Bad Intentions will make their V1 defense of NOAH’s GHC Tag Team Title in the same building they won the belts recently, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. The only difference is that it will be a NOAH show as they defend against Takeshi Morishima and New Japan trueborn Yutaka Yoshie.

NOAH “GREAT VOYAGE 2011 IN OSAKA”, 7/23/11
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

- GHC Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) vs. Takeshi Morishima & Yutaka Yoshie

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/23/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
400 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Madoka & Shinobu beat Kyosuke Mikami, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (7:46) when Madoka used a muffler hold on Watanabe.
2. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Semi Final: Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (8:06) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Ishii.
3. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Semi Final: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma (11:46) when Goto used the Goto Shiki on Honma.
4. Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Yuji Nagata, Koji Kanemoto & King Fale (10:16) when Archer used the Final Days on Fale.
5. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi, Jado, Gedo & Dick Togo beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, Tiger Mask & Mascara Dorada (17:11) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Dorada.
6. Special Singles Match: KUSHIDA beat Brian Kendrick (8:04) with the Midnight Express.
7. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Final: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger (13:50) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Anderson.

* “Apollo 555″ Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi make it two out of two, following up on last year’s J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament win with another! Last year they bested Tanahashi, TAJIRI & KUSHIDA in the final while this year they defeated Bad Intentions & Liger to add another trophy to their collection, much needed after all three of them lost singles title matches at the recent Osaka PPV. Goto won the fall in both matches, showing that he is a force to be reckoned with despite his latest failure to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title.

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/22/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
300 Fans

1. Gedo beat Takaaki Watanabe (6:55) with a small package hold.
2. Brian Kendrick & Jado beat Koji Kanemoto & Hiromu Takahashi (8:48) when Kendrick used the Sliced Bread #2 on Takahashi.
3. Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask & Kyosuke Mikami (10:23) when Archer used the Final Days on Mikami.
4. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Madoka & Shinobu (10:44) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Shinobu.
5. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo (10:21) when Taguchi used a Kido clutch on Takahashi.
6. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (13:37) when Honma used the Kokeshi on Fale.
7. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada (15:38) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Dorada.

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NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/23/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Semi Final: Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
2. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Semi Final: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma
3. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Final:

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/21/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
350 Fans – No Vacancy

1. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament Prelude: Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (11:15) when Anderson pinned Fale after the Magic Killer.
2. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament Prelude: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (12:55) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Ishii.
3. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 1: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Madoka & Shinobu beat Koji Kanemoto, Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi (10:56) when Madoka used the Ranhei on Takahashi.
4. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 1: Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo beat Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask & Takaaki Watanabe (11:09) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Watanabe.
5. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 1: Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma beat Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (14:47) when Kojima used a lariat on Taichi.
6. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 1: Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada beat Brian Kendrick , Jado & Gedo (16:39) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Gedo.

* Young lion Takaaki Watanabe replaced the absent Super Strong Machine in Team Nagata.

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NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/22/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. Takaaki Watanabe vs. Gedo
2. Koji Kanemoto & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Brian Kendrick & Jado
3. Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask & Kyosuke Mikami vs. Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
4. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Madoka & Shinobu
5. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo
6. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & King Fale
7. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada vs. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger

* Tetsuya Naito is the latest big name from New Japan to head to CMLL in Mexico, where he along with now former partner Yujiro have been before. Naito will return to New Japan close to the end of July, so will stay a month or so just like Nakamura.
* Some changes to the six man tag tournament that begins tomorrow. Brian Kendrick replaces Killer Rabbit to continue his team with Jado & Gedo that surprisingly formed in Osaka. With Nakanishi having been badly injured recently, he is out so Kanemoto leads the young lion tandem of Kyosuke Mikami and Hiromu Takahashi. And with Naito out of CHAOS and heading to CMLL, the soon to retire Dick Togo replaces him and teams with Yujiro and Tanaka.
* MVP returns for the summer tour, while Strong Man, Minoru Suzuki, Masato Tanaka, and CMLL star Hector Garza are other guests. Nakamura is also back from his CMLL expedition to lead CHAOS.
* Mitsuhide Hirasawa, permanently using his new ring name of Hideo Saito it appears, returns to New Japan on the tour and begins a feud with former teacher Nagata. Hirasawa or Saito as he will now be known is now a member of CHAOS.
* Yutaka Yoshie makes a rare return home on the 7/10 house show in his local Maebashi.
* Tanahashi vs. Bernard is the focus of the tour, with Tana & Goto challenging Bad Intentions for the IWGP Tag Team Title at Korakuen on 7/3 before Tanahashi defends his IWGP Heavyweight Title against Bernard on the big tour climax.

