New Japan will this year run the annual “DESTRUCTION” major show at Kobe World Hall in late September instead of at Sumo Hall in October. This is because the scheduled Sumo Hall show in October is going to be called “KING OF PRO WRESTLING” this year and possibly in the future. Before “DESTRUCTION ’12″ will be a tour directly building up to it.

NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ ROAD TO DESTRUCTION
- 9/7 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall J SPORTS
- 9/8 @ Saitama Asukaru Satte
- 9/9 “YUJI NAGATA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW ~ BLUE JUSTICE IV” @ Togane Arena
- 9/12 @ Toyama Techno Hall
- 9/13 @ Nagano Sports Park Gymnasium
- 9/15 @ Matsusaka City Gymnasium
- 9/17 @ Saitama Kusunoki Hall
- 9/22 @ Takamatsu City Gymnasium

- 9/23 “DESTRUCTION ’12″ @ Kobe World Hall WPW

Yuji Nagata will celebrate his 20th anniversary as a pro wrestler with the latest show produced by himself in his local Togane, titled “BLUE JUSTICE IV”. Nagata’s last show in Togane on 9/12/09 was a major success with 2,600 fans turning up, and saw him team with Akebono in the main event to defeat Bad Intentions. Last year he produced a show at Korakuen Hall on 8/30/11 with he and Jun Akiyama defeating Nakamura & Yano in the main event. This show will be back at Togane Arena and he suggested that his generation rival and good friend Akiyama, the current Triple Crown holder and GHC Tag Team Title co-holder, could possibly appear again. Nagata spoke about his past factions like G-EGGS and Team JAPAN, and how he might organise the card with these in mind, which could possibly see the likes of Yutaka Yoshie, Kendo Kashin, and (more unlikely) Kazuyuki Fujita appear.

And as you can see below, another epic poster has been designed for the show.

NJPW “YUJI NAGATA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW ~ BLUE JUSTICE IV”, 9/9/12
Togane Arena

New Japan today announced that CHAOS tandem Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka have been stripped of their IWGP Tag Team Title with immediate effect after the double non-finish in Osaka on Saturday. President Sugabayashi said they could not be deemed worthy champions after such a finish (or non-finish). It looks like the Osaka match won’t be recognised as Yano & Iizuka’s V1 defense either. But all is not lost for the dastardly duo as they have a quick chance to reclaim the title in a July packed with title matches.

Prince Devitt defends his NWA World Historic Middleweight Title, won earlier in the year when he traveled to Mexico, against Suzuki Gun’s Taichi on 7/8 at Korakuen Hall. At the end of the same tour, New Japan hits the Yamagata Sports Center with four huge title matches. As mentioned, Yano & Iizuka can regain the IWGP Tag Team Title but so can Tenzan & Kojima as the two sides meet in a decision match to determine the 60th champions. Whoever wins the IWGP Heavyweight Title clash at Sumo Hall on July 1st won’t have much time to enjoy that victory as either Tanahashi or Makabe will defend the title against Masato Tanaka later in the main event of the Yamagata show.

New Japan’s secondary singles belt, the IWGP Intercontinental Title, suddenly doesn’t seem quite so secondary as Hirooki Goto will make his V3 defense of the one-year old title against old rival Shinsuke Nakamura in a huge match that some would say is even bigger than the IWGP Heavyweight Title match. And finally, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask make their V1 defense of the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title against the foreign duo of Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov, the latter of whom impressed in the Super Jr. so has been invited back. Akebono, Kota Ibushi, and Daisuke Sasaki will appear on the 7/18-7/19 Sapporo Teisen Hall double header on this tour also. Update: CMLL’s Maximo has also been announced for the entire tour.

After the tour and before the G1, New Japan is again at Korakuen Hall with a show that sees Low Ki defends his IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title in an already much anticipated match against Ibushi.

