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NJPW, 8/10/14 (WPW/Sukachan/iPPV)
Seibu Dome
18,000 Fans

1. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., TAKA Michinoku & El Desperado (6:15) when Taguchi used the Dodon on TAKA.
2. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Bad Luck Fale, Doc Gallows & Yujiro Takahashi beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & BUSHI (8:23) when Takahashi used the Miami Shine on BUSHI.
3. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Toru Yano, Kazushi Sakuraba & YOSHI-HASHI beat Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka & Shelton Benjamin (9:42) when Suzuki was DQ’d.
4. Special Tag Match: Adam Cole & Michael Bennett beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Captain New Japan (10:56) when Bennett used a piledriver on Captain.
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (c) beat Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish (14:21) when KUSHIDA used the Hoverboard Lock on O’Reilly (1st defense).
6. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Tetsuya Naito beat Tomoaki Honma (8:56) with a Stardust press.
7. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Karl Anderson beat Tomohiro Ishii (9:39) with the Gun Stun.
8. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Katsuyori Shibata beat Hirooki Goto (11:16) with a PK.
9. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat AJ Styles (16:24) with a cradle.
10. G1 Climax – Final: Kazuchika Okada beat Shinsuke Nakamura (23:18) with the Rainmaker.

* The golden boy of New Japan, Kazuchika Okada, won his second G1 Climax in three years today before the biggest crowd to ever attend a G1 Climax final, 18,000 fans turned up at the Seibu Dome to watch the ‘forbidden’ confrontation between CHAOS top two Shinsuke Nakamura and Kazuchika Okada in the G1 Climax final. It was an epic match that showed the world class standard of New Japan and saw Okada have to used an unprecedented three Rainmakers to finish off Shinsuke. Okada told AJ Styles he’s “next” but plans to wait until the 1/4/15 Tokyo Dome show (announced today) to cash in his title shot for AJ’s IWGP Heavyweight Title. He (and Gedo) also praised Shinsuke for a good fight and suggested they do it again in future.

* Hiroshi Tanahashi showed he is still a major player in the G1 3rd place match, pinning IWGP Heavyweight Champion, AJ Styles. AJ lost to Okada, Naito and Tanahashi in the tournament to show he isn’t unbeatable, but remains champion.

* New Japan signed a formal agreement to work with Jeff Jarrett’s new GFW promotion during the show. Then later on Jarrett revealed himself as a Bullet Club member after hitting Tanahashi with a guitar. Scott D’Amore also joined the Bullet Club, which continues to expand.

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[Results] New Japan, 8/8/14 / G1 final set as Nakamura vs. Okada!

August 8th, 2014

NJPW, 8/8/14 (TV Asahi ch2/iPPV)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium
5,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin [10] beat Tomoaki Honma [0] (8:08) with the Paydirt.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Yujiro Takahashi [8] beat Toru Yano [8] (2:56) by pinfall.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer [8] beat Hirooki Goto [8] (8:52) with the Blackout.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson [10] beat Tetsuya Naito [10] (7:51) with the Gun Stun.
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii [10] beat Yuji Nagata [8] (11:46) with a brainbuster.
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Doc Gallows [8] beat Katsuyori Shibata [10] (6:30) with the Hangman’s Noose.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura [16] beat Bad Luck Fale [12] (11:08) with the Boma Ye.
8. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles [16] beat Togi Makabe [8] (11:33) with the Styles Clash.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. [10] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [14] (12:57) with the Bulldog bomb.
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada [16] beat Minoru Suzuki [10] (17:14) with the Rainmaker.

* The forbidden match is now a reality. Shinsuke Nakamura faces Kazuchika Okada in the 2014 G1 Climax final on Sunday at the Seibu Dome. People have waited a long time to see the CHAOS bosses meet and now they have the chance…

* The G1 third place match is almost as enticing with Tanahashi facing AJ Styles after they finished second in their blocks.

Final standings:

Block A:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura [16]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi [14]
3. Bad Luck Fale [12]
4. Katsuyori Shibata [12]
5. Satoshi Kojima [10]
- Tomohiro Ishii [10]
- Shelton Benjamin [10]
- Davey Boy Smith Jr. [10]
9. Doc Gallows [8]
10. Yuji Nagata [8]
11. Tomoaki Honma [0]

Block B:
1. Kazuchika Okada [16]
2. AJ Styles [16]
3. Karl Anderson [10]
4. Minoru Suzuki [10]
5. Tetsuya Naito [10]
6. Togi Makabe [8]
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8]
- Hirooki Goto [8]
- Toru Yano [8]
- Yujiro Takahashi [8]
- Lance Archer [8]

Full Seibu Dome lineup with Shibata vs. Goto also added.

NJPW, 8/10/14 (WPW/Sukachan/iPPV)
Seibu Dome

1. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., TAKA Michinoku & El Desperado
2. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Bad Luck Fale, Doc Gallows & Yujiro Takahashi
3. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Toru Yano, Kazushi Sakuraba & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka & Shelton Benjamin
4. Special Tag Match: Jushin Thunder Liger & Captain New Japan vs. Adam Cole & Michael Bennett
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (c) vs. Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish
6. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomoaki Honma
7. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Karl Anderson
8. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata
9. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. AJ Styles
10. G1 Climax – Final: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazuchika Okada

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[Results] New Japan, 8/6/14

August 6th, 2014

NJPW, 8/6/14 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Takamatsu City Gymnasium
2,600 Fans

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima [10] beat Tomoaki Honma [0] (6:55) with a lariat.
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Bad Luck Fale [12] beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. [8] (7:10) with the Grenade.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito [10] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8] (10:23) with a Stardust press.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson [8] beat Minoru Suzuki [10] (8:35) with the Gun Stun.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano [8] beat Togi Makabe [8] (2:48) by pinfall.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles [14] beat Yujiro Takahashi [6] (8:36) with the Styles Clash.
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada [14] beat Lance Archer [6] (11:05) with the Rainmaker.
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [14] beat Yuji Nagata [8] (12:34) with a cradle.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata [12] beat Tomohiro Ishii [8] (12:24) with a PK.
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura [14] beat Doc Gallows [6] (11:35) with the Boma Ye.

Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [14]
2. Shinsuke Nakamura [14]
3. Bad Luck Fale [12]
4. Katsuyori Shibata [12]
5. Satoshi Kojima [10]
6. Yuji Nagata [8]
- Tomohiro Ishii [8]
- Shelton Benjamin [8]
- Davey Boy Smith Jr. [8]
10. Doc Gallows [6]
11. Tomoaki Honma [0]

Block B:
1. Kazuchika Okada [14]
2. AJ Styles [14]
3. Minoru Suzuki [10]
4. Tetsuya Naito [10]
5. Togi Makabe [8]
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8]
- Hirooki Goto [8]
- Toru Yano [8]
- Karl Anderson [8]
10. Yujiro Takahashi [6]
11. Lance Archer [6]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/4/14

August 4th, 2014

NJPW, 8/4/14 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
7,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. [8] beat Tomoaki Honma [0] (8:53) with the Bulldog bomb.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Yujiro Takahashi [6] beat Lance Archer [6] (9:00) with a small package hold.
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Doc Gallows [6] beat Yuji Nagata [8] (7:53) with the Gallows Pole.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe [8] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8] (8:22) with a King Kong kneedrop.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki [10] beat Tetsuya Naito [8] (12:16) with a sleeper hold.
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Bad Luck Fale [10] beat Katsuyori Shibata [10] (7:14) by countout.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura [12] beat Satoshi Kojima [8] (12:51) with the Boma Ye.
8. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles [12] beat Karl Anderson [6] (14:33) with the Styles Clash.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [12] beat Shelton Benjamin [8] (12:32) with the High Fly Flow.
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada [12] beat Hirooki Goto [8] (15:34) with the Rainmaker.

Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [12]
2. Shinsuke Nakamura [12]
3. Bad Luck Fale [10]
4. Katsuyori Shibata [10]
5. Yuji Nagata [8]
- Satoshi Kojima [8]
- Tomohiro Ishii [8]
- Shelton Benjamin [8]
- Davey Boy Smith Jr. [8]
10. Doc Gallows [6]
11. Tomoaki Honma [0]

Block B:
1. Kazuchika Okada [12]
2. AJ Styles [12]
3. Minoru Suzuki [10]
4. Togi Makabe [8]
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8]
- Hirooki Goto [8]
- Tetsuya Naito [8]
8. Toru Yano [6]
- Yujiro Takahashi [6]
- Karl Anderson [6]
- Lance Archer [6]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/3/14

August 3rd, 2014

NJPW, 8/3/14 (WPW/Sukachan/iPPV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
7,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii [8] beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. [6] (10:24) with a brainbuster.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8] beat Toru Yano [6] (4:33) with the Anaconda Max.
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata [8] beat Shelton Benjamin [8] (10:52) with the Nagata Lock IV.
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima [8] beat Doc Gallows [4] (7:11) with a lariat.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto [8] beat Tetsuya Naito [8] (12:21) with the Shouten Kai.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles [10] beat Lance Archer [6] (12:52) with the Calf Killer.
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki [8] beat Togi Makabe [6] (12:21) by referee stop.
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata [10] beat Tomoaki Honma [0] (10:47) with a PK.
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada [10] beat Yujiro Takahashi [4] (12:49) with the Rainmaker.
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [10] beat Shinsuke Nakamura [10] (17:00) with a Japanese leg roll clutch hold.

* New Japan’s legendary Tanahashi vs. Nakamura series continued in the main event of yet another sold out show today, Tanahashi scoring a win over Shinsuke in a typically memorable main event featuring some of the best action you’ll find in the world. This put the former “New 3 Musketeers” of Tanahashi, Nakamura and Shibata all on 10pts in Block A, but having beaten both of his rivals, Shibata sits in 1st place for now.

Block A:
1. Katsuyori Shibata [10]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi [10]
3. Shinsuke Nakamura [10]
4. Yuji Nagata [8]
- Satoshi Kojima [8]
- Tomohiro Ishii [8]
- Bad Luck Fale [8]
- Shelton Benjamin [8]
9. Davey Boy Smith Jr. [6]
10. Doc Gallows [4]
11. Tomoaki Honma [0]

Block B:
1. Kazuchika Okada [10]
2. AJ Styles [10]
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8]
- Hirooki Goto [8]
- Tetsuya Naito [8]
- Minoru Suzuki [8]
7. Togi Makabe [6]
- Toru Yano [6]
- Karl Anderson [6]
- Lance Archer [6]
11. Yujiro Takahashi [4]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/1/14

August 1st, 2014

NJPW, 8/1/14 (TV Asahi ch2/iPPV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,015 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima [6] beat Shelton Benjamin [8] (10:11) with a lariat.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer [6] beat Toru Yano [6] (4:38) with the Blackout.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson [6] beat Yujiro Takahashi [4] (7:45) with the Gun Stun.
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. [6] beat Doc Gallows [4] (10:08) with a Sharpshooter.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6] beat Hirooki Goto [6] (11:46) with the Anaconda Max.
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Bad Luck Fale [8] beat Tomoaki Honma [0] (6:40) with the Bad Luck Fall.
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe [6] beat Tetsuya Naito [8] (12:02) with a King Kong kneedrop.
8. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles [8] beat Minoru Suzuki [6] (16:20) with the Styles Clash.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata [6] beat Katsuyori Shibata [8] (13:31) with a backdrop hold.
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura [10] beat Tomohiro Ishii [6] (15:14) with the Boma Ye.

Block A:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura [10]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi [8]
- Katsuyori Shibata [8]
- Bad Luck Fale [8]
- Shelton Benjamin [8]
6. Yuji Nagata [6]
- Satoshi Kojima [6]
- Tomohiro Ishii [6]
- Davey Boy Smith Jr. [6]
10. Doc Gallows [4]
11. Tomoaki Honma [0]

Block B:
1. Tetsuya Naito [8]
2. Kazuchika Okada [8]
3. AJ Styles [8]
4. Togi Makabe [6]
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6]
- Hirooki Goto [6]
- Toru Yano [6]
- Minoru Suzuki [6]
- Karl Anderson [6]
- Lance Archer [6]
11. Yujiro Takahashi [4]

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[Results] New Japan, 7/31/14

July 31st, 2014

NJPW, 7/31/14 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Act City Hamamatsu
3,100 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Doc Gallows [4] beat Bad Luck Fale [6] (8:04) with a front high kick.
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata [4] beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. [4] (9:39) with the Exploder of Justice.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Yujiro Takahashi [4] beat Togi Makabe [4] (8:16) with the Miami Shine.
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata [8] beat Satoshi Kojima [4] (10:11) with a PK.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson [4] beat Hirooki Goto [6] (11:36) with the Gun Stun.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki [6] beat Lance Archer [4] (9:17) with a sleeper hold.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura [8] beat Shelton Benjamin [8] (9:01) with the Boma Ye.
8. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles [6] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4] (14:22) with a modified Styles Clash.
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada [8] beat Toru Yano [6] (9:01) with the Rainmaker.
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [8] beat Tomohiro Ishii [6] (15:02) with the High Fly Flow.

Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [8]
- Shinsuke Nakamura [8]
- Katsuyori Shibata [8]
- Shelton Benjamin [8]
5. Bad Luck Fale [6]
6. Tomohiro Ishii [6]
7. Yuji Nagata [4]
- Satoshi Kojima [4]
- Davey Boy Smith Jr. [4]
- Doc Gallows [4]
11. Tomoaki Honma [0]

Block B:
1. Tetsuya Naito [8]
2. Kazuchika Okada [8]
3. Hirooki Goto [6]
- Toru Yano [6]
- AJ Styles [6]
- Minoru Suzuki [6]
7. Togi Makabe [4]
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4]
- Yujiro Takahashi [4]
- Karl Anderson [4]
- Lance Archer [4]

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[Results] New Japan, 7/28/14 + Karl Anderson interview

July 28th, 2014

–> Q and A with Machine Gun Karl Anderson (Part 1)

NJPW, 7/28/14 (TV Asahi ch2/iPPV)
Sendai Sun Plaza Hall
2,850 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii [6] beat Doc Gallows [2] (8:11) with a brainbuster.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer [4] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4] (10:44) with the Blackout.
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. [4] beat Satoshi Kojima [4] (11:30) with the Bulldog bomb.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki [4] beat Yujiro Takahashi [2] (8:39) with a sleeper hold.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano [6] beat Karl Anderson [2] (5:46) with the Uragasumi.
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata [6] beat Shelton Benjamin [8] (14:01) with a PK.
7. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles [4] beat Hirooki Goto [6] (14:58) with the Styles Clash.
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Bad Luck Fale [6] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] (12:27) with the Bad Luck Fall.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura [6] beat Tomoaki Honma [0] (10:19) with the Boma Ye.
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito [8] beat Kazuchika Okada [6] (13:54) with a Stardust press.

Block A:
1. Shelton Benjamin [8]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi [6]
- Shinsuke Nakamura [6]
- Tomohiro Ishii [6]
- Bad Luck Fale [6]
- Katsuyori Shibata [6]
7. Davey Boy Smith Jr. [4]
8. Satoshi Kojima [4]
9. Yuji Nagata [2]
- Doc Gallows [2]
11. Tomoaki Honma [0]

Block B:
1. Tetsuya Naito [8]
2. Hirooki Goto [6]
- Kazuchika Okada [6]
- Toru Yano [6]
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4]
- Togi Makabe [4]
- AJ Styles [4]
- Minoru Suzuki [4]
- Lance Archer [4]
10. Yujiro Takahashi [2]
- Karl Anderson [2]

Check out part one of an interview with Karl Anderson by culturecrossfire.com.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/26/14

July 26th, 2014

NJPW, 7/26/14 (WPW/iPPV)
Akita Prefectural Gymnasium
2,800 Fans – No Vacancy

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima [4] beat Bad Luck Fale [4] (8:25) with a lariat.
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin [8] beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. [2] (8:44) with the Paydirt.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki [2] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4] (11:04) with a sleeper hold.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano [4] beat Hirooki Goto [6] (1:21) with the Akakiri.
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii [4] beat Tomoaki Honma [0] (12:06) with a brainbuster.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe [4] beat Lance Archer [2] (10:35) with a King Kong kneedrop.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura [4] beat Yuji Nagata [2] (11:16) with the Boma Ye.
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito [6] beat AJ Styles [2] (15:55) with a Stardust press.
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson [2] beat Kazuchika Okada [6] (12:34) with the Gun Stun.
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata [4] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] (16:16) with a PK.

Block A:
1. Shelton Benjamin [8]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi [6]
3. Katsuyori Shibata [4]
- Bad Luck Fale [4]
5. Yuji Nagata [2]
- Satoshi Kojima [4]
- Shinsuke Nakamura [4]
- Tomohiro Ishii [4]
- Doc Gallows [2]
- Davey Boy Smith Jr. [2]
11. Tomoaki Honma [0]

Block B:
1. Hirooki Goto [6]
- Tetsuya Naito [6]
- Kazuchika Okada [6]
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4]
- Togi Makabe [4]
- Toru Yano [4]
7. AJ Styles [2]
- Yujiro Takahashi [2]
- Minoru Suzuki [2]
- Karl Anderson [2]
- Lance Archer [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 7/25/14

July 25th, 2014

NJPW, 7/25/14 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Yamagata Sports Center
2,700 Fans – No Vacancy

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Doc Gallows [2] beat Tomoaki Honma [0] (7:37) with the Gallows Pole.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer [2] beat Karl Anderson [0] (7:35) with the Blackout.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4] beat Yujiro Takahashi [2] (11:16) with the Anaconda Max.
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin [6] beat Tomohiro Ishii [2] (8:11) with the Paydirt.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito [4] beat Toru Yano [2] (9:11) with a Stardust press.
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. [2] beat Katsuyori Shibata [2] (9:42) with the Bulldog bomb.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Bad Luck Fale [4] beat Yuji Nagata [2] (10:57) with the Bad Luck Fall.
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto [6] beat Minoru Suzuki [0] (7:03) with the Goto Shiki.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] beat Satoshi Kojima [2] (13:01) with the High Fly Flow.
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada [6] beat Togi Makabe [2] (14:49) with the Rainmaker.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/15/13

December 15th, 2013

NJPW, 12/15/13
Shizukuishi Sports Park Gymnasium
2,100 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
2. Captain New Japan beat Takashi Iizuka (8:22) by DQ.
3. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & KUSHIDA beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask (10:56) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Tiger.
4. Tomohiro Ishii & Yujiro Takahashi beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (13:00) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Honma.
5. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi beat Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI (10:00) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Jado (10:57) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Jado.
7. Kazuchika Okada & Gedo beat Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI (13:49) when Okada used the Rainmaker on BUSHI.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/14/13

December 14th, 2013

NJPW, 12/14/13
Akita Terrsa Hall
2,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger beat Takashi Iizuka (7:57) by DQ.
3. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & BUSHI beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (12:17) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Captain.
4. Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask beat Yujiro Takahashi & Jado (9:17) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Jado.
5. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (10:52) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Taichi.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomoaki Honma (11:49) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Honma.
7. Tetsuya Naito & KUSHIDA beat Kazuchika Okada & Gedo (14:51) when Naito used a Stardust press on Gedo.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/12/13

December 12th, 2013

NJPW, 12/12/13
Yamagata Sports Center #2
1,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
2. Tiger Mask beat Takashi Iizuka (7:52) by DQ.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & BUSHI (10:02) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on BUSHI.
4. Togi Makabe & KUSHIDA beat Yujiro Takahashi & Jado (10:52) when KUSHIDA used a moonsault press on Jado.
5. Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi went to a double countout (10:38).
6. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan (12:57) whn Ishii used a brainbuster on Captain.
7. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma beat Kazuchika Okada & Gedo (15:33) when Naito used a Stardust press on Gedo.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/11/13

December 11th, 2013

NJPW, 12/11/13
Yamagata Sports Center #2
1,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
2. KUSHIDA beat Takashi Iizuka (7:42) by DQ.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & BUSHI (10:53) when Kojima used a lariat on BUSHI.
4. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (8:51) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Taichi.
5. Togi Makabe & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Yujiro Takahashi & Jado (10:18) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Jado.
6. Elimination Match: Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo beat Tetsuya Naito, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomoaki Honma & Captain New Japan (21:25) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Captain.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/8/13 (World Tag League 2013 final)

December 8th, 2013

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NJPW, 12/8/13 (TV Asahi ch5/iPPV)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
7,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Katsuyori Shibata beat Yohei Komatsu (3:28) with a crab hold.
2. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat KUSHIDA & BUSHI (5:52) when TAKA pinned BUSHI after the Michinoku Mephisto.
3. Rob Conway & Jax Dane beat Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man (7:06) when Conway used the Ego Trip on Nakanishi.
4. World Tag League – Semi Final: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (8:38) when Gallows pinned Honma after the Magic Killer.
5. World Tag League – Semi Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. (12:54) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Smith.
6. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale beat Kota Ibushi & Captain New Japan (10:12) by referee stop (Fale beat Captain).
7. Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Kazushi Sakuraba beat Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI (8:28) when Sakuraba used the Sakuraba Lock on YOSHI-HASHI.
8. Special Tag Match: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin (13:02) when Suzuki was DQ’d.
9. Special 10 Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Naito, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & La Sombra beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo (13:07) when Sombra used the Shadow Driver on Gedo.
10. World Tag League – Final: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (18:57) when Anderson pinned Tenzan after the Magic Killer.

* On their first tour as a tandem, Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows have won the 2013 World Tag League! The American duo won the first semi final today over Makabe & Honma, while Tenzan & Kojima earned some revenge over the IWGP Tag Team Champions, Killer Elite Squad, in the other, setting up a rematch from 12/3 in Hakata where Anderson & Gallows beat TenKoji. And they did again! Anderson, for the third time in his career with his third different partner, won the tag league by pinning Tenzan following the Magic Killer. The new team then demanded an IWGP Tag Team Title shot so could face Archer & Smith at the Tokyo Dome on 1/4!

* Hirooki Goto appeared during the show and announced he will be returning to action very soon. Goto was injured during the G1 Climax, where he was impressing, and nominated Katsuyori Shibata, his former university classmate, as his return match opponent. The two were embroiled in an intense series of matches before Goto’s injury.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/7/13

December 7th, 2013

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NJPW, 12/7/13
Okayama Orange Hall
1,650 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Jado beat KUSHIDA, Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (9:23) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Komatsu.
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man beat Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (10:37) when Kojima used a lariat on Taichi.
3. World Tag League – Block B: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [8] beat Rob Conway & Jax Dane [6] (9:25) when Gallows pinned Dane after the Magic Killer.
4. World Tag League – Block B: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [4] beat Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [6] (7:33) when Yano used a cradle on Benjamin.
5. Tetsuya Naito, La Sombra & BUSHI beat Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo (13:23) when Naito used a Stardust press on Gedo.
6. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [2] beat Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6] (10:10) when Captain used a cradle on Devitt.
7. World Tag League – Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [8] beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [6] (13:05) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Ishii.

* Makabe & Honma snatch 2nd place behind the KES in Block A with a win over Nakamura & Ishii, while Anderson & Gallows win Block B on the direct confrontation rule over TenKoji, who also advance.

Block A:
1. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [10]
2. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [8]
3. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [6]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [6]
- Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6]
6. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4]
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [2]

Block B:
1. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [8]
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [8]
3. Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [6]
- Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [6]
- Rob Conway & Jax Dane [6]
6. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [4]
7. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [4]

And so the semis are set!

NJPW, 12/8/13 (TV Asahi ch5/iPPV)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Yohei Komatsu vs. Katsuyori Shibata
2. KUSHIDA & BUSHI vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man vs. Rob Conway & Jax Dane
4. World Tag League – Semi Final: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows vs. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma
5. World Tag League – Semi Final: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima
6. Kota Ibushi & Captain New Japan vs. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale
7. Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI
8. Special Tag Match: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin
9. Special 10 Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Naito, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & La Sombra vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo
10. World Tag League – Final:

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[Results] New Japan, 12/6/13

December 6th, 2013

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NJPW, 12/6/13
Shimane Kunibiki Messe
1,200 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (7:19) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Tanaka.
2. World Tag League – Block A: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [10] beat Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [6] (10:17) when Archer used the Killer bomb on Takahashi.
3. World Tag League – Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [6] beat Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4] (8:35) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Nakanishi.
4. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo beat Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (13:40) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Taichi.
5. Prince Devitt, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Bad Luck Fale beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Captain New Japan, KUSHIDA & BUSHI (9:29) when Devitt used a diving footstomp on Captain.
6. World Tag League – Block B: Rob Conway & Jax Dane [6] beat Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [6] (8:23) when Conway used the Ego Trip on Sombra.
7. World Tag League – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [8] beat Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [4] (13:29) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on YOSHI-HASHI.

* Archer & Smith become the first team to qualify for the semi finals, the IWGP Tag Team Champions winning Block A with a day of group stage matches to spare.

Block A:
1. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [10]
2. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [6]
- Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [6]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [6]
- Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6]
6. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4]
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0]

Block B:
1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [8]
- Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [6]
- Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [6]
- Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [6]
- Rob Conway & Jax Dane [6]
6. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [4]
7. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 12/5/13

December 5th, 2013

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NJPW, 12/5/13 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Hiroshima Green Arena Small Arena
2,700 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Tiger Mask & Yohei Komatsu (7:38) when Taichi used a Taichi-style Liger bomb on Komatsu.
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man beat Jado & Gedo (7:36) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Jado.
3. Rob Conway & Jax Dane beat Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma (7:35) when Conway used the Ego Trip on Honma.
4. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale beat Togi Makabe & KUSHIDA (7:52) by referee stop (Fale beat KUSHIDA).
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Tetsuya Naito, La Sombra & BUSHI (11:20) when Liger used a brainbuster on BUSHI.
6. World Tag League – Block B: Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [6] beat Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [6] (9:51) when Benjamin used the Paydirt on Anderson.
7. World Tag League – Block A: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [8] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0] (10:29) when Smith used the Killer bomb on Captain.
8. World Tag League – Block A: Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [6] beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [6] (14:10) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Ishii.
9. World Tag League – Block B: Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [4] beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2] (11:39) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Iizuka.

Block A:
1. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [8]
2. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [6]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [6]
- Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6]
5. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4]
- Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [4]
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0]

Block B:
1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [6]
- Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [6]
- Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [6]
- Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [6]
5. Rob Conway & Jax Dane [4]
6. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [4]
7. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 12/3/13

December 3rd, 2013

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NJPW, 12/3/13 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Hakata Star Lane
1,850 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado beat Yuji Nagata, Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (8:24) when Jado used the Green Killer on Komatsu.
2. Rob Conway & Jax Dane beat KUSHIDA & BUSHI (7:49) when Conway used the Ego Trip on BUSHI.
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Strong Man, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (8:12) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on TAKA.
4. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan (12:37) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Captain.
5. World Tag League – Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [4] beat Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [4] (10:25) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Takahashi.
6. World Tag League – Block B: Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [6] beat Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [4] (7:02) when Sombra used a modified inside cradle on Benjamin.
7. World Tag League – Block B: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [6] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [6] (9:45) when Gallows pinned Kojima after the Magic Killer.
8. World Tag League – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [6] beat Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6] (10:47) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Devitt.

Block A:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [6]
- Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [6]
- Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6]
4. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [4]
- Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [4]
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0]

Block B:
1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [6]
- Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [6]
- Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [6]
4. Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [4]
5. Rob Conway & Jax Dane [4]
6. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [2]
- Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 12/1/13

December 1st, 2013

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NJPW, 12/1/13
Tex Port Imabari
1,280 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Jado & Gedo beat Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (7:27) when Jado used the Green Killer on Tanaka.
2. Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & BUSHI (11:19) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on BUSHI.
3. World Tag League – Block A: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [6] beat Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4] (9:08) when Smith used an avalanche-style brainbuster on Nakanishi.
4. Prince Devitt, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Bad Luck Fale beat Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma (9:19) by referee stop (Fale beat Honma).
5. World Tag League – Block B: Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [4] beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2] (9:08) when Naito used a Stardust press on Iizuka.
6. World Tag League – Block B: Rob Conway & Jax Dane [4] beat Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [2] (11:05) when Conway used the Ego Trip on YOSHI-HASHI.
7. Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Captain New Japan & KUSHIDA (15:09) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Captain.

Block A:
1. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [6]
2. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6]
3. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4]
- Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [4]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [4]
6. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [2]
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0]

Block B:
1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [6]
2. Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [4]
- Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [4]
- Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [4]
- Rob Conway & Jax Dane [4]
6. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [2]
- Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 11/30/13

November 30th, 2013

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NJPW, 11/30/13
Marugame Citizen Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. KUSHIDA & BUSHI beat Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (7:36) when BUSHI used the MX on Komatsu.
2. Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (6:34) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Taichi.
3. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows beat Togi Makabe & Captain New Japan (7:26) when Gallows pinned Captain after the Magic Killer.
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Jado (10:00) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Jado.
5. World Tag League – Block B: Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [4] beat Rob Conway & Jax Dane [2] (9:06) when Benjamin used the Paydirt on Dane.
6. World Tag League – Block A: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [4] beat Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6] (9:12) when Archer used the Killer bomb on Devitt.
7. World Tag League – Block A: Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4] beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [4] (8:32) when Strong Man used a Gorilla press on Ishii.
8. Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma & La Sombra beat Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo (14:16) when Naito used a Stardust press on Gedo.

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6]
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4]
- Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [4]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [4]
- Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [4]
6. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [2]
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0]

Block B:
1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [6]
2. Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [4]
3. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [4]
4. Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [2]
- Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [2]
- Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2]
- Rob Conway & Jax Dane [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 11/29/13

November 29th, 2013

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NJPW, 11/29/13
Niihama Citizen Gymnasium
1,050 Fans

1. Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Manabu Nakanishi, Strong Man & Sho Tanaka (9:04) when KUSHIDA used a moonsault press on Tanaka.
2. Rob Conway & Jax Dane beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Tomoaki Honma (7:50) when Conway used the Ego Trip on Honma.
3. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale beat Togi Makabe & BUSHI (7:13) by referee stop (Fale beat BUSHI).
4. Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado (10:02) when TAKA used a la magistral on Jado.
5. World Tag League – Block B: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [6] (8:57) when Yano used the Akakiri on Kojima.
6. World Tag League – Block B: Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [2] beat Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [4] (11:22) when Sombra used a modified inside cradle on Anderson.
7. World Tag League – Block A: Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [4] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0] (11:18) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Captain.
8. Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo beat Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin & Taichi (12:45) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Taichi.

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6]
2. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [4]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [4]
4. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [2]
- Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [2]
- Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [2]
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0]

Block B:
1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [6]
2. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [4]
3. Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [2]
- Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [2]
- Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2]
. Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [2]
- Rob Conway & Jax Dane [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 11/28/13

November 28th, 2013

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NJPW, 11/28/13
Tokushima Municipal Gymnasium
900 Fans

1. Jado beat Yohei Komatsu (6:59) with the Green Killer.
2. Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & BUSHI (8:53) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on BUSHI.
3. World Tag League – Block B: Rob Conway & Jax Dane [2] beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [0] (8:02) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. World Tag League – Block A: Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [2] beat Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [2] (9:13) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Nakanishi.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (12:43) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Taichi.
6. Prince Devitt, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Bad Luck Fale beat Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Shelton Benjamin & TAKA Michinoku (8:46) when Anderson pinned TAKA after the Magic Killer.
7. World Tag League – Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [2] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0] (10:16) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Captain.
8. Tetsuya Naito, La Sombra & KUSHIDA beat Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo (14:08) when Naito used a Stardust press on Gedo.

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6]
2. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [4]
3. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [2]
- Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [2]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [2]
- Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [2]
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0]

Block B:
1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [6]
2. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [4]
3. Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [2]
- Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [2]
- Rob Conway & Jax Dane [2]
6. Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [0]
- Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 11/26/13

November 26th, 2013

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NJPW, 11/26/13
Texpia Osaka
800 Fans – No Vacancy

1. BUSHI beat Sho Tanaka (6:04) with the MX.
2. Manabu Nakanishi, Strong Man & KUSHIDA beat Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku (9:10) when KUSHIDA used a reverse cradle on TAKA.
3. Rob Conway & Jax Dane beat Jado & Gedo (9:25) when Conway used the Ego Trip on Gedo.
4. Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin & Taichi (10:48) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Taichi.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Captain New Japan (13:42) when Yano used the Uragasumi on Captain.
6. World Tag League – Block A: Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6] beat Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [0] (8:58) by referee stop (Fale beat Takahashi).
7. World Tag League – Block B: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [4] beat Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [2] (11:09) when Gallows pinned YOSHI-HASHI after the Magic Killer.
8. World Tag League – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [6] beat Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [0] (12:49) when Kojima used a lariat on Sombra.

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6]
2. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [4]
3. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [2]
- Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [2]
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0]
- Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [0]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [0]

Block B:
1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [6]
2. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [4]
3. Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [2]
4. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [2]
5. Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [0]
- Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [0]
- Rob Conway & Jax Dane [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 7/7/13

July 7th, 2013

–> YOSHINOYA PRESENTS KIZUNA ROAD 2013 <--

NJPW, 7/7/13
New Sunpia Takasaki
1,677 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask beat Captain New Japan & KUSHIDA (8:41) when Nakanishi used the Ue kara Don on Captain.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Yuji Nagata & Takaaki Watanabe (11:46) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Watanabe.
4. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (10:57) when TAKA pinned Romero.
5. Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma & La Sombra beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi, YOSHI-HASHI & Jado (15:13) when Sombra used the Brillante Driver on Jado.
6. Karl Anderson, El Terrible & Tama Tonga beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Jushin Thunder Liger (8:52) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Liger.
7. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale beat Kazuchika Okada & Gedo (9:54) when Fale used the Grenade on Gedo.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/5/13 + G1 Climax 2013 participants announced!

July 5th, 2013

–> YOSHINOYA PRESENTS KIZUNA ROAD 2013 <--

NJPW, 7/5/13 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,015 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Super Strong Machine beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado (9:08) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
2. Togi Makabe, Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto, Captain New Japan & Takaaki Watanabe (11:02) when KUSHIDA used a reverse cross armbreaker on Watanabe.
3. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (11:38) when Taichi used the Low Fly Flow on Koslov.
4. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma & La Sombra (12:52) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Honma.
5. Karl Anderson & Bad Luck Fale beat Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI (9:22) when Fale used the Grenade on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. CMLL World Tag Team Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Thunder Liger beat El Terrible & Tama Tonga (c) (12:12) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Terrible to become the 34th champions.
7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) beat Gedo (18:11) with the Bloody Sunday (4th defense).

* Prince Devitt had a peculiar task tonight of defending his IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title just 2 weeks before he challenges for the IWGP Heavyweight Title. As stipulated when Okada accepted his challenge, Devitt first had to make his V4 defense of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title against Okada’s sidekick Gedo. Gedo was hugely popular at Korakuen against Devitt, who has gone from heroic junior ace to one of the most despised wrestlers in the company since his betray of Taguchi and formation of the BULLET CLUB. But great fan support couldn’t carry him to the title as Devitt dropped him with the Bloody Sunday to complete another successful defense. Next target: Okada.

* You can’t keep Hiroshi Tanahashi away from gold for too long! Tanahashi and the legendary Jushin Thunder Liger today ended the 8 month reign of El Terrible & Tama Tonga to become the new CMLL World Tag Team Champions. Tanahashi pinned Terrible with the High Fly Flow to add yet another trophy to his bulging cabinet. They rarely team up but if they head to CMLL to defend these belts, Tanahashi & Liger will make an instantly recognizable team of New Japan stars. This is the third CMLL title Liger, now 48, has held in his career and yet another accolade for this living legend.

* G1 Climax 2013 participants and blocks have been announced! Take a look at Block A! The only ‘surprise’ names this year are Shibata and Ibushi but New Japan has so many stars these days that outsiders aren’t needed as much as they once were. Plus, after some great performances this year Ishii is rewarded with a place in the big one.

Block A:
- Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Togi Makabe
- Hirooki Goto
- Satoshi Kojima
- Kazuchika Okada
- Tomohiro Ishii
- Lance Archer
- Davey Boy Smith Jr.
- Prince Devitt
- Katsuyori Shibata

Block B:
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan
- Yuji Nagata
- Tetsuya Naito
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Toru Yano
- Yujiro Takahashi
- Minoru Suzuki
- Shelton Benjamin
- Karl Anderson
- Kota Ibushi

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[Results] New Japan, 6/22/13

June 22nd, 2013

NJPW “DOMINION 6.22″, 6/22/13 (WPW/PPV/iPPV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
7,240 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (7:09) when Taichi used a Taichi-style Gedo clutch on Tiger.
1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (c) beat KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (13:09) when Romero pinned KUSHIDA after the Contract Killer (1st defense).
2. Karl Anderson, Tama Tonga & Bad Luck Fale beat Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan (8:19) when Fale used the Grenade on Captain.
3. IWGP Tag Team Title – 3WAY Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka and Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. (11:50) when Kojima used a lariat on Archer (1st defense).
4. NWA World Heavyweight Title: Rob Conway (c) beat Manabu Nakanishi (8:32) with the Ego Trip.
5. Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (12:36) when Benjamin used the Paydirt on Nakamura.
6. Tetsuya Naito Return Match: Tetsuya Naito beat Yujiro Takahashi (15:01) with a Stardust press.
7. Special Singles Match: Katsuyori Shibata beat Hirooki Goto (13:16) with a PK.
8. Prince Devitt beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (15:33) with the Bloody Sunday.
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) beat Togi Makabe (25:04) with the Rainmaker (2nd defense).

* “Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada retained his IWGP Heavyweight Title against Togi Makabe before a packed house in Osaka tonight. In an exciting match, Okada overcame a really tough challenge from the former champion and after spiking Makabe with a tombstone piledriver, finished him off with the Rainmaker to conclude a 25 minute war. Okada was immediately challenged by Bullet Club leader Prince Devitt who is set for his first ever shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Title after picking up the biggest win of his career in the semi final. Devitt, the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion and Best of the Super Jr. winner, has completely dominated and conquered the junior division so facing Tanahashi, the face of the company, was a real test of his credentials in the heavyweight division. Unlike most of his junior matches, Devitt couldn’t beat Tanahashi without help but did beat him after help from Anderson and Fale, a second Bloody Sunday getting the job done and securing a momentous victory for the Irishman. Okada vs. Devitt looks set to happen at the pre-G1 big show on 7/20 and will determine who enters pro wrestling’s biggest tournament as IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Okada “reverse” challenged Devitt asking that Gedo get a shot at his IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title.

* After their double KO last month, former university friends Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata went at it again in a match that has people raving. In an intense stiff war that saw them trade vicious headbutts, Shibata weakened Goto with a sleeper hold before landing a PK for the big win. Shibata’s Laughter7 tag partner Kazushi Sakuraba announced on the show that he will a return from injury on 7/20 and challenged Nagata to a singles match!

* Tetsuya Naito returned from a very long injury absence against the man who put him on the shelf, former NO LIMIT tag partner Yujiro Takahashi. This was a difficult return match for Naito which Yujiro largely dominated, but Naito’s fighting spirit saw him come back and win with a Stardust press. Much will be expected of Naito in the coming months.

* The NWA Invasion continued with Rob Conway’s second NWA World Heavyweight Title defense on a New Japan show. After defeating Kojima earlier this year he today faced another third generation veteran, Manabu Nakanishi. Conway defeated Nakanishi with his Ego Trip (elevated DDT) and New Japan has still yet to throw anyone at him who can bring the historic NWA World Heavyweight Title to the company.

* The IWGP Tag Team Title was again contested by multiple teams as Tenzan & Kojima (IWGP Tag Team Champions) made a successful V1 defense of their belts against Yano & Iizuka (GHC Tag Team Champions) and the Killer Elite Squad (NWA World Tag Team Champions). Archer & Smith Jr., who were very unlucky to lose the belts last month in a 4WAY Match as neither was pinned, had the match won but the referee was knocked out. TenKoji took advantage of this, Kojima nailing Archer with a lariat for the win. Yano did what Yano does and stole the belts after the match.

* The TIME SPLITTERS vs. Forever Hooligan series continued with yet another addition to this entertaining if slightly overdone series. Having won the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title back last month, Romero & Koslov were able to prevent another title switch as they successfully defended the belts against KUSHIDA & Shelley with Rocky pinning KUSHIDA.

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[Results] New Japan, 6/9/13

June 9th, 2013

–> BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XX (5/24/13 to 6/9/13) <--

NJPW, 6/9/13 (TV Asahi ch2)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,015 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA, BUSHI & Titan beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov, Brian Kendrick, Ricochet & Baretta (7:39) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Kendrick.
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Hiromu Takahashi beat Yuji Nagata & Takaaki Watanabe (9:18) when Takahashi used a crab hold on Watanabe.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado (9:45) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Jado.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Prince Devitt beat Kenny Omega (9:09) with a reverse Bloody Sunday.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Alex Shelley beat TAKA Michinoku (10:14) with the Automatic Midnight.
6. Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (11:13) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Taichi.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto beat Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga (8:07) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Tonga.
8. Kazuchika Okada & Gedo beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (11:14) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Honma.
9. Best of the Super Jr. – Final: Prince Devitt beat Alex Shelley (18:25) with the Bloody Sunday.

* Prince Devitt made history in the 20th Best of the Super Jr. with complete victory while reigning as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion. Only Jushin Thunder Liger in 2001 had previously ever won the tournament unbeaten but he had four less matches and wasn’t the title holder. Devitt stormed through the group stage with ease ahead of today’s semi finals which saw a major twist before they even began. Ryusuke Taguchi, who had worked so hard after a poor BOSJ start to reach the semis, had to pull out because of injury. Taguchi had sought revenge over his betrayer Devitt but that will have to wait as TAKA stepped in as his replacement and fell to the popular Alex Shelley. Devitt defeated Kenny Omega in the other semi, setting up an all-foreigner final.

The final was quite chaotic for a time with seconds interfering and fighting each other. “All of Korakuen is the enemy of Devitt” said one fan, the Bullet Club leader having quickly become one of the most hated figures in New Japan since betraying Taguchi and the fans. And there was to be no happy ending for the fans as Devitt dropped Shelley with the Bloody Sunday to win his second Best of the Super Jr. tournament – seemingly the invincible figure of New Japan’s junior division.

The question now rises – is Devitt too strong for the junior division and should he move into the heavyweight division? We may get a clue soon as he expressed his wish to face Tanahashi which would be the ultimate challenge of Devitt’s ability to face top heavyweights.

* Manabu Nakanishi will challenge Rob Conway for the NWA World Heavyweight Title on the big 6/22 Osaka show, hoping to do what Kojima couldn’t and bring the title to New Japan.

* Hiromu Takahashi said farewell to the fans after the second match with the young lion now set to head to the UK on his traditional learning excursion after finishing the BOSJ tournament without a single win.

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[Results] New Japan, 6/6/13

June 6th, 2013

–> BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XX (5/24/13 to 6/9/13) <--

NJPW, 6/6/13 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,620 Fans

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Jado [6] beat TAKA Michinoku [8] (7:27) with the Crossface of JADO.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Baretta [6] beat Taichi [8] (9:23) with an Axe Guillotine Driver.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Brian Kendrick [8] beat Alex Koslov [8] (9:47) with the Sliced Bread #2.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Titan [6] beat Rocky Romero (7:14) with the Titanics.
5. Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma beat Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI (14:40) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi [10] beat Tiger Mask [8] (7:17) with a Tiger suplex hold.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [16] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [8] (6:27) with the Bloody Sunday.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kenny Omega [10] beat KUSHIDA [8] (16:10) with the Katayoku no Tenshi.
9. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Alex Shelley [10] beat Ricochet [10] (16:33) with the Automatic Midnight.

* An eventful final day of group stage matches determined who would join Devitt in the semi finals. Devitt himself finished a flawless run by beating Liger to leave Block A with a perfect 8-0 record. He will be joined by Alex Shelley who defeated DRAGON GATE’s Ricochet in the main event and decisive match to determine who would take 2nd spot. Block B, so close throughout, still managed to finish with five of the nine members on 8pts, but Taguchi with a win over Tiger Mask and Kenny Omega with a win by KUSHIDA left the pack behind. And so the semis are Devitt vs. Omega and Taguchi vs. Shelley.

Final standings…

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [16]
2. Alex Shelley [10]
3. Ricochet [10]
4. Taichi [8]
5. Rocky Romero [8]
6. Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
7. Baretta [6]
8. Titan [6]
9. Hiromu Takahashi [0]

Block B:
1. Ryusuke Taguchi [10]
2. Kenny Omega [10]
3. Tiger Mask [8]
- KUSHIDA [8]
- TAKA Michinoku [8]
- Alex Koslov [8]
- Brian Kendrick [8]
8. BUSHI [6]
9. Jado [6]

NJPW, 6/9/13 (TV Asahi ch2)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Prince Devitt vs. Kenny Omega
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Alex Shelley
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Final:

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[Results] New Japan, 3/25/13

March 26th, 2013

NJPW “NEW JAPAN ROAD”, 3/25/13
Nagoya International Conference Hall
1,700 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
2. Akitoshi Saito beat Takaaki Watanabe (8:27) with the Sickle of Death.
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, KUSHIDA & Hiromu Takahashi (10:49) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Takahashi.
4. Yuji Nagata & Captain New Japan beat Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI (11:03) when YOSHI-HASHI was DQ’d.
5. Toru Yano & Jado beat Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku (9:11) when Yano used the Uragasumi on TAKA.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga (13:32) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Tonga.
7. Kazuchika Okada & Gedo beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & BUSHI (14:02) when Okada used the Rainmaker on BUSHI.

* There was a special appearance by local boy Akitoshi Saito on this show as he defeated young lion Takaaki Watanabe. Saito was a New Japan regular in the 1990s as part of Heisei Ishingun but has been a NOAH mainstay since the turn of the century. Nowadays he is a freelancer but still based more in NOAH.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/23/13 + 4/7 Sumo Hall info

March 23rd, 2013

NJPW, 3/23/13 (WPW/iPPV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,015 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Yuji Nagata, Super Strong Machine & BUSHI (10:07) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on BUSHI.
2. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (11:13) when Kojima used a lariat on YOSHI-HASHI.
3. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Hirooki Goto beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. (8:14) with the Goto Shiki.
4. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Kazuchika Okada beat Toru Yano (10:42) with the Red Ink.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & TAKA Michinoku (14:04) when Ishii used a brainbuster on TAKA.
6. Karl Anderson, Tama Tonga, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Captain New Japan, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (13:22) when Devitt used the Bloody Sunday on Captain.
7. New Japan Cup – Final: Kazuchika Okada beat Hirooki Goto (23:52) with the Rainmaker.

* The incredible Kazuchika Okada has done it! In little more than 14 months after returning from his overseas excursion he has now won the IWGP Heavyweight Title, G1 Climax, and New Japan Cup! Okada today completed the hat-trick by winning the 2013 New Japan Cup, first defeating CHAOS comrade Yano in the semi final while Goto beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. Then the two native big guns collided in the final with Okada overcoming Goto (the winner in 3 of the last 4 NJC tournaments before today) using his Rainmaker! And so destiny draws Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada back together and they faced off after the match with their fourth big match since Okada’s return now set for 4/7 at Sumo Hall. Tanahashi is 2-1 going into it having beaten Okada in the Tokyo Dome main event… will Okada continue to make history and defeat the man who took the title from him last June?

* IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title co-holder Alex Shelley challenged Prince Devitt to a match for his IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title on 4/7 at Sumo Hall after the semi final.

* Tomoaki Honma returned to New Japan after the second match to save former GBH pal Togi Makabe from a CHAOS beatdown. Honma was fired by New Japan for some allegedly dodgy reasons looks to have been allowed back.

* Nakamura & Ishii challenged the Killer Elite Squad for a match for the IWGP Tag Team Title with Archer & Smith accepting but at the same time Davey Boy Jr. challenged Shinsuke for a match for his IWGP Intercontinental Title! Ishii’s improved results on this tour look to have been rewarded if he’s given a shot at the tag belts.

* It was announced that the NWA will send an “assassin” to the 4/7 Sumo Hall (video) and he is NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Rob Conway, who wrestled in the WWE for 7 years and held the WWE Tag Team Title three times with Sylvain Grenier as La Résistance. Kojima has requested a title match and looks to be the the first line of defense against the NWA “invasion”.

* Yuji Nagata has requested a singles match with Kazushi Sakuraba on 4/7 after they collided in a tag match on 3/17 in Amagasaki. These two were youngsters during the legendary New Japan vs. UWFi feud and first met around 18 years ago.

* So after all those challenges “INVASION ATTACK” on 4/7 is shaping up very nicely with a possible card of Tanahashi vs. Okada (IWGP Heavyweight), Nagata vs. Sakuraba, Conway vs. Kojima (NWA World Heavyweight) Nakamura & Ishii vs. KES (IWGP Tag) OR Nakamura vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr. (IWGP IC), and Devitt vs. Shelley (IWGP Jr.).

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[Results] New Japan, 3/22/13

March 22nd, 2013

NJPW, 3/22/13
Kumagaya Citizen Gymnasium
1,100 Fans

1. Takaaki Watanabe beat Sho Tanaka (7:38) with a crab hold.
2. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & Tiger Mask beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiromu Takahashi (10:03) when Shelley used the Automatic Midnight on Takahashi.
3. Hirooki Goto & BUSHI beat YOSHI-HASHI & Jado (9:43) when Goto used the Goto Shiki on Jado.
4. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Karl Anderson beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (14:25) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Captain.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku (14:56) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on TAKA.
6. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Tama Tonga (16:17) when Yano used the Akakiri on Tonga.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/20/13 + 3/23 iPPV card

March 20th, 2013

NJPW, 3/20/13
Sendai Industrial Exhibition Hall Aztec Museum
1,000 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 (12:05) when Devitt used the Bloody Sunday on Takahashi.
3. Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat YOSHI-HASHI & Jado (11:33) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Jado.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Takaaki Watanabe (12:50) when Kojima used a lariat on Watanabe.
5. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo (14:43) when Smith used a jumping powerbomb on Gedo.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi (13:50) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Iizuka.

Here is the full card for New Japan’s NJC finale at Korakuen which will be available on iPPV for $25 (link). Very little of the way of big matches except the tournament semis and final.

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

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

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[Results] New Japan, 3/19/13

March 19th, 2013

NJPW, 3/19/13
Shirakawa City Central Gymnasium
1,300 Fans

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
2. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (11:25) when Shelley used the Automatic Midnight on Takahashi.
3. Hirooki Goto & BUSHI beat YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo (10:15) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Gedo.
4. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Tama Tonga beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (14:48) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Captain.
5. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado (12:13) when Smith used a Sharpshooter on Jado.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Karl Anderson beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi (15:19) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Iizuka.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/17/13

March 17th, 2013

NJPW, 3/17/13 (Samurai! TV)
Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium
5,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Captain New Japan & BUSHI (8:22) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on BUSHI.
2. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Takashi Iizuka, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo (11:58) when Kojima used a lariat on Gedo.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura & Jado beat Lance Archer & TAKA Michinoku (9:34) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on TAKA.
4. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Yujiro Takahashi (11:43) with a jumping powerbomb.
5. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Hirooki Goto beat Tomohiro Ishii (18:46) with the Shouten Kai.
6. Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata beat Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi (11:13) when Sakuraba used a triangle choke hold on Nakanishi.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley beat Tama Tonga, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (12:18) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Tonga.
8. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Toru Yano beat Minoru Suzuki (10:14) with the Akakiri.
9. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Kazuchika Okada beat Karl Anderson (15:27) with the Rainmaker.

* Kazuchika Okada won the 2012 G1 Climax final rematch today against Karl Anderson to move one step closer of completing a hat-trick of IWGP Heavyweight Title, G1 Climax, and New Japan Cup since his return to Japan 14 1/2 months ago. The Rainmaker sunk the Machine Gun before a sold out crowd of 5,500 to set up a semi final against CHAOS comrade Toru Yano who pulled off a big win over Minoru Suzuki to continue a great month for him that also saw him pin Takashi Sugiura to win the GHC Tag Team Title for he and Iizuka.

* Hirooki Goto has a big chance of making it 4 New Japan Cup tournament wins in 5 years after beating Tomohiro Ishii in a close match. Ishii had beaten Kojima in round one, which itself was a major overachievement, and he came close to doing it again today but Goto had just too much and dropped him with the Shouten Kai. Goto will meet Davey Boy Smith Jr., who defeated Nakamura in round one and added another CHAOS scalp to his collection today with a win over Yujiro.

* Laughter7 met tough opposition in their latest return to New Japan, facing former IWGP Tag Team Champions and third generation veterans Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi. This wasn’t as overwhelming a win as some of their tag matches have been but they were victorious when Sakuraba choked out Nakanishi with a triangle choke. Saku and Nagata slapped hands out of respect after the match with a future rematch suggested.

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

1. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Hirooki Goto vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
2. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Kazuchika Okada vs. Toru Yano
3. New Japan Cup – Final:

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[Results] New Japan, 3/11/13

March 11th, 2013

NJPW, 3/11/13 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Tomohiro Ishii beat Satoshi Kojima (13:37) with a brainbuster.
2. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Hirooki Goto beat Tama Tonga (9:37) with the Shouten Kai.
3. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Toru Yano beat Manabu Nakanishi (6:18) by pinfall.
4. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Karl Anderson beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (8:42) with the Gun Stun.
5. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley beat Captain New Japan, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (12:09) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Captain.
6. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Yujiro Takahashi beat Togi Makabe (10:45) with a Bukko Nuki German suplex hold.
7. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Minoru Suzuki beat Yuji Nagata (10:24) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
8. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Kazuchika Okada beat Lance Archer (10:14) with the Red Ink.
9. New Japan Cup – Round 1: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Shinsuke Nakamura (13:06) with a jumping powerbomb.

* Upsets galore on day one of the 2013 New Japan Cup mean that the second round will be missing several of the company’s biggest names. Davey Boy Smith Jr. got some revenge for his tag partner Lance Archer’s recent IWGP Intercontinental Title match loss to Shinsuke Nakamura by pulling off a huge win in the main event. This could also lead to Smith challenging for Shinsuke’s title in the near future.

* Kazuchika Okada is looking at add the New Japan Cup to the IWGP Heavyweight Title and G1 Climax that he has won since his return just over a year ago. Okada defeated Archer in another CHAOS vs. Suzuki Gun match with his new finisher, the Red Ink, which he claims he has abandoned the Rainmaker for.

* The eternal rivalry between Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki continued two months after Nagata pinned the Suzuki Gun leader at the Tokyo Dome. As has been the case throughout their rivalry they continued to trade wins today as Suzuki pinned Nagata following a Gotch-style piledriver to advance.

* Yujiro Takahashi avenged his loss to Togi Makabe from “THE NEW BEGINNING” in February by beating him today as their grudge continues. A very big win for Yujiro who has taken big steps in recent months and gave Tanahashi a tough fight in his first ever IWGP Heavyweight Title shot back in November.

* Last year’s NJC semi finalist and last year’s G1 Climax runner-up Karl Anderson advanced by beating Tenzan while one day after winning the GHC Tag Team Title with Iizuka, Yano pinned Nakanishi to ensure qualification. Hirooki Goto, looking for his 4th NJC tournament win in 5 years, defeated Tama Tonga to the surprise of no one. But the opening match saw the biggest shock of them all as perennial midcarder Tomohiro Ishii stunned Korakuen Hall by beating Satoshi Kojima with a brainbuster! Deemed not high profile enough for the G1, Ishii has been a regular entrant in the NJC but the only time in five previous attempts he won his round one match was in 2009 when he beat Wataru Inoue by countout during their feud that year.

A rematch of the 2012 G1 Climax final is the pick of the bunch in round two next Sunday as Anderson and Okada lock horns again. CHAOS vs. Suzuki Gun continues in two of the four matches with Yano vs. Suzuki and Yujiro vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr., while you would expect Goto to defeat Ishii but after Ishii’s win today you can’t be too sure…

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

1. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii
2. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
3. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
4. New Japan Cup – Round 2: Karl Anderson vs. Kazuchika Okada

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[Results] New Japan, 3/10/13 + Yano & Iizuka win GHC Tag Team Title!

March 10th, 2013

NJPW, 3/10/13
Act City Hamamatsu
2,650 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (8:00) when Tiger used an avalanche-style double-arm suplex on Takahashi.
3. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Super Strong Machine beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (12:24) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Captain.
4. Togi Makabe, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat Yujiro Takahashi, YOSHI-HASHI & Jado (11:19) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on YOSHI-HASHI.
5. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo (13:01) when Archer used the Blackout on Gedo.
6. Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (15:15) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on KUSHIDA.

CHAOS duo Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka became the third New Japan team to capture NOAH’s GHC Tag Team Title today at Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium. The dastardly duo ended the reign of NOAH all-star team Takashi Sugiura & Naomichi Marufuji when Yano pinned Sugiura to ensure the former IWGP Tag Team Champions became the 28th GHC Tag Team Champions. This becomes the second major title of Iizuka’s long career after three IWGP Tag Team Title reigns.

NOAH, 3/10/13
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium
3,000 Fans – No Vacancy

- GHC Tag Team Title: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Takashi Sugiura & Naomichi Marufuji (c) (20:43) when Yano used the Kagamiwari on Sugiura to become the 28th champions.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/9/13

March 9th, 2013

NJPW, 3/9/13
Tokorozawa Citizen Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. Takaaki Watanabe beat Yohei Komatsu (7:40) with a crab hold.
2. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask beat KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & Hiromu Takahashi (10:45) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Takahashi.
3. Togi Makabe & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo (7:31) when Gedo was DQ’d.
4. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Tama Tonga beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (10:44) when Tonga used the Headshrinker on Captain.
5. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado (11:34) when Smith used a Sharpshooter on Jado.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI (15:56) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on YOSHI-HASHI.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/5/13

March 5th, 2013

NJPW, 3/5/13
Nagano Sports Park Gymnasium
1,350 Fans

1. Takaaki Watanabe beat Sho Tanaka (7:56) with a crab hold.
2. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiromu Takahashi (10:21) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Takahashi.
3. Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask beat Yujiro Takahashi & Jado (9:38) when Jado was DQ’d.
4. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Hirooki Goto beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (14:04) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Captain.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku (12:05) when Okada used the Rainmaker on TAKA.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI (14:11) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/4/13 + New Japan Cup 2013 lineups/info

March 4th, 2013

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.

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:

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[Results] New Japan, 3/3/13 + news update

March 3rd, 2013

NJPW “ANNIVERSARY SHOW”, 3/3/13 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,015 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Anniversary Opening Match: Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe beat Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (8:43) when Takahashi used a crab hold on Komatsu.
2. Hirooki Goto, Karl Anderson, Tama Tonga & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue, Super Strong Machine & Captain New Japan (9:23) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Captain.
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (c) beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (11:22) when Shelley used the Shelley clutch on Tiger (2nd defense).
4. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (12:27) when YOSHI-HASHI was DQ’d.
5. Elimination Match: Minoru Suzuki, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Kengo Mashimo & TAKA Michinoku beat Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo (19:50) when Suzuki threw Okada over the top rope.
6. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) beat Lance Archer (15:01) with the Boma Ye (6th defense).
7. Anniversary Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Prince Devitt (17:23) with the High Fly Flow.

* New Japan ran it’s 41st anniversary show before a packed house at Korakuen Hall today with a good show headlined by a Champion vs. Champion match. IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Hiroshi Tanahashi, faced IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, Prince Devitt, in an exciting match between the undisputed leaders of New Japan’s two weight divisions. Tanahashi’s title wasn’t on the line and in the end it didn’t matter for him as he defeated Devitt with the High Fly Flow after 17 1/2 minutes. An irate Devitt left without a handshake after the match having failed in his big opportunity to beat New Japan’s leader.

* Shinsuke Nakamura made a successful V6 defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Title against one half of the IWGP Tag Team Champions, Lance Archer. Nakamura pinned Archer following his Boma Ye to make it three defenses already this year for Shinsuke against three wrestlers of completely different styles (Sakuraba, La Sombra, Archer) as he continues to give New Japan’s secondary title its own unique identity.

* CHAOS vs. Suzuki Gun also continued with an Elimination Match in which Suzuki himself ended it by throwing opposite team leader Okada over the top rope. New Japan allows over the top rope eliminations in these matches which often means the bigger names don’t get pinned or submitted.

* “TIME SPLITTERS” KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley made a successful V2 defense of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title and what a big win it was as they defeated the masked junior legend team of Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask. After Shelley finished off Tiger, the masked duo asked for a rematch but backstage Taguchi also asked for a title match on behalf of Apollo 55 (he and Devitt).

A few of catch-up notes as I’ve been busy in recent weeks:

* Koji Kanemoto has confirmed that he is no longer a New Japan wrestler, a move that seemed long overdue as he’s had nothing to do with New Japan for a while now but continued to sign annual contracts perhaps out of old loyalty to the company he started and spent all of his career at before venturing out into other promotions (mostly All Japan). I’ve never really found out what has happened that made Kanemoto have problems with New Japan as seems to have been the case.

* Young lion Hiromu Takahashi is heading to the UK on a long-term learning excursion after this year’s Best of the Super Jr., as he looks to build a style and identity for himself like so many before him.

* MVP, Shelton Benjamin, and Low Ki have all left New Japan after stints with the company. MVP joined with much hype but was never really able to ascend to main event level and peaked by becoming the founding IWGP Intercontinental Champion. Low Ki was a key member of the junior division in the three way feud between he, Devitt, and Ibushi and I’m disappointed to see him go especially as the junior division isn’t exactly packed with big names.

* Having been bought out by Speed Partners, All Japan is now looking to lift itself again and the new owner of the company Nobuo Shiraishi has decided to provoke industry leader New Japan to get attention. Shiraishi said only Nagata and Nakamura are good wrestlers in New Japan which has upset a number of New Japan wrestlers who have lashed out at him on Twitter. Shiraishi seems to like MMA and may order All Japan wrestlers to fight in it, to which Bushiroad’s Kidani replied that he is 10 years out of date with his thoughts and that things have changed. Shiraishi also “threatened” to buy New Japan and Kidani was insulted by the blatant disrespect, saying this means war between New Japan and All Japan.

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[Results] New Japan, 2/12/13

February 12th, 2013

–> “NEW JAPAN ROAD” <--

NJPW, 2/12/13
Takaoka Techno Dome
1,150 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Wataru Inoue beat Yohei Komatsu (8:01) with a crab hold.
2. YOSHI-HASHI & Jado beat Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan (11:31) when YOSHI-HASHI used a Swanton bomb on Captain.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & BUSHI beat Ryusuke Taguchi, KUSHIDA & Hiromu Takahashi (10:50) when Tiger used an avalanche-style double-arm suplex on Takahashi.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Yuji Nagata & Takaaki Watanabe (11:40) when Kojima used a lariat on Watanabe.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii beat Kengo Mashimo & TAKA Michinoku (10:27) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on TAKA.
6. Kazuchika Okada & Gedo beat Minoru Suzuki & Hiro Tonai (12:28) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tonai.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi (14:10) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Iizuka.

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[Results] New Japan, 2/11/13

February 12th, 2013

–> “NEW JAPAN ROAD” <--

NJPW, 2/11/13 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe beat BUSHI & Sho Tanaka (9:13) when Watanabe used a crab hold on Tanaka.
2. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov, Jado & Gedo (11:18) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Gedo.
3. Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue (12:33) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Inoue.
4. Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., TAKA Michinoku & Hiro Tonai beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Tama Tonga & Captain New Japan (11:19) when Archer used the Killer bomb on Captain.
5. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi (13:10) when Takahashi was DQ’d.
6. Special Tag Match: Shinsuke Nakamura & Kazuchika Okada beat Minoru Suzuki & Kengo Mashimo (11:10) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Mashimo.
7. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Karl Anderson & Prince Devitt (14:11) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Devitt.

* Tanahashi got his pinfall back from Devitt in today’s main event after the Irishman recently upset the ace of New Japan in another tag bout. Devitt, the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, is calling for a shot at Tanahashi’s IWGP Heavyweight Title.

* Nakamura and Archer had another face-to-face after the sixth match with the American set to challenge for Shinsuke’s IWGP Intercontinental Title soon.

* Despite being pinned by Makabe in their singles match yesterday, Yujiro laid Makabe out with his own chain after the fifth match today, suggesting this new rivalry will continue.

* Masked veterans Liger & Tiger Mask have challenged KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley to an IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title match which is another title match on the horizon. A tough test for the TIME SPLITTERS against two of New Japan’s most accomplished active juniors.

New Japan continues to assist Pro Wrestling NOAH, a company very short on numbers nowadays after so many problems and a mass exodus of talent. The likes of Nagata, Tenzan, and Kojima have been appearing regularly, and now the CHAOS tandem of Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka are set to challenge for the GHC Tag Team Title, once held by New Japan teams such as Nagata & Tanahashi (2003) and Bernard & Anderson (2011).

NOAH, 3/10/13
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium

- GHC Tag Team Title: Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura (c) vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka

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[Results] New Japan, 2/10/13

February 10th, 2013

NJPW “THE NEW BEGINNING”, 2/10/13 (WPW/PPV/iPPV)
Hiroshima Sun Plaza
4,780 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Tama Tonga, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Jado (8:20) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Jado.
2. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (c) beat Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (11:26) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Koslov (1st defense).
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) beat Ryusuke Taguchi (14:01) with the Bloody Sunday (2nd defense).
4. IWGP Tag Team Title: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. (c) beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (14:16) when Archer used the Killer bomb on Kojima (3rd defense).
5. Special Singles Match: Togi Makabe beat Yujiro Takahashi (8:00) with a King Kong kneedrop.
6. Special Tag Match: Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata beat Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue (11:07) when Sakuraba used a Kido clutch on Inoue.
7. Special Singles Match: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Kengo Mashimo (11:21) with the Boma Ye.
8. Special Singles Match: Minoru Suzuki beat Kazuchika Okada (15:59) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Karl Anderson (25:10) with the High Fly Flow (7th defense).

* “THE NEW BEGINNING” turned out to be anything but as a packed house of 4,780 fans in Hiroshima watched four successful title defenses today. I haven’t been able to watch the iPPV yet but was told the main event was sensational which is no surprise given the talent levels of the two men involved.

* Hiroshi Tanahashi made a successful V7 defensive of his IWGP Heavyweight Title over Karl Anderson in what was described as the best match of the show as mentioned. This was Anderson’s first shot at the title, quite belated given how impressive he has been in recent years, and he put up a good 25 minute challenge before succumbing to the High Fly Flow. Tanahashi is well on course to matching if not beating his V11 defense record set last year and other than Okada’s 3 month reign with two successful title defenses included, Tanahashi has now held the title for the better part of two years with 18 successful defenses since 1/4/11. No new challenger appeared after the match although Devitt’s recent surprise pinfall has brought up the idea he could challenge Tanahashi at the 3/3 anniversary show. If not, the New Japan Cup is next month and as always will produce a new contender.

* Kazuchika Okada suffered his second high profile defeat already this year as he fell to Suzuki Gun leader Minoru Suzuki in the semi final. Suzuki himself had lost at the Tokyo Dome like Okada, falling to Nagata, so it was an important match for both men. Suzuki showed how competitive he still is with the top dogs though, pinning Okada after his Gotch-style piledriver. This was the only thing resembling an upset on the show and may lead to the continuation of CHAOS vs. Suzuki Gun.

* In the other CHAOS vs. Suzuki Gun match, Shinsuke Nakamura unsurprisingly defeated K-DOJO’s Kengo Mashimo with his Boma Ye. After the match though, IWGP Tag Team Title co-holder Lance Archer – also a member of Suzuki Gun – appeared and challenged Shinsuke to an IWGP Intercontinental Title match.

* Laughter7 returned to New Japan after their complete defeat at the Tokyo Dome where Shibata was crushed by Makabe and Sakuraba narrowly lost to Nakamura in one of the best matches of recent times. Today they were back in tag mode as they face two men with strong links to Shibata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue. Inoue once again proved to be a fairly easy target for the hard-hitting tag team and Sakuraba went old school when he busted out a Kido clutch to finish off Wataru. What next for Laughter7?

* One of very few new rivalries of late has been Togi Makabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi, two of New Japan’s tough guys and recent scuffles led to a singles match today. Makabe continued his fine form so far this year by pinning Yujiro after his King Kong kneedrop and must be quite high in contention for a shot at Tanahashi.

* The Killer Elite Squad once again proved too much for TenKoji as they made a successful V3 defense of their IWGP Tag Team Title. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. have so far proven much too strong for the most famous team of New Japan’s modern era, taking the belts off them, beating them in their V1 defense, and now beating them again in their V3 defense. Tenzan & Kojima did interupt that string of victories by beating the KES on the opening day of the 2012 World Tag League but compared to the three title matches that wasn’t important. The Killer bomb which has tormented TenKoji so was again their downfall today as Archer pinned Kojima after it.

* After half a year of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title being traded between Devitt, Low Ki, and Ibushi, Devitt is hoping to keep hold of the title for a while in his third reign of champion. Today he made a successful V2 defense of the belt he has become so familiar with since 2010 against against his close friend and Apollo 55 tag partner, winning with the Bloody Sunday. For Taguchi it was more of the same – seen as New Japan’s great young junior hope some years ago, he won the title in 2007 for what was his only reign so far and beat big dogs like Minoru (Tanaka), Tiger Mask, and Kanemoto. But since then he has struggled to make the same impact outside of tag matches and again fell short today.

* The TIME SPLITTERS (KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley) made a successful V1 defense of their IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title against the team they took the belts off last November, Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov). KUSHIDA pinned Koslov after his Midnight Express in what was the first of four successful title defenses on the show.

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[Results] New Japan, 2/7/13

February 7th, 2013

–> “ROAD TO THE NEW BEGINNING” <--

NJPW, 2/7/13
New Sunpia Tochigi
650 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe beat BUSHI & Yohei Komatsu (9:23) when Takahashi used a crab hold on Komatsu.
2. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & Tiger Mask beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Jado (11:49) when Shelley used the I-94 on Jado.
3. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (10:06) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku (10:07) when Kojima used a lariat on TAKA.
5. Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue beat Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (9:27) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Gedo beat Minoru Suzuki, Kengo Mashimo & Hiro Tonai (11:15) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tonai.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Tama Tonga (15:43) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Tonga.

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[Results] New Japan, 2/6/13

February 6th, 2013

–> “ROAD TO THE NEW BEGINNING” <--

NJPW, 2/6/13
Chino Citizen Pavilion Multi-Hall
800 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe beat BUSHI & Sho Tanaka (8:31) when Watanabe used a crab hold on Tanaka.
2. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Gedo (10:15) when Shelley used the I-94 on Gedo.
3. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Wataru Inoue beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (10:19) when Ishii was DQ’d.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask beat Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Hiro Tonai (9:39) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Tonai.
5. Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (7:04) when Goto used the Goto Shiki on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Minoru Suzuki, Kengo Mashimo & TAKA Michinoku beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Jado (16:28) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Jado.
7. Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Tama Tonga beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Captain New Japan & Ryusuke Taguchi (17:26) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Captain.

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[Results] New Japan, 2/5/13

February 5th, 2013

–> “ROAD TO THE NEW BEGINNING” <--

NJPW, 2/5/13
Koga City Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe beat BUSHI & Yohei Komatsu (9:26) when Takahashi used a crab hold on Komatsu.
2. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & Tiger Mask beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Jado (11:16) when Shelley used the I-94 on Jado.
3. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Manabu Nakanishi, Hirooki Goto & Captain New Japan (9:15) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Captain.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Hiro Tonai (10:21) when Kojima used a lariat on Tonai.
5. Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue beat Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (9:04) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Gedo beat Minoru Suzuki, Kengo Mashimo & TAKA Michinoku (11:43) when Okada used the Rainmaker on TAKA.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Tama Tonga (14:29) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Tonga.

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[Results] New Japan, 2/3/13

February 3rd, 2013

–> “ROAD TO THE NEW BEGINNING” <--

NJPW, 2/3/13 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,015 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & BUSHI beat Tama Tonga, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (8:44) when BUSHI used a Firebird splash on Watanabe.
2. Hirooki Goto, Wataru Inoue, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley beat YOSHI-HASHI, Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Jado (13:23) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on YOSHI-HASHI.
3. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (11:23) when Smith used the Killer bomb on Captain.
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi (12:45) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
5. Minoru Suzuki, Kengo Mashimo & Hiro Tonai beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Gedo (16:55) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Gedo.
6. Special Tag Match: Karl Anderson & Prince Devitt beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi (15:43) when Devitt used the Bloody Sunday on Tanahashi.
7. NEVER Openweight Title: Masato Tanaka (c) beat Tomohiro Ishii (23:27) with the Sliding D (2nd defense).

* Masato Tanaka overcomes Tomohiro Ishii in a brutally stiff battle of CHAOS fighters to retain the NEVER Openweight Title in the main event of a sold out Korakuen Hall show.

* In an incredible outcome to the semi final, the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion pinned the IWGP Heavyweight Champion! Yes, Prince Devitt teaming with Tanahashi’s next challenger Karl Anderson pinned Tanahashi himself, who was teaming with Devitt’s regular tag partner Taguchi. A huge upet.

* Yujiro again dropped Makabe on his head after the fourth match as their new rivalry continues to gain steam.

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[Results] New Japan, 2/2/13

February 2nd, 2013

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NJPW, 2/2/13
Gifu Industrial Hall
2,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (8:49) when Tiger used an avalanche-style double-arm suplex on Takahashi.
3. Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Jado beat KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & BUSHI (13:57) when Romero used the Contract Killer on BUSHI.
4. Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (11:30) when Archer used the Killer bomb on Captain.
5. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Wataru Inoue beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (12:49) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii beat Minoru Suzuki, Kengo Mashimo & Hiro Tonai (13:57) when Ishii used a lariat on Tonai.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Tama Tonga (14:25) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Tonga.

* Yujiro declared war on Makabe after the fifth match, laying him out and taunting him with a microphone. A new feud it looks like.

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[Results] New Japan, 1/20/13

January 20th, 2013

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NJPW/CMLL, 1/20/13 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Special Singles Match: Taichi beat Maximo (8:40) with a small package hold.
2. 6 vs. 6 Torneo Cibernetico: Tomohiro Ishii, Jado, Gedo, Misterioso Jr., OKUMURA & YOSHI-HASHI beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Mascara Dorada, Diamante, Titan & BUSHI (19:41) when Ishii used a lariat on BUSHI.
3. Special Singles Match: Rush beat Rey Escorpion (9:38) with the Rush Driver.
4. NWA World Historic Middleweight Title: La Sombra beat Dragon Rojo Jr. (c) (11:58) by pinfall to become the 6th champion.
5. Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title: La Mascara (c) beat Volador Jr. (14:40) with the La Campana.
6. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Prince Devitt & Atlantis beat Kazuchika Okada, Mephisto & Euforia (9:58) when Atlantis used the Atlantida on Mephisto.

* A successful tour that brought in 5,350 fans over three days at Korakuen Hall to see New Japan and CMLL stars ended today with two title matches including a switch as La Sombra lifted the NWA World Historic Middleweight Title from Dragon Rojo Jr., who had won the belt off New Japan’s own Prince Devitt in Mexico last year.

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[Results] New Japan, 1/19/13

January 19th, 2013

–> “NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2013” <--

NJPW/CMLL, 1/19/13 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,750 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Tama Tonga & Maximo beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (10:07) when Maximo pinned Taichi.
2. Jado, Gedo & Misterioso Jr. beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Titan (9:42) when Misterioso used the La Misteriosa on Titan.
3. Mephisto & OKUMURA beat Mascara Dorada & Diamante (9:38) when Mephisto used an avalanche-style Devil’s Wings on Dorada.
4. Dragon Rojo Jr., Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & BUSHI (9:29) when Rojo used a powerbomb on BUSHI.
5. Special Singles Match: Atlantis beat Euforia (7:30) with the Atlantida.
6. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Kazuchika Okada, Volador Jr. & Rey Escorpion beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, La Mascara & Rush (10:44) when Escorpion used the Aguijon Mortal on Rush.
7. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) beat La Sombra (13:29) with the Boma Ye (5th defense).

* Nakamura successfully defends his IWGP Intercontinental Title in a completely different style of match than his 1/4 battle with Sakuraba, defeating CMLL’s La Sombra in the main event of day two of “FANTASTICA MANIA”.

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[Results] New Japan/CMLL, 1/18/13 + BUSHI joins New Japan

January 18th, 2013

–> “NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2013” <--

NJPW/CMLL, 1/18/13 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,650 Fans

1. Tama Tonga & Titan beat Euforia & OKUMURA (8:17) when Tonga used the Headshrinker on Euforia.
2. Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii & Rey Escorpion beat Ryusuke Taguchi, BUSHI & Diamante (8:29) when Escorpion used the Aguijon Mortal on Diamante.
3. Rush beat YOSHI-HASHI (11:08) with the Rush Driver.
4. Volador Jr., TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat La Mascara, Mascara Dorada & Maximo (9:38) when Volador used an avalanche-style Sliced Bread on La Mascara.
5. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Mephisto, Jado & Gedo beat Atlantis, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (11:21) when Mephisto used the Devil’s Wings on Atlantis.
6. Special Singles Match: Prince Devitt beat Dragon Rojo Jr. (10:21) with the Bloody Sunday.
7. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & La Sombra beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Misterioso Jr. (13:41) when Sombra used a senton bomb on Misterioso.

* The first of three shows in three days at Korakuen for the expanded “FANTASTICA MANIA” helped set up some of the title matches on the next two shows.

* New Japan has signed BUSHI full-time from All Japan. The move was originally a “loan” like you would see in football/soccer for BUSHI to gain experience in a new environment but New Japan has been so impressed by the masked man that they spoke to All Japan president Masayuki Uchida about it and an agreement was made. A press conference was held with New Japan president Sugabayashi, All Japan president Uchida, and BUSHI himself where the harmonious transfer was announced.

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[Results] New Japan, 1/4/13

January 4th, 2013

NJPW “WRESTLE KINGDOM 7 ~EVOLUTION~ IN TOKYO DOME”, 1/4/13 (WPW/PPV/iPPV)
Tokyo Dome
29,000 Fans

0-1. Wataru Inoue, Tama Tonga & Captain New Japan beat Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Jado (5:58) when Tonga used the Headshrinker on Jado.
0-2. Ryusuke Taguchi, KUSHIDA & BUSHI beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Hiromu Takahashi (7:12) when BUSHI used a Firebird splash on Takahashi.
1. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Manabu Nakanishi, MVP, Strong Man & Akebono beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Bob Sapp (7:53) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Iizuka.
2. NEVER Openweight Title: Masato Tanaka (c) beat Shelton Benjamin (6:41) with the Sliding D (1st defense).
3. IWGP Tag Team Title: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. (c) beat Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson (10:52) when Smith used the Killer bomb on Goto (2nd defense).
4. Special Singles Match: Yuji Nagata beat Minoru Suzuki (17:03) with a backdrop hold.
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title – 3WAY Match: Prince Devitt (c) beat Low Ki & Kota Ibushi (14:45) with an avalanche-style Bloody Sunday on Ibushi (1st defense).
6. Special Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Keiji Muto & Shinjiro Otani (15:36) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Otani.
7. Special Singles Match: Togi Makabe beat Katsuyori Shibata (8:37) with a King Kong kneedrop.
8. Double Main Event I – IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) beat Kazushi Sakuraba (11:12) with the Boma Ye (4th defense).
9. Double Main Event II – IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Kazuchika Okada (33:34) with the High Fly Flow (6th defense).

The “Wrestlemania of Japan”, New Japan’s annual January 4th Tokyo Dome super-show, lived up to its hype and then some more. For the first time ever a 1/4 show aired live for all of us outside of Japan on New Japan’s USTREAM channel and while the price was up from the other iPPVs at $35, it was full value for money. The PPV was about 4 1/2 hours long not including the dark matches.

Bushiroad owned New Japan really turned up the spectacle for this show with several pop culture tie-ins including musical acts and special entrances that I will go into a little more detail about below. If this was a glimpse of the New Japan to come, mixing a reasonable but not excessive amount of entertainment with the great wrestling and characters we’re used to, then I have no complaints.

New Japan claimed 29,000 paid for this show with an emphasis on “paid” which seemed to be a new standard of announcing an attendance, whether for just this show or not remains to be seen. Without doubt this looked to be the best Tokyo Dome attendance in years even though the listed attendance gave an almost opposite impression. I would guess under normal standards they would have claimed 50,000 if not more for this show. Next year 1/4 falls on a Saturday so if New Japan has another strong year it’s possible the company could edge closer to selling out the Dome again. UPDATE: President Sugabayashi confirmed the new practice of listing paid fans only, no more “sponsor announcements” (whether for just the Tokyo Dome or in general I don’t know). He also confirmed what I suspected that there were more fans than last year when the announced attendance was 43,000.

I missed the dark matches if they were screened at all but the show opened with an eight man tag. 9 years ago Bob Sapp vs. Akebono was watched by about 40% of Japan and was one of the biggest fights in history as Akebono the sumo legend was going up against Sapp the pop culture icon who had been a sensation that year not just as a K-1 fighter but as a celebrity in general. “Sapp Time” couldn’t be avoided, it was everywhere you looked. But many years later their star has faded, Sapp little more than a novelty act and Akebono a respectable pro wrestler who has kept his career going. They were added on to what looked a generic New Japan vs. CHAOS match to give it a little more of a “Tokyo Dome” feel. The match was lighthearted and entertaining enough for an opener. Sapp did hardly anything except take offense, he was a far cry from the invincible beast who held the IWGP Heavyweight Title many years ago and almost a self-parody. Nakanishi racked Iizuka with his Argentine backbreaker for the win.

The only major disappointment of the show was Masato Tanaka vs. Shelton Benjamin for the recently established NEVER Openweight Title. With the IWGP Intercontinental Title having an unexpected rise in status that would be accelerated further on this show, the NEVER title from New Japan’s sub-brand could be seen as a replacement for that. But what promised to be something of an ECW throwback was a basic sprint with no real excitement. A couple of nice moments but it was short and didn’t really feel like a title match. Tanaka won with his Sliding D to successfully defend the new title for the first time.

Thing started to pick up when the Killer Elite Squad defended their IWGP Tag Team Title against Goto & Anderson in a rematch of the 2012 World Tag League final. The Killer Elite Squad, comprised of Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr., appeared out of nowhere as a team late last year and won the belts off the famous Tenzan & Kojima duo before beating them again to really establish themselves. Today was their first post-TenKoji challenge against two more prolific singles wrestlers. Archer entered on a motorbike and along with his partner wore a cool mask to the ring. Goto & Anderson had a gimmicked entrance of their own as Anderson shot what looked to be t-shirts or something out of several bazookas along the Tokyo Dome rampway. The match turned out to be a good display of traditional tag wrestling with the KES coming out on top after two Killer bombs on Goto. So the Killer Elite Squad seem to have replaced Bad Intentions as the dominant foreign tag team of New Japan.

Yuji Nagata and Minoru Suzuki had their third New Japan Tokyo Dome match. It could be seen as overkill but some rivalries in pro wrestling never get old. We saw TAJIRI vs. Super Crazy what felt like 100 times on ECW TV and PPVs back in the day and never got bored of them. These two wrestle as such a high level that you’re always guaranteed something good and this was very, very good. Once again we were treated to spectacle as Ayumi Nakamura performed Suzuki’s famous “Kaze ni Nare” entrance music live on stage. The match will be remembered mostly for some entertaining slapfest where they just delivered slap after slap, Nagata occasionally interupting them to throw some stiff kicks. They were 1-1 on Dome shows before this and I’d hazard a guess that this was the decider as it probably won’t happen again at the Dome. And it was Nagata who picked up the win with his backdrop hold and continued to be relevant long after the younger generation have taken over leadership in New Japan.

New Japan has rarely ever done a good 3WAY match in my memory. The Chono vs. Fujita vs. Lesnar one from the Dome in 2005 stands out as particularly bad. So I was a little worried that today’s IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title 3WAY match between three of the world’s most exciting juniors Prince Devitt, Low Ki, and Kota Ibushi would disappoint. My worries were unfounded as they put on one of the smoothest, slickest, and high quality junior matches I’ve seen in a long time. It was under 15 minutes long but wrestled at a great pace with many exciting moments including a couple of great dives, Ibushi’s the pick of them. Low Ki entered dressed as Agent 47 from Hitman and carrying two pistols… a cool look but jaws dropped when people realized he was going to wrestle in this suit which he did without any problems somehow. Towards the end you just couldn’t guess who was winning but Devitt hit a Bloody Sunday off the top rope on Ibushi to successfully defend his title for the first time. The junior title has lacked stability since Devitt’s previous reign having gone from him to Ki to Ibushi and back to Devitt within 6 months but I get the feeling this Devitt reign may last a while again.

New Japan’s most famous tag team of the last 15 years, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima, squared off against the legendary Keiji Muto & Shinjiro Otani in a special tag match. All four are New Japan dojo trained wrestlers with Tenzan, Kojima, and Otani from the same era, but only Tenzan and Kojima belong to New Japan now so it was a reunion. Initially designed to showcase the son of the late, great Shinya Hashimoto, Daichi, it had to be altered when Daichi broke his arm and Otani stepped in. In a match full of nostalgia and goosebump-inducing moments, Otani entered to Hashimoto’s old theme, now used by his son Daichi who seconded him. Then Muto entered to one of his famous New Japan themes and the crowd was really excited and emotional. TenKoji then entered to their remixed theme and the match began. It wasn’t one of the better matches on the show but the quality of the event was so high that it was still good with Otani showing he still has much to offer. Years pass but like Liger, Keiji Muto somehow keeps going strong despite his knees having been shot since the 90s. Despite the individual brilliance of Muto & Otani, the teamwork of Tenzan & Kojima was the difference maker as Otani succumbed to Kojima’s lariat followed by Tenzan’s moonsault. Daichi Hashimoto was irate after the match and got into a little scuffle with the winning team but it was brief and didn’t lead to anything. Hashimoto’s New Japan debut will have to wait but will definitely happen when he is healthy again.