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/21/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament Prelude: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & King Fale vs. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger
2. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament Prelude: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
3. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 1: Koji Kanemoto, Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Madoka & Shinobu
4. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 1: Yuji Nagata, Super Strong Machine & Tiger Mask vs. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo
5. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 1: Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
6. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 1: Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada vs. Brian Kendrick , Jado & Gedo

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/22/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Winner of Team Tanahashi/Team Kendrick vs. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger
2. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Winner of Team Kanemoto/Team Kikuchi vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
3. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Winner of Team Nagata/Team Tanaka vs. Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi
4. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Winner of Team Makabe/Team Archer vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & King Fale

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/23/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Semi Final:
2. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Semi Final:
3. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Final:

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NJPW, 7/3/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Jushin Thunder Liger & Kyosuke Mikami vs. Jado & Gedo
2. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. KUSHIDA & Hiromu Takahashi
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito
4. Strong Man & Tomoaki Honma vs. Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi
5. MVP vs. Tomohiro Ishii
6. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
7. IWGP Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto

NJPW, 7/8/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. Takaaki Watanabe vs. Jado
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Hector Garza
3. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. Kota Ibushi , Daisuke Sasaki & Madoka
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito
5. Satoshi Kojima, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
6. Togi Makabe & MVP vs. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Strong Man vs. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & King Fale

NJPW, 7/10/11
Green Dome Maebashi Sub Arena

1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yuji Nagata vs. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito
2. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. Strong Man, Yutaka Yoshie & Tomoaki Honma vs. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Hector Garza

NJPW, 7/13/11
Sapporo Teisen Hall

1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii
2. MVP & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Toru Yano & Hector Garza
3. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson

NJPW, 7/14/11
Asahikawa Local Industry Promotion Center

1. MVP, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Toru Yano, Jado & Gedo
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito
3. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA vs. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tiger Mask

NJPW, 7/15/11
Muroran City Gymnasium

1. MVP, Strong Man & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Hector Garza
2. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yuji Nagata vs. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA vs. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tiger Mask

NJPW, 7/16/11
Yakumo Town Gymnasium

1. MVP, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Toru Yano, Jado & Gedo
2. Strong Man, Tomoaki Honma & KUSHIDA vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi
3. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Hector Garza

NJPW, 7/18/11 (WPW/PPV)
Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena

1. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. Kota Ibushi , Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki
2. Yuji Nagata vs. Hideo Saito
3. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Minoru Suzuki
4. IWGP Intercontinental Title: MVP (c) vs. Toru Yano
5. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Giant Bernard

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NJPW, 7/19/11
Obihiro City Gymnasium

1. Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA & King Fale
2. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & MVP vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito

NJPW, 7/20/11
Shiranuka Town Gymnasium

1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale vs. Takashi Iizuka, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Hideo Saito
2. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tiger Mask vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii

NJPW, 7/22/11
Hakodate Citizen Gymnasium

1. Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA vs. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii
2. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & MVP vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito

NJPW, 7/23/11
Aomori Industrial Hall

1. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tomoaki Honma vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito
2. Satoshi Kojima & MVP vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo

NJPW, 7/24/11
Akita Terrsa Hall

1. Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo
2. Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito

Kota Ibushi will make his V1 defense of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title against the man he just won the belt from, Prince Devitt, at DDT’s Sumo Hall super-show on July 24th. After winning the Super Jr. then dethroning Devitt yesterday, this is a potential banana skin for Ibushi, as Devitt will be desperate to reclaim the belt he held for a year.

DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2011″, 7/24/11
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

- IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Prince Devitt

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Yuji Nagata failed to follow up on winning All Japan’s Champion Carnival by winning the Triple Crown at All Japan’s own Sumo Hall show today. He challenged a man he defeated during the Carnival, Suwama, in a gripping match. Nagata won both the New Japan Cup and Champion Carnival this year but failed to beat either Tanahashi or Suwama in the subsequent title matches he earned from winning the tournaments.

