From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2022 New Japan Pro-Wrestling event
Lonestar Shootout (2022) was a two-night[a] professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place at the Farimont Hotel in Dallas, Texas , on April 1, 2022 and aired on May 7. The event was promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong .[2]
Storylines [ edit ]
Lonestar Shootout featured five professional wrestling matches on each show that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines . Wrestlers portray villains , heroes , or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
Night 1 [ edit ]
The event started with the singles confrontation between Rocky Romero and Ren Narita , solded with the victory of the latter. Next up, Clark Connors , Karl Fredericks , Mascara Dorada and Yuya Uemura outmatched David Finlay , Juice Robinson , Daniel Garcia and Kevin Knight in eight-man tag team action. In the third bout, Minoru Suzuki defeated Killer Kross in singles competition. In the semi main event, Bullet Club leader Jay White picked up a victory over Mike Bailey in one of his open challenge series of matches. In the main event, Tomohiro Ishii defeated Chris Dickinson in singles competition.[4] [5] [6] [7]
Night 2 [ edit ]
^ The second show was recorded on the same date and in front of the same audience but aired later as an episode of NJPW Strong .
References [ edit ]
^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 1, 2022). "NJPW STRONG Lonestar Shootout 2022" . cagematch.net . Retrieved October 29, 2023 .
^ NJPW (March 10, 2022). "NJPW STRONG Special: LONESTAR SHOOTOUT" . njpw1972.com . Retrieved October 29, 2023 .
^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works" . HowStuffWorks, Inc . Discovery Communications . Retrieved October 9, 2017 .
^ Evagood, Jeri (April 2, 2022). "NJPW LONESTAR SHOOTOUT (APRIL 1, 2022) RESULTS & REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved October 29, 2023 .
^ Hamilton, Ian (April 2, 2022). "Hamilton's New Japan Lone Star Shootout 04.01.2022 Review" . 411mania.com . Retrieved October 29, 2023 .
^ "NJPW Strong Lonestar Shootout (2023)" . thesmackdownhotel.com . The Smackdown Hotel. Retrieved October 29, 2023 .
^ Raghuwanshi, Mohit (September 26, 2023). "NJPW Lonestar Shootout: Results, Match Card, Streaming Link" . itnwwe.com . Retrieved October 29, 2023 .
^ Fritts, Chick (April 1, 2022). "NJPW Lonestar Shootout live results: Jay White vs. 'Speedball' Mike Bailey. Minoru Suzuki will take on the debuting Killer Kross on Friday's PPV" . f4wonline.com . Retrieved October 29, 2023 .
^ Gibbons, Aidan (April 2, 2022). "NJPW Lonestar Shootout Results. All The Results From NJPW Lonestar Shootout" . cultaholic.com . Retrieved October 29, 2023 .
^ "2021.11.27 NJPW STRONG SHOWDOWN 2021 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING" . New Japan Pro-Wrestling . Bushiroad . Retrieved 2022-02-19 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 1, 2022). "NJPW STRONG #89 - Lonestar Shootout 2022" . cagematch.net . Retrieved October 29, 2023 .
External links [ edit ]