12 Biggest Stories From NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling And What They Mean Going Forward
9. Minoru Suzuki And Tomohiro Ishii Gear Up For Match In London
During the aforementioned six-man bout between Chaos and Suzuki-gun, the group's two elder statesmen of Tomohiro Ishii and Minoru Suzuki squared off. After both men were tagged in, they quickly went to work on each other with rough strikes resulting in some blood spewing from Minoru's mouth.
The two hard hitters continued their respective onslaughts of offense both in and out of the ring as they brawled on the floor before returning to the ring. Back inside, Ishii attempted a brainbuster but Suzuki escaped before unsuccessfully attempting his own Gotch-style piledriver. Eventually, both competitors tagged out to the match's deciding factors of Taichi and Will Ospreay.
The showdown between The Stone Pitbull and Suzuki-gun's leader came in anticipation of their 14 October bout for Revolution Pro Wrestling in London. Minoru currently holds the promotion's British Heavyweight Championship -- which he won from Ishii back in July. While their brief encounter at King of Pro-Wrestling was just a teaser, Saturday's Global Wars event will see the two employ their arsenals of strikes, slams, and suplexes to determine RevPro's undoubted ace.