AJPW “PRO WRESTLING LOVE IN RYOGOKU VOL.12″, 6/19/11
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
8,000 Fans

- Triple Crown: Suwama (c) beat Yuji Nagata (30:13) with a backdrop hold (4th defense).

NJPW “DOMINION 6.18″, 6/18/11 (WPW/PPV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
6,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Koji Kanemoto beat Hiromu Takahashi (3:04) with a single-leg crab hold.
2. Brian Kendrick , Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA (8:33) when Kendrick used the Sliced Bread #2 on KUSHIDA.
3. CMLL World Welterweight Title: Mascara Dorada beat Ryusuke Taguchi (c) (8:26) by pinfall to become the 26th champion.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Takashi Iizuka, Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii (9:12) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Ishii.
5. Special Singles Match: Yujiro Takahashi beat Tetsuya Naito (11:12) with the Tokyo Pimps.
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi beat Prince Devitt (c) (13:49) with a Firebird splash to become the 61st champion.
7. Special Tag Match: Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer beat Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima (12:39) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Kojima.
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title: MVP (c) beat Toru Yano (10:50) with a leg roll clutch hold (1st defense).
9. Double Title Match – IWGP Tag Team Title & GHC Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Takuma Sano (c) (12:03) when Bernard used the Bernard Driver on Sano (8th defense) to become the 22nd GHC Tag Team Champions.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Hirooki Goto (25:28) with the High Fly Flow (5th defense).

* A packed house of 6,200 fans saw another great show by New Japan in the hotbed known as Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.
* TNA Wrestling’s Brian Kendrick, who became popular in Japan earlier in the 2000s as Spanky in ZERO-ONE, made a surprise appearance in the second match in the place of Killer Rabbit, teaming with Jado & Gedo.
* Taguchi’s half year reign as CMLL World Welterweight Champion ended at the hands of the man he won it from, Mascara Dorada, the Funky Weapon failing in his V3 defense of the belt.
* AKIRA returned to his old haunt after the fourth match to continue his feud with former JJ Jacks tag partner Iizuka from TAJIRI’s SMASH promotion. After the same match, Mitsuhide Hirasawa made his long awaited return to Japan, surprisingly betraying his Blue Justice mentor Nagata and possibly (awaiting confirmaiton) joining CHAOS!
* Yujiro drew first blood in what is likely to be a lengthy grudge feud with former NO LIMIT partner Naito, and Naito was gang attacked after the match before Honma made the save.
* Best of the Super Jr. winner, Kota Ibushi, ended Prince Devitt’s one year reign as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion in an emotional match. After several high profile losses to Devitt, including the 2010 BOSJ final and a title match at this year’s Tokyo Dome show, Ibushi finally rose to the peak of the junior scene to capture the prestigious IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title. Although Devitt’s memorable reign came to an end on the same day his close friend Taguchi also dropped gold, Apollo 55 do still hold the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title remember.
* MVP retained the newly founded IWGP Intercontinental Title in a rematch of the tournament final where he won it, pinning Toru Yano with a cradle for a successful V1 defense.
* Bad Intentions made history twice over with one three count, smashing Chono & Tenzan’s IWGP Tag Team Title defense record while at the same time taking the GHC Tag Team Title from NOAH to become double champions. Bernard & Anderson cement themselves as one of the most dominant teams in Japanese tag wrestling history.
* Tanahashi retained the IWGP Heavyweight Title over Goto in what is being called an epic match. Goto came closer than ever to winning the title that has eluded him so far but disappointingly still wasn’t able to surpass Tanahashi and the wait continues. The two shook hands out of respect after the match, despite their recent bitter. After making history in the match beforehand, Giant Bernard appeared after the match and challenged Tanahashi! Tanahashi counter-challenged Bernard for a shot at the tag belts, with Goto as his partner. If the singles match is realized, Bernard has the chance to become a 3-crown champion.

Best of the Super Jr. 2011 winner Kota Ibushi challenges Prince Devitt for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title in one of several matches added to a stacked Osaka PPV today. There will be little time for Ibushi to lose the momentum he gained by becoming the first outsider to ever win the BOSJ yesterday as he challenges Devitt about a week from now in the Irishman’s V8 defense of the belt he will have held a day shy of one year when this match takes place.

NO LIMIT explode in Osaka as Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi go to war after their recent split, when Yujiro betrayed Naito and forcibly ejected him from the CHAOS faction. Naito appeared yesterday at Korakuen demanding this match and the two upstarts will do battle.

