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NJPW, 4/30/12
Kumamoto City Distribution & Information Hall
1,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. KUSHIDA & Tama Tonga beat Wataru Inoue & Takaaki Watanabe (9:53) when Tonga used the Headshrinker on Watanabe.
2. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Low Ki & Jado (11:21) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Jado.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Rocky Romero & Gedo (11:39) when Tenzan used a diving headbutt on Gedo.
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Strong Man beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (14:03) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
5. Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI (12:08) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Captain New Japan (15:07) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Captain.

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NJPW, 4/28/12
Kochi Sunpia Chres
700 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Ryusuke Taguchi & Tama Tonga beat Wataru Inoue & Hiromu Takahashi (8:43) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Takahashi.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Rocky Romero & Gedo (10:49) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Gedo.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Strong Man beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI (12:21) when Kojima used a lariat on YOSHI-HASHI.
4. Tetsuya Naito & Prince Devitt beat Low Ki & Jado (12:02) when Naito used a Stardust press on Jado.
5. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & KUSHIDA beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (11:49) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Taichi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Karl Anderson & Captain New Japan beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (18:41) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Ishii.

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NJPW, 4/27/12
Kitajima North Park Gymnasium
700 Fans

1. KUSHIDA & Tama Tonga beat Wataru Inoue & Takaaki Watanabe (9:53) when KUSHIDA used the 9469 on Watanabe.
2. Strong Man & Prince Devitt beat YOSHI-HASHI & Low Ki (8:26) when Strong Man used a Gorilla press on YOSHI-HASHI.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado (11:54) when Tenzan used a diving headbutt on Jado.
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (11:42) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
5. Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (13:35) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Ishii.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi, Rocky Romero & Gedo (15:18) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Gedo.

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NJPW, 4/25/12
Shunan Shinnanyo Gymnasium
900 Fans

1. Ryusuke Taguchi & Tama Tonga beat Wataru Inoue & Hiromu Takahashi (9:39) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Takahashi.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Rocky Romero & Jado (8:51) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Jado.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Strong Man beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (12:13) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. Tetsuya Naito & Prince Devitt beat Low Ki & Gedo (10:28) when Naito used a Stardust press on Gedo.
5. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & KUSHIDA beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:19) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on TAKA.
6. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Karl Anderson & Captain New Japan (16:50) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Captain.

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NJPW, 4/24/12
Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki
600 Fans

1. KUSHIDA & Tama Tonga beat Wataru Inoue & Takaaki Watanabe (11:00) when Tonga used the Headshrinker on Watanabe.
2. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Low Ki & Gedo (10:00) when Taguchi used a Gedo clutch gaeshino on Gedo.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Rocky Romero & Jado (12:18) when Kojima used a lariat on Jado.
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Strong Man beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (13:07) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii beat Karl Anderson & Captain New Japan (11:41) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Captain.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito beat Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (16:50) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on YOSHI-HASHI.

* “Mr. Anti-Aging” Yuji Nagata celebrated his 44th birthday before the show, receiving a birthday cake from young lions Hiromu Takahashi and Takaaki Watanabe. Watanabe started acting suspiciously so Nagata splatted the cake in his face! Nagata is called “Mr. Anti-Aging” as no matter how old he gets, he doesn’t seem to look older and remains as athletic as ever in the ring.

New Japan has announced a new live TV show on the “Asahi Newstar CS” channel which is owned by the long-time carriers of New Japan’s national TV show, TV Asahi. It will air full shows and the first edition will be for the 5/27 Best of the Super Jr. tour opener at Korakuen Hall, running from 6:30pm to 9:30pm.

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NJPW, 4/21/12 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2
1,610 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Tama Tonga beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:36) with the Headshrinker.
2. YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii beat Strong Man & Captain New Japan (12:40) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Captain.
3. Low Ki, Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (12:36) with Ki used a diving footstomp on Devitt.
4. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & KUSHIDA (12:35) when Taichi pinned Inoue after Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver.
5. Special Singles Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Takashi Iizuka went to a double countout (6:03).
5a. Rematch: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Takashi Iizuka (4:06) by DQ.
6. Special Singles Match: Toru Yano beat Satoshi Kojima (9:37) with the Akakiri.
7. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson (19:24) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Tanahashi.

