NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ LAST REBELLION”, 7/29/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,040 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Captain New Japan & KUSHIDA beat Jado & Gedo (7:22) when KUSHIDA used a Buzzsaw kick on Gedo.
2. Wataru Inoue, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Ryusuke Taguchi, BUSHI & Tama Tonga (9:09) when Inoue used a German suplex hold on BUSHI.
3. Karl Anderson, MVP, Shelton Benjamin & Rush beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (10:15) when Benjamin used the Paydirt on Taichi.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (10:09) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Ishii.
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (17:12) when Naito used a Stardust press on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Double Main Event I – IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi beat Low Ki (c) (19:30) with a Phoenix splash to become the 30th champion.
7. Double Main Event II – NWA World Historic Middleweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) beat Volador Jr. (13:05) with an avalanche-style Bloody Sunday (2nd defense).

* The final show before this year’s G1 Climax was the junior-centric “LAST REBELLION” and was a complete sell out at a packed Korakuen Hall.

* NWA World Historic Middleweight Champion, Prince Devitt, is unfamiliar with the idea of not holding a title these days so having lost the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title back in May had to make sure he overcame the tough challenge of CMLL star Volador Jr. in part two of the double main event. This was a good match with many exciting high-flying moves although the fans were a little burned out from what came before it, but New Japan wanted one of its own stars in the final match of the card. And Devitt came out on top, sinking Volador with an avalanche-style Bloody Sunday to complete a successful V2 defense.

* The most anticipated match of the show was the first of the two main events and saw dominant IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, Low Ki, take on DDT star and former champion Kota Ibushi in something of a modern day junior dream match. This was Ibushi’s first singles match in New Japan since defeating Taguchi in a title defense in his last reign just under a year ago, after which he was forced to vacate the title with a badly dislocated shoulder. Having not long returned Ibushi has quickly returned to New Japan and put on a wildly exciting match with Ki today in what was Ki’s V2 defense of the title. And Ibushi picked up where he left off in New Japan, sinking Ki with a Phoenix splash to capture the title for the second time. KUSHIDA, who upset Ki in a non-title match a week ago, appeared afterwards to issue a challenge to Ibushi which could set up another match with great potential. Hopefully Ki’s quick back-to-back losses don’t mean he is on his way out so soon as he has boosted the junior division a lot since his New Japan return.

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ KIZUNA ROAD” <--

NJPW, 7/22/12 (WPW)
Yamagata Sports Center
3,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Captain New Japan, Tama Tonga, BUSHI & Maximo beat YOSHI-HASHI, Jado, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii (7:48) when Captain used the Caribbean Death Grip on Gedo.
2. KUSHIDA beat Low Ki (7:10) with a modified Japanese leg roll clutch hold.
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (c) (13:44) when Romero used the Contract Killer on Tiger to become the 33rd champions.
4. Special Elimination Match: Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (16:46). Makabe threw Taichi over the top rope (9:23). Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on TAKA (9:39). Archer threw Makabe over the top rope (10:41). Suzuki threw Nagata over the top rope (14:15). Archer threw Devitt over the top rope (15:41). Archer used the Blackout on Taguchi (16:46).
5. IWGP Tag Team Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (13:43) when Kojima used a lariat on Iizuka to become the 60th champions (decision match).
6. Special Tag Match: Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson beat Kazuchika Okada & Yujiro Takahashi (15:30) when Naito used a Stardust press on Takahashi.
7. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Hirooki Goto (c) (16:50) with the Boma Ye to become the 4th champion.
8. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Masato Tanaka (26:15) with the High Fly Flow (2nd defense).

* In front of a yet another sold out crowd for New Japan, Hiroshi Tanahashi overcame the fierce challenge of CHAOS’ Masato Tanaka in an exciting match to complete his V2 defense, ensuring that he goes into this year’s G1 Climax as champion just like last year. It took close to half an hour for Tanaka’s bold challenge to be put to an end but once again the New Japan ace proved his ability when he hit the High Fly Flow for the win. Tanahashi has now won fifteen IWGP Heavyweight Title matches over two reigns in the last one and a half years.