Also added today was BOSJ runner-up Ryusuke Taguchi’s V3 defense of the CMLL World Welterweight Title against the man he took it from in January, Mascara Dorada. Ten matches make up what should be an exciting show, with the main event of course being Tanahashi’s V5 defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Title against Goto, while for the first time ever New Japan’s IWGP Tag Team Champions battle NOAH’s GHC Tag Team Champions, with Bad Intentions battling Takayama & Sano in a double title match.

NJPW “DOMINION 6.18″, 6/18/11 (WPW/PPV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Koji Kanemoto vs. Hiromu Takahashi
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA vs. Jado, Gedo & Killer Rabbit
3. CMLL World Welterweight Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Mascara Dorada
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Takashi Iizuka, Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Special Singles Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) vs. Kota Ibushi
7. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title: MVP (c) vs. Toru Yano
9. Double Title Match – IWGP Tag Team Title & GHC Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama & Takuma Sano (c)
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Hirooki Goto

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/10/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,005 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Kenny Omega , Daisuke Sasaki & TJP beat KUSHIDA, Mascara Dorada & Hiromu Takahashi (9:12) when Omega used the Croyt’s Wrath on Takahashi.
2. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, King Fale & Kyosuke Mikami (8:20) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Fale.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Kota Ibushi beat Davey Richards (11:17) with a Firebird splash.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Ryusuke Taguchi beat Prince Devitt (8:29) by pinfall.
5. Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & The Great Sasuke beat Jado, Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii & Fujita “Jr.” Hayato (10:28) when Tiger used a reverse double armbar on Jado.
6. Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (5:04) when Kojima used a lariat on Taichi.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata beat Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma (14:44) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Honma.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Final: Kota Ibushi beat Ryusuke Taguchi (20:22) with a Phoenix splash.

* The outstanding Kota Ibushi goes one step further on last year by winning the 2011 Best of the Super Jr. tournament! Ibushi downed Davey Richards while Ryusuke Taguchi, who also had an excellent tournament, bested his tag partner and IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, Prince Devitt, setting up a rematch from the opening day at Korakuen where Taguchi won. Ibushi then won a 20 minute blockbuster that is being called one of the best matches of the year, defeating Taguchi with his Phoenix splash. Ibushi becomes the first man not affiliated to New Japan to ever win the Super Jr. tournament, showing just how highly he is regarded.
* Tetsuya Naito appeared today for the first time since he was betrayed by Yujiro and CHAOS. Naito demanded a singles match with Yujiro in Osaka on the 18th, vowing revenge. Both this and Devitt vs. Ibushi may be confirmed in the coming days.

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/8/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
750 Fans

0. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:37) with a crab hold.
1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Jado [4] beat Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [6] (7:11) with the Crossface of JADO.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Taichi [4] beat Tiger Mask [8] (7:04) with a small package hold.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [14] beat Koji Kanemoto [8] (7:22) with the Bloody Sunday.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Davey Richards [12] beat Kenny Omega [10] (9:55) with a powerbomb.
5. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (8:49) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Ishii.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Gedo [4] beat The Great Sasuke [10] (9:09) with a punt kick.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: KUSHIDA [10] beat Mascara Dorada [8] (6:25) with the Midnight Express.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi [10] beat TAKA Michinoku [8] (9:26) with a Milano-saku Dodon’s Throne.
9. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [12] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [8] (8:47) with a Firebird splash.

* An intense final day of group stage matches taught us who would join Devitt in the semis. Devitt himself showed anew why he is the top junior around with his seventh win, meaning his opening day loss to Davey Richards is his only blemish. Richards took second spot in Block A by defeating Kenny Omega, so he advances along with the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion.
* Last year’s runner-up to Devitt, Kota Ibushi, again showed he belongs in this tournament by securing Block B with a win over Liger. He is joined by Taguchi, whose victory over TAKA continued an impressive campaign for him. Although he finished tied on 10pts with Sasuke and KUSHIDA, beating both of them means Taguchi goes through to face his IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title co-holder Devitt on Friday!

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Here are the final standings of one of the most stacked Super Jr. tournaments ever.