NJPW, 7/8/12 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. NWA World Historic Middleweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) vs. Taichi

NJPW, 7/22/12 (WPW)
Yamagata Sports Center

1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (c) vs. Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov
2. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
3. IWGP Tag Team Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (decision match)
4. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Winner of Tanahashi/Makabe (c) vs. Masato Tanaka

NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ LAST REBELLION”, 7/29/12
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Low Ki (c) vs. Kota Ibushi

New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro-Wrestling unite on July 1st to celebrate their 40th anniversaries at the historic Sumo Hall, and finally we have a full card. As previously known, NOAH’s Jun Akiyama defends the Triple Crown against Taiyo Kea while BJW tandem Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi defend the All Asia Tag Team Title against the super-heavyweight pair of Akebono & Ryota Hama. Now the rest is known and Akiyama vs. Kea will be just one third of a triple main event which is topped by Hiroshi Tanahashi’s V1 defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Title against Togi Makabe. These two have surprisingly never met for the belt in any of Tanahashi’s six reigns or Makabe’s sole reign.

TenKoji recruit the legendary Keiji Muto in their attempt to deal with CHAOS as the former nWo Japan trio go to war with Yano, Iizuka & Ishii. In what should be a very stiff battle, Suwama & Shuji Kondo meet CHAOS’ top two, Shinsuke Nakamura & Kazuchika Okada as Okada looks to back bounce instantly from losing the IWGP Heavyweight Title. Underneath are an array of multi-person tags mixing wrestlers from the promotions, including the first interaction between Kenzo Suzuki (KENSO) and his original home New Japan since he quit the company to follow Riki Choshu in forming World Japan back in 2003. Kenzo and Tanahashi formed a popular tag team early in their careers but are at opposite ends of the card at Sumo Hall.

NJPW/AJPW “NJPW & AJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ WE ARE PRO-WRESTLING LOVE!”, 7/1/12 (WPW/Asahi Newstar/GAORA TV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. KENSO, Masanobu Fuchi & Captain New Japan vs. YOSHI-HASHI, Jado & Gedo
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Shiryu, BUSHI & SUSHI vs. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, KAI, Hiroshi Yamato & Hiromu Takahashi
3. Takao Omori, Manabu Soya, Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
4. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & KUSHIDA vs. Masakatsu Funaki, Masayuki Kono & Minoru Tanaka
5. All Asia Tag Team Title: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) vs. Akebono & Ryota Hama
6. Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga vs. Seiya Sanada & Joe Doering
7. Suwama & Shuji Kondo vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Kazuchika Okada
8. NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary Main Event I: Keiji Muto, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
9. NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary Main Event II – Triple Crown: Jun Akiyama (c) vs. Taiyo Kea
10. NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary Main Event III – IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Togi Makabe

NJPW “DOMINION 6.16″, 6/16/12 (WPW/PPV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
6,850 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Kota Ibushi , Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki beat Prince Devitt, KUSHIDA & BUSHI (10:48) when Ibushi used a sit-down Last Ride on BUSHI.
2. YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Captain New Japan (9:26) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Captain.
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (9:20) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Taichi to become the 32nd champions (decision match).
4. Special Tag Match: MVP & Shelton Benjamin beat Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga (10:19) when Benjamin used the Paydirt on Tonga.
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Low Ki (c) beat Ryusuke Taguchi (12:32) with the Warrior’s Wrath (1st defense).
6. IWGP Tag Team Title: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (c) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima went to a double countout (2:41). (RESTART) Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (c) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima went to a no contest (12:26).
7. Special Tag Match: Shinsuke Nakamura & Masato Tanaka beat Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito (13:28) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Naito.
8. Special Singles Match: Togi Makabe beat Minoru Suzuki (16:21) with a King Kong kneedrop.
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Kazuchika Okada (c) (28:06) with the High Fly Flow to become the 58th champion.

* Another complete sell out for New Japan with people turned away, the company remains on fire and the healthiest it has been in many years.

* The first “Rainmaker” era is over as a rematch from February in the same building saw ace Hiroshi Tanahashi avenge his IWGP Heavyweight Title loss to upstart Kazuchika Okada by defeating him in a memorable main event. Okada has seemed unstoppable since he shocked the wrestling world and defeated Tanahashi, but the leader of New Japan struck back today and defeated the CHAOS man with his High Fly Flow. Thus begins Tanahashi’s sixth reign as champion, equaling Tatsumi Fujinami’s record six reigns that Tanahashi seems very likely to better in his career. Masato Tanaka and Togi Makabe, both big winners on the show, appeared after the match to challenge Tanahashi for the title.

* Makabe feels he deserved a shot after a big win over Suzuki Gun leader, Minoru Suzuki, in the semi final. This grudge feud that has been going on for much of the year came to a head in Osaka with Makabe pinning Suzuki for an important victory.

* Tanaka’s own shout for a title shot came in the seventh match as he and CHAOS leader Nakamura defeated Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito. Naito, who has been a little unfocused lately and arguing constantly with Tanahashi who he seems a little bitter (jealous?) of, fell to Tanaka’s Sliding D.

* The TenKoji vs. Yano & Iizuka feud showed no signs of ending in Osaka as Tenzan & Kojima were granted a rematch for the IWGP Tag Team Title that they lost to the CHAOS tandem in Fukuoka last month. The match had barely started before both teams were counted out. President Sugabayashi ordered a restart and a more orderly bout began but after 12 1/2 minutes the referee completely lost control and had to throw the match out.

* The Best of the Super Jr. final was repeated just days after the event in which Ryusuke Taguchi stalled the Low Ki juggernaut. Low Ki had won nine matches in a row without a defeat until Taguchi defeated him in the final, setting up an enticing V1 defense of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title for Ki in Osaka. But despite his big tournament win, Taguchi was unable to get the job done on a bigger stage tonight as he was beaten. DDT’s Kota Ibushi, returning to New Japan after a long absence due to injury, appeared afterwards and challenged Ki to a title match that could be quite spectacular. This could happen on the joint New Japan/All Japan anniversary show at Sumo Hall in July.

* For the first time since 2006, Jushin Thunder Liger appeared as Kishin Liger as he and Tiger Mask met TAKA Michinoku & Taichi for the vacant IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title. The Kishin Liger persona was debuted in the legendary Liger vs. Great Muta match at Kobe World Hall in 1996 and revived briefly in 2006 when Liger destroyed Bad Boy Hido. He and Tiger Mask finally got their shot at the belts today as they were supposed to last month in Fukuoka but Davey Richards was unable to appear, forcing the title to be held up. In their way stood TAKA & Taichi but they proved to be little match for the fearsome Kishin Liger who went on a rampage, spitting red mist in Taichi’s eyes which allowed Tiger Mask to drop the young punk with his Tiger suplex hold for the win. So Liger finally wins IWGP gold again for the first time since he and AKIRA won these sames belts in 2008, while this is Tiger Mask’s first title since dropping the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title to Marufuji on 1/4/10.

It’s official! Ryusuke Taguchi and Low Ki go to war again just days after Taguchi defeated Low Ki to win the Best of the Super Jr. for the first time. That win moved him into instant contendership for Low Ki’s IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title and the two will collide for it in Osaka. As reported yesterday, the vacant IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title will also be on the line as the masked hero team of Liger & Tiger face Suzuki Gun’s TAKA Michinoku & Taichi. On top of those, the most notably additions are the return of the MVP & Shelton Benjamin tag team and the long awaited return of DDT’s Kota Ibushi, last seen in New Japan holding the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title before a serious injury kept him out of action long-term.

