NJPW On AXS Recap (4/8): Bullet Club In Action, Sakuraba Vs. Katsuyori Shibata, Ishii Vs. Goto, More

Welcome to this week's coverage of New Japan Pro Wrestling On AXS! Tonight's show features Katsuyori Shibata in action!

Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Tomoaki Honma & Tetsuya Naito

Takahashi has and 'S-Rosso' tattoo, which kinda creeps me out. Maybe he's sending a message to Wrestling Inc about his favorite reporter. Bullet Club jump Honma, and Naito really doesn't give a damn as he trots gingerly to ringside, slowly removing his hat. Bullet Club beats the hell out of Honma and Naito isn't really interested in getting involved. Naito finally tags in and gets a little bit of offense, but is being hilariously uncooperative with Honma. Naito finally takes out Fale and Honma hits the diving headbutt on Takahashi for the pinfall.

Winner: Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma via pinfall (Diving headbutt)

Tetsuya Naito was a riot in this match.

Hirooki Goto vs. Satoshi Ishii

Satoshi Ishii does an absolutely guano crazy somersault senton to the outside of the ring from the top rope to start the match. Didn't expect that one. These two go back and forth beating the living hell out of each other, as is tradition. The finish occurs when Ishii ends up on the top rope and Goto hits a terrifying Spider German suplex and a King Kong Knee Drop for the win.

Winner: Hirooki Goto via pinfall (King Kong Knee Drop)

That German suplex was horrifying, nightmare-inducing stuff.

Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kazushi Sakuraba

Shibata beats the living Shib-ata Sakuraba to kick things off. Sakuraba takes an extended beating before fighting back and landing a slinghsot body press over the top rope of all things. Sakuraba briefly threatens with an armbar, but the younger Shibata is able to lull Sakuraba with a sleeper hold. This sets up a nasty Penalty Kick that gets the pin for Shibata.

Winner: Katsuyori Shibata via pinfall (PK)