Young lion Mitsuhide Hirasawa is a champion! He hasn’t even been in Puerto Rico long on his learning excursion but the Nagata disciple, using the ring name Hideo Saito, captured the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title in a battle royale on the 25th.

This is Hirasawa’s first career title and he has made an immediate impact in Puerto Rico. He has called himself Hideo Saito to combine two well known Japanese names in America: former New Japan star Masa Saito and former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo.

The full card and match order for “DESTRUCTION ‘10″ on October 11th has been announced with some interesting additions. Yuji Nagata & Koji Kanemoto go to war with Pro Wrestling NOAH when they battle Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Aoki in a special tag match. Nagata and Shiozaki squared off in the G1 with Nagata victorious that day and Shiozaki is out for revenge. In an attempt to settle their grudge, Yano and TAJIRI again meet in a special singles match. And as announced recently, Jushin Thunder Liger returns in triumph after a very successful expedition to CMLL in Mexico, teaming with Wataru and Honma against the Complete Players.

New Japan heads to Yamagata before Sumo Hall with a standalone show featuring a special main event of Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Satoshi Kojima & Great Sasuke!

New Japan also announced NEVER.4, the fourth installment of its youth-centered brand, for November 18th at Shin-Kiba 1st RING.

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN YAMAGATA”, 10/3/10
Yamagata Sports Center Sub Arena

1. Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kyosuke Mikami
2. Manabu Nakanishi vs. King Fale
3. Super Strong Machine & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
4. Yuji Nagata, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito
6. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Satoshi Kojima & Great Sasuke

NJPW “DESTRUCTION ‘10″, 10/11/10 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Manabu Nakanishi vs. Tama Tonga
2. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tiger Mask vs. Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii
3. Jushin Thunder Liger Return Match: Jushin Thunder Liger, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma vs. Masato Tanaka , Jado & Gedo
4. Special Singles Match: Toru Yano vs. TAJIRI
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega
6. NJPW vs. NOAH Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Koji Kanemoto vs. Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Aoki
7. Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Togi Makabe (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/26/10 (WPW/PPV)
Kobe World Hall
7,500 Fans - No Vacancy

0. Tama Tonga & King Fale beat Taichi & Kyosuke Mikami (7:13) when Tonga used the Tongan Twist on Mikami.
1. Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask beat Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (8:51) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Ishii.
2. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) beat Jado & Gedo (15:50) when Taguchi used a Gedo clutch gaeshino on Gedo (1st defense).
3. Special Singles Match: TAJIRI beat Toru Yano (6:14) by DQ.
4. Koji Kanemoto 20th Anniversary Match: Koji Kanemoto beat Davey Richards (15:19) with a Tiger suplex hold.
5. IWGP Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (20:06) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Inoue (2nd defense).
6. Satoshi Kojima beat Tomoaki Honma (9:10) with a lariat.
7. Special Tag Match: Shinsuke Nakamura & Tetsuya Naito beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto (18:07) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Tanahashi.
8. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Togi Makabe (c) beat Masato Tanaka (18:08) with a King Kong kneedrop (3rd defense).

* Makabe defeated old rival Tanaka in a high impact match to set up his V4 defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Title with G1 winner Satoshi Kojima at Sumo Hall next month!
* The semi final built up both Goto vs. Nakamura and Tanahashi vs. Naito at Sumo Hall with the surprise outcome seeing Nakamura pin his greatest rival Tanahashi!
* Bad Intentions continue to control the three way tag feud that has spanned much of this year between they, Nagata & Inoue, and NO LIMIT, with a victory over Seigi Gun.
* Apollo 55 go on to defend the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title on 10/11 at Sumo Hall against DDT’s Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega after beating the legendary Jado & Gedo today!
* Kanemoto vs. Richards was said to have been a fantastic match, showing that Kanemoto still has it after 20 years.

