Bad Intentions will make their V3 defense of the GHC Tag Team Title on NOAH soil against one of NOAH’s most successful tag teams of the past, Triple Crown holder Jun Akiyama and former New Japan wrestler Akitoshi Saito, who held the belts for close to a year in 2002-2003. This big match will take place on 1/22 at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium but of course Bad Intentions, who are again angry at being overlooked by Tokyo Sports for the Best Tag Team award after a historic record-breaking year, must first focus on defending the IWGP Tag Team Title at the Tokyo Dome against TenKoji.

NOAH “GREAT VOYAGE 2012 IN OSAKA”, 1/22/12
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

- GHC Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) vs. Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito

The returning Nobuo Yoshihashi, now known as YOSHI-HASHI, let his plans and affiliation be known in an interview yesterday. YOSHI-HASHI will face another former young lion who is returning, Kazuchika Okada, and announced firstly that he will no longer be a junior. Predicted by some to help bolster the junior division, YOSHI-HASHI will instead enter the heavyweight division. The other important thing he announced is that he will be entering CHAOS as a heel, after falling in love with the rudo/heel ways during his very long stay in CMLL.

Okada on the other hand will not be joining CHAOS but was coy on his affiliation, saying he was a loner in the USA and for now will be a loner back home in New Japan. One interesting thing that he did say is that having seen the world, he will not stand out in the “confines of Japan” like Tanahashi, but will be a bigger star with global appeal.

An already young New Japan roster will get even more firepower with the return of these two promising young men who collide on January 4th at the Tokyo Dome.

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN AKITA”, 12/25/11
Akita Terrsa Hall
1,600 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Kyosuke Mikami (7:46) with a lariat.
2. Rocky Romero & Gedo beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiromu Takahashi (11:19) when Romero used a diving double kneedrop on Takahashi.
3. Tomoaki Honma & Hideo Saito beat Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi (9:33) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Hirooki Goto beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & King Fale (15:43) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Fale.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (11:12) when Yano used the Akakiri on Inoue.
6. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA (16:30) when Taichi pinned KUSHIDA after Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver.

* New Japan’s last show of a very eventful 2011 ended with some final build-up to the 1/4/12 bonanza at the Tokyo Dome.

* Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone who visits the site and forums!

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.

NJPW “ROAD TO KINGDOM 1ST”, 12/23/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,900 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (6:20) with a crab hold.
2. Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & Hideo Saito beat Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo (10:41) when Saito used the Caribbean Death Grip on Gedo.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (10:25) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Fale.
4. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima beat Karl Anderson (9:23) with a lariat.
5. Special Singles Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Giant Bernard (9:28) with a side cradle.
6. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (15:50) when KUSHIDA used the 9469 on Taichi.
7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) beat Rocky Romero (18:35) with the Bloody Sunday (3rd defense).
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Masato Tanaka (c) beat Tomoaki Honma (22:40) with the Sliding D (3rd defense).

* Both IWGP titles defended successfully and both were said to be very good matches, especially Tanaka vs. Honma which saw the underdog Honma push Tanaka quite far in a 20+ minute match before ultimately succumbing to the Sliding D.

* TenKoji bested Bad Intentions in two singles matches but can they do the same for the IWGP Tag Team Title on 1/4?

* Jushin Thunder Liger made his long awaited return before the show after a very lengthy stay in CMLL.

* New Japan also paid tribute to the late Umanosuke Ueda, who passed away at the age of 71 the other day. Ueda was a top heel in the 1970s and was the inspiration for Tatsutoshi Goto, Mr. Gannosuke, and Toru Yano’s heel personas.

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN TOKOROZAWA”, 12/18/11
Saitama Kusunoki Hall
900 Fans

1. Tomoaki Honma beat King Fale (7:51) with the Kokeshi.
2. Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi (10:43) when KUSHIDA used the 9469 on Takahashi.
3. Hideo Saito beat Gedo (6:10) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Takashi Iizuka & Jado (12:21) when Tenzan used the TTD on Jado.
5. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (10:12) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Ishii.
6. Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Yujiro Takahashi (10:10) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Takahashi.
7. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tiger Mask (14:14) when Taichi pinned Tiger after Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver.

NJPW “SATOSHI KOJIMA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW ~ RUSH!!”, 12/14/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Ryusuke Taguchi & Kyosuke Mikami beat Tiger Mask & Hiromu Takahashi (9:00) when Taguchi used the La Atatata on Takahashi.
2. Hideo Saito beat Tomohiro Ishii (5:52) by DQ.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Yujiro Takahashi beat Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & King Fale (11:11) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Fale.
4. Special Tag Match: The Great Sasuke & The Great Kosuke beat Jado & Gedo (12:21) when Kosuke used the CCD on Gedo.
5. 3rd Generation vs. Hamaguchi Dojo Special 6 Man Tag Match: Yutaka Yoshie, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma beat Yuji Nagata, Osamu Nishimura & Koji Kanemoto (13:52) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Kanemoto.
6. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA (16:47) when Taichi pinned KUSHIDA after Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver.
7. Satoshi Kojima 20th Anniversary Match: Satoshi Kojima & Kaz Hayashi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & FUNAKI (19:38) when Kojima used a Western lariat on FUNAKI.

* Special guests such as Keiji Muto, Toshiaki Kawada, and Stan Hansen appeared as Kojima celebrated his 20th anniversary in style by winning two matches.

* Hiroshi Tanahashi has been named Tokyo Sports MVP, Japanese pro wrestling’s most valuable player. The ageless Yuji Nagata also picked up the Fighting Spirit Award but to the shock of most Bad Intentions were not named Tag MVPs despite a record-breaking year and continuing to reign as IWGP and GHC Tag Team Champions. Yano & Iizuka vs. Muto & Kobashi from “ALL TOGETHER” was also quite surprisingly named 2011 Best Bout in the awards.

TenKoji do battle at Kojima’s upcoming 20th anniversary show with the announcement today that Tenzan will replace the injured Naito in the main event to team with former WWE superstar FUNAKI against Kojima & Kaz Hayashi. Having recently reuniting as a team, this may be the last time the two are on opposite sides for a while. This subsequently frees up a spot in the fifth match and in Tenzan’s place on the 3rd generation team will be New Japan old boy Osamu Nishimura!

NJPW “SATOSHI KOJIMA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW ~ RUSH!!”, 12/14/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Tiger Mask & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Kyosuke Mikami
2. Hideo Saito vs. Tomohiro Ishii
3. Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & King Fale vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Yujiro Takahashi
4. Special Tag Match: The Great Sasuke & The Great Kosuke vs. Jado & Gedo
5. 3rd Generation vs. Hamaguchi Dojo Special 6 Man Tag Match: Yuji Nagata, Osamu Nishimura & Koji Kanemoto vs. Yutaka Yoshie, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA vs. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi
7. Satoshi Kojima 20th Anniversary Match: Satoshi Kojima & Kaz Hayashi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & FUNAKI

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN YOKKAICHI”, 12/11/11
Yokkaichi Australia Memorial Hall
1,100 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat King Fale & Hiromu Takahashi (9:58) when KUSHIDA used the 9469 on Takahashi.
2. Hideo Saito beat Jado (9:43) by DQ.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Takashi Iizuka & Gedo (12:15) when Kojima used a lariat on Gedo.
4. Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma beat Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii (13:54) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Ishii.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Yujiro Takahashi beat Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue (11:36) when Yano used the Uragasumi on Inoue.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (17:42) when Taguchi used the La Atatata on Taichi.

All eleven matches have been determined for “WRESTLE KINGDON VI” at the Tokyo Dome in January and it’s a big one! In addition to what was previously known, some very enticing bouts were announced today, most notably the battle of the master Keiji Muto against a man who has been showing that similar natural genius that Muto is renowned for, Tetsuya Naito. Togi Makabe and Yoshihiro Takayama go to war in a grudge match that has been building some time, while MVP unleashes his hidden weapon, Shelton Benjamin, to take on CHAOS duo Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi.

Two of New Japan’s bright young stars return after long excursions overseas with Kazuchika Okada facing YOSHI-HASHI, who was of course Nobuo Yoshihashi when he departed New Japan some one and a half years ago to gain experience. Okada made a brief return one year ago to the day of this show and made a good impression in the tag match but is back for good this time. Juniors begin the show with a special New Japan and CMLL eight man tag following the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title show opener where Apollo 55 attempt to regain the belts from Davey Richards & Rocky Romero.

NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ WRESTLE KINGDOM VI IN TOKYO DOME”, 1/4/12 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Dome

1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (c) vs. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi
2. AERIAL KINGDOM feat. CMLL SUPER ESTRELLAS: Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada vs. Atlantis, Valiente, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. NEW JAPAN RESPIRATION – Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI Return Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. YOSHI-HASHI (Nobuo Yoshihashi)
4. BLUE JUSTICE NEVER DIE: Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Masakatsu Funaki & Masayuki Kono
5. TOKYO MONSTER WAR: MVP & Shelton Benjamin vs. Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi
6. IWGP Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima
7. NJPW vs. NOAH BATTLE CONCENTRATION I: Hirooki Goto vs. Takashi Sugiura
8. FIGHTING WITHOUT HONOR OR HUMANITY: Togi Makabe vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
9. NJPW vs. NOAH BATTLE CONCENTRATION II: Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano vs. Go Shiozaki & Naomichi Marufuji
10. GENIUS FACES GENIUS: Tetsuya Naito vs. Keiji Muto
11. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH”, 12/9/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
400 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:42) with a powerbomb.
2. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma & King Fale (11:22) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Fale.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Jado & Gedo (12:19) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Gedo.
4. Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (12:16) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Inoue.
5. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH ~ Worst Voted: Hideo Saito beat Taichi (8:57) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
6. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH ~ #3: Togi Makabe beat KUSHIDA (9:33) with a King Kong kneedrop.
7. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH ~ #2: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Tiger Mask (9:00) with the Boma Ye.
8. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH ~ #1: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Ryusuke Taguchi (12:33) with a Dragon suplex hold.

Masakatsu Funaki returns to his original home at last! New Japan announced five matches for “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ WRESTLE KINGDOM VI IN TOKYO DOME”, Japanese professional wrestling’s annual super-show at the Tokyo Dome in January. Funaki, who many New Japan fans have long waited to see in the company where he was trained, teams up with Masayuki Kono against Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue in a special tag match. New Japan and NOAH go to war as old rivals Hirooki Goto and Takashi Sugiura lock horns, while CHAOS’ Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano do battle with the duo of GHC Heavyweight Champion, Go Shiozaki, and Naomichi Marufuji. TenKoji’s revival grants them a shot at the most dominant IWGP Tag Team Champions in history, Bad Intentions, meaning whether they win or lose, Bernard & Anderson’s reign will have gone from 2010, all the way 2011, and into 2012. And of course, as we all knew, Hiroshi Tanahashi attempts to become the most successful IWGP Heavyweight Champion to ever live as he makes his V11 defense of the prestigious belt against Minoru Suzuki in the main event. More matches are yet to be added but these five promise lots of excitement.

NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ WRESTLE KINGDOM VI IN TOKYO DOME”, 1/4/12 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Dome

1. BLUE JUSTICE NEVER DIE: Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Masakatsu Funaki & Masayuki Kono
2. NJPW vs. NOAH BATTLE CONCENTRATION: Hirooki Goto vs. Takashi Sugiura
3. NJPW vs. NOAH BATTLE CONCENTRATION: Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano vs. Go Shiozaki & Naomichi Marufuji
4. IWGP Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima
5. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki

Full cards for the remaining shows of New Japan’s 2011 have been announced, including the fan voted dream match show, Kojima’s 20th anniversary show, ahd the Korakuen double header around Christmas time. Naito has been removed from the main event of Kojima’s show where he was to team with FUNAKI, due to an injury he has been carrying that has forced him off shows. Singles matches between TenKoji and Bad Intentions appear to confirm suspicions that the most dominant IWGP Tag Team Champions in history, Bernard & Anderson, will face one of the most beloved tag teams in history, Tenzan & Kojima, at the Tokyo Dome. Two titles will be defended on the first Xmas show at Korakuen with Devitt making his V3 defense of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title against Rocky Romero, while in what would have once been an indie dream match, Masato Tanaka makes his V3 defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Title against Tomoaki Honma. Cards also reflect Hideo Saito being booted out of CHAOS as he goes up against members of the group.

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH”, 12/9/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
2. Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma & King Fale vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Jado & Gedo
4. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku
5. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH ~ Worst Voted: Hideo Saito vs. Taichi
6. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH ~ #3: Togi Makabe vs. KUSHIDA
7. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH ~ #2: Tiger Mask vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH ~ #1: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN YOKKAICHI”, 12/11/11
Yokkaichi Australia Memorial Hall

1. Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA vs. King Fale & Hiromu Takahashi
2. Hideo Saito vs. Jado
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Takashi Iizuka & Gedo
4. Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma vs. Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Yujiro Takahashi
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi

NJPW “SATOSHI KOJIMA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW ~ RUSH!!”, 12/14/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Tiger Mask & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Kyosuke Mikami
2. Hideo Saito vs. Tomohiro Ishii
3. Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & King Fale vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Yujiro Takahashi
4. Special Tag Match: The Great Sasuke & The Great Kosuke vs. Jado & Gedo
5. 3rd Generation vs. Hamaguchi Dojo Special 6 Man Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Koji Kanemoto vs. Yutaka Yoshie, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA vs. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi
2. Satoshi Kojima 20th Anniversary Match: Satoshi Kojima & Kaz Hayashi vs. FUNAKI & X

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN TOKOROZAWA”, 12/18/11
Saitama Kusunoki Hall

1. Tomoaki Honma vs. King Fale
2. Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi
3. Hideo Saito vs. Gedo
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Takashi Iizuka & Jado
5. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii
6. Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Yujiro Takahashi
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tiger Mask vs. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi

NJPW “ROAD TO KINGDOM 1ST”, 12/23/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Kyosuke Mikami vs. Hiromu Takahashi
2. Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & Hideo Saito vs. Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo
3. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii
4. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Karl Anderson
5. Special Singles Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Giant Bernard
6. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA vs. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) vs. Rocky Romero
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Masato Tanaka (c) vs. Tomoaki Honma

NJPW “ROAD TO KINGDOM ~BATTLE XMAS~”, 12/24/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo
2. Special Singles Match I: Hideo Saito vs. Takashi Iizuka
3. Special Singles Match II: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Karl Anderson
4. Special Singles Match III: Satoshi Kojima vs. Giant Bernard
5. Special Singles Match IV: Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
6. Special Singles Match V: Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro Takahashi
7. Special Singles Match VI: Yuji Nagata vs. Toru Yano
8. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki & Yoshihiro Takayama

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN AKITA”, 12/25/11
Akita Terrsa Hall

1. Kyosuke Mikami vs. Tomohiro Ishii
2. Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Rocky Romero & Gedo
3. Tomoaki Honma & Hideo Saito vs. Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Hirooki Goto vs. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & King Fale
5. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA vs. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi

–> “NEW JAPAN ALIVE 2011” <--

NJPW, 12/4/11 (WPW/PPV)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
8,000 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Karl Anderson & Killer Rabbit beat Jado & Gedo (4:47) when Rabbit used the Mochitsuki Drop on Gedo.
2. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero beat Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tama Tonga (9:33) when Romero used a backslide on Taguchi.
3. Special Tag Match: Takashi Sugiura & Atsushi Aoki beat Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA (11:13) when Sugiura used an Olympic slam on KUSHIDA.
4. Special Tag Match: Yoshihiro Takayama & Lance Archer beat Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue (10:28) when Takayama used a running kneelift on Inoue.
5. Special Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (10:25) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Iizuka.
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) beat Davey Richards (12:16) with the Bloody Sunday (2nd defense).
7. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Masato Tanaka (c) beat MVP (10:09) with the Sliding D (2nd defense).
8. Special Singles Match: Minoru Suzuki beat Giant Bernard (11:53) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
9. Special Singles Match: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Tetsuya Naito (13:15) with the Boma Ye.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Yuji Nagata (30:16) with the High Fly Flow (10th defense).

* Hiroshi Tanahashi tied Yuji Nagata’s V10 defense record of the IWGP Heavyweight Title by beating the man himself in a half hour epic today in Aichi. Beating Nagata means that if Tanahashi wins his next defense he will smash Nagata’s defense record and enhance his growing legacy. Tanahashi was confronted after the match by Minoru Suzuki, who had beaten Giant Bernard earlier, and who demanded to be Tanahashi’s Tokyo Dome opponent in January, which will mark the one-year anniversary of Tana’s title win, so this looks to be the main event of WKVI.

* The much awaited G1 Climax 2011 final rematch went the same way with CHAOS leader Nakamura pinning Naito in a fiery match following his Boma Ye, Nakamura showing he is still a leading man in New Japan despite Tanahashi’s near monopoly of the title.

* Masato Tanaka continues to impress as IWGP Intercontinental Title by withstanding the challenge of the man he took it off, MVP. Tanaka pinned the former WWE superstar after smashing him with the Sliding D.

* Devitt’s second reign as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion also continued as he beat rival Davey Richards in his V2 defense. Devitt has already repeated his successful defenses against Richards and TAKA from his first reign now in his current reign.

* TenKoji’s reunion went without a hitch as they bested CHAOS’ crazy duo of Iizuka & Saito, Tenzan forcing Iizuka to tap out. The big talking point after the match came when CHAOS appeared to kick the mentally unstable Saito out of their faction!

* The two other special tag matches both seemed to suggest singles matches at the Tokyo Dome: Makabe vs. Takayama and Goto vs. Sugiura, both of which would continue old rivalries.

One of New Japan’s most famous tag teams is back! Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima, affectionately known as TenKoji, are reuniting and New Japan has hurriedly altered the big 12/4 Aichi lineup to pit them against the dastardly CHAOS’ duo of Iizuka & Saito. It will be about 2 1/2 years since TenKoji last teamed in a reunion that ended on a flat note with the two losing to Bad Intentions on 5/3/09 in Fukuoka. Could fate drive them towards facing that very team who have become the most successful IWGP Tag Team Champions of all time?

NJPW, 12/4/11 (WPW/PPV)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Karl Anderson & Killer Rabbit vs. Jado & Gedo
2. Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tama Tonga vs. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero
3. Special Tag Match: Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA vs. Takashi Sugiura & Atsushi Aoki
4. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue vs. Yoshihiro Takayama & Lance Archer
5. Special Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) vs. Davey Richards
7. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Masato Tanaka vs. MVP
8. Special Singles Match: Giant Bernard vs. Minoru Suzuki
9. Special Singles Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Yuji Nagata