* The IWGP Intercontinental Title scene was shaken up as in the biggest match in the title’s short history, Shinsuke Nakamura dethroned generation rival Hirooki Goto to become the 4th champion. Although considered a secondary title, this belt now certainly holds more prestige and worth than it did before and Nakamura adds another trophy to his well decorated cabinet. This is Nakamura’s first singles title for two years and two months.

* The seemingly endless TenKoji vs. Yano & Iizuka feud seemed to find some sort of resolution today as with four referees to avoid yet another non-finish, Tenzan & Kojima defeated the dastardly CHAOS duo in a decision match for the vacant IWGP Tag Team Title. The title was held up last month after a no contest while Yano & Iizuka were champions and New Japan officials deemed them unfit to reign as champions after that, demanding they earn the belts again in a fresh collision with TenKoji. But with four referees ensuring Yano & Iizuka could only bend the rules so much, the now 4-time IWGP Tag Team Champions came out victorious as Kojima sunk Iizuka with a lariat. It’s 13 1/2 years since the popular TenKoji duo first won these belts when they defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Shiro Koshinaka on 1/4/99 at the Tokyo Dome but they are stronger than ever in their latest reunion. Lance Archer appeared after the match to challenge TenKoji but didn’t say who his partner would be (Suzuki?).

* The IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title is back in CHAOS custody for the first time since Davey Richards & Rocky Romero were forced to vacate the belts in May after Richards couldn’t make a title match and his New Japan stay subsequently ended. Romero has since found a new tag partner in the impressive Alex Koslov and today they scored a huge win over Liger & Tiger Mask, who only won the belts themselves last month. Tiger Mask fell to the Contract Killer, meaning the last three champions have failed to even register one successful defense… a trend the new champions will be hoping to put an end to.

* In a huge upset on the undercard, KUSHIDA surprised the dominant Low Ki with a cradle to defeat the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion in a non-title match. This isn’t what Ki wanted ahead of his upcoming title defense against Kota Ibushi and for KUSHIDA, he will be watching that and could be the first to challenge the winner after today’s result.

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ KIZUNA ROAD” <--

NJPW, 7/19/12 (Samurai! TV)
Sapporo Teisen Hall
1,450 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. KUSHIDA, BUSHI & Tama Tonga beat Wataru Inoue, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (10:12) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Takahashi.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Maximo beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Gedo (9:49) when Maximo used a la magistral on Gedo.
3. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (12:26) by referee stop (Iizuka beat Kojima).
4. Low Ki & Jado beat Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki (12:29) when Ki used the Ki Krusher ’99 on Sasaki.
5. Tetsuya Naito, Karl Anderson & Captain New Japan beat Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (14:43) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (12:43) when Taichi pinned Taguchi after Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver.
7. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Akebono beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii (16:37) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

* The planned Kojima vs. Iizuka and Tenzan vs. Yano singles matches were scrapped after yesterday’s DQs in both Tenzan vs. Iizuka and Kojima vs. Yano, and a preview of Sunday’s IWGP Tag Team Title decision match was set with TenKoji against Iizuka & Yano. And surprisingly, even without the four referees the title match will have, this had some sort of conclusive finish with Iizuka forcing a referee stop victory over Kojima!

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ KIZUNA ROAD” <--

NJPW, 7/18/12 (Samurai! TV)
Sapporo Teisen Hall
1,300 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat KUSHIDA & BUSHI (8:56) when Taguchi used a Gedo clutch II on BUSHI.
2. Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov, Jado & Tomohiro Ishii beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Captain New Japan & Maximo (10:01) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Captain.
3. Special Singles Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Takashi Iizuka (10:39) by DQ.
4. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima beat Toru Yano (7:23) by DQ.
5. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki beat Low Ki & Gedo (12:18) when Ibushi used a sit-down Last Ride on Gedo.
6. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Akebono & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (11:45) when Akebono used a body press on Taichi.
7. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hirooki Goto, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga (11:19) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tonga.
8. Special Tag Match: Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito (16:37) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Naito.

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ KIZUNA ROAD” <--

NJPW, 7/16/12
Hakodate Citizen Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. Wataru Inoue beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:07) with a German suplex hold.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA, BUSHI & Maximo beat Low Ki, Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov, Jado & Gedo (14:12) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Gedo.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (10:47) when Ishii was DQ’d.
4. Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson beat Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (10:39) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on YOSHI-HASHI.
5. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:34) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on TAKA.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Masato Tanaka beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga (16:28) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tonga.

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ KIZUNA ROAD” <--

NJPW, 7/15/12
Yakumo Town Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. Wataru Inoue beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:56) with a German suplex hold.
2. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Maximo beat Low Ki, Jado & Gedo (10:51) when Maximo used a la magistral on Gedo.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (12:10) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, KUSHIDA & BUSHI (11:37) when Archer used the Blackout on BUSHI.
5. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI beat Tetsuya Naito & Captain New Japan (12:44) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Captain.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (16:53) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ KIZUNA ROAD” <--

NJPW, 7/14/12
Kutchan Town Gymnasium
550 Fans

1. Wataru Inoue beat Hiromu Takahashi (6:53) with a German suplex hold.
2. Low Ki, Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Maximo (11:08) when Romero used the Contract Killer on Maximo.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI (11:29) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:26) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
5. Karl Anderson, KUSHIDA & BUSHI beat Kazuchika Okada, Jado & Gedo (13:10) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Gedo.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga (18:03) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Tonga.

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ KIZUNA ROAD” <--

NJPW, 7/13/12
Muroran City Gymnasium
1,300 Fans

1. Wataru Inoue beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:17) with a German suplex hold.
2. YOSHI-HASHI & Jado beat Captain New Japan & Maximo (11:28) when YOSHI-HASHI used a Swanton bomb on Maximo.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Low Ki, Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Gedo (15:29) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Gedo.
4. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, KUSHIDA & BUSHI (14:00) when Archer used the Blackout on BUSHI.
5. Hirooki Goto, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (14:19) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (17:23) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ KIZUNA ROAD” <--

NJPW, 7/11/12
Akita Furusato Village Dome Theater
900 Fans

1. Wataru Inoue beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:58) with a German suplex hold.
2. Captain New Japan, BUSHI & Maximo beat Jado, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii (10:14) when Captain used the Caribbean Death Grip on Gedo.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & KUSHIDA beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Low Ki (11:25) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:43) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
5. Tetsuya Naito, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat YOSHI-HASHI, Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (13:41) when Naito used a Stardust press on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga (17:15) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Tonga.

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ KIZUNA ROAD” <--

NJPW, 7/10/12
Wakayanagi City Gymnasium
700 Fans

1. Wataru Inoue beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:33) with a crab hold.
2. Low Ki, Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Maximo (13:19) when Koslov used the Contract Killer on Maximo.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (9:34) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, KUSHIDA & BUSHI beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (14:42) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
5. Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Kazuchika Okada, Jado & Gedo (15:50) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Gedo.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (17:10) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

The juniors will take center stage at Korakuen Hall on July 29th as New Japan hosts “LAST REBELLION”, the final show before the 2012 G1 Climax begins. As we all knew, Low Ki makes his V2 defense of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title against DDT’s Kota Ibushi, but this will be only one half of the double main event. Announced today was Prince Devitt’s V2 defense of the NWA World Historic Middleweight Title following his successful first defense over Taichi yesterday. And a formidable challenge is being thrown his way in the form of Volador Jr. who headlined the second New Japan/CMLL “FANTASTICA MANIA 2012″ show in January.

New Japan also announced today that the Tenzan & Kojima vs. Yano & Iizuka decision match for the IWGP Tag Team Title on 7/22 will have four referees – one in the ring (Tiger Hattori) and three around it (Red Shoes Unno, Marty Asami, and Kenta Sato). Not only that, there will be no countouts to ensure that this feud, littered with DQs, countouts, and no contests, will have a full conclusion.

NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ LAST REBELLION”, 7/29/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Captain New Japan & KUSHIDA vs. Jado & Gedo
2. Wataru Inoue, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, BUSHI & Tama Tonga
3. Karl Anderson, MVP, Shelton Benjamin & Rush vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI
6. Double Main Event I – IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Low Ki (c) vs. Kota Ibushi
7. Double Main Event II – NWA World Historic Middleweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) vs. Volador Jr.

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TenKoji today suffered a defeat heading into their IWGP Tag Title match as they competed on Shinjiro Otani’s 20th anniversary show and were beaten by Emblem – Otani & Masato Tanaka. Otani has a close bond with Tenzan and Kojima as all three were part of New Japan’s third generation who graduated from the dojo in the early 1990s. Otani debuted against Tenzan (then using his real name Hiroyoshi Yamamoto) on June 25th, 1992. And of course Masato Tanaka is almost a full-timer nowadays in New Japan and is challenging Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Title on 7/22, and it was he who settled the match by pinning Kojima.

ZERO1 “SHINJIRO OTANI 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW”, 7/8/12
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

- Shinjiro Otani 20th Anniversary Match: Shinjiro Otani & Masato Tanaka beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (25:53) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Kojima.

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ KIZUNA ROAD” <--

NJPW, 7/8/12 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,900 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA & Maximo beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov, Jado & Gedo (9:38) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Gedo.
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI went to a double countout (11:40).
3. Low Ki beat BUSHI (7:36) with a diving footstomp.
4. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & TAKA Michinoku beat Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi (11:11) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Taguchi.
5. NWA World Historic Middleweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) beat Taichi (17:42) with a diving footstomp (1st defense).
6. Tetsuya Naito, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (16:04) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Ishii.
7. Special Tag Match: Shinsuke Nakamura & Masato Tanaka beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto (18:20) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Goto.

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Participants and lineups for the 2012 G1 Climax were announced today. NOAH star Naomichi Marufuji who was supposed to enter the 2010 G1 but pulled out because of an injury and was replaced by Devitt is in the tournament, and is joined by fellow G1 debutants Shelton Benjamin and highly rated CMLL star Rush. The rest are New Japan regulars who make up a typically strong cast. The blocks are below and perhaps the most notable thing is that CHAOS’ top two, Okada and Nakamura, are in the jaw-dropping Block B meaning they will face each other! Having seen every G1 Climax I believe if this one reaches its full potential it could be among the best in history.

Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi
2. Yuji Nagata
3. Satoshi Kojima
4. Karl Anderson
5. Shelton Benjamin (free)
6. Toru Yano
7. Yujiro Takahashi
8. Minoru Suzuki
9. Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH)

Block B:
1. Togi Makabe
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
3. Hirooki Goto
4. Tetsuya Naito
5. MVP
6. Rush (CMLL)
7. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. Kazuchika Okada
9. Lance Archer

NJPW, 8/1/12 (Asahi Newstar)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Rush
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Karl Anderson
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Lance Archer
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Kazuchika Okada
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shelton Benjamin

NJPW, 8/3/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Yujiro Takahashi
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Rush vs. Lance Archer
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Toru Yano
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Naomichi Marufuji
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. MVP
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada

NJPW, 8/4/12 (J SPORTS)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Karl Anderson vs. Yujiro Takahashi
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Toru Yano
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. MVP
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Rush vs. Kazuchika Okada
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Naomichi Marufuji
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima

NJPW, 8/5/12 (WPW)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Yujiro Takahashi
2. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Rush
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Lance Archer
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Karl Anderson vs. Shelton Benjamin
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazuchika Okada
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Naomichi Marufuji

NJPW, 8/7/12 (Samurai! TV)
Sendai Sun Plaza Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Rush
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Karl Anderson
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Hirooki Goto
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer vs. Kazuchika Okada
6. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Minoru Suzuki vs. Naomichi Marufuji
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano

NJPW, 8/8/12 (Samurai! TV)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Karl Anderson vs. Naomichi Marufuji
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Rush
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Lance Archer
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. MVP
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Yuji Nagata
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki

NJPW, 8/10/12 (J SPORTS)
Niigata City Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Lance Archer
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Shelton Benjamin
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. MVP
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Rush
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Karl Anderson vs. Toru Yano
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Minoru Suzuki
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yujiro Takahashi
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Kazuchika Okada

NJPW, 8/11/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Rush vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Toru Yano
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Minoru Suzuki
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Yujiro Takahashi
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tetsuya Naito
6. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Kazuchika Okada
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata

NJPW, 8/12/12 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Lance Archer
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Kazuchika Okada
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Toru Yano
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shelton Benjamin
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Karl Anderson
9. G1 Climax – Final: Block A 1st place vs. Block B 1st place

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ KIZUNA ROAD” <--

NJPW, 7/7/12
New Sunpia Gunma
1,300 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Wataru Inoue beat Hiromu Takahashi (5:52) with the Spear of Justice.
2. KUSHIDA & Maximo beat Jado & Gedo (10:17) when Maximo used a la magistral on Gedo.
3. Low Ki, Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & BUSHI (12:16) when Ki used a diving footstomp on BUSHI.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii went to a double countout (9:35).
5. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (15:43) when Taichi used a Taichi-style Gedo clutch on Devitt.
6. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI beat Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga (13:44) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tonga.
7. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito (18:03) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Naito.

Yuji Nagata will go to war with nemesis Masakatsu Funaki on All Japan’s 7/29 Korakuen Hall show. These two have been feuding for a long time now after Nagata injured Funaki’s face on January’s Tokyo Dome show, putting him out of action for months. Funaki’s henchman Kono then went after Nagata but was dominated by the New Japan veteran, but with Funaki back the feud everyone wanted to see is well in motion. Nagata said if he can defeat the legendary co-founder of Pancrase he will go after the Triple Crown, currently held by his sworn friend, NOAH’s Jun Akiyama, with whom he had a prolific rivalry in the 2000s.

AJPW, 7/29/12
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

- Special Singles Match: Masakatsu Funaki vs. Yuji Nagata

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After being announced yesterday, it’s now official – New Japan and All Japan will hold a sequel to yesterday’s 40th anniversary show in Taiwan on both October 27th and October 28th at the Taiwan National University Gymnasium. All Japan have been here before but with their cooperation it will help New Japan also push into a new market as New Japan’s owners Bushiroad have made it clear that their ambitions lie beyond just Japan.

NJPW/AJPW “NJPW & AJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ WE ARE PRO-WRESTLING LOVE IN TAIWAN”, 10/27/12
Taiwan National University Gymnasium

NJPW/AJPW “NJPW & AJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ WE ARE PRO-WRESTLING LOVE IN TAIWAN”, 10/28/12
Taiwan National University Gymnasium

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Lineups for the upcoming “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ KIZUNA ROAD” series have been announced with the focus on building up to the Yamagata show which will be headlined by Tanahashi vs. Tanaka for the IWGP Heavyweight Title. Participants for the 2012 G1 Climax will be announced on 7/8 at Korakuen Hall.

NJPW, 7/7/12
New Sunpia Gunma

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

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

1. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA & Maximo vs. Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov, Jado & Gedo
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI
3. BUSHI vs. Low Ki
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & TAKA Michinoku
5. NWA World Historic Middleweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) vs. Taichi
6. Tetsuya Naito, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga vs. Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii
7. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Masato Tanaka

NJPW, 7/10/12
Wakayanagi City Gymnasium

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

NJPW, 7/11/12
Akita Furusato Village Dome Theater

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

NJPW, 7/13/12
Muroran City Gymnasium

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

NJPW, 7/14/12
Kutchan Town Gymnasium

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

NJPW, 7/15/12
Yakumo Town Gymnasium

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

NJPW, 7/16/12
Hakodate Citizen Gymnasium

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

NJPW, 7/18/12 (Samurai! TV)
Sapporo Teisen Hall

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

NJPW, 7/19/12 (Samurai! TV)
Sapporo Teisen Hall

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

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

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