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NJPW, 7/18/11 (WPW/PPV)
Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena
5,800 Fans
1. Masato Tanaka 
, Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo beat Strong Man, Tomoaki Honma, Killer Rabbit & Killer Rabbit (9:38) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Rabbit.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger beat Hector Garza (7:55) with an air scissors drop.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (10:28) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Fale.
4. Yuji Nagata beat Hideo Saito (9:56) by DQ.
5. Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask beat TAKA Michinoku 
& Taichi (7:18) when Tiger used a reverse double armbar on Taichi.
6. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Kota Ibushi 
, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki (15:29) when Taguchi pinned Sasaki after the Black Sunday.
7. Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto beat Karl Anderson (10:20) with the Shouten Kai.
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title: MVP (c) beat Toru Yano (12:03) with the TTB (2nd defense).
9. Special Singles Match: Minoru Suzuki beat Satoshi Kojima (13:39) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Giant Bernard (27:54) with a Dharma-style German suplex hold (6th defense).
* In the same region where he defeated Giant Bernard in a tournament final to begin his first IWGP Heavyweight Title reign almost five years ago to the day, Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated him in a half hour classic today to prove anew he is Japanese pro wrestling’s top star. Tanahashi heads into the G1 Climax as champion while Bernard fell just short of becoming a 3-crown champion as he of course holds both the IWGP Tag and NOAH’s GHC Tag titles with Karl Anderson.
* In their first singles battle since Suzuki forcibly took over Kojima’s faction, he defeated Cozy in a singles match today. The two meet again however on day one of the G1 Climax, giving Kojima a quick chance for revenge.
* Masato Tanaka attacked MVP after the IWGP Intercontinental Champion again beat Toru Yano to retain his title. As a former ECW World Heavyweight Champion and with much experience overseas, Tanaka will make a fitting next challenger for MVP most likely after the G1 Climax.