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PJ Black, Alex Zayne, and Blake Christian did well for themselves and could likely become fixtures on New Japan Strong in the upcoming months.

Tama will go on to face David Finlay on next week’s episode of NJPW Strong in the semi-final round of the tournament.

Finlay moves on to the semi-finals of the New Japan Cup USA Tournament. While he has yet to make his name as a singles competitor, he has shown that he has the potential to do so.

With the victory, Cobb will face Kenta next week for the first time in a one on one environment. The two have only wrestled one previous time before when they met during World Tag League 2019.

Going forward, Kenta is the likely favorite to win the New Japan Cup USA and face Jon Moxley at a later date for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.

The marquee match will see Ring of Honor (ROH) wrestler Brody King make his return to NJPW after his last appearance on June 5, 2019. Take on the former six-time IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Tama Tonga of the Bullet Club.

The tournament officially billed as New Japan Cup 2020 USA will see the winner challenge IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley at a yet to be determined date.

Romero wasn’t able to capture instant chemistry with Taylor like was able to with Ricky Reyes, Davey Richards, Alex Koslov, and Trent in the past.

The marquee match of the event saw former eight-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and one-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion (as Black Tiger), Rocky Romero face the debuting “Filthy” Tom Lawlor.

Taylor displayed an impressive array of Catch Wrestling fundamentals, that were used to keep DKC off balance, however, his younger opponent showed cunning and determination to counter Taylor at several points.