Lonestar Shootout 2022

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.

Lonestar Shootout
Promotional poster of the event
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
Brand(s)NJPW Strong
DateApril 1, 2022
(Night 2: Aired May 7, 2022)
CityDallas, Texas
VenueFarimont Hotel
Attendance582[1]
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The event was promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America (NJoA)'s weekly show, NJPW Strong.[2]

Storylines

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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

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Event

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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]

April 1
No.Results[8][9]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Ren Narita defeated Rocky RomeroSingles match7:42
2Clark Connors, Karl Fredericks, Mascara Dorada and Yuya Uemura defeated FinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson), Daniel Garcia and Kevin KnightEight-man tag team match10:45
3Minoru Suzuki defeated Killer KrossSingles match9:48
4Jay White defeated Mike Bailey"U-S-of-Jay" open challenge series14:10
5Tomohiro Ishii defeated Chris DickinsonSingles match16:11

Night 2

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Matches recorded on April 1, 2022 at Fairmont Hotel. Aired May 7, 2022.
No.Results[10]StipulationsTimes[11]
1Bullet Club (Chris Bey and Hikuleo) defeated Stray Dog Army (Barrett Brown and Bateman)Tag team match12:16
2Jonah defeated Blake ChristianSingles match6:56
3Team Filthy (J. R. Kratos, Royce Isaacs and Tom Lawlor) defeated Fred Rosser, Alex Coughlin and The DKCSix-man tag team match11:12

Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 1, 2022). "NJPW STRONG Lonestar Shootout 2022". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  2. ^ NJPW (March 10, 2022). "NJPW STRONG Special: LONESTAR SHOOTOUT". njpw1972.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Evagood, Jeri (April 2, 2022). "NJPW LONESTAR SHOOTOUT (APRIL 1, 2022) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Hamilton, Ian (April 2, 2022). "Hamilton's New Japan Lone Star Shootout 04.01.2022 Review". 411mania.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "NJPW Strong Lonestar Shootout (2023)". thesmackdownhotel.com. The Smackdown Hotel. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  7. ^ Raghuwanshi, Mohit (September 26, 2023). "NJPW Lonestar Shootout: Results, Match Card, Streaming Link". itnwwe.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Gibbons, Aidan (April 2, 2022). "NJPW Lonestar Shootout Results. All The Results From NJPW Lonestar Shootout". cultaholic.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  10. ^ "2021.11.27 NJPW STRONG SHOWDOWN 2021 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Bushiroad. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  11. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 1, 2022). "NJPW STRONG #89 - Lonestar Shootout 2022". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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