NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 2: Results, Grades, and Analysis

Jon Moxley (c) vs. Juice Robinson – IWGP US Heavyweight Championship

Robinson started the match by diving onto Moxley before he could even make it into the ring, and Robinson slammed Moxley into the guardrail. Moxley setup a chair at ringside, but soon regretted it as Juice hit a drop toe hold into it. Juice put Moxley on the chair and hit a cannonball on it before sending Moxley back into the ring.

Moxley reversed an Irish whip and sent Juice flying over the top rope to the floor. Moxley grabbed a chair and hit Juice in the back with it. Moxley hit several elbows to the face of Juice. The referee told him not to use punches, so Moxley bowed to him in a mocking way, which made the crowd laugh.

Moxley pulled on Juice’s hair and locked on a camel clutch with a sleeper. He then nailed Juice wit ha lariat in the corner and followed up with a pinfall attempt for a 2 count. Both men exchanged chops, which Moxley didn’t like, so he bit Juice. Juice responded with a spinebuster and leg lariat.

Juice hit the Juice Box and then hit a running powerbomb for a 2 count. Juice hit a series of punches, so Moxley grabbed his legs and locked on a figure four leglock. Moxley pulled Juice to the ring post and wrapped Juice’s knee around the post and locked on the Bret Hart special, the figure four around the ring post.

Moxley put a chair around the neck of Juice and went to use a second chair on it, but Juice punched the chair into Moxley’s face. Juice put Moxley on the top rope and went for a suplex. He hit it and immediately floated into a picking Moxley back up and hitting a Jackhammer for a 2 count. Juice went for Pulp Friction, but Moxley countered into a German suplex.

Moxley charged at Juice, and Juice ducked under and hit a German of his own. Juice hit a lariat, but Moxley fired up and hit one of his own that dropped Juice. Moxley went for Death Rider, but Juice countered and rolled up Mox for a 2 count. Juice hit a huge lariat and both men were down. Both men stood up and Moxley begged Juice to hit him. Juice obliged and Moxley asked for more before hitting a headbutt and slapping Juice.

Juice responded with a slap of his own, and then Moxley nailed him and hit a running knee before going for Death Rider. Both men exchanged punches after Juice countered the Death Rider and went for Pulp Friction. Moxley countered into the double arm DDT, and then rolled through into the Death Rider for the 1-2-3!

Result: Jon Moxley

Rating: **** (4 stars)

Another excellent match, as Jon Moxley continues to show that he is not Dean Ambrose anymore. Moxley is one of the hottest acts in wrestling right now, and is right at home in NJPW. NJPW. As Moxley was celebrating, Kaze Ni Nare hit, and the crowd went insane! Minoru Suzuki made his way down to the ring. Chris Charlton informed us that Moxley saw a match between Tanahashi & Suzuki that made him want to come to NJPW to wrestle him. It seems like it’s going to happen!

Suzuki had a huge smile on his face, as the crowd cheered wildly. Suzki was in his gear and ready for a fight! Suzuki has been laying low since around the G1, as there were rumours that he was going to leave NJPW, but it seems like he isn’t now. Both men started brawling once they were in the ring, and Suzuki locked on the sleeper hold and hit the Gotch Style piledriver!

Suzuki grabbed a mic and said “Who do you think you are picking a fight with? I am the king of pro wrestling, and the fight you are picking, I am picking it up.” NJPW is giving me exactly what I want, as I wanted this match as soon as Moxley came to NJPW. They are going to have a wild brawl and beat the crap out of each other. I can’t wait.