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NJPW, 4/8/12 (WPW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,040 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & KUSHIDA beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (11:13) when KUSHIDA used a jackknife hold on Iizuka.
2. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku 
& Taichi beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Tama Tonga (12:01) when Archer used the Dark Days on Tonga.
3. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Karl Anderson (12:36) with the Sling Blade.
4. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Hirooki Goto beat Togi Makabe (9:22) with the Goto Shiki.
5. Kazuchika Okada beat Captain New Japan (6:55) with the Rainmaker.
6. Tetsuya Naito, MVP, La Sombra & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka 
, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (15:43) when Naito used a Stardust press on YOSHI-HASHI.
7. New Japan Cup – Final: Hirooki Goto beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (25:25) with the Shouten Kai.
* Hirooki Goto wins his third New Japan Cup in the past four years on what could be a momentous day for his career. He overcame Makabe in the semi final round while Tanahashi bypassed the on-form Karl Anderson, setting up a grand finale. And after a 25 minute blockbuster, Goto sunk Tanahashi with his Shouten Kai to add the 2012 NJC to his fast growing list of tournament wins. This was Goto’s first ever win over Tanahashi after numerous attempts so another big moment for him. His win means he marches on to challenge IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Kazuchika Okada, in the main event of “WRESTLING DONTAKU 2012″ at the Fukuoka International Center on 5/3. This will also be an IWGP Heavyweight Champion vs. IWGP Intercontinental Champion match although the main title is only likely to be on the line.
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NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ WRESTLING DONTAKU 2012″, 5/3/12 (WPW/PPV)
Fukuoka International Center
1. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hirooki Goto