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NJPW “DESTRUCTION ‘10″, 10/11/10 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega
2. Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
3. Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
4. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Togi Makabe (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima

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New Japan has announced the schedule for its last tour of 2010, “CIRCUIT 2010 NEW JAPAN ALIVE“, which runs from November 19th to December 12th. It ends with a big double header in Aichi and Osaka.

- 11/19 @ Mie Prefectural Sun Arena Sub Arena
- 11/20 @ Tokoname City Gymnasium
- 11/22 @ Nagano Sports Park Gymnasium
- 11/23 @ Sanjo Welfare Hall
- 11/25 @ Yaizu City Gymnasium
- 11/26 @ Tottori Industrial Gymnasium
- 11/27 @ Tex Port Imabari
- 11/28 @ ITEM Ehime
- 11/29 @ Yamaguchi Butterfly Arena
- 12/1 @ Hiroshima Industrial Hall West Exhibition Pavilion
- 12/2 @ Fukuyama Big Rose
- 12/5 @ Akashi Municipal Industrial Exchange Center
- 12/11 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium WPW/PPV
- 12/12 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium SAMURAI!

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/25/10
Tokushima Municipal Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. King Fale beat Kyosuke Mikami (7:18) with a crab hold.
2. Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask beat Tomohiro Ishii & Davey Richards (16:55) when Ishii was DQ’d.
3. Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Manabu Nakanishi & Taichi (15:23) when Takahashi used a moonsault press on Taichi.
4. Riki Choshu, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga (12:02) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Tonga.
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Toru Yano, Jado & Gedo (15:21) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Gedo.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Takashi Iizuka beat Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma (16:29) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Honma.

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/24/10
Niihama Citizen Gymnasium
1,350 Fans - No Vacancy

1. King Fale beat Kyosuke Mikami (6:22) with a crab hold.
2. Tomoaki Honma beat Tama Tonga (10:45) with the Kokeshi.
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask beat Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Davey Richards (17:55) when Ishii was DQ’d.
4. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Riki Choshu & Taichi (9:15) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Taichi.
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito (17:22) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Takahashi.
6. Masato Tanaka , Jado & Gedo beat Togi Makabe, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (15:57) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Taguchi.

CMLL held a press conference yesterday to discuss many things, including its healthy relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The following news was revealed:

* Taichi will be returning to CMLL for a second expedition, this one said to be long-term. He will arrive on October 4th and return to Arena Mexico on the 8th.
* The legend is back! After tournaments, titles, and much success in CMLL for several months, Jushin Thunder Liger finally returns home to New Japan. Liger’s return match will be on 10/11 at “DESTRUCTION ‘10″, New Japan’s next Sumo Hall event.
* No mention of young lion Nobuo Yoshihashi, who has been away with Liger all this time in Mexico. Will he stay there longer or return home?
* El Terrible & El Texano Jr., who feuded with NO LIMIT in Mexico and challenged the duo for the IWGP Tag Team Title on February’s Sumo Hall show, will return to New Japan for the 2010 G1 Tag League that begins on October 22nd!
* La Sombra was very popular in this year’s Best of the Super Jr. tournament and will return to New Japan, bringing young Mascara Dorada with him to compete in the 5-show SUPER J TAG LEAGUE from November 9th to 13th.
* Finally, CMLL confirmed that it will send talent for “WRESTLE KINGDOM V IN TOKYO DOME” on January 4th, 2011!

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/23/10
Takamatsu City Gymnasium
1,200 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:22) with a crab hold.
2. Tama Tonga & King Fale beat Tiger Mask & Taichi (10:35) when Tonga used the Tongan Twist on Taichi.
3. Manabu Nakanishi & Koji Kanemoto beat Tomohiro Ishii & Davey Richards (15:04) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Ishii.
4. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Riki Choshu & Tomoaki Honma (10:28) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Honma.
5. Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Jado & Gedo (15:00) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Gedo.
6. Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito (15:40) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Iizuka.

