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NJPW, 3/4/13
Tsubame Citizen Gymnasium
1,650 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
2. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi (10:40) when Devitt used the Bloody Sunday on Takahashi.
3. Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo (10:39) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Gedo.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Takaaki Watanabe (13:46) when Tenzan used a diving headbutt on Watanabe.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku (13:47) when Okada used the Rainmaker on TAKA.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi (15:46) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Iizuka.

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New Japan announced participants and round one matches for the 2013 New Japan Cup, the 9th edition of the “G1 of Spring”. There are no major surprises in the tournament and the top round one matches continue the ongoing CHAOS vs. Suzuki Gun feud with Nakamura vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Okada vs. Lance Archer as the two main matches. Right underneath is the rivalry that never dies as Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki happens again, two months after Nagata pinned Suzuki at the Tokyo Dome. “Laughter7″ Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata will appear on the 3/17 Amagasaki show in a tag match. The 3/20 Sendai show is a complete sell out in advance. The winner of the tournament of course will get a shot at Tanahashi’s IWGP Heavyweight Title, most likely on the big 4/7 Sumo Hall show titled “INVASION ATTACK”.

NJPW, 3/11/13 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro Ishii
2. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Hirooki Goto vs. Tama Tonga
3. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Toru Yano
4. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Karl Anderson
5. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley vs. Captain New Japan, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi
6. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Togi Makabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi
7. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki
8. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer
9. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.

NJPW, 3/17/13 (Samurai! TV)
Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium

1. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Winner of Makabe/Yujiro vs. Winner of Nakamura/Smith Jr.
2. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Winner of Kojima/Ishii vs. Winner of Goto/Tonga
3. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Winner of Tenzan/Anderson vs. Winner of Okada/Archer
4. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Winner of Nagata/Suzuki vs. Winner of Nakanishi/Yano

NJPW, 3/19/13
Shirakawa City Central Gymnasium

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu
2. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe vs. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask
3. Hirooki Goto & BUSHI vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Tama Tonga
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Karl Anderson vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi

NJPW, 3/20/13
Sendai Industrial Exhibition Hall Aztec Museum

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu
2. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi
3. Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Jado
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Takaaki Watanabe
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi

NJPW, 3/22/13
Kumagaya Citizen Gymnasium

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu
2. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe vs. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask
3. Hirooki Goto & BUSHI vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Jado
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Karl Anderson
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Tama Tonga vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi

NJPW, 3/23/13 (WPW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. New Japan Cup – Semi Final:
2. New Japan Cup – Semi Final:
3. New Japan Cup – Final: