That played a huge part in me wanting to be in AEW too. He said the match that I was in and what I did, so I know that he wasn’t lying. “He saw an NXT road loop show in Florida, saw me, and said I stuck out to him more than anybody else on that show. I wanted to feel like I was a valuable asset to the company and he reassured me of all of that. I didn’t want to sign anywhere unless I was wanted. At that time, we felt unwanted and felt like we were trash. I think it would be the same for everyone that got released. It was a lot of me being so brutally honest with him and a lot of him being brutally honest with me and him expressing how much he really wanted me in AEW. That was the first we met at Double or Nothing. Him getting to know me, me getting to know him. “I remember flying to LA from Florida to have a conversation with Tony, a real conversation about events in my life. Speaking on Renee Paquette’s Oral Sessions, Lio Rush said: Suzuki-Gun takes on Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston there, which could be even better than their Dynamite clash.Tony Khan Gives Savage Review Of This Week’s WWE Raw This brought the end of the Autumn Attack tapings, and next time we see NJPW Strong – it will be from their tapings in Philadelphia. Archer took Lawlor out with a Blackout, and Isaacs failed to stop a Gotch Style Piledriver, which ended the match on the spot. He’d weather the storm and tag in Lance Archer, who plowed through Lawlor and resisted two separate chokeholds, before tagging Suzuki back in. A cheap shot from Lawlor however would turn the tide, and force Suzuki to try to fight off both members of Team Filthy. They’d start fast and strong, with Isaacs getting isolated. Suzuki-Gun always starts matches with a brawl, and this was no exception. This time, he brought Lance Archer along for a tag team match – matching up with Strong Openweight Champion Tom Lawlor & Royce Isaacs. The main event would see Minoru Suzuki once again come to NJPW Strong, with his last match before this being a great brawl with Fred Rosser. He would fail to make Rush tap out, take some swift kicks and the Final Hour splash for the loss.
Ishimori did his best to slow things back down, and would take a submission approach on Rush, while still nailing some rapid dropkicks and his signature sliding German Suplex. Things started off more slowly than expected, as both men explored each other with some quick grappling, before Rush picked the pace up.
Still able to appear for NJPW, he was part of these tapings and allowed this dream match to come together. These are two of the top Junior Heavyweight talents around today, with Ishimori being a legend in Japan, and Rush quickly rising to be a top name in the United States – recently putting pen to paper for a contract in All Elite Wrestling. Would be very interesting to see a rubber match for these two teams, perhaps with some extra stakes – as it was a great match! Lio Rush Takes Taiji Ishimori To His LimitsĪfter this, we would get right into Lio Rush vs. However, the moment Rosser got his hands on Limelight and nailed a heavy slam, this one was over. Things started off smoothly as Limelight went move for move with Romero, and with Kratos able to outpower Rosser.