Laughter7′s invasion of New Japan has been a great highlight of recent months. Laughter7 is comprised of Kazushi Sakuraba the pro wrestler who became a legend in MMA with his “Gracie Hunter” persona and his protégé Katsuyori Shibata, a New Japan trueborn who walked out on the company years ago just as they were pushing him to superstardom with Tanahashi and Nakamura. He embarked on a thoroughly mediocre MMA career and was largely forgotten by pro wrestling fans before his sudden return last year. The two had dominated every match for months leading to this show with Shibata the man in focus but today would be Sakuraba’s turn in the main spotlight as Shibata was placed just outside of the main event against one of New Japan’s “enforcers” Togi Makabe. This was a fight from the start and entertaining but not quite as intense as I expected. They traded offense in a good brawl but the finish was quite surprising as Makabe beat Shibata in rather dominating fashion with his King Kong kneedrop. I had expected Shibata to beat Makabe and Nakamura to beat Sakuraba to set up the big Nakamura vs. Shibata reunion match, but was wrong. My feeling that may or may not be right was that this was belated punishment for Shibata’s betrayal of a company that put so much faith in him. I really hope he sticks around as there is so much he could offer, feuds with Tanahashi, Nakamura, and Goto – all of whom he has history with – haven’t even been explored yet.

The first of the “double main event” saw Shinsuke Nakamura defend the IWGP Intercontinental Title against Kazushi Sakuraba. Nakamura is such a character who oozes charisma, style, and likeability. Even as the co-leader of New Japan’s top heel group he is just impossible to hate. After their recent awkwardness in a tag match together, there was a legitimate fear this could be a disaster though. Sakuraba has very little recent pro wrestling experience and Shibata had been doing much of the work in tags. What a surprise then this was. In the USTREAM chat people were going nuts over this match and for good reason, it is one I will remember for years and already a frontrunner for my 2013 match of the year. There was a tense and special atmosphere as they faced off just like the old New Japan vs. shoot-style outsider matches during the New Japan vs. UWF, New Japan vs. UWFi, and New Japan vs. UFO feuds. In the 2000s we had the shoot-style outsiders but it was ugly and awkward most of the time with the exception of some good matches (mostly featuring Kazuyuki Fujita), this was the opposite of that and was “shoot-style pro wrestling” rather than “a messy clusterf*ck of pro wrestling and MMA”. I was disappointed when they shook hands at the start because I thought it could lead to a boring “polite” match. After a feeling out process, Nakamura slapped Sakuraba in the face and BOOM we had lift-off. It turned into a pro wrestling masterclass with Sakuraba finally stepping out of Shibata’s shadow in this New Japan stint and coming across as a lethal, dangerous fighter who Nakamura struggled to compete with. The match had one of the most brutal knees to the face I’ve ever seen which replays showed caught Nakamura full force. I could feel my heart racing as I watched this, willing Nakamura to win but sensing it was Sakuraba’s for several reasons – Shibata having already lost, Nakamura missing the Boma Ye, and how dangerous Saku’s arm submissions came across as. The drama was immense. Nakamura escaped the chickenwing armlock but a while later was back in it, which convinced me it was game over. But somehow he escaped it and also survived a cross armbreaker and won with his Boma Ye to an enormous Tokyo Dome pop. They shook hands and hugged afterwards, showing great respect to each other. I felt this match elevated Nakamura even more than he already has been. There are almost no “New Japan vs. outsider” matches that could do this anymore but this did, while at the same time his IWGP Intercontinental Title also moved much further away from the midcard belt it originally seemed to be. An absolutely amazing match, a throwback to old times and a style Bushiroad boss Kidani seems to love and will hopefully ask to see more of in New Japan. 30 minute classics are great as we’d find out right after this but the true feel of Strong Style is in matches like Nakamura vs. Sakuraba.

New Japan went back a year to show Okada’s abysmal return from TNA Wrestling on the 1/4/12 show where he and YOSHI-HASHI (in a dark match today that highlighted their contrasting fortunes) had a real dud of a match. Okada later challenged Tanahashi to a title match and was largely laughed at or booed as no one took him seriously. What would follow would stun the Japanese wrestling scene as within a year Okada became one of the industry’s biggest stars and won the Tokyo Sports MVP award. His title reign so soon after returning could have bombed hard but he turned himself into a star with the IWGP Heavyweight Title. Since losing the title back to Tanahashi in June the build to the big rematch has been great with the two clocking up important wins as the time drew near for their clash of destiny. J-Pop band BREAKERZ performed live on the stage just before the main event as New Japan continued to crank up the spectacle value and implement pop culture into the product, which is one way of trying to get pro wrestling back into the mainstream consciousness. The band would accompany Tanahashi to the ring shortly after but Okada’s entrance was the best of the lot as he slowly descended on an elevator looking like the perfect bad boy, a new Tokyo Dome remix of his theme playing. As he hit the ring money rained down on the crowd, signalling the arrival of the new superstar, the “Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada. The match began slowly as you could tell it was going to be long but was never anything less than great. With a double main event you expect both matches to offer something different and these were complete opposites. This was modern pro wrestling at its best and a match worthy of its hype. The last 15 or so minutes were out of this world and the Tokyo Dome crowd was red hot as you just couldn’t guess who was winning. Okada kicked out of the first High Fly Flow and survived Tana’s Texas Cloverleaf hold despite his hand flapping and coming so close to tapping out. Okada fought back but could never hit the Rainmaker, not even once, and always seemed one step behind Tanahashi to me. Tanahashi eventually won with a perfectly executed High Fly Flow and proved yet again he is the king of New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The match was almost 35 minutes long but was not boring at all. I was really disappointed Okada didn’t win, I was expecting it to catapult him to new levels, but you just can’t deny what a great champion Tanahashi is. Time and time again he delivers in these matches and wins over the crowd. And while I wanted Okada to win, I do think Tanahashi was the better performer on the day and showed his greatness. He is about 11 years older than Okada and this match established that he still has the edge but unless the rumours of Okada going to WWE are true (which I hope they are not, New Japan will cultivate his potential far better than WWE possibly could), he will be the star of New Japan in years to come.

The big surprise after the main event is that no new challenger showed his face and Tanahashi did his routine air guitar performance to send everyone home happy. No titles changed hands on the entire show and it felt much like closure for 2012. Perhaps “THE NEW BEGINNING”, New Japan’s next big show in February, is where new things may happen. Despite the lack of shake-ups this was a January 4th show for the ages and certainly one of the best I have ever seen. New Japan had a fantastic 2012 and 2013 has started even better as this year’s 1/4 show was much better than its equivalent last year. The event is available on VOD (video on demand) until 1/11 5pm JST if you want to watch it on New Japan’s USTREAM channel.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/23/12

December 23rd, 2012

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NJPW, 12/23/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,040 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Tiger Mask & BUSHI beat Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (6:53) when BUSHI used a Firebird splash on Takahashi.
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi, Wataru Inoue & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi, YOSHI-HASHI & Jado (10:57) when Yano was DQ’d.
3. Road to TOKYO DOME 1: Hirooki Goto beat TAKA Michinoku (6:32) with the Shouten Kai.
4. Road to TOKYO DOME 2: Shinsuke Nakamura beat KUSHIDA (9:02) with the Boma Ye.
5. Road to TOKYO DOME 3: Togi Makabe beat Tomohiro Ishii (12:15) with a King Kong kneedrop.
6. Road to TOKYO DOME 4: Minoru Suzuki beat Jushin Thunder Liger (11:16) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
7. Road to TOKYO DOME 5: Yuji Nagata beat Taichi (6:22) with a backdrop hold.
8. Road to TOKYO DOME 6: Kazuchika Okada beat Ryusuke Taguchi (9:51) with the Rainmaker.
9. Road to TOKYO DOME 7: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Gedo (14:55) with the High Fly Flow.

* New Japan finished an exciting and successful 2012 today at a packed Korakuen Hall with a series of special singles matches, mostly following the heavyweight vs. junior theme with heavyweights winning all of them as expected. Akebono turned up to help the New Japan team in the second match and looks likely to be added to the planned six man Tokyo Dome tag match where CHAOS plan to add Bob Sapp. Sapp vs. Akebono was once a huge rivalry in K-1 that made lots of money and while both have long since fallen out of mainstream fame, if they are added it will turn a formula six man tag into something with a little more Tokyo Dome worthy novelty.

The 1/4 Tokyo Dome will be available worldwide at a cost of US$35 on USTREAM. This is higher than the previous iPPVs but this is the biggest event on the Japanese calendar and is likely to be 4-5 hours long and good value for money. Click here for New Japan’s channel where you can order it (right near the bottom under “Upcoming Shows”). Here is the card but as mentioned the official opening match is now likely to feature Sapp and Akebono so may become 4 vs. 4.

NJPW “WRESTLE KINGDOM 7 ~EVOLUTION~ IN TOKYO DOME”, 1/4/13 (WPW/PPV/iPPV)
Tokyo Dome

0-1. Wataru Inoue, Tama Tonga & Captain New Japan vs. Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Jado
0-2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, KUSHIDA & BUSHI
1. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Manabu Nakanishi, MVP & Strong Man vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi
2. NEVER Openweight Title: Masato Tanaka (c) vs. Shelton Benjamin
3. IWGP Tag Team Title: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. (c) vs. Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson
4. Special Singles Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title – 3WAY Match: Prince Devitt (c) vs. Low Ki vs. Kota Ibushi
6. Special Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Keiji Muto & Daichi Hashimoto
7. Special Singles Match: Togi Makabe vs. Katsuyori Shibata
8. Double Main Event I – IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
9. Double Main Event II – IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada

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[Results] New Japan, 12/20/12 + Bob Sapp at Tokyo Dome?

December 20th, 2012

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NJPW, 12/20/12 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2
1,610 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
2. Tiger Mask & BUSHI beat Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (8:41) when BUSHI used the Reed Road on Watanabe.
3. Yujiro Takahashi & Jado beat Wataru Inoue & Captain New Japan (8:00) when Takahashi used a Bukko Nuki German suplex hold on Captain.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI (10:39) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
5. Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (11:17) when Liger used a shotei on TAKA.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii beat Togi Makabe & KUSHIDA (14:41) when Ishii used a brainbuster on KUSHIDA.
7. Kazuchika Okada & Gedo beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi (19:18) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Taguchi.

* Toru Yano is saying that he will bring former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Bob Sapp, to the Tokyo Dome in January as a mystery partner which means he could replace a CHAOS member in the six man tag. Sapp once headlined a New Japan Tokyo Dome show when he was the biggest thing in Japanese pop culture, but his star has long since fallen and if he does appear it’ll be in the planned opening match. New Japan chairman Takaaki Kidani is considering bringing back MMA fighters to New Japan in 2013 to challenge top stars after publicly backing Sakuraba and Shibata and opposing President Sugabayashi who has done so much work to make New Japan an honest pro wrestling group again. This is all a storyline with no telling where it’ll lead, my only hope is if MMA fighters do appear next year the booking will be a lot less reckless than what happened in the 2000s which put New Japan’s whole existence in danger. Dave Meltzer says it could possibly see Kidani as a heel owner in an nWo style group with Antonio Inoki possibly used as a retired version of Hulk Hogan.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/18/12

December 18th, 2012

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NJPW, 12/18/12
Zentsuji Citizen Gymnasium
850 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Takaaki Watanabe beat Sho Tanaka (7:40) with a crab hold.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & BUSHI beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiromu Takahashi (9:10) when BUSHI used a modified reverse figure-four leglock on Takahashi.
3. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Jado & Gedo beat Manabu Nakanishi, Wataru Inoue, Tiger Mask & Captain New Japan (11:05) when Yano used the Uragasumi on Captain.
4. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi beat Yuji Nagata & KUSHIDA (12:12) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on KUSHIDA.
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Hirooki Goto beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (15:00) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe beat Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii (18:35) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/17/12

December 17th, 2012

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NJPW, 12/17/12
Tokushima Municipal Gymnasium
800 Fans

1. Takaaki Watanabe beat Yohei Komatsu (7:08) with a crab hold.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & KUSHIDA beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiromu Takahashi (8:51) when KUSHIDA used a jumping moonsault press on Takahashi.
3. Tiger Mask & Captain New Japan beat Jado & Gedo (12:05) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Jado.
4. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Wataru Inoue (13:15) when Yano used the Uragasumi on Inoue.
5. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi beat Yuji Nagata & BUSHI (13:18) when Taichi used the Low Fly Flow on BUSHI.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI (15:50) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on YOSHI-HASHI.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/16/12

December 16th, 2012

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NJPW, 12/16/12
Tex Port Imabari
1,300 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Sho Tanaka (7:30) with a crab hold.
2. Jado & Gedo beat Captain New Japan & Takaaki Watanabe (12:24) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Watanabe.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat KUSHIDA & BUSHI (8:50) when Tiger used a Destroy suplex hold on BUSHI.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Wataru Inoue beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (12:00) when Kojima used a lariat on YOSHI-HASHI.
5. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi beat Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi (14:17) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Taguchi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (16:12) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/9/12

December 9th, 2012

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NJPW, 12/9/12
Akita Terrsa Hall
2,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Yohei Komatsu (7:34) with a missile kick.
2. KUSHIDA beat Takaaki Watanabe (8:13) with a chickenwing armlock.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Jado & Gedo (10:39) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Gedo.
4. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan (11:04) when Takahashi used a Bukko Nuki German suplex hold on Captain.
5. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi & BUSHI (12:37) when Taichi used the Low Fly Flow on BUSHI.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI beat Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue (10:28) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Inoue.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto beat Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii (17:36) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/4/12 + Kojima to challenge for GHC Heavyweight Title

November 4th, 2012

NJPW, 11/4/12 (Samurai! TV)
Twin Messe Shizuoka
1,600 Fans

1. Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI beat Wataru Inoue & Takaaki Watanabe (9:37) when YOSHI-HASHI used a Swanton bomb on Watanabe.
2. Captain New Japan beat Takashi Iizuka (8:00) by DQ.
3. Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Gedo beat KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & BUSHI (12:12) when Koslov pinned BUSHI after Gedo used a diving kneedrop.
4. Low Ki, Brian Kendrick & Jado beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Negro Casas (14:20) when Ki used a diving footstomp on Casas.
5. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (12:29) when Taichi used the Low Fly Flow on Tiger.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (17:26) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Ishii.

After two successful ventures into NOAH, beating Marufuji in a singles match and with Tenzan defeating Sugiura & Yone yesterday, Satoshi Kojima will challenge Takeshi Morishima for the GHC Heavyweight Title on NOAH’s 12/9 Sumo Hall show in the main event. Yuji Nagata is also in NOAH at the moment as part of the Global League and defeated Go Shiozaki on day one of the tournament so the third generation remains very active even if not the leading force in New Japan these days.

NOAH, 11/3/12
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy

- NOAH vs. NJPW Special Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Takashi Sugiura & Mohammed Yone (12:35) when Kojima used a lariat on Yone.
- Global League – Block A: Yuji Nagata beat Go Shiozaki (18:47) with a backdrop hold.

NOAH, 12/9/12
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

- GHC Heavyweight Title: Takeshi Morishima (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima

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[Results] New Japan, 11/3/12

November 3rd, 2012

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NJPW, 11/3/12
Saitama Memorial Gymnasium
1,200 Fans

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (5:34) with a Fisherman’s suplex hold.
2. Tomohiro Ishii beat Captain New Japan (6:29) with a brainbuster.
3. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & BUSHI beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Jado (12:24) when KUSHIDA pinned Jado after the I-94.
4. Low Ki, Brian Kendrick & Gedo beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Negro Casas (11:42) when Ki used a diving footstomp on Casas.
5. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka went to a double countout (5:08).
6. Wataru Inoue, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (11:02) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on TAKA.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (15:50) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/2/12

November 2nd, 2012

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NJPW “~SUPER JR. TAG TOURNAMENT SEMI FINAL & FINAL~”, 11/2/12 (Asahi Newstar)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,800 Fans

1. Super Jr. Tag Tournament – Semi Final: KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (8:13) when Shelley used the Automatic Midnight on TAKA.
2. Super Jr. Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (9:19) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Koslov.
3. Low Ki, Brian Kendrick, Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Negro Casas & BUSHI (11:26) when Ki used a diving footstomp on BUSHI.
4. Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (8:50) when Inoue used a German suplex hold on Iizuka.
5. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata (13:16) when Archer used the Killer bomb on Tenzan.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Manabu Nakanishi, Karl Anderson & Captain New Japan (16:22) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Captain.
7. Super Jr. Tag Tournament – Final: KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley beat Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (16:42) when KUSHIDA pinned Taguchi after the I-94.

* “Time Splitters” KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley wasted no time in earning a second shot at Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov’s IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title by winning the Super Jr. Tag Tournament in today’s finale at Korakuen. They overcame Suzuki-gun’s TAKA & Taichi in their semi final while Apollo 55 defeated the champions in the other to show they also meant business. And so it came down to two fan favourite teams as Devitt & Taguchi faces KUSHIDA & Shelley in an exciting final. But it was the newer team who triumphed as on a big day for him KUSHIDA pinned Taguchi following the I-94. The winners immediately challenged Forever Hooligans for a title shot on 11/11 in Osaka and that is certain to take place.

* New Japan announced that it’s popular collaboration with Mexican giants CMLL will expand in 2013! “FANTASTICA MANIA 2013″ will run over three shows next January instead of two after the concept has been such a success so far.

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[Results] New Japan, 10/30/12

October 30th, 2012

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NJPW, 10/30/12
Tsuruga Castle Gymnasium
1,300 Fans

1. BUSHI beat Hiromu Takahashi (5:14) with a Firebird splash.
2. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Wataru Inoue & Takaaki Watanabe (8:03) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Watanabe.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Gedo (12:23) when Shelley pinned Gedo after the I-94.
4. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Brian Kendrick & Jado (12:42) when Taguchi used the Magic Mirror GO! on Jado.
5. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask & Negro Casas (14:18) when Taichi used the Taichi clutch on Casas.
6. Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hirooki Goto & Captain New Japan (11:43) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Captain.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (15:51) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

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[Results] NJPW/AJPW in Taiwan, 10/28/12

October 28th, 2012

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

1. Suwama, Takao Omori & Manabu Soya beat KENSO, Ryota Hama & Seiya Sanada (13:32) when Soya used a Wild Bomber on Hama.
2. New Japan vs. All Japan: Jushin Thunder Liger beat SUSHI (3:08) with a Liger bomb.
3. New Japan vs. All Japan: Koji Kanemoto beat Minoru Tanaka (9:16) with an ankle hold.
4. New Japan vs. All Japan: Shuji Kondo & Hiroshi Yamato beat Tiger Mask & Hiromu Takahashi (11:02) when Yamato used a cross-arm suplex hold on Takahashi.
5. New Japan vs. All Japan: Yuji Nagata beat Masayuki Kono (8:45) with a backdrop hold.
6. New Japan vs. All Japan: Keiji Muto , Masakatsu Funaki & Kaz Hayashi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan , Satoshi Kojima & Wataru Inoue (19:07) when Muto used a moonsault press on Inoue.

* Not much information about the shows yet but they appear to have been quite successful.

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[Results] New Japan, 10/28/12

October 28th, 2012

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NJPW, 10/28/12 (Samurai! TV)
New Sunpia Takasaki
1,250 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov beat Negro Casas & BUSHI (8:36) when Romero pinned Casas.
2. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Taichi (10:55) when Ishii used the Ishii clutch on Taichi.
3. Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku beat Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan (11:47) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Captain.
4. Hirooki Goto, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley beat Kazuchika Okada, Jado & Gedo (14:56) when KUSHIDA pinned Gedo after the I-94.
5. Togi Makabe & Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI (10:12) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Yujiro Takahashi, Low Ki & Brian Kendrick beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (18:29) when Takahashi used a Bukko Nuki German suplex hold on Taguchi.

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[Results] NJPW/AJPW in Taiwan, 10/27/12

October 27th, 2012

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

1. Masakatsu Funaki, Masayuki Kono & Minoru Tanaka beat Takao Omori, Manabu Soya & Hiroshi Yamato (12:20) when Funaki used the Hybrid Blaster on Yamato.
2. New Japan vs. All Japan: Tiger Mask beat SUSHI (10:15) with a Tiger suplex hold.
3. New Japan vs. All Japan: Seiya Sanada beat Hiromu Takahashi (5:18) with the THIS IS IT.
4. New Japan vs. All Japan: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat KENSO & Ryota Hama (13:45) when Kojima used a lariat on Hama.
5. New Japan vs. All Japan: Jushin Thunder Liger beat Kaz Hayashi (9:57) with a Liger bomb.
6. New Japan vs. All Japan: Keiji Muto , Suwama & Shuji Kondo beat Yuji Nagata , Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto (18:16) when Suwama used a Last Ride on Kanemoto.

* No details that I can find yet. Bizarrely Kanemoto’s first real appearance on anything resembling a New Japan show this year as he remains a New Japan wrestler who never really works for New Japan for some reason.

