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[Results] New Japan, 12/24/11

December 24th, 2011

NJPW “ROAD TO KINGDOM ~BATTLE XMAS~”, 12/24/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans
– No Vacancy

1. Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo beat Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA (7:53) when Romero used a rolling front cradle on Taguchi.
2. Special Singles Match I: Takashi Iizuka beat Hideo Saito (10:05) by referee stop.
3. Special Singles Match II: Karl Anderson beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (9:29) with the Gun Stun.
4. Special Singles Match III: Giant Bernard beat Satoshi Kojima (12:18) with the Bernard Driver.
5. Special Singles Match IV: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Wataru Inoue (9:50) with the Boma Ye.
6. Special Singles Match V: Yujiro Takahashi beat Hirooki Goto (10:00) with the Tokyo Pimps.
7. Special Singles Match VI: Toru Yano beat Yuji Nagata (10:00) by pinfall.
8. Special Tag Match: Minoru Suzuki & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe (15:15) when Takayama used an Everest German suplex hold on Makabe.

* Suzuki and Takayama hold the edge over Tanahashi and Makabe going into the Dome after today’s main event win which saw Takayama pin Makabe.

* There were two huge upsets at Korakuen for CHAOS as Yano pinned Nagata while Yujiro downed Goto with his Tokyo Pimps.

* Bad Intentions struck back against TenKoji immediately from yesterday, winning both singles matches to make the singles contest 2-2 going into the Tokyo Dome.

* Manabu Nakanishi made his long awaited return today, not in the ring but on the microphone where he promised he would be back as soon as possible from a serious neck injury that has kept him out for half a year so far.

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