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [14]
2. Davey Richards [12]
3. Kenny Omega [10]
4. Koji Kanemoto [8]
5. Tiger Mask [8]
6. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [6]
7. TJP [6]
8. Taichi [4]
9. Jado [4]

Block B:
1. Kota Ibushi [12]
2. Ryusuke Taguchi [10]
3. The Great Sasuke [10]
4. KUSHIDA [10]
5. TAKA Michinoku [8]
6. Mascara Dorada [8]
7. Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
8. Gedo [4]
9. Daisuke Sasaki [2]

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NJPW, 6/10/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KUSHIDA, Mascara Dorada & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Kenny Omega , Daisuke Sasaki & TJP
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, King Fale & Kyosuke Mikami vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Masato Tanaka & Hiromu Takahashi
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Kota Ibushi vs. Davey Richards
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Prince Devitt vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
5. Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & The Great Sasuke vs. Jado, Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii & Fujita “Jr.” Hayato
6. Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata vs. Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Final

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/7/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
750 Fans

0. Kyosuke Mikami vs. Hiromu Takahashi went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Mascara Dorada [8] beat Gedo [2] (7:37) with a Tornillo.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: TAKA Michinoku [8] beat Daisuke Sasaki [2] (7:19) with the Dick Killer.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [6] beat TJP [6] (7:44) with the KID.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Jado [2] beat Kenny Omega [10] (9:42) with the Crossface of JADO.
5. Special Tag Match: Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (13:03) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Tenzan.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Davey Richards [10] beat Koji Kanemoto [8] (12:06) by pinfall.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [10] beat The Great Sasuke [10] (11:46) with a high-angle Thunder Fire powerbomb.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [12] beat Tiger Mask [8] (6:54) with the Bloody Sunday.
9. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi [8] beat KUSHIDA [8] (10:14) with a Milano-saku Dodon’s Throne.

* Prince Devitt is the first of this immense BOSJ cast to advance to the semi final round after beating Tiger Mask today. Omega vs. Richards tomorrow will be a direct decider to see who joins him from Block A in the semis.
* Block B is in a classic dogfight situation, with Ibushi tied on 10 points with Sasuke but ahead on the direct confrontation rule after beating him today. But below are no less than five wrestlers on 8 points with a mixture of results against the two men above them, making tomorrow an exciting day with Liger vs. Ibushi, Taguchi vs. TAKA, Gedo vs. Sasuke, and KUSHIDA vs. Mascara Dorada.

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Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [12]
2. Kenny Omega [10]
- Davey Richards [10]
4. Koji Kanemoto [8]
5. Tiger Mask [8]
6. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [6]
7. TJP [6]
8. Taichi [2]
9. Jado [2]

Block B:
1. Kota Ibushi [10]
2. The Great Sasuke [10]
3. Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
- Ryusuke Taguchi [8]
- TAKA Michinoku [8]
- KUSHIDA [8]
- Mascara Dorada [8]
8. Daisuke Sasaki [2]
9. Gedo [2]

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/5/11
Akashi Municipal Industrial Exchange Center
1,560 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Mascara Dorada [6] beat Daisuke Sasaki [2] (8:02) with a Tornillo.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Taichi [2] beat Jado [0] (10:04) with the Black Mephisto.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: TJP [6] beat Davey Richards [8] (9:51) with a front cradle.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: KUSHIDA [8] beat TAKA Michinoku [6] (9:29) with the Midnight Express.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Koji Kanemoto [8] beat Tiger Mask [8] (9:59) with an ankle hold.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [8] beat Gedo [2] (10:10) with a Firebird splash.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger [8] beat Ryusuke Taguchi [6] (9:20) with an air scissors drop.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [10] beat Kenny Omega [10] (12:08) with the Bloody Sunday.
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma (16:21) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Honma.

* Ring doctor Takeshi Misawa said Nakanishi is recovering well after being seriously injured on yesterday’s show. He suffered numbness and temporary paralysis as his spinal cord was injured, but he has regained feeling in his entire body is expected to recover. There will be an announcement about his recovery time in the coming days and if he can continuing wrestling like before.