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/22/10
Iwade Municipal Citizen Gymnasium
1,050 Fans

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:34) with a crab hold.
2. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Tiger Mask & Taichi (7:51) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Taichi.
3. Riki Choshu & Tomoaki Honma beat Manabu Nakanishi & Tama Tonga (9:17) when Honma used the Kokeshi on Tonga.
4. Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Tomohiro Ishii beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (16:05) when Ishii used a lariat on Fale.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Davey Richards beat Hirooki Goto & Koji Kanemoto (15:01) when Richards used an ankle hold on Kanemoto.
6. Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Jado & Gedo (16:46) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Gedo.

It’s official! New Japan heads to the Tokyo Dome on January 4th for its annual super-show, this time “WRESTLE KINGDOM V IN TOKYO DOME”. No matches have been announced yet but should be in the coming months. The announcement was made on YouTube before and can be viewed below.

Tickets go on general sale on December 10th, and here are the prices:

Royal Seat: ¥30,000
Special Seat: ¥20,000
Arena A: ¥10,000
1F Stand A: ¥5,000
1F Stand B: ¥3,000
Junior/Senior (1F Stand): ¥2,000
Elementary Child (1F Stand): ¥1,000

The second floor (2F) isn’t likely to be opened unless of good ticket sales, which have caused them to open limited sections of the 2F at times in the past few years.

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/20/10
Okayama Orange Hall
1,100 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:17) with a crab hold.
2. Tiger Mask beat Taichi (9:07) with a crucifix hold.
3. Tomohiro Ishii & Davey Richards beat Koji Kanemoto & Tama Tonga (15:22) when Richards used a powerbomb on Tonga.
4. Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (13:36) when Honma used the Kokeshi on Fale.
5. Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Jado & Gedo beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (16:39) when Naito used a high-angle front cradle on Anderson.
6. Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (15:14) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Iizuka.

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/19/10
Izumo City Gymnasium
1,800 Fans

1. Tomoaki Honma beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:04) with a crab hold.
2. Koji Kanemoto beat Kyosuke Mikami (7:17) with a crab hold.
3. Davey Richards, Jado & Gedo beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Taichi (14:37) when Richards used a Sharpshooter on Taichi.
4. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask (7:51) when Ishii pinned Tiger.
5. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (15:11) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Fale.
6. Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito (17:06) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Takahashi.

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/18/10
Hiroshima Green Arena Small Arena
2,200 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Tama Tonga & King Fale beat Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi (9:48) when Tonga used the Tongan Twist on Mikami.
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask beat Riki Choshu & Taichi (9:06) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Taichi.
3. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Davey Richards (18:44) when Richards was DQ’d.
4. Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Jado & Gedo beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (16:58) when Gedo used the Gedo clutch on Taguchi.
5. Hirooki Goto beat Tomohiro Ishii (11:00) with the Shouten Kai.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura beat Tomoaki Honma (9:41) with the Boma Ye.
7. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Satoshi Kojima & Masato Tanaka (16:35) when Tanahashi used a crucifix hold on Tanaka.

* Tanahashi pins number one contender Tanaka just 8 days before the ZERO1 star’s IWGP Heavyweight Title shot against Makabe!

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/17/10
Toyooka City Gymnasium
1,100 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:03) with a crab hold.
2. Prince Devitt, Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Takashi Iizuka, Davey Richards, Jado & Gedo (17:45) when Gedo was DQ’d.
3. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Tama Tonga & King Fale (11:39) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Fale.
4. Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma beat Riki Choshu & Taichi (10:12) when Honma used the Kokeshi on Taichi.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue (15:37) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Inoue.
6. Togi Makabe & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (13:03) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Ishii.

NEVER continues with its third event, NEVER.3, at Shin-Kiba 1st RING on October 8th. BattlARTS and DDT will be just two of the promotions with representatives there in addition to the usual cast from New Japan. Here is the list of announced outsiders:

- Taishi Takizawa (K-DOJO)
- Shinobu (666)
- Madoka (free)
- Keita Yano (BattlARTS)
- Keisuke Ishii (DDT)
- Tomato Kaji (K-DOJO)
- Daisuke Sasaki (free)