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

1. Prince Devitt, KUSHIDA & BUSHI vs. Kota Ibushi , Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki
2. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Captain New Japan vs. YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (decision match)
4. Special Tag Match: Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga vs. MVP & Shelton Benjamin
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Low Ki (c) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
6. IWGP Tag Team Title: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (c) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima
7. Special Tag Match: Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Masato Tanaka
8. Special Singles Match: Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XIX ~THE DOOR TO THE GLORY~” <--

NJPW, 6/10/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,050 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Jado & Gedo beat Angel de Oro & Daisuke Sasaki (5:39) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Sasaki.
2. Rocky Romero, Alex Kozlov & Brian Kendrick beat KUSHIDA, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi (7:33) when Kozlov used the Russian Strike on Takahashi.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Ryusuke Taguchi beat PAC (10:38) with the Dodon.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Low Ki beat Prince Devitt (8:00) with a Sharpshooter.
5. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (9:50) when Yano used the Akakiri on Captain.
6. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (12:53) when Taichi used a Taichi-style Gedo clutch on Liger.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (15:47) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Final: Ryusuke Taguchi beat Low Ki (17:01) with a Milano–saku Dodon’s Throne.

* At long last the “Funky Weapon” Ryusuke Taguchi wins the Best of the Super Jr. tournament! A momentous finale to the BOSJ saw Taguchi beat PAC in the first semi final then Devitt again fall to Low Ki and apparently get a legitimately injured knee in the process. Taguchi then did the seemingly impossible and stalled the Low Ki juggernaut, which had seen the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion win nine matches in a row in the tournament. Taguchi dug deep in a Rocky Balbao-esque performance after getting his eye injured, coming back to sink Low Ki with the Milano–saku Dodon’s Throne! It now looks almost certain that these two will clash in six day’s time for the title at “DOMINION 6.16″. Can Taguchi use this momentum to not only go on and win the title but finally escape from the shadow of his sworn friend and tag partner Devitt?

* TAKA & Taichi challenged Liger & Tiger Mask to a match for the vacant IWGP Jr. Tag Title during the show, so that could also be added to the upcoming Osaka card.

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XIX ~THE DOOR TO THE GLORY~” <--

NJPW, 6/9/12
Nagoya International Conference Hall
1,800 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Hiromu Takahashi [2] beat TAKA Michinoku [8] (3:30) with the Catch The Dream.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Jado [4] beat Tiger Mask [8] (7:26) by pinfall.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Low Ki [16] beat Alex Kozlov [10] (10:14) with the Ki Krusher ’99.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi [10] beat Brian Kendrick [10] (9:59) with the Dodon.
5. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga (17:40) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tonga.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Taichi [8] beat Rocky Romero [8] (9:58) with a Taichi-style Gedo clutch.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Gedo [6] beat KUSHIDA [8] (10:32) with the Gedo clutch SN.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: PAC [10] beat BUSHI [6] (8:35) with a 360 Shooting Star Press.
9. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [10] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [8] (12:13) with the Bloody Sunday.

* A dramatic day in Block B saw every result go the way of “Funky Weapon” Ryusuke Taguchi and his win over Kendrick meant he sneaks through in second place behind Low Ki to the semi final round. Young lion Takahashi also recorded his first win of the tournament with a big upset over TAKA.

* PAC and Devitt qualified from Block A both on 10pts with PAC in first as he defeated Devitt at Korakuen. A good comeback by Devitt who started the tournament with two losses in a row.

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Block A:
1. PAC [10]
2. Prince Devitt [10]
3. Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
- KUSHIDA [8]
- Taichi [8]
- Rocky Romero [8]
- Angel de Oro [8]
8. Gedo [6]
9. BUSHI [6]

Block B:
1. Low Ki [16]
2. Ryusuke Taguchi [10]
3. Brian Kendrick [10]
4. Alex Kozlov [10]
5. Tiger Mask [8]
6. TAKA Michinoku [8]
7. Daisuke Sasaki [4]
8. Jado [4]
9. Hiromu Takahashi [2]

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NJPW, 6/10/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Angel de Oro & Daisuke Sasaki vs. Jado & Gedo
2. KUSHIDA, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Rocky Romero, Alex Kozlov & Brian Kendrick
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. PAC
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Prince Devitt vs. Low Ki
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI
6. Togi Makabe, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Final:

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XIX ~THE DOOR TO THE GLORY~” <--

NJPW, 6/7/12
Tochigi Bunka Center Sub Hall
750 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: TAKA Michinoku [8] beat Daisuke Sasaki [4] (6:22) with the Heavy Killer #2.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Brian Kendrick [10] beat Jado [2] (8:31) with the Sliced Bread #2.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Rocky Romero [8] beat Gedo [4] (8:41) with the Gargoyle.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (10:15) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Taichi [6] beat BUSHI [6] (9:33) with a small package hold.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Alex Kozlov [10] beat Tiger Mask [8] (10:30) with the Russian Strike.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: KUSHIDA [8] beat Angel de Oro [8] (8:22) with the Midnight Express.
8. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI (17:35) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

* Block A is in a state of chaos going into the last round of group stage matches on Saturday. The only one of the six men tied on 8pts who can be ruled out is Angel de Oro (no matches left), who made a flying start to the tournament but tailed off badly with a series of defeats.

* Block B is won by Low Ki as we all know, with Kozlov and Kendrick both on 10pts. Kozlov’s loss to Kendrick on 6/2 means Kendrick is currently second and Kozlov faces Low Ki on Saturday so his odds of advancing are not great. There is also the possibility of both Kozlov and Kendrick losing and one or more of the three men on 8pts winning, which would confuse things quite a lot.

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Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [8]
- Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
- KUSHIDA [8]
- Rocky Romero [8]
- PAC [8]
- Angel de Oro [8]
7. Taichi [6]
8. BUSHI [6]
9. Gedo [4]

Block B:
1. Low Ki [14]
2. Brian Kendrick [10]
3. Alex Kozlov [10]
4. Tiger Mask [8]
- Ryusuke Taguchi [8]
- TAKA Michinoku [8]
7. Daisuke Sasaki [4]
8. Jado [2]
9. Hiromu Takahashi [0]

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XIX ~THE DOOR TO THE GLORY~” <--

NJPW, 6/6/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,900 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Tiger Mask [8] beat Hiromu Takahashi [0] (6:50) with an avalanche-style double-arm suplex.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Alex Kozlov [8] beat beat Daisuke Sasaki [4] (10:05) with the Russian Strike.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Taichi [4] beat KUSHIDA [6] (2:33) with a Taichi-style Gedo clutch.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [8] beat BUSHI [6] (7:10) with a brainbuster.
5. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga (16:37) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Naito.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Rocky Romero [6] beat Angel de Oro [8] (10:38) with a diving double kneedrop.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: TAKA Michinoku [6] beat Ryusuke Taguchi [8] (11:11) with the Heavy Killer #1.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Low Ki [14] beat Brian Kendrick [8] (10:37) with the Ki Krusher ’99.
9. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: PAC [8] beat Prince Devitt [8] (17:24) with a Shooting Star Press.

* The dominant Low Ki wins Block B with two shows to spare after his seventh win in the Super Jr. tournament today. The second spot from that group looks to be between Tiger Mask, Taguchi, Kendrick, and Kozlov.

* PAC’s big main event win over Devitt means Block A is up in the air with four stars fighting for two places in the semi finals.

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Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [8]
- Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
- PAC [8]
- Angel de Oro [8]
5. KUSHIDA [6]
- BUSHI [6]
- Rocky Romero [6]
8. Gedo [4]
9. Taichi [4]

Block B:
1. Low Ki [14]
2. Tiger Mask [8]
- Ryusuke Taguchi [8]
- Brian Kendrick [8]
- Alex Kozlov [8]
6. TAKA Michinoku [6]
7. Daisuke Sasaki [4]
8. Jado [2]
9. Hiromu Takahashi [0]

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XIX ~THE DOOR TO THE GLORY~” <--

