doesn’t break because of the No DQ stipulation until Omega kicks him off. Jericho sent outside, but he stops a baseball slide. Omega then hits one, sending Jericho over the barricade and by the announce table. Omega goes for a springboard dive, but Jericho moves and Omega goes crashing through the announce table! Jericho locks Omega in the Walls of Jericho, then shoves down the referee, then locks the referee’s son in the Walls of Jericho, until Omega finally breaks it up. Omega sends Jericho into the debris, then hits him with a chair and a monitor. Jericho then throws a table at Omega. Omega slams Jericho, places the table on Jericho, then climbs up the truss and double stomps the table onto Jericho! Jericho blocks a suplex and suplexes Omega on the floor. Both men get back in by the count of 20. Omega goes to springboard, but Jericho drills him in mid-air with a Triangle Dropkick, sending Omega crashing hard back into the ring. Jericho grabs a table and goes for a powerbomb, but Omega stops it, but Jericho powerbombs him on the floor. Jericho throws chairs into the ring, then grabs a camera and takes selfies with it, but Omega fights back. Jericho with a flying back elbow back in for 2. Jericho wedges a chair into the corner and works over Omega. Missile dropkick by Jericho for 2. Omega fights back, but Jericho hits the Lionsault for a close 2. Omega comes back with a rana, then clotheslines Jericho outside. Omega then wipes out Jericho with the Rise of the Terminator Dive. Omega hits the Kotaro Crusher for 2. Omega hits Aoi Shoudou, but Jericho stops the V Trigger and goes for the Walls, but Omega counters with a roll-up for 2. Omega with a standing V Trigger, but Jericho counters the Snap Dragon and locks back in the Walls of Jericho. Omega pulls off some of the apron skirts and sprays the cold spray in the eyes of Jericho to break the hold. Jericho then sends Omega face-first into the wedged chair in the corner. Omega sent again into the chair multiple times, the final time bending the chair. Jericho taunts the crowd as we see that Omega is busted open. Omega fights back, but Jericho with a back elbow. Jericho with more shots to the open wound, but Omega fights back some more. Omega with another V-Trigger and a snap Dragon. Jericho stops another Dragon, but Omega with a spinning heel kick to the back of the head. Jericho gets out of the One Winged Angel, gets hot with another Snap Dragon, but then breaks a chair over Omega’s head! Jericho grabs another chair and rains down shots across Omega’s back, then a shot to the back of the neck. Jericho heads up top with the chair, but Omega kicks the chair back into Jericho’s face, then hits a V Trigger sending Jericho off the ropes and crashing through the table outside! More V Triggers by Omega back in the ring, then a Jay Driller for a close 2. Another V Trigger by Omega, but Jericho counters the One Winged Angel into the Walls of Jericho. Omega tries to reach the ropes, but Jericho switches it into the Liontamer. Omega is somehow able to make the ropes. Omega blocks the Codebreaker and hits two more V Trigger, followed by the One Winged Angel, but Jericho grabs the ropes before the 3 count. Omega heads up top, but Jericho crotches him. Jericho goes for a super rana, but Omega counters with a hot-shot onto the turnbuckles. Another V Trigger, then the You Can’t Escape Finlay Roll, but Jericho avoids the Moonsault and hits the Codebreaker, but Omega kicks out! Jericho yells at Omega to stay down, but Omega counters the Lionsault with a shot to the back with the chair, then hits the One Winged Angel onto the chair to retain the title! WOW!

Winner and STILL IWGP US Champion: Kenny Omega by pinfall (One Winged Angel)

IWGP Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito

NOTE: Due to a power outage, wasn’t able to see the match to recap. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Okada retained the title by pinfall with the Rainmaker.

Winner and STILL IWGP Champion: Kazuchika Okada by pinfall (Rainmaker)

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