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion and New Japan junior ace Prince Devitt challenges Volador Jr. for the NWA World Historic Middleweight Title at the famous Arena Mexico in a fantastic match.

New Japan today announced participants for “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XIX ~THE DOOR TO THE GLORY~“, Japanese wrestling’s most famous junior tournament. The big news first is the announcement that All Japan masked man BUSHI has moved to New Japan on a one year loan deal as of May 1st, which is a new initiative by New Japan that will help train and improve other wrestlers, similar to when they go overseas. This is much like they do in football/soccer with young players and could well take off in Japan now as a way of diversifying rosters and giving young men more experiences.

PAC of DRAGON GATE UK is another BOSJ debutant, while “Russian Hooligan” Alex Koslov, who recently left his WWE developmental deal and is well known for his work in Mexico, is also in. Young CMLL talent Angel de Oro makes his New Japan debut in the tournament and will hope to make an impression. Last year’s “ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT” winner on the NEVER brand, Daisuke Sasaki, has also been invited back for a second time. Here is the full list, blocks will be announced in the near future…

- Prince Devitt (IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion & NWA World Historic Middleweight Champion)
- Ryusuke Taguchi
- Jushin Thunder Liger
- Tiger Mask
- KUSHIDA
- BUSHI (AJPW -> NJPW)
- Low Ki (CHAOS)
- Davey Richards (CHAOS/NRC) (IWGP Jr. Tag Team Champion)
- Rocky Romero (CHAOS/NRC) (IWGP Jr. Tag Team Champion)
- Jado (CHAOS)
- Gedo (CHAOS)
- TAKA Michinoku (K-DOJO/Suzuki Gun)
- Taichi (Suzuki Gun)
- Black Tiger (Suzuki Gun)
- PAC (DRAGON GATE UK)
- Daisuke Sasaki (free)
- Alex Kozlov (free)
- Angel de Oro (CMLL)

NJPW “NEVER.9 ~ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT Final~”, 4/15/12
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
250 Fans – No Vacancy

1. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Semi Final: Madoka beat Hiro Tounai (8:49) with the Ranhei.
2. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Semi Final: Black Tiger beat Ryuichi Sekine (6:29) with a la magistral.
3. YOSHI-HASHI beat Takaaki Watanabe (9:05) with a Swanton bomb.
4. Jado, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii beat Captain New Japan, Kaji Tomato & Yusuke Kodama (15:02) when Ishii used a lariat on Tomato.
5. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat KUSHIDA & Hiromu Takahashi (14:08) when Taichi used a Gedo clutch on Takahashi.
6. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Final: Black Tiger beat Madoka (9:56) with the BT Driver.

* Look out Tiger Mask! The latest version of Black Tiger stormed to victory in the second ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT, earning himself a place in this year’s Super Jr. tournament. He defeated Madoka who has been unlucky enough to lose two finals in two years and miss out on the Super Jr. tournament twice. Black Tiger appears to have aligned himself with Suzuki Gun as he was photographed with TAKA and Taichi in a Suzuki Gun t-shirt. He spoke in Japanese and is apparently a personal friend of Suzuki.

NJPW “NEVER.9 ~ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT 1st~”, 4/13/12
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
250 Fans – No Vacancy

1. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Ryuichi Sekine beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:45) with the Ryusetsu.
2. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Black Tiger beat Yusuke Kodama (8:23) with the BT Driver.
3. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Hiro Tounai beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:48) with an armlock.
4. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Madoka beat Kaji Tomato (9:38) with the Ranhei.
5. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Jado & Gedo (12:50) when Taichi used a Gedo clutch on Gedo.
6. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Tetsuya Naito & Captain New Japan (9:29) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Captain.

* Madoka, Hiro Tounai, Black Tiger (a new version it seems), and Ryuichi Sekine all advance to the tournament finals on Sunday where someone will earn the right to enter this year’s Best of the Super Jr. tournament.

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NJPW “NEVER.9 ~ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT Final~”, 4/15/12
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Semi Final: Madoka vs. Hiro Tounai
2. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Semi Final: Ryuichi Sekine vs. Black Tiger
3. Takaaki Watanabe vs. YOSHI-HASHI
4. Captain New Japan, Kaji Tomato & Yusuke Kodama vs. Jado, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii
5. KUSHIDA & Hiromu Takahashi vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
6. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Final:

New Japan and All Japan today announced that they will hold a joint 40th anniversary show at Sumo Hall on July 1st titled “WE ARE PRO-WRESTLING LOVE”. The presidents of both companies spoke of it today although with it still being quite far off could reveal little besides the concept of sharing their celebrations of 40 years in business. Despite being co-hosts, they did not rule out the possibility of promotion vs. promotion matches so it could be a little more intriguing in that sense than the “ALL TOGETHER” charity shows which were general a set of interpromotional tag matches.

NJPW/AJPW “NJPW & AJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ WE ARE PRO-WRESTLING LOVE!”, 7/1/12
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

Meanwhile, New Japan has also announced that “DOMINION 6.16″ for Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on June 16th, another big show.

NJPW “DOMINION 6.16″, 6/16/12
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

Yano & Iizuka again stole Tenzan & Kojima’s title belts on Sunday at Korakuen after TenKoji had managed to get them back on the previous Korakuen show.

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NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ WRESTLING DONTAKU 2012″, 5/3/12 (WPW/PPV)
Fukuoka International Center

- IWGP Tag Team Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka

New Japan has revealed the full card for the major 5/3 show at Fukuoka International Center today, which includes four title matches and three special matches. As confirmed on the heels of his New Japan Cup win yesterday, Hirooki Goto will be Kazuchika Okada’s next challenger for the IWGP Heavyweight Title in the main event. Also confirmed was the much expected TenKoji defense of the IWGP Tag Team Title against CHAOS’ Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka, who defeated Tenzan & Kojima in a non-title match not long ago. The No Remorse Corps, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero, make their V1 defense of the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title against the masked super hero team of Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask, the first time this title has not been NRC vs. Apollo 55 this year. He’s back! “One World Warrior” Low Ki returns to New Japan for his latest stint and instantly challenges Prince Devitt for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title in a rematch from last year in America when Devitt won during New Japan’s tour of the east coast. Of the special matches announced, the standout is a rematch from the New Japan Cup where Shinsuke Nakamura and Karl Anderson blew the roof off Korakuen Hall with an incredible match that the “Machine Gun” won. Shinsuke will look to avoid a similar upset.

Tour matches before and after the Fukuoka show were also announced.

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NJPW, 4/21/12 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. Tama Tonga vs. Hiromu Takahashi
2. Strong Man & Captain New Japan vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii
3. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Low Ki, Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo
4. Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & KUSHIDA vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
5. Special Singles Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Takashi Iizuka
6. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Toru Yano
7. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi

NJPW, 4/24/12
Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki

1. Wataru Inoue & Takaaki Watanabe vs. KUSHIDA & Tama Tonga
2. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Low Ki & Gedo
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Rocky Romero & Jado
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Strong Man vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
5. Karl Anderson & Captain New Japan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI

NJPW, 4/25/12
Shunan Shinnanyo Gymnasium

1. Wataru Inoue & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Tama Tonga
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Rocky Romero & Jado
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Strong Man vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
4. Tetsuya Naito & Prince Devitt vs. Low Ki & Gedo
5. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & KUSHIDA vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Karl Anderson & Captain New Japan vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI

NJPW, 4/27/12
Kitajima North Park Gymnasium

1. Wataru Inoue & Takaaki Watanabe vs. KUSHIDA & Tama Tonga
2. Strong Man & Prince Devitt vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Low Ki
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
5. Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi, Rocky Romero & Gedo

NJPW, 4/28/12
Kochi Sunpia Chres

1. Wataru Inoue & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Tama Tonga
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Rocky Romero & Gedo
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Strong Man vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI
4. Tetsuya Naito & Prince Devitt vs. Low Ki & Jado
5. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & KUSHIDA vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Karl Anderson & Captain New Japan vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii

NJPW, 4/30/12
Kumamoto City Distribution & Information Hall

1. Wataru Inoue & Takaaki Watanabe vs. KUSHIDA & Tama Tonga
2. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Low Ki & Jado
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Rocky Romero & Gedo
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Strong Man vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
5. Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Captain New Japan vs. Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii

NJPW, 5/1/12
Oita Event Hall

1. Wataru Inoue & Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA & Tama Tonga
2. Prince Devitt, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Low Ki, Rocky Romero & Jado
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Gedo
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii
6. Hirooki Goto, Karl Anderson & Strong Man vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI

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NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ WRESTLING DONTAKU 2012″, 5/3/12 (WPW/PPV)
Fukuoka International Center

1. Strong Man, Wataru Inoue, Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga vs. YOSHI-HASHI, Jado, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii
2. Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (c) vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask
4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) vs. Low Ki
5. IWGP Tag Team Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
6. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki & Yoshihiro Takayama
7. Special Singles Match: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito vs. Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hirooki Goto

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NJPW, 5/4/12
Hiroshima Industrial Hall West Exhibition Pavilion

1. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Takaaki Watanabe
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. Davey Richards, Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
4. Togi Makabe, Strong Man & Wataru Inoue vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
5. Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi

NJPW, 5/5/12
Takamatsu City Gymnasium

1. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Takaaki Watanabe
2. Strong Man, Wataru Inoue, Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga vs. YOSHI-HASHI, Jado, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii
3. Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
4. Special Elimination Match I: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero
5. Special Elimination Match II: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi

NJPW, 5/6/12
Okayama Orange Hall

1. Wataru Inoue & Tama Tonga vs. Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe
2. Captain New Japan vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. Davey Richards, Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Strong Man vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & YOSHI-HASHI

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ NEW JAPAN CUP 2012” <--

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

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ NEW JAPAN CUP 2012” <--

NJPW, 4/7/12
Yokkaichi Australia Memorial Hall
1,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (5:32) with a Fisherman’s suplex hold.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Captain New Japan beat Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo (11:20) when Captain used the Caribbean Death Grip on Gedo.
3. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Ryusuke Taguchi (11:23) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Taguchi.
4. Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga beat Karl Anderson & La Sombra (11:33) when Naito used a Stardust press on Sombra.
5. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & KUSHIDA beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (14:03) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Taichi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & MVP beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (16:12) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Ishii.

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ NEW JAPAN CUP 2012” <--

NJPW, 4/5/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,005 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Jado, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii beat KUSHIDA, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (8:52) when Ishii used a lariat on Watanabe.
2. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Yoshihiro Takayama, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (8:18) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Taichi.
3. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Ryusuke Taguchi (10:34) when Yano used the Akakiri on Taguchi.
4. Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat MVP, Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga (11:18) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Tonga.
5. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Hirooki Goto beat La Sombra (9:51) with the Shouten Kai.
6. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura (15:22) with the Gun Stun.
7. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Togi Makabe beat Minoru Suzuki (13:34) with a King Kong kneedrop.
8. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Tetsuya Naito (18:21) with a small package hold.

* An exciting semi final round of the New Japan Cup was set up at a sold out Korakuen Hall today with a couple of huge upsets. New Japan ace Hiroshi Tanahashi stalled Naito’s runaway momentum by showing he is still the man to beat despite his recent title loss to Okada, pinning Naito with a small package hold. This set up a match with… Karl Anderson! Yes, the “Machine Gun” prevented the latest clash of eternal rivals with Nakamura by beating the CHAOS leader in a huge upset. He dropped Shinsuke with the Gun Stun and continues to impress as he looks to make a name for himself as a singles wrestler in the post-Bad Intentions era.

* The second semi final will see two fan favourites go up against each other. Hirooki Goto unsurprisingly put away CMLL star La Sombra with his Shouten Kai, while Makabe scored a big win over Minoru Suzuki meaning he has now taken out Suzuki Gun’s “big three” of Suzuki, Takayama, and Archer in singles matches this year. So Goto vs. Makabe will collide back at Korakuen in a few days for a place in the final against either Tanahashi or Anderson.

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NJPW, 4/8/12 (WPW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & KUSHIDA vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
2. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Tama Tonga vs. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Karl Anderson
4. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Hirooki Goto vs. Togi Makabe
5. Captain New Japan vs. Kazuchika Okada
6. Tetsuya Naito, MVP, La Sombra & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI
7. New Japan Cup – Final:

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NJPW, 4/4/12
Hitachinaka Matsudo Gymnasium
800 Fans

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (9:26) with a Fisherman’s suplex hold.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Captain New Japan beat Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo (11:38) with Captain used the Caribbean Death Grip on Gedo.
3. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Wataru Inoue (11:09) when Yano used the Akakiri on Inoue.
4. MVP & Karl Anderson beat Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga (12:14) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Tonga.
5. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA (16:10) when Taichi pinned KUSHIDA after Archer used the Dark Days.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI (16:41) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

Updated cards for the current tour.