NJPW, 6/3/12 (Samurai! TV)
Akashi Municipal Industrial Exchange Center
1,560 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi [6] beat Daisuke Sasaki [4] (6:55) with the Dodon.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: TAKA Michinoku [4] beat Jado [2] (8:31) with the Heavy Killer #2.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [6] beat KUSHIDA [6] (8:18) with an air scissors drop.
4. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (9:01) when Tenzan was DQ’d.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: PAC [6] beat Gedo [2] (14:36) with a Shooting Star Press.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Low Ki [10] beat Tiger Mask [6] (11:41) with the Ki Krusher ’99.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [8] beat Angel de Oro [8] (8:10) with the Bloody Sunday.
8. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (18:14) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

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Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [8]
2. Angel de Oro [8]
3. Jushin Thunder Liger [6]
- KUSHIDA [6]
- PAC [6]
6. BUSHI [4]
7. Gedo [2]
- Taichi [2]
- Rocky Romero [2]

Block B:
1. Low Ki [10]
2. Tiger Mask [6]
- Ryusuke Taguchi [6]
- Alex Kozlov [6]
- Brian Kendrick [6]
6. TAKA Michinoku [4]
- Daisuke Sasaki [4]
8. Jado [2]
9. Hiromu Takahashi [0]

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XIX ~THE DOOR TO THE GLORY~” <--

NJPW, 6/2/12 (J SPORTS)
Kyoto KBS Hall
1,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Brian Kendrick [6] beat Alex Kozlov [6] (6:31) with a horizontal cradle.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Tiger Mask [6] beat TAKA Michinoku [2] (6:40) with a Tiger suplex hold.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [4] beat Rocky Romero [0] (7:52) with an air scissors drop.
4. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (9:41) when Kojima was DQ’d.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Low Ki [8] beat Hiromu Takahashi [0] (7:43) with the Dragon clutch.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [6] beat Gedo [2] (11:14) with a diving footstomp.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: KUSHIDA [6] beat PAC [4] (9:33) with the Midnight Express.
8. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI (18:04) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

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Block A:
1. Angel de Oro [8]
2. KUSHIDA [6]
3. Prince Devitt [6]
4. Jushin Thunder Liger [4]
- BUSHI [4]
- PAC [4]
7. Gedo [2]
- Taichi [2]
- Rocky Romero [2]

Block B:
1. Low Ki [8]
2. Tiger Mask [6]
- Alex Kozlov [6]
- Brian Kendrick [6]
5. Ryusuke Taguchi [4]
- Daisuke Sasaki [4]
7. TAKA Michinoku [2]
- Jado [2]
9. Hiromu Takahashi [0]

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XIX ~THE DOOR TO THE GLORY~” <--

NJPW, 6/1/12
Iwade Municipal Citizen Gymnasium
750 Fans

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Jado [2] beat Hiromu Takahashi [0] (5:55) with the Crossface of JADO.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Tiger Mask [4] beat Daisuke Sasaki [4] (7:14) with an avalanche-style double-arm suplex.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [2] beat Taichi [2] (7:35) with a brainbuster.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI (14:54) when YOSHI-HASHI was DQ’d.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi [4] beat Alex Kozlov [6] (14:54) with a Milano-saku Dodon’s Throne.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Angel de Oro [8] beat PAC [4] (9:46) with a hijack backbreaker-style face buster.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [4] beat BUSHI [4] (8:03) with the Bloody Sunday.
8. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga (18:42) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tonga.

* The big surprise of the Super Jr. so far is young luchador Angel de Oro from CMLL who is currently the runaway leader in Block A with four successive wins.

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Block A:
1. Angel de Oro [8]
2. Prince Devitt [4]
- KUSHIDA [4]
- BUSHI [4]
- PAC [4]
6. Jushin Thunder Liger [2]
- Gedo [2]
- Taichi [2]
- Rocky Romero [2]

Block B:
1. Low Ki [6]
- Alex Kozlov [6]
3. Tiger Mask [4]
- Ryusuke Taguchi [4]
- Daisuke Sasaki [4]
- Brian Kendrick [4]
7. TAKA Michinoku [2]
- Jado [2]
9. Hiromu Takahashi [0]