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[Results] New Japan, 10/27/12

October 27th, 2012

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NJPW, 10/27/12 (Samurai! TV)
Koide Village Gymnasium
2,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & Negro Casas beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Gedo (11:39) when Shelley pinned Gedo after the I-94.
2. YOSHI-HASHI beat Captain New Japan (8:19) with a Swanton bomb.
3. Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado (12:08) when TAKA pinned Jado.
4. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi beat Manabu Nakanishi & BUSHI (11:48) when Taichi used the Taichi clutch on BUSHI.
5. Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Low Ki & Brian Kendrick (14:32) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Kendrick.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (16:11) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Ishii.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/23/12

September 23rd, 2012

NJPW “DESTRUCTION ’12″, 9/23/12 (WPW/PPV)
Kobe World Hall
8,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga (9:16) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Captain.
2. KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & BUSHI beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Gedo (9:37) when Shelley used the I-94 on Koslov.
3. Low Ki beat Daisuke Sasaki (8:45) with a diving footstomp.
4. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Harry Smith beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata (12:02) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Nagata.
5. Togi Makabe beat Kengo Mashimo (9:02) with a King Kong kneedrop.
6. Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata beat Wataru Inoue & Hiromu Takahashi (3:03) when Shibata used a PK on Takahashi.
7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) beat Ryusuke Taguchi (17:06) with a Phoenix splash (2nd defense).
8. Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Yujiro Takahashi (15:08) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Okada.
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Naomichi Marufuji (23:35) with the High Fly Flow (3rd defense).

* Tanahashi overcame a stiff V3 defense of his IWGP Heavyweight Title in the main event of today’s sold out Kobe show, beating the man who upset him in the G1 Climax, NOAH’s Naomichi Marufuji. Tanahashi had little time to recover before Minoru Suzuki was in the ring challenging him for a title match, which would be a rematch of this January’s Tokyo Dome show and also another G1 rematch, as Suzuki was one of three men (the others being Marufuji and Anderson) who beat Tana in that tournament.

* Kota Ibushi’s second run as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion continues to impress as today he survived the challenge of Taguchi in another difficult defense. Like Tanahashi, Ibushi was greeted by his probable next challenger right after winning as the man he defeated to win the title, Low Ki, made his presence felt and demanded another match with the high-flying champion.

* Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata are finally here! The invading duo ran through Wataru Inoue and young lion Hiromu Takahashi in just 3 minutes to advertise their re-arrival in New Japan. Togi Makabe, who earlier had beaten Suzuki Gun’s newest member Kengo Mashimo, appeared after the match to challenge the two, and Makabe & Inoue vs. Sakuraba & Shibata has already been determined for October’s Sumo Hall show.

* Manabu Nakanishi is back! Or almost. After well over a year out of action with a serious injury, the big man announced in the ring today that he will return to action at Sumo Hall. Kobe responded with a loud “Nakanishi!” chant.

* As things stand the 10/8 Sumo Hall show is looking likely to have Tanahashi vs. Suzuki (IWGP Heavyweight), Ibushi vs. Low Ki (IWGP Jr. Heavyweight), Sakuraba & Shibata vs. Makabe & Inoue, and Nakanishi’s return. There are also whispers of a Nakamura vs. Goto rematch for the IWGP Intercontinental Title after Goto impressively pinned Okada today in a six man tag match.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/22/12

September 22nd, 2012

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NJPW, 9/22/12
Takamatsu City Gymnasium
1,350 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Wataru Inoue beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:57) with a German suplex hold.
2. Captain New Japan beat Takashi Iizuka (8:09) by DQ.
3. Low Ki, Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov beat KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & BUSHI (13:32) when Romero used the Contract Killer on BUSHI.
4. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Tama Tonga beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Harry Smith, TAKA Michinoku & Kengo Mashimo (14:17) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on TAKA.
5. Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson beat Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii (13:43) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Ishii.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo (15:06) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Gedo.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/21/12

September 21st, 2012

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NJPW, 9/21/12
Niihama Citizen Gymnasium
1,250 Fans

1. Wataru Inoue beat Takaaki Watanabe (6:48) with a German suplex hold.
2. Captain New Japan beat Gedo (10:44) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
3. Low Ki, Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov beat KUSHIDA, Alex Shelley & BUSHI (14:08) when Koslov used the Contract Killer on BUSHI.
4. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Harry Smith, TAKA Michinoku & Kengo Mashimo (15:25) when Kojima used a lariat on TAKA.
5. Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Takashi Iizuka (10:40) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Iizuka.
6. Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga (15:37) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tonga.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/17/12

September 17th, 2012

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NJPW, 9/17/12 (Samurai! TV)
Saitama Kusunoki Hall
1,150 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (6:52) with a Fisherman’s suplex hold.
2. Ryusuke Taguchi, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Gedo (11:22) when Shelley used the I-94 on Gedo.
3. Low Ki, Jado & Averno beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Mascara Dorada (10:12) when Averno used an avalanche-style Devil’s Wings on Dorada.
4. Lance Archer, Harry Smith, TAKA Michinoku & Kengo Mashimo beat Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & BUSHI (12:11) when Smith used the Killer bomb on Kojima.
5. Tetsuya Naito, Wataru Inoue & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI (12:20) when Inoue used a German suplex hold on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga (16:54) when Takahashi used a Bukko Nuki German suplex hold on Tanahashi.

* A huge main event win for Yujiro on today’s televised show as he pins Tanahashi with his Bukki Nuki (deadlift) German suplex hold! Could his first IWGP Heavyweight Title challenge be on the horizon?

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[Results] New Japan, 9/16/12

September 17th, 2012

NJPW “CAMP ZAMA SLAMFEST VI”, 9/16/12
Kanagawa Camp Zama

1. Mascara Dorada beat Averno (6:17) with a modified flying front cradle.
2. Wataru Inoue & Hiromu Takahashi beat BUSHI & Takaaki Watanabe (5:48) when Inoue used a German suplex hold on Watanabe.
3. Ryusuke Taguchi, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley beat Low Ki, Rocky Romero & Jado (16:06) when Shelley used the I-94 on Jado.
4. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo (8:23) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Gedo.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Captain New Japan (9:43) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Captain.
6. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Harry Smith & TAKA Michinoku (11:20) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on TAKA.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (13:25) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

* No attendance announced again for the latest “CAMP ZAMA SLAMFEST” but once more it was called a big success with several thousand fans including American troops stationed at the camp.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/15/12

September 15th, 2012

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NJPW, 9/15/12
Matsusaka City Gymnasium
1,500 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:00) with a Fisherman’s suplex hold.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov, Jado & Gedo (14:58) when Shelley used the I-94 on Gedo.
3. Low Ki & Averno beat BUSHI & Mascara Dorada (10:25) when Averno used the Devil’s Wings on Dorada.
4. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Tetsuya Naito, Wataru Inoue & Captain New Japan (12:30) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Captain.
5. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Harry Smith, TAKA Michinoku & Kengo Mashimo (14:03) when Kojima used a lariat on TAKA.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (18:25) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on YOSHI-HASHI.

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[Results] New Japan, 8/1/12

August 1st, 2012

–> “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ G1 CLIMAX XXI ~THE ONE AND ONLY~” <--

NJPW, 8/1/12 (Asahi Newstar)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,020 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Rush [2] beat Hirooki Goto [0] (8:02) with the Rush Driver.
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Minoru Suzuki [2] beat Yujiro Takahashi [0] (8:05) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Karl Anderson [2] beat Yuji Nagata [0] (11:28) with the Gun Stun.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer [2] beat Togi Makabe [0] (9:55) with the Blackout.
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Naomichi Marufuji [2] beat Satoshi Kojima [0] (11:37) with a huracanrana.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada [2] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan [0] (11:20) with the Rainmaker.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito [2] beat Shinsuke Nakamura [0] (13:39) with a Stardust press.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [2] beat Shelton Benjamin [0] (13:54) with the High Fly Flow.

* An exciting first day of the 2012 at an again packed Korakuen Hall saw plenty of surprise results and some expected ones, Tanahashi closing the show with a victory over Shelton Benjamin. Naito scored another big win over Nakamura in the semi final, while Okada defeated Tenzan in their first ever singles match. Marufuji stunned Kojima with a quick huracanrana to ensure it was a bad opening day for the IWGP Tag Team Champions, while Archer upset Makabe and Anderson did likewise to Nagata. The first match of the 2012 G1 saw yet another surprise in what was a rematch from January’s “FANTASTICA MANIA 2012″ with a reverse result, CMLL’s Rush pinning Hirooki Goto.

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[Results] New Japan “LAST REBELLION”, 7/29/12

July 29th, 2012

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.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/22/12

July 22nd, 2012

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.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/19/12

July 19th, 2012

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!

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[Results] New Japan, 7/18/12

July 18th, 2012

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.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/16/12

July 16th, 2012

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.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/15/12

July 15th, 2012

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.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/14/12

July 14th, 2012

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.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/13/12

July 13th, 2012

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.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/11/12

July 11th, 2012

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.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/10/12

July 10th, 2012

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.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/8/12 + G1 Climax participants and cards!

July 8th, 2012

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.

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

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[Results] New Japan, 7/7/12

July 7th, 2012

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.

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[Results] New Japan “DOMINION 6.16″, 6/16/12

June 16th, 2012

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.

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[Results] New Japan, 6/10/12

June 10th, 2012

–> “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.

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[Results] New Japan, 6/9/12

June 9th, 2012

–> “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.

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]

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:

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[Results] New Japan, 6/7/12

June 7th, 2012

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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.

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]

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[Results] New Japan, 6/6/12

June 6th, 2012

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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.

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]

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[Results] New Japan, 6/3/12

June 3rd, 2012

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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.

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]

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[Results] New Japan, 6/2/12

June 2nd, 2012

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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.

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]

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[Results] New Japan, 6/1/12

June 1st, 2012

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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.

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]

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[Results] New Japan, 5/31/12

May 31st, 2012

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NJPW, 5/31/12
Wel Sunpia Tsuruga
500 Fans

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Brian Kendrick [4] beat Hiromu Takahashi [0] (5:50) with the Sliced Bread #2.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: BUSHI [4] beat Gedo [2] (8:16) with a Firebird splash.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi [2] beat Jado [0] (9:43) with the Dodon.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (11:14) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Low Ki [6] beat TAKA Michinoku [2] (10:24) with a diving footstomp.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Rocky Romero [2] beat KUSHIDA [4] (12:15) with a diving double kneedrop.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Angel de Oro [6] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [0] (8:21) with a la magistral.
8. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga (15:30) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tonga.

Block A:
1. Angel de Oro [6]
2. KUSHIDA [4]
- BUSHI [4]
- PAC [4]
5. Prince Devitt [2]
- Gedo [2]
- Taichi [2]
- Rocky Romero [2]
9. Jushin Thunder Liger [0]

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

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[Results] New Japan, 5/30/12

May 30th, 2012

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NJPW, 5/30/12
Shinshu Sky Park Gymnasium
600 Fans

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Daisuke Sasaki [4] beat Hiromu Takahashi [0] (5:02) with the NOW OR NEVER 2011.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Alex Kozlov [6] beat Jado [0] (9:57) with the Russian Strike.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Angel de Oro [4] beat Gedo [2] (8:15) with the Alas de Oro.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI (10:19) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: PAC [4] beat Taichi [2] (10:43) with a 360 Shooting Star Press.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Tiger Mask [2] beat Ryusuke Taguchi [0] (9:41) with a jackknife hold.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [2] beat Rocky Romero [0] (11:15) with the Bloody Sunday.
8. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga (19:38) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tonga.

Block A:
1. KUSHIDA [4]
- PAC [4]
- Angel de Oro [4]
4. Prince Devitt [2]
- Gedo [2]
- Taichi [2]
- BUSHI [2]
8. Jushin Thunder Liger [0]
- Rocky Romero [0]

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

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[Results] New Japan, 5/28/12

May 28th, 2012

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NJPW, 5/28/12
Chiba Port Arena Sub Arena
600 Fans

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Alex Kozlov [4] beat Hiromu Takahashi [0] (6:43) with the Russian Strike.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: KUSHIDA [4] beat BUSHI [2] (10:51) with the Midnight Express.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Low Ki [4] beat Daisuke Sasaki [2] (8:03) with the Dragon clutch.
4. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (12:21) when Yano used the Akakiri on Captain.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Gedo [2] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [0] (7:43) by pinfall.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: TAKA Michinoku [2] beat Brian Kendrick [2] (10:51) with the Heavy Killer.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Taichi [2] beat Prince Devitt [0] (10:59) with a Taichi-style Gedo clutch.
8. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI (19:12) when Naito used a Stardust press on YOSHI-HASHI.

* Two upset defeats in a row for Devitt to start the tournament, a bad start for the man who has dominated the junior division in the last few years.

Block A:
1. KUSHIDA [4]
2. Gedo [2]
- Taichi [2]
- BUSHI [2]
- PAC [2]
- Angel de Oro [2]
7. Prince Devitt [0]
- Jushin Thunder Liger [0]
- Rocky Romero [0]

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

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[Results] New Japan, 5/27/12

May 27th, 2012

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

NJPW, 5/27/12 (Asahi Newstar)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: BUSHI [2] beat Rocky Romero [0] (5:23) with the Bushi Roll.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Daisuke Sasaki [2] beat Jado [0] (8:57) with a Sasaki-style huracanrana.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Alex Kozlov [2] beat TAKA Michinoku [0] (8:22) with the Russian Strike.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Brian Kendrick [2] beat Tiger Mask [0] (6:34) with the Sliced Bread #2.
5. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga (15:51) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tonga.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Angel de Oro [2] beat Taichi [0] (9:28) with the Alas de Oro.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: PAC [2] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [0] (10:20) with a 360 Shooting Star Press.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Low Ki [2] beat Ryusuke Taguchi [0] (14:10) with a diving footstomp.
9. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: KUSHIDA [2] beat Prince Devitt [0] (12:56) with the Midnight Express.

* Big wins for all of the special guests on day one of the Super Jr. as PAC, de Oro, Kendrick, Kozlov, Sasaki, and BUSHI record wins over familiar names. But the big surprise saw KUSHIDA pin long standing junior ace Prince Devitt in the main event to kick off his campaign with a huge victory.

* New Japan today announced the schedule for this year’s G1 Climax which promises to be a big one…

- 8/1 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall Asahi Newstar
- 8/3 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall SAMURAI!
- 8/4 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium J SPORTS
- 8/5 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium WPW
- 8/7 @ Sendai Sun Plaza Hall SAMURAI!
- 8/8 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium SAMURAI!
- 8/10 @ Niigata City Gymnasium J SPORTS
- 8/11 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall
- 8/12 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan WPW/PPV

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[Results] New Japan, 5/20/12

May 20th, 2012

NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ NEW JAPAN LIVE”, 5/20/12 (J SPORTS)
Matsushita IMP Hall
857 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (8:37) when Taguchi used the La Atatata on Watanabe.
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Jado & Gedo (11:21) when Tenzan used a diving headbutt on Gedo.
3. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (13:10) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on TAKA.
4. Shinsuke Nakamura beat Tama Tonga (9:05) with the Boma Ye.
5. Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Captain New Japan (16:19) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Captain.
6. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Hirooki Goto (c) beat Tomohiro Ishii (18:14) with the Shouten Kai (2nd defense).

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[Results] New Japan, 5/6/12

May 6th, 2012

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NJPW, 5/6/12 (Samurai! TV)
Okayama Orange Hall
1,450 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Ryusuke Taguchi & Tama Tonga beat Wataru Inoue & Takaaki Watanabe (9:13) when Tonga used the Headshrinker on Watanabe.
2. Yujiro Takahashi beat Captain New Japan (7:54) with the Tokyo Pimps.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (13:36) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Jado.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Strong Man beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (12:49) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
5. Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (12:27) when Nagata used the Thunder Death Driver on Taichi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & YOSHI-HASHI (17:08) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

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[Results] New Japan, 5/5/12

May 5th, 2012

–> NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ NEW JAPAN LIVE 2012 <--

NJPW, 5/5/12 (Samurai! TV)
Takamatsu City Gymnasium
1,350 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Wataru Inoue beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:07) with a German suplex hold.
2. YOSHI-HASHI, Jado & Tomohiro Ishii beat Strong Man, Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga (15:16) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Tonga.
3. Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:42) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
4. Special Elimination Match I: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Rocky Romero & Gedo (19:13). Romero used a small package hold on Tiger (9:46). Yano used the Akakiri on Liger (11:33). Tenzan threw Yano over the top rope (11:54). Tenzan and Iizuka were counted out (16:14). Kojima threw Romero over the top rope (16:29). Kojima used a lariat on Gedo (19:13).
5. Special Elimination Match II: Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson (21:48). Nakamura threw Goto over the top rope (8:42). Anderson used the Gun Stun on Takahashi (14:20). Okada threw Naito over the top rope (15:43). Tanahashi threw Tanaka over the top rope (17:53). Okada threw Tanahashi over the top rope (18:17). Okada used the Rainmaker on Anderson (21:48).

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[Results] New Japan, 5/4/12

May 4th, 2012

–> NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ NEW JAPAN LIVE 2012 <--

NJPW, 5/4/12 (Samurai! TV)
Hiroshima Industrial Hall West Exhibition Pavilion
1,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. KUSHIDA beat Takaaki Watanabe (8:30) with the 9469.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (12:06) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Gedo.
3. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan (12:08) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Captain.
4. Togi Makabe, Strong Man & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (14:59) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI beat Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga (12:51) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Tonga.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito beat Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi (16:30) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Takahashi.

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[Results] New Japan, 5/3/12

May 3rd, 2012

NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ WRESTLING DONTAKU 2012″, 5/3/12 (WPW/PPV)
Fukuoka International Center
6,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. YOSHI-HASHI, Jado & Tomohiro Ishii beat Strong Man, Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga (7:12) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Tonga.
2. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA (8:16) when Taichi used a Taichi-style Gedo clutch on KUSHIDA.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Rocky Romero & Gedo (7:50) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Gedo.
4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Low Ki beat Prince Devitt (c) (21:01) with the Ki Krusher ’99 to become the 63rd champion.
5. IWGP Tag Team Title: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) (16:47) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Kojima to become the 59th champions.
6. Special Tag Match: Minoru Suzuki & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata (13:43) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Makabe.
7. Special Singles Match: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Karl Anderson (12:15) with the Boma Ye.
8. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi (13:59) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Takahashi.
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) beat Hirooki Goto (24:55) with the Rainmaker (2nd defense).

* Who can stop the Rainmaker!? New Japan Cup winner and IWGP Intercontinental Champion, Hirooki Goto, remains unable to win the greatest prize available, the IWGP Heavyweight Title, after another near miss at a packed Fukuoka International Center today. It was a match that could have gone either way but the vigor and momentum of Okada carried him over the line as he finished off Goto with the Rainmaker. Tanahashi appeared after the match and challenged Okada to a match which would be a rematch of their February class where Okada shocked everyone by winning the title. And it looks like this match could take place at the very same building as last time, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, with “DOMINION 6.16″ looming as New Japan’s next big show.

* Tanahashi had just teamed with Naito to defeat Tanaka & Yujiro before his post-main event appearance, pinning Yujiro after his High Fly Flow. There was said to be some issues between Tanahashi and Naito after the match which could be isolated or hint at some bigger problems.

* Shinsuke Nakamura avenged his upset New Japan Cup loss to Karl Anderson, which was one of my personal favourite matches of 2012 (the NJC match). This was a slightly shorter match but was also said to be very exciting with Shinsuke’s Boma Ye making the difference.

* The thorn in TenKoji’s side, CHAOS’ Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka, became a much bigger problem today. After beating TenKoji in a non-title match then Yano recently pinning Kojima in a singles match, the dastardly heels today went one step further by capturing the IWGP Tag Team Title from Tenzan & Kojima. After the Iron Fingers from Hell by Iizuka, Yano dropped Kojima with his Oni Koroshi for the huge win, very momentous for both men. This is Yano’s first title since he and Makabe held the IWGP Tag Title in 2008 while for Iizuka this is his first title since 1996(!) when he and Kazuo Yamazaki held the tag belts.

* Prince Devitt, the absolute ace of New Japan’s junior division for two years now, said going into his match with the “One World Warrior” Low Ki that he may be the underdog given Ki’s track record across the world where he has wrestled in almost every major promotion. Devitt had beaten Ki last year in New York in an IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title defense but today marked Low Ki’s true return to New Japan as he ended Devitt’s half-year reign as champion in an exciting match. Ki spiked Devitt with the Ki Krusher ’99 and finally the Irishman seems to have found his first worthy challenger since Kota Ibushi went down with a long-term injury.

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[Results] New Japan, 5/1/12

May 1st, 2012

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NJPW, 5/1/12
Oita Event Hall
1,050 Fans – No Vacancy

1. KUSHIDA & Tama Tonga beat Wataru Inoue & Hiromu Takahashi (10:00) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Takahashi.
2. Prince Devitt, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Low Ki, Rocky Romero & Jado (10:04) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Jado.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Gedo (11:22) when Kojima used a lariat on Gedo.
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (9:51) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on TAKA.
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (14:25) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.
6. Hirooki Goto, Karl Anderson & Strong Man beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI (17:22) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on YOSHI-HASHI.

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[Results] New Japan, 4/30/12

April 30th, 2012

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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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[Results] New Japan, 4/28/12

April 28th, 2012

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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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[Results] New Japan, 4/27/12

April 27th, 2012

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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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[Results] New Japan, 4/25/12

April 25th, 2012

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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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[Results] New Japan, 4/24/12

April 24th, 2012

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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.

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[Results] New Japan, 4/21/12

April 21st, 2012

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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.

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[Results] New Japan “NEVER.9″, 4/15/12

April 15th, 2012

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.

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[Results] New Japan “NEVER.9″, 4/13/12

April 13th, 2012

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.

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:

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[Results] New Japan, 4/18/12

April 8th, 2012

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NJPW, 4/8/12 (WPW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,040 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & KUSHIDA beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (11:13) when KUSHIDA used a jackknife hold on Iizuka.
2. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Tama Tonga (12:01) when Archer used the Dark Days on Tonga.
3. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Karl Anderson (12:36) with the Sling Blade.
4. New Japan Cup – Semi Final: Hirooki Goto beat Togi Makabe (9:22) with the Goto Shiki.
5. Kazuchika Okada beat Captain New Japan (6:55) with the Rainmaker.
6. Tetsuya Naito, MVP, La Sombra & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (15:43) when Naito used a Stardust press on YOSHI-HASHI.
7. New Japan Cup – Final: Hirooki Goto beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (25:25) with the Shouten Kai.

* Hirooki Goto wins his third New Japan Cup in the past four years on what could be a momentous day for his career. He overcame Makabe in the semi final round while Tanahashi bypassed the on-form Karl Anderson, setting up a grand finale. And after a 25 minute blockbuster, Goto sunk Tanahashi with his Shouten Kai to add the 2012 NJC to his fast growing list of tournament wins. This was Goto’s first ever win over Tanahashi after numerous attempts so another big moment for him. His win means he marches on to challenge IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Kazuchika Okada, in the main event of “WRESTLING DONTAKU 2012″ at the Fukuoka International Center on 5/3. This will also be an IWGP Heavyweight Champion vs. IWGP Intercontinental Champion match although the main title is only likely to be on the line.

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

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[Results] New Japan, 4/7/12

April 7th, 2012

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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.

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[Results] New Japan, 4/5/12

April 5th, 2012

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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.

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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[Results] New Japan, 4/4/12

April 4th, 2012

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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.

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[Results] New Japan, 4/1/12

April 1st, 2012

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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.

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:

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[Results] New Japan, 3/25/12

March 25th, 2012

NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ EXCITING BATTLE IN OKINAWA 2012″, 3/25/12
Okinawa Prefectural Budokan
2,500 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:46) with a crab hold.
2. Ryusuke Taguchi, Kaijin Habu Otoko & Gurukun Diver beat KUSHIDA, Menso~re Oyaji & Eisa 8 (15:10) when Otoko pinned Oyaji.
3. Hirooki Goto & Tiger Mask beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Jado (11:47) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Jado.
4. Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (12:42) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
5. Tetsuya Naito & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Kazuchika Okada & Gedo (12:59) when Naito used a Stardust press on Gedo.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (14:58) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/19/12

March 19th, 2012

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NJPW, 3/19/12 (Samurai! TV)
Fukushima National Athletic Meet Gymnasium #2
1,100 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Wataru Inoue beat Takaaki Watanabe (9:07) with a German suplex hold.
2. Davey Richards, Rocky Romero, Jado & Tomohiro Ishii beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiromu Takahashi (15:59) when Ishii used a powerbomb on Takahashi.
3. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Tama Tonga & KUSHIDA (8:47) when Yano used the Akakiri on KUSHIDA.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Lance Archer & Taichi went to a no contest (6:31).
5. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (13:18) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito, Karl Anderson & Captain New Japan beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (20:13) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

* After the TenKoji vs. Archer & Taichi tag match went to a no contest, all four were added to the next match which changed from a regular tag to an eight man tag match.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/18/12

March 18th, 2012

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NJPW, 3/18/12 (Samurai! TV)
Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium
1,800 Fans

1. Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (9:42) when Ishii used a crab hold on Watanabe.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Davey Richards, Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (14:25) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Romero.
3. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga (11:33) when Yano used the Kuro Kirishima on Tonga.
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (14:13) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on TAKA.
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & YOSHI-HASHI (15:39) when Naito used a Stardust press on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. IWGP Tag Team Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Lance Archer (17:42) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Archer (2nd defense).

* Yano & Iizuka, who beat TenKoji in a non-title match on 3/4 at Korakuen, intruded after Tenzan & Kojima’s successful V2 defense of the IWGP Tag Team Title, Yano stealing their belts and issuing a challenge to the champions.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/17/12

March 17th, 2012

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NJPW, 3/17/12 (Samurai! TV)
Aomori Industrial Hall
1,600 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Takaaki Watanabe (10:09) with a crab hold.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Davey Richards, Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (13:41) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Jado.
3. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga (9:45) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Tonga.
4. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (16:54) when Archer used the Dark Days on Inoue.
5. Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito beat Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (12:47) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Masato Tanaka beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Karl Anderson & Tomoaki Honma (18:25) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Honma.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/16/12

March 16th, 2012

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NJPW, 3/16/12
Kumagaya Citizen Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. KUSHIDA beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:08) with the 9469.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Davey Richards, Rocky Romero & Gedo (11:15) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Gedo.
3. Wataru Inoue, Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado (13:00) when Captain used the Caribbean Death Grip on Jado.
4. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (15:49) when Nagata used the Nagata Lock II on Taichi.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI beat Karl Anderson & Tomoaki Honma (13:58) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Honma.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito beat Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (17:07) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/13/12

March 13th, 2012

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NJPW, 3/13/12
Ota Nitta Bunka Center Airys Hall
800 Fans

1. Tama Tonga beat Takaaki Watanabe (8:02) with the Headshrinker.
2. Davey Richards, Rocky Romero & Jado beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi (11:29) when Richards used the Contract Killer on Tiger.
3. Wataru Inoue, Captain New Japan & KUSHIDA beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Gedo (11:00) when Captain used the Caribbean Death Grip on Gedo.
4. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (15:04) when Kojima used a lariat on Taichi.
5. Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Yujiro Takahashi (11:37) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Takahashi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma beat Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii (17:37) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/12/12

March 12th, 2012

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NJPW, 3/12/12
Tsubame Citizen Gymnasium
1,600 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Tama Tonga beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:40) with the Headshrinker.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Davey Richards, Rocky Romero & Gedo (10:01) when Liger used an air scissors drop on Gedo.
3. Wataru Inoue, Captain New Japan & KUSHIDA beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado (13:10) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Jado.
4. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (15:24) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
5. Tetsuya Naito & Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI (16:38) when Naito used a Stardust press on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma beat Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (17:02) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/11/12

March 11th, 2012

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NJPW, 3/11/12 (Samurai! TV)
Act City Hamamatsu
2,600 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Wataru Inoue beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:44) with the Spear of Justice.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Jado & Gedo (8:09) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Jado.
3. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga (11:06) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Tonga.
4. Davey Richards, Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA (11:54) when Richards used the Contract Killer on KUSHIDA.
5. Togi Makabe, Riki Choshu, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata beat Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (14:40) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on TAKA.
6. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Karl Anderson & Tomoaki Honma (16:19) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Honma.
7. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Hirooki Goto (c) beat Yujiro Takahashi (17:08) with the Shouten Kai (1st defense).

* Goto overcame a tough challenge in the form of Yujiro today as he made a successful V1 defense of his IWGP Intercontinental Title. In doing so scored his second win of the year over Yujiro following a victory on 1/29 at Korakuen. The up-and-coming CHAOS man has chance for quick retaliation though as they meet again on 4/1 in the New Japan Cup first round.

* Choshu’s special appearance was a very rare stop in New Japan for the legendary Power Hall nowadays but shows that relations are still good between New Japan and one of its favourite sons.

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[Results] New Japan, 3/10/12

March 10th, 2012

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NJPW, 3/10/12 (Samurai! TV)
Nagoya International Conference Hall
2,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Takaaki Watanabe (10:05) with a lariat.
2. KUSHIDA beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:35) with the 9469.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (10:51) when Liger used an air scissors drop on Gedo.
4. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI beat Karl Anderson, Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga (9:33) when Yano used the Kuro Kirishima on Tonga.
5. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (15:35) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
6. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma (16:08) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Honma.
7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) beat Davey Richards (15:25) with the Bloody Sunday (4th defense).

* Devitt’s successful V4 defense of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title means that he will carry the belt to CMLL in Mexico as he heads there after tomorrow’s show, starting up on the 15th and remaining there until April 8th. Today’s win over IWGP Jr. Tag Title co-holder Richards means that New Japan’s long-standing junior ace has retained the belt three times against him now over his two reigns. Devitt’s first reign lasted one day shy of a year and a record-breaking 7 defenses, but his second reign is quietly chugging along, as he will soon be half a year into the reign with four challengers bypassed.

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[Results] New Japan “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW”, 3/4/12

March 4th, 2012

NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW”, 3/4/12 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,040 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Tama Tonga, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (11:10) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Watanabe.
2. YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii beat Tomoaki Honma & Captain New Japan (10:19) when YOSHI-HASHI used a Swanton bomb on Captain.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Jado & Gedo (8:36) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Gedo.
4. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:35) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Taichi.
5. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (14:37) when Yano used the Kuro Kirishima on Kojima.
6. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson (14:18) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Anderson.
7. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) beat Tetsuya Naito (28:50) with the Rainmaker (1st defense).

* On the 40th anniversary of Japan’s longest standing and most famous pro wrestling group, two new generation stars headlined for the IWGP Heavyweight Champion with Kazuchika Okada, who shocked the world last month when he dethroned Tanahashi, facing the man who beat Tanahashi’s greatest rival Nakamura on the same show, Tetsuya Naito. Okada survived this grueling half hour challenge against the spirited Naito, pinning him after hitting the Rainmaker to complete a successful V1 defense. Okada declared himself the IWGP champion of a new era after the match. Fans are raving about this match, with the popular Black Eye blog calling it “Amazing amazing amazing! Legendary match.” and saying it was probably even better than the Tanahashi vs. Naito from last October.

* IWGP Tag Team Champions, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima, suffered an upset loss ahead of their upcoming title defense against Yoshihiro Takayama & Lance Archer, when they fell to CHAOS’ Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka in a non-title match, Yano pinning Kojima. Should TenKoji retain their belts against Suzuki Gun, it would appear likely that Yano & Iizuka would move into top contendership following this win.

* Hidekazu “Kero” Tanaka, New Japan’s most famous ring announcer of years gone by, made a return as a special guest.

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[Results] NJPW/AJPW/NOAH “ALL TOGETHER”, 2/19/11

February 19th, 2012

NJPW/AJPW/NOAH “ALL TOGETHER”, 2/19/11 (PPV)
Sendai Sun Plaza Hall
3,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. ALL TOGETHER Opening Match – CHEER UP NIPPON: The Great Sasuke , Tiger Mask , Ryusuke Taguchi & Taiji Ishimori beat Jado , Gedo , Kenou & Taro Nohashi (11:12) when Sasuke used the Sasuke Special 10 ver10.2 Segway on Nohashi.
2. HERO IS COMING!!: Hiroyoshi Tenzan , Satoshi Kojima & Kentaro Shiga beat Captain New Japan , Captain All Japan & Captain NOAH (10:27) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Captain New Japan.
3. SHINE ON TOMORROW: Yoshinobu Kanemaru , Kaz Hayashi , Shuji Kondo & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Jushin Thunder Liger , Kotaro Suzuki , Minoru Tanaka & KAI (14:38) when Kondo used a King Kong lariat on KAI.
4. BRAVE NEW WORLD: Takashi Sugiura & Yujiro Takahashi beat Togi Makabe & Manabu Soya (11:46) when Sugiura used an Olympic slam on Soya.
5. SUN PLAZA QUARREL FESTIVAL: Kensuke Sasaki, Yuji Nagata , Akebono & Naomichi Marufuji beat Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Taichi & Masayuki Kono (13:58) when Akebono used a running body press on Taichi.
6. BE STRONG JAPAN: Hirooki Goto , Akitoshi Saito & Jinsei Shinzaki beat Shinsuke Nakamura , Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (13:30) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Iizuka.
7. Double Main Event I – THIS IS “PROWRESTLING”: Keiji Muto & Kenta Kobashi beat Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori (20:20) when Muto used a moonsault press on Akiyama.
8. Double Main Event II – FIGHTING TOGETHER NOW: Hiroshi Tanahashi , Suwama & Takeshi Morishima beat Tetsuya Naito , Seiya Sanada & Go Shiozaki (23:13) when Morishima used a backdrop suplex on Shiozaki.

* The second chapter of “ALL TOGETHER” was again a great success with the building sold out and fans entertained by a huge variety of matches featuring combinations from the top three promotions in Japan as well as various others.

* After the main event, Tanahashi again closed the show with one of his microphone performances to send the fans home happy. No word as yet if there will be a third chapter of this charity concept.

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[Results] New Japan, 2/12/12

February 12th, 2012

NJPW “THE NEW BEGINNING”, 2/12/12 (WPW/PPV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
6,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI beat Tomoaki Honma & King Fale (7:51) when Takahashi used the RCT on Fale.
2. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga (8:35) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Tonga.
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Davey Richards & Rocky Romero beat Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) (15:10) when Richards used a powerbomb on Taguchi to become the 31st champions.
4. Elimination Match: Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA (23:08). Archer used the Blackout on KUSHIDA (7:14). Archer used the Texas Tornado on Tiger (7:56). Archer threw Inoue over the top rope (10:32). Makabe threw TAKA over the top rope (11:11). Suzuki threw Nagata over the top rope (19:43). Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Nagata (23:08).
5. IWGP Tag Team Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (17:47) when Kojima used a lariat on Bernard (1st defense).
6. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Hirooki Goto beat Masato Tanaka (c) (13:26) with the Shouten Kai to become the 3rd champion.
7. Special Singles Match: Tetsuya Naito beat Shinsuke Nakamura (17:38) with a Stardust press.
8. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) (23:22) with the Rainmaker to become the 57th champion.

* The foundations of the Japanese pro wrestling industry have been shaken to the core after 24-year-old Kazuchika Okada ended the epic IWGP Heavyweight Title reign of Hiroshi Tanahashi today at a sold out Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. The scenario has been repeated a hundred times – young upstart returns from abroad to challenge the ace, fights bravely, before falling. But he didn’t fall! In a stunning outcome, Okada downed Tanahashi with his Rainmaker to end a 1 year, 1 month record-breaking reign and in doing so stunned New Japan fans worldwide. Few realized the show title “THE NEW BEGINNING” could be so literal and this wasn’t the only result that surprised people as Okada’s next challenger also pulled off a huge win…

* Tetsuya Naito, so often on the losing end in his feud with Shinsuke Nakamura, finally showed the results of his growth as a pro wrestler by beating the CHAOS leader today with his Stardust press. After defeating Nakamura and after Okada’s title win, Naito headed to the ring and challenged the new IWGP Heavyweight Champion to a match on New Japan’s 40th anniversary Korakuen Hall show on March 4th. And so on the day when the two men who brought New Japan out of the dark, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shinsuke Nakamura, were beaten by two fast rising stars, a whole new generation announced its arrival in the biggest way possible.

* A man who has also been in Tanahashi and Nakamura’s shadow for so long, Hirooki Goto, also took a step forward on a tumultuous day by defeating Masato Tanaka to become the IWGP Intercontinental Champion. This long and competitive feud continued with Goto scoring a major victory for his career as it gives him the first heavyweight title of his career. Yujiro challenged him to a title match afterwards.

* On a day dominated by young generations, the revived and rejuvenated legendary tag team TenKoji also starred by making a successful V1 defense of their IWGP Tag Team Title against the team whose record-breaking reign they ended at the Tokyo Dome, Bad Intentions. Kojima sunk Bernard with his lariat to ensure he and Tenzan held on to the prestigious belts.

* Three of four titles changed hands today and the first saw the “No Remorse Corps” Davey Richards & Rocky Romero win back the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title from “Apollo 55″ Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi in the champions’ first defense since beating the gaijin tandem to regain them at the Tokyo Dome. This see-saw feud continued and may yet see more matches, but today’s came to a climax when Richards powerbombed Taguchi to make No Remorse the 31st champions.

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[Results] NEVER.8, 2/10/12

February 10th, 2012

NJPW “NEVER.8 ~GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL~”, 2/10/12
Osaka World Hall
220 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. KUSHIDA beat Shoichi Uchida (8:32) with the 9469.
2. YOSHI-HASHI beat Takaaki Watanabe (8:08) with a Swanton bomb.
3. Captain New Japan beat Gedo (7:46) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
4. Toru Yano beat Hiromu Takahashi (6:54) with the Oni Koroshi.
5. Karl Anderson beat Tama Tonga (9:59) with the Gun Stun.
6. King Fale Farewell Match: Yuji Nagata beat King Fale (8:14) with a cross armbreaker.
7. Yujiro Takahashi beat Tomoaki Honma (11:48) with the Tokyo Pimps.

* King Fale will be the latest New Japan young lion to head overseas after it was announced today’s match against his mentor Yuji Nagata would be his last before a learning excursion to try and reach the next level before returning to New Japan.

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[Results] New Japan, 2/6/12 & “ALL TOGETHER” lineup!

February 6th, 2012

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NJPW, 2/6/12
Takaoka Techno Dome
1,000 Fans

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:52) with a lariat.
2. Yujiro Takahashi beat King Fale (8:27) with a jackknife hold.
3. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga
4. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask beat Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (11:29) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Gedo.
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & KUSHIDA (12:40) when Kojima used a lariat on KUSHIDA.
6. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (11:17) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Taichi.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka & YOSHI-HASHI (13:37) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

The superstars of Japanese pro wrestling reunite once more for chapter two of “ALL TOGETHER”, the charity event in aid of victims of last year’s terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The show is set up much like last year’s, with a double main event, the first of which features well known veterans in a special tag match, then a mix of today’s stars and those not far off joining them in a six man tag main event. Reunions and interesting matches fill the undercard of what should be another great show.

NJPW/AJPW/NOAH “ALL TOGETHER”, 2/19/11 (PPV)
Sendai Sun Plaza Hall

1. ALL TOGETHER Opening Match – CHEER UP NIPPON: The Great Sasuke , Tiger Mask , Ryusuke Taguchi & Taiji Ishimori vs. Jado , Gedo , Kenou & Taro Nohashi
2. HERO IS COMING!!: Hiroyoshi Tenzan , Satoshi Kojima & Kentaro Shiga vs. Captain New Japan , Captain All Japan & Captain NOAH
3. SHINE ON TOMORROW: Jushin Thunder Liger , Kotaro Suzuki , Minoru Tanaka & KAI vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru , Kaz Hayashi , Shuji Kondo & Katsuhiko Nakajima
4. BRAVE NEW WORLD: Togi Makabe & Manabu Soya vs. Takashi Sugiura & Yujiro Takahashi
5. SUN PLAZA QUARREL FESTIVAL: Kensuke Sasaki, Yuji Nagata , Akebono & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Taichi & Masayuki Kono
6. BE STRONG JAPAN: Hirooki Goto , Akitoshi Saito & Jinsei Shinzaki vs. Shinsuke Nakamura , Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
7. Double Main Event I – THIS IS “PROWRESTLING”: Keiji Muto & Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori
8. Double Main Event II – FIGHTING TOGETHER NOW: Hiroshi Tanahashi , Suwama & Takeshi Morishima vs. Tetsuya Naito , Seiya Sanada & Go Shiozaki

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[Results] New Japan, 2/5/12

February 5th, 2012

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NJPW, 2/5/12
Gifu Industrial Hall
1,700 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Taichi beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:37) with a Spiral bomb.
2. YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii beat Wataru Inoue & Tama Tonga (9:12) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Tonga.
3. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Captain New Japan & King Fale (11:37) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Fale.
4. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (10:49) when Devitt used a diving footstomp on Gedo.
5. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & KUSHIDA beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask (11:35) when Anderson pinned Kojima after the Magic Killer.
6. Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata beat Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku (8:39) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on TAKA.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi (17:26) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Takahashi.

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[Results] New Japan, 2/4/12

February 4th, 2012

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NJPW, 2/4/12
Wing Hat Kasukabe
1,300 Fans

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:16) with a crab hold.
2. Wataru Inoue, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (11:58) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Gedo.
3. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga (11:27) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Tonga.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & King Fale (12:15) when Kojima used a lariat on Fale.
5. Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (10:30) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on TAKA.
6. Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma beat Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI (11:00) when Goto used the Shouten on YOSHI-HASHI.
7. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Jushin Thunder Liger (17:41) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Liger.

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[Results] New Japan, 2/3/12

February 3rd, 2012

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NJPW, 2/3/12
Nagano Sports Park Gymnasium
1,300 Fans

1. TAKA Michinoku beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:03) with the Super K.
2. YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiromu Takahashi (6:39) with a crab hold.
3. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Rocky Romero (10:25) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & King Fale (11:56) when Anderson pinned Fale after the Magic Killer.
5. Togi Makabe & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (11:24) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii beat Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma (13:15) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Honma.
7. Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA (15:07) when Okada used the Rainmaker on KUSHIDA.

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[Results] New Japan, 1/30/12

January 30th, 2012

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NJPW, 1/30/12
Chiba Port Arena Sub Arena
700 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:23) with a lariat.
2. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Captain New Japan & King Fale (9:29) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Fale.
3. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat YOSHI-HASHI, Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (11:18) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Gedo.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga (10:38) when Kojima used a lariat on Tonga.
5. Yuji Nagata beat TAKA Michinoku (7:53) with a backdrop hold.
6. Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (11:48) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Taichi.
7. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma (16:10) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Honma.

The rivalry continues as Tetsuya Naito and Shinsuke Nakamura go to war in Osaka next month. This feud has been going on a long time and the singles matches have been dominated by Nakamura but this will be a good chance for Naito to strike back. This was one of several matches added to the now complete card today as well as a big Elimination Match.

NJPW “THE NEW BEGINNING”, 2/12/12 (WPW/PPV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

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

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[Results] New Japan, 1/29/12

January 29th, 2012

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NJPW, 1/29/12 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (6:45) when Taichi used the Dark Metamorphose on Takahashi.
2. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & Captain New Japan beat Takashi Iizuka, Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (8:45) when Captain used the Caribbean Death Grip on Gedo.
3. Masato Tanaka , YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii beat Tomoaki Honma, Tama Tonga & King Fale (10:34) when YOSHI-HASHI used a Swanton bomb on Fale.
4. Special Singles Match: Yuji Nagata beat Toru Yano (11:01) with a backdrop hold.
5. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & KUSHIDA beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger (10:06) when Bernard pinned Tenzan after the Magic Killer.
6. Special Tag Match: Minoru Suzuki & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue (9:50) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Inoue.
7. Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto beat Yujiro Takahashi (10:00) with the Shouten Kai.
8. Special Tag Match: Shinsuke Nakamura & Kazuchika Okada beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito (17:46) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tanahashi.

* Okada’s domination of Tanahashi continues in spectacular fashion as the newly returned bad boy pins Tanahashi in today’s tag main event ahead of their IWGP Heavyweight Title match coming up in Osaka.

* Koji Kanemoto has renewed his contract with New Japan under the same terms as last year. He is free to pick and choose when he wants to wrestle and can wander around freely under the New Japan banner. Kanemoto’s body has been feeling the effects of age and injuries in recent years so he isn’t able to wrestle full-time anymore.

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[Results] New Japan, 1/26/12

January 26th, 2012

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NJPW, 1/26/12
New Sunpia Tochigi
711 Fans

1. King Fale beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:03) with a crab hold.
2. Gedo beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:42) with the Gedo clutch.
3. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan beat Takashi Iizuka, Rocky Romero & Jado (11:10) when Captain used the Caribbean Death Grip on Jado.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tiger Mask (10:04) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Tiger.
5. Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & KUSHIDA beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (11:57) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Taichi.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii beat Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma (13:43) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Honma.
7. Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga (18:22) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Tonga.

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[Results] New Japan, 1/25/12

January 25th, 2012

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NJPW, 1/25/12
Shirakawa Central Gymnasium
900 Fans

1. King Fale beat Takaaki Watanabe (8:24) with a crab hold.
2. TAKA Michinoku beat Hiromu Takahashi (6:47) with the Super K.
3. Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA & Captain New Japan beat Takashi Iizuka, Jado & Gedo (10:50) when Captain used the Caribbean Death Grip on Gedo.
4. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Prince Devitt beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger (10:37) when Anderson pinned Liger after the Magic Killer.
5. Yuji Nagata, Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (15:54) when Naito used a Stardust press on Ishii.
6. Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (11:25) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Taichi.
7. Kazuchika Okada, Yujiro Takahashi, YOSHI-HASHI & Rocky Romero beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma & Ryusuke Taguchi (15:38) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Honma.

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[Results] New Japan/CMLL, 1/22/12

January 22nd, 2012

NJPW/CMLL “NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2012″, 1/22/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & Tama Tonga beat YOSHI-HASHI, Jado, Gedo & OKUMURA (10:11) when Tonga used the Headshrinker on OKUMURA.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Maximo beat Misterioso Jr. & Taichi (8:15) when Maximo used the TeAmo Maximo on Misterioso.
3. CMLL World Welterweight Title: Mascara Dorada (c) beat KUSHIDA (13:22) with a Dorada-style huracanrana (4th defense).
4. Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto beat Rush (9:49) with the Shouten Kai.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Mephisto beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Diamante (14:24) when Mephisto used an avalanche-style double-arm face buster on Diamante.
6. NWA World Historic Welterweight Title: La Sombra (c) beat Volador Jr. (21:47) with a moonsault*moonsault (3rd defense).

* Two successive sell outs made the second edition of “FANTASTICA MANIA” an even bigger commercial success than the first, despite much weaker cards on paper.

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[Results] New Japan/CMLL, 1/21/12

January 21st, 2012

NJPW/CMLL “NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2012″, 1/21/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Danshoku Dino & Maximo (8:04) when Taichi used a cradle on Dino.
2. YOSHI-HASHI & OKUMURA beat Tama Tonga & King Fale (11:27) when YOSHI-HASHI used a Swanton bomb on Fale.
3. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask beat Jado, Gedo & Misterioso Jr. (12:50) when Devitt used a diving footstomp on Gedo.
4. Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA beat Rush & Mascara Dorada (10:24) when KUSHIDA used the 9469 on Dorada.
5. Tetsuya Naito, Jushin Thunder Liger & Diamante beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Mephisto (13:33) when Naito used a Stardust press on Mephisto.
6. Special Tag Match: Kazuchika Okada & Volador Jr. beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & La Sombra (12:33) when Volador used the Volador Spiral on Sombra.

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[Results] New Japan “WRESTLE KINGDOM IN TOKYO DOME VI”, 1/4/12

January 4th, 2012

NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ WRESTLE KINGDOM VI IN TOKYO DOME”, 1/4/12 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Dome
43,000 Fans

0. Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga beat Tomoaki Honma & Kyosuke Mikami (8:47) when Tonga used the Headshrinker on Mikami.
1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (c) (12:44) when Taguchi used a front cradle on Richards to become the 30th champions.
2. AERIAL KINGDOM feat. CMLL SUPER ESTRELLAS: Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada beat Atlantis, Valiente, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (10:18) when Liger used a brainbuster on Valiente.
3. NEW JAPAN RESPIRATION – Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI Return Match: Kazuchika Okada beat YOSHI-HASHI (Nobuo Yoshihashi) (4:37) with the Rainmaker.
4. BLUE JUSTICE NEVER DIE: Masakatsu Funaki & Masayuki Kono beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (6:34) when Funaki used a left kick on Inoue.
5. TOKYO MONSTER WAR: MVP & Shelton Benjamin beat Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi (9:41) when MVP used the Irreversible Crisis on Takahashi.
6. IWGP Tag Team Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) (12:40) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Bernard to become the 58th champions.
7. NJPW vs. NOAH BATTLE CONCENTRATION I: Hirooki Goto beat Takashi Sugiura (12:35) with the Shouten Kai.
8. FIGHTING WITHOUT HONOR OR HUMANITY: Togi Makabe beat Yoshihiro Takayama (9:15) with a King Kong kneedrop.
9. NJPW vs. NOAH BATTLE CONCENTRATION II: Go Shiozaki & Naomichi Marufuji beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano (15:10) when Shiozaki used the Go Flasher on Yano.
10. GENIUS FACES GENIUS: Keiji Muto beat Tetsuya Naito (22:35) with a moonsault press.
11. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Minoru Suzuki (25:59) with the High Fly Flow (11th defense).

* New Japan’s biggest announced Tokyo Dome attendance since 2006 (also 43,000) witnessed a spectacular show as the leader of the Japanese professional wrestling industry began its 40th anniversary year in style with the biggest event of the Japanese calendar. This was also the tenth 1/4 Tokyo Dome show that I’ve covered since launching this site in 2001 (but I did cover others on the old RSPW newsgroup before then!).

* Hiroshi Tanahashi, the iconic figure of the modern era in Japan, smashed Yuji Nagata’s IWGP Heavyweight Title defense record and became the most successful IWGP Heavyweight Champion of all time with the joint-most reigns and of course this defense record. Minoru Suzuki presented a difficult challenge in a 26 minute main event that could have gone either way before Tana landed his High Fly Flow to ensure a year to the day after winning back the belt, he begins 2012 with a firm grip on it. Tanahashi now has 11 successful defenses but there are still wrestlers lining up to face him. And one of them, Kazuchika Okada, stormed into the ring after the match and challenged Tanahashi to a title shot next (more below on Okada).

* Professional wrestling’s ultimate genius Keiji Muto returned home to New Japan to take on one of the emerging young stars of the company Tetsuya Naito. Naito has won comparisons to Muto with his excellent athletic ability and charisma and for a wrestler such as this (and Tanahashi in the past) facing the Wrestling Master has become something of a tradition. Naito starred in this Tokyo Dome semi main event opposite Muto (who entered to his memorable old New Japan theme TRIUMPH) in a 22 1/2 minute battle that saw him ultimately succumb to a moonsault press but only after a great battle and as any long-term New Japan fan knows a competitive loss to Muto (or the late, great Hashimoto) is as good as a win for a young wrestler. Naito refused to shake hands with Muto after the match but 2012 promises to be a big year for him.

* New Japan and NOAH locked horns once more on January 4th with two matches, including a tag match that saw a big confrontation between Nakamura (teaming with Yano) and Shiozaki (teaming with Marufuji). These two have history and with Shiozaki now the GHC Heavyweight Champion many eyes were on this bout. In the end Shiozaki pinned Yano but there were sparks between Nakamura and Marufuji after the match but Nakamura dismissed him backstage saying he hoped Marufuji enjoyed fighting him today as he won’t entertain the thought of fighting this mere junior again in singles or tag matches.

* Togi Makabe took on his former tag partner and now bitter rival Yoshihiro Takayama in a fierce match to settle their grudge. The two wasted very little time, getting straight to the heavy strikes and slams. Makabe won a complete victory over the once dominant force of Japanese pro wrestling to show just how far he has come in recent years, pinning Takayama following a King Kong kneedrop.

* The other New Japan vs. NOAH match saw another old rivalry renewed as the most successful GHC Heavyweight Champion in NOAH history Takashi Sugiura went to war with New Japan’s Hirooki Goto (who made a Kabuki style entrance in costume). Goto had another up-and-down 2011, still lacking the consistency needed to stay at the very top so this was very important as in the past he couldn’t beat Sugiura so had to change that at the Tokyo Dome in order to progress. And that he did, overcoming the powerful Sugiura with his Shouten Kai for the huge win and possibly just what he needs to make 2012 a great year. No doubt his ultimate target is the elusive IWGP Heavyweight Title but Goto suggested backstage that his main priority now are CHAOS’ Masato Tanaka and Yujiro Takahashi, and specifically Tanaka’s IWGP Intercontinental Title as of course Tanaka recently beat Goto in a defense.

* The most successful IWGP Tag Team Title holders of all time finally relinquished their grip on the belts today but it took a very special tag team to end a reign that began in 2010 and ended in 2012 for Bad Intentions. New Japan’s beloved TenKoji – Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima – back together, began their latest adventure with an emotional win over Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson. It took a lot to keep Bernard down but a moonsault from Tenzan finally did and TenKoji began their third reign as champions and first since their memorable run in 2000/2001. The two gave a great microphone performance after the match and in 2012 one of the most popular tag teams in Japanese history are back! Of course Bad Intentions still hold NOAH’s GHC Tag Team Title but have a difficult defense coming up against Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito – history has shown double champions often lose both titles in quick succession, can they avoid that?

* MVP attempted to reverse the bad fortune put on him by CHAOS by bringing Shelton Benjamin to New Japan today as the two battled Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi. Tanaka has had MVP’s number lately, often thanks to outside interference, and after winning the IWGP Intercontinental Title from the former WWE superstar in October, again beat him in a defense last month. But with the help of Shelton today, MVP got one back on Tanaka and made Yujiro tap out to the Irreversible Crisis.

* Masakatsu Funaki made a long overdue return to the place it all started for this fighting icon, New Japan, teaming with former NEW JAPAN FACTORY (New Japan’s MMA branch) member Masayuki Kono against Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue. Fans enjoyed seeing Nagata vs. Funaki but after Funaki downed Wataru in 6 1/2 minutes, there was a definite feeling that a great rivalry between Nagata and Funaki had begun with the hope that they will meet again.

* Two of New Japan’s brightest young stars returned at once as Kazuchika Okada’s long stay in the USA and Nobuo Yoshihashi aka YOSHI-HASHI’s long stay in Mexico came to an end. Both made impressive entrances with elaborate new looks and YOSHI-HASHI made a sneak attack on Okada before the bell to try and seize the chance to beat the much larger man. But after some back and forth Okada won a complete victory over CHAOS’ newest member with his Rainmaker finisher, looking strong and dominant, which led to his challenge issued to Tanahashi later in the show.

* Jushin Thunder Liger made a triumphant return home to New Japan after a very long stay in Mexico’s CMLL and brought with him a colorful cast of CMLL stars in preparation for the upcoming “NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2012″ double header at Korakuen Hall. Liger led Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada to victory over Atlantis, Valiente, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi in this entertaining match, the living legend dropping Valiente with a brainbuster for the win.

* The main show kicked off with an IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title match as Davey Richards & Rocky Romero made their V2 defense of the belts against previous champions Devitt & Taguchi (in crazy costume, see the top left picture in the collage above!). A lively opener ended when Taguchi cradled Richards, meaning the belts are once again in the hands of Apollo 55 who now begin their fourth reign having largely dominated this title since 2009 now. Devitt, the ultimate ace of New Japan’s junior division, is again a double champion as he also holds the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title. The only problem for New Japan is finding challengers for Devitt & Taguchi as they have beaten just about everyone in their last few reigns.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/25/11

December 25th, 2011

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN AKITA”, 12/25/11
Akita Terrsa Hall
1,600 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Kyosuke Mikami (7:46) with a lariat.
2. Rocky Romero & Gedo beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiromu Takahashi (11:19) when Romero used a diving double kneedrop on Takahashi.
3. Tomoaki Honma & Hideo Saito beat Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi (9:33) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Hirooki Goto beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & King Fale (15:43) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Fale.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (11:12) when Yano used the Akakiri on Inoue.
6. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA (16:30) when Taichi pinned KUSHIDA after Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver.

* New Japan’s last show of a very eventful 2011 ended with some final build-up to the 1/4/12 bonanza at the Tokyo Dome.

* Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone who visits the site and forums!

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[Results] New Japan, 12/24/11

December 24th, 2011

NJPW “ROAD TO KINGDOM ~BATTLE XMAS~”, 12/24/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo beat Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA (7:53) when Romero used a rolling front cradle on Taguchi.
2. Special Singles Match I: Takashi Iizuka beat Hideo Saito (10:05) by referee stop.
3. Special Singles Match II: Karl Anderson beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (9:29) with the Gun Stun.
4. Special Singles Match III: Giant Bernard beat Satoshi Kojima (12:18) with the Bernard Driver.
5. Special Singles Match IV: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Wataru Inoue (9:50) with the Boma Ye.
6. Special Singles Match V: Yujiro Takahashi beat Hirooki Goto (10:00) with the Tokyo Pimps.
7. Special Singles Match VI: Toru Yano beat Yuji Nagata (10:00) by pinfall.
8. Special Tag Match: Minoru Suzuki & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe (15:15) when Takayama used an Everest German suplex hold on Makabe.

* Suzuki and Takayama hold the edge over Tanahashi and Makabe going into the Dome after today’s main event win which saw Takayama pin Makabe.

* There were two huge upsets at Korakuen for CHAOS as Yano pinned Nagata while Yujiro downed Goto with his Tokyo Pimps.

* Bad Intentions struck back against TenKoji immediately from yesterday, winning both singles matches to make the singles contest 2-2 going into the Tokyo Dome.

* Manabu Nakanishi made his long awaited return today, not in the ring but on the microphone where he promised he would be back as soon as possible from a serious neck injury that has kept him out for half a year so far.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/23/11

December 23rd, 2011

NJPW “ROAD TO KINGDOM 1ST”, 12/23/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,900 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (6:20) with a crab hold.
2. Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & Hideo Saito beat Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo (10:41) when Saito used the Caribbean Death Grip on Gedo.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (10:25) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Fale.
4. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima beat Karl Anderson (9:23) with a lariat.
5. Special Singles Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Giant Bernard (9:28) with a side cradle.
6. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (15:50) when KUSHIDA used the 9469 on Taichi.
7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) beat Rocky Romero (18:35) with the Bloody Sunday (3rd defense).
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Masato Tanaka (c) beat Tomoaki Honma (22:40) with the Sliding D (3rd defense).

* Both IWGP titles defended successfully and both were said to be very good matches, especially Tanaka vs. Honma which saw the underdog Honma push Tanaka quite far in a 20+ minute match before ultimately succumbing to the Sliding D.

* TenKoji bested Bad Intentions in two singles matches but can they do the same for the IWGP Tag Team Title on 1/4?

* Jushin Thunder Liger made his long awaited return before the show after a very lengthy stay in CMLL.

* New Japan also paid tribute to the late Umanosuke Ueda, who passed away at the age of 71 the other day. Ueda was a top heel in the 1970s and was the inspiration for Tatsutoshi Goto, Mr. Gannosuke, and Toru Yano’s heel personas.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/18/11

December 18th, 2011

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN TOKOROZAWA”, 12/18/11
Saitama Kusunoki Hall
900 Fans

1. Tomoaki Honma beat King Fale (7:51) with the Kokeshi.
2. Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi (10:43) when KUSHIDA used the 9469 on Takahashi.
3. Hideo Saito beat Gedo (6:10) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Takashi Iizuka & Jado (12:21) when Tenzan used the TTD on Jado.
5. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (10:12) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Ishii.
6. Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Yujiro Takahashi (10:10) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Takahashi.
7. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tiger Mask (14:14) when Taichi pinned Tiger after Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/14/11

December 14th, 2011

NJPW “SATOSHI KOJIMA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW ~ RUSH!!”, 12/14/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Ryusuke Taguchi & Kyosuke Mikami beat Tiger Mask & Hiromu Takahashi (9:00) when Taguchi used the La Atatata on Takahashi.
2. Hideo Saito beat Tomohiro Ishii (5:52) by DQ.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Yujiro Takahashi beat Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & King Fale (11:11) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Fale.
4. Special Tag Match: The Great Sasuke & The Great Kosuke beat Jado & Gedo (12:21) when Kosuke used the CCD on Gedo.
5. 3rd Generation vs. Hamaguchi Dojo Special 6 Man Tag Match: Yutaka Yoshie, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma beat Yuji Nagata, Osamu Nishimura & Koji Kanemoto (13:52) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Kanemoto.
6. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA (16:47) when Taichi pinned KUSHIDA after Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver.
7. Satoshi Kojima 20th Anniversary Match: Satoshi Kojima & Kaz Hayashi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & FUNAKI (19:38) when Kojima used a Western lariat on FUNAKI.

* Special guests such as Keiji Muto, Toshiaki Kawada, and Stan Hansen appeared as Kojima celebrated his 20th anniversary in style by winning two matches.

* Hiroshi Tanahashi has been named Tokyo Sports MVP, Japanese pro wrestling’s most valuable player. The ageless Yuji Nagata also picked up the Fighting Spirit Award but to the shock of most Bad Intentions were not named Tag MVPs despite a record-breaking year and continuing to reign as IWGP and GHC Tag Team Champions. Yano & Iizuka vs. Muto & Kobashi from “ALL TOGETHER” was also quite surprisingly named 2011 Best Bout in the awards.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/11/11

December 11th, 2011

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN YOKKAICHI”, 12/11/11
Yokkaichi Australia Memorial Hall
1,100 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat King Fale & Hiromu Takahashi (9:58) when KUSHIDA used the 9469 on Takahashi.
2. Hideo Saito beat Jado (9:43) by DQ.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Takashi Iizuka & Gedo (12:15) when Kojima used a lariat on Gedo.
4. Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma beat Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii (13:54) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Ishii.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Yujiro Takahashi beat Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue (11:36) when Yano used the Uragasumi on Inoue.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (17:42) when Taguchi used the La Atatata on Taichi.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/9/11

December 9th, 2011

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH”, 12/9/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
400 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:42) with a powerbomb.
2. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma & King Fale (11:22) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Fale.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Jado & Gedo (12:19) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Gedo.
4. Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (12:16) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Inoue.
5. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH ~ Worst Voted: Hideo Saito beat Taichi (8:57) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
6. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH ~ #3: Togi Makabe beat KUSHIDA (9:33) with a King Kong kneedrop.
7. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH ~ #2: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Tiger Mask (9:00) with the Boma Ye.
8. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH ~ #1: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Ryusuke Taguchi (12:33) with a Dragon suplex hold.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/4/11

December 4th, 2011

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NJPW, 12/4/11 (WPW/PPV)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
8,000 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Karl Anderson & Killer Rabbit beat Jado & Gedo (4:47) when Rabbit used the Mochitsuki Drop on Gedo.
2. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero beat Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tama Tonga (9:33) when Romero used a backslide on Taguchi.
3. Special Tag Match: Takashi Sugiura & Atsushi Aoki beat Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA (11:13) when Sugiura used an Olympic slam on KUSHIDA.
4. Special Tag Match: Yoshihiro Takayama & Lance Archer beat Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue (10:28) when Takayama used a running kneelift on Inoue.
5. Special Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (10:25) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Iizuka.
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) beat Davey Richards (12:16) with the Bloody Sunday (2nd defense).
7. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Masato Tanaka (c) beat MVP (10:09) with the Sliding D (2nd defense).
8. Special Singles Match: Minoru Suzuki beat Giant Bernard (11:53) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
9. Special Singles Match: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Tetsuya Naito (13:15) with the Boma Ye.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Yuji Nagata (30:16) with the High Fly Flow (10th defense).

* Hiroshi Tanahashi tied Yuji Nagata’s V10 defense record of the IWGP Heavyweight Title by beating the man himself in a half hour epic today in Aichi. Beating Nagata means that if Tanahashi wins his next defense he will smash Nagata’s defense record and enhance his growing legacy. Tanahashi was confronted after the match by Minoru Suzuki, who had beaten Giant Bernard earlier, and who demanded to be Tanahashi’s Tokyo Dome opponent in January, which will mark the one-year anniversary of Tana’s title win, so this looks to be the main event of WKVI.

* The much awaited G1 Climax 2011 final rematch went the same way with CHAOS leader Nakamura pinning Naito in a fiery match following his Boma Ye, Nakamura showing he is still a leading man in New Japan despite Tanahashi’s near monopoly of the title.

* Masato Tanaka continues to impress as IWGP Intercontinental Title by withstanding the challenge of the man he took it off, MVP. Tanaka pinned the former WWE superstar after smashing him with the Sliding D.

* Devitt’s second reign as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion also continued as he beat rival Davey Richards in his V2 defense. Devitt has already repeated his