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Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [10]
2. Kenny Omega [10]
3. Koji Kanemoto [8]
- Tiger Mask [8]
- Davey Richards [8]
6. TJP [6]
7. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4]
8. Taichi [2]
9. Jado [0]

Block B:
1. The Great Sasuke [10]
2. Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
- KUSHIDA [8]
- Kota Ibushi [8]
5. Ryusuke Taguchi [6]
- TAKA Michinoku [6]
- Mascara Dorada [6]
8. Daisuke Sasaki [2]
9. Gedo [2]

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/4/11
Kyoto KBS Hall
1,250 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: KUSHIDA [6] beat Gedo [2] (8:02) with the Midnight Express.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: TJP [4] beat Taichi [0] (8:29) with a la magistral.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Davey Richards [8] beat Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4] (10:03) with a Sharpshooter.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: The Great Sasuke [10] beat Mascara Dorada [4] (4:28) with a ground Octopus hold.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [6] beat Daisuke Sasaki [2] (10:39) with a Firebird splash.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Kenny Omega [10] beat Tiger Mask [8] (9:05) with the Croyt’s Wrath.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [8] beat Jado [0] (12:14) with the Bloody Sunday.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: TAKA Michinoku [6] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [6] (8:57) with the Michinoku Driver II.
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue beat Hirooki Goto, Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma (11:41) by referee stop (Inoue beat Nakanishi).

* Nakanishi was hurt badly in the main event, forcing the referee stoppage. It appears to have come after Wataru hit him with a German suplex and he was stretchered out in a neck brace as fans and wrestlers looked on with worry.

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Block A:
1. Kenny Omega [10]
2. Prince Devitt [8]
- Tiger Mask [8]
- Davey Richards [8]
5. Koji Kanemoto [6]
6. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4]
- TJP [4]
8. Taichi [0]
- Jado [0]

Block B:
1. The Great Sasuke [10]
2. Jushin Thunder Liger [6]
- Ryusuke Taguchi [6]
- KUSHIDA [6]
- TAKA Michinoku [6]
- Kota Ibushi [6]
7. Mascara Dorada [4]
8. Daisuke Sasaki [2]
9. Gedo [2]

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/3/11
Wakayama City Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Kenny Omega [8] beat TJP [2] (8:20) with the Croyt’s Wrath.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Davey Richards [6] beat Taichi [0] (10:06) with a Sharpshooter.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: The Great Sasuke [8] beat Daisuke Sasaki [2] (8:20) by pinfall.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Koji Kanemoto [6] beat Jado [0] (9:15) with an ankle hold.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger [6] beat Gedo [2] (7:27) with an air scissors drop.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Tiger Mask [8] beat Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4] (9:00) with a reverse double armbar.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Mascara Dorada [4] beat Ryusuke Taguchi [6] (7:02) with a front cradle.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [4] beat TAKA Michinoku [4] (9:40) with a Firebird splash.
9. Hirooki Goto, Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & King Fale (16:54) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Fale.

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Block A:
1. Tiger Mask [8]
- Kenny Omega [8]
3. Prince Devitt [6]
- Koji Kanemoto [6]
- Davey Richards [6]
6. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4]
7. TJP [2]
8. Taichi [0]
- Jado [0]

Block B:
1. The Great Sasuke [8]
2. Jushin Thunder Liger [6]
- Ryusuke Taguchi [6]
4. KUSHIDA [4]
- Kota Ibushi [4]
- TAKA Michinoku [4]
- Mascara Dorada [4]
8. Daisuke Sasaki [2]
9. Gedo [2]

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/2/11
Toyohashi City Gymnasium #2
1,200 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger [4] beat Daisuke Sasaki [2] (8:06) with an air scissors drop.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Koji Kanemoto [4] beat TJP [2] (8:11) with an ankle hold.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Kenny Omega [6] beat Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4] (10:43) with the Croyt’s Wrath.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Tiger Mask [6] beat Jado [0] (8:27) with a reverse double armbar.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [2] beat Mascara Dorada [2] (7:28) with a Firebird splash.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Gedo [2] beat Ryusuke Taguchi [6] (11:29) with the Gedo clutch.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: The Great Sasuke [6] beat KUSHIDA [4] (2:47) by pinfall.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [6] beat Taichi [0] (9:45) with the Bloody Sunday.
9. Hirooki Goto, Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue (17:08) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Inoue.

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Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [6]
- Tiger Mask [6]
- Kenny Omega [6]
4. Koji Kanemoto [4]
- Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4]
- Davey Richards [4]
7. TJP [2]
8. Taichi [0]
- Jado [0]

Block B:
1. Ryusuke Taguchi [6]
2. The Great Sasuke [6]
3. Jushin Thunder Liger [4]
- KUSHIDA [4]
- TAKA Michinoku [4]
6. Gedo [2]
- Kota Ibushi [2]
- Mascara Dorada [2]
- Daisuke Sasaki [2]