NJPW, 4/4/12
Hitachinaka Matsudo Gymnasium

1. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Takaaki Watanabe
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Captain New Japan vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
4. Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga vs. MVP & Karl Anderson
5. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI

NJPW, 4/5/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KUSHIDA, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe vs. Jado, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii
2. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Yoshihiro Takayama, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI
4. MVP, Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga vs. Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi
5. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Hirooki Goto vs. La Sombra
6. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
7. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki
8. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito

NJPW, 4/7/12
Yokkaichi Australia Memorial Hall

1. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Takaaki Watanabe
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Captain New Japan vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI
4. Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga vs. Karl Anderson & La Sombra
5. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & KUSHIDA vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & MVP vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii

NJPW, 4/8/12 (WPW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Winner of Goto/Sombra vs. Winner of Makabe/Suzuki
2. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Winner of Tanahashi/Naito vs. Winner of Anderson/Nakamura
3. New Japan Cup – Final:

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For the second year running, New Japan’s NEVER brand will host a small tournament that gives a young junior the chance to qualify for the Best of the Super Jr. tournament. Last year 16 men competed for two spots but this year 8 men compete for 1 spot, with New Japan young lions Takaaki Watanabe and Hiromu Takahashi being joined by various other young juniors in the two night tournament. The most intriguing entrant is “Black Tiger”, who will be under the mask this time?

NJPW “NEVER.9 ~ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT 1st”~, 4/13/12
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Takaaki Watanabe vs. Ryuichi Sekine
2. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Yusuke Kodama vs. Black Tiger
3. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Hiro Tounai
4. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Madoka vs. Kaji Tomato
5. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi vs. Jado & Gedo
6. Tetsuya Naito & Captain New Japan vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka

NJPW “NEVER.9 ~ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT Final~”, 4/15/12
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Semi Final:
2. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Semi Final:
3. ROAD TO THE SUPER JR. 2DAYS TOURNAMENT – Final:

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Former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, Low Ki, is on his way back to New Japan! The 55th generation champion made a brief return last May on the USA tour when he challenged Devitt for the belt in New York, and the loss there has been gnawing at Ki, who has his eyes fixed on Devitt and the prestigious IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title.

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NJPW, 4/1/12 (Samurai! TV)
Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium
5,600 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. New Japan Cup – Round 1: La Sombra beat YOSHI-HASHI (9:41) with the Paquera Tapatio.
2. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Karl Anderson beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (8:00) with the Gun Stun.
3. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Hirooki Goto beat Yujiro Takahashi (9:55) with the Shouten Kai.
4. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Shinsuke Nakamura beat MVP (9:45) with the Boma Ye.
5. Ryusuke Taguchi, Captain New Japan & KUSHIDA beat Kazuchika Okada, Jado & Gedo (14:35) when Captain used the Caribbean Death Grip on Gedo.
6. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Togi Makabe beat Lance Archer (8:47) with a King Kong kneedrop.
7. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Minoru Suzuki beat Yuji Nagata (15:31) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
8. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Tetsuya Naito beat Satoshi Kojima (17:53) with the Polvo de Estrellas.
9. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Toru Yano (17:25) with the High Fly Flow.

* Some interesting results today at a packed Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium set up a couple of huge second round matches. Naito scored yet another career boosting win over Kojima, meaning he will face a man he is known to have great matches with, Tanahashi, who defeated long-time enemy Yano. Minoru Suzuki bested his rival Nagata to set up a second round confrontation with Makabe that has been in the making for a while. CHAOS leader Nakamura is trying to ensure he doesn’t slip into Okada’s shadow too much and his win over the returning MVP means he will meet Karl Anderson in the second round. Anderson’s post-Bad Intentions career (now that gaijin mainstay Giant Bernard has been confirmed as the WWE’s latest superstar Lord Tensai) is showing promising signs as he beat Tenzan to secure passage to the next round. The final second round match will put La Sombra against IWGP Intercontinental Champion, Hirooki Goto.

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NJPW, 4/5/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Hirooki Goto vs. La Sombra
2. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
3. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki
4. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito

NJPW, 4/8/12 (WPW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Winner of Goto/Sombra vs. Winner of Makabe/Suzuki
2. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Winner of Tanahashi/Naito vs. Winner of Anderson/Nakamura
3. New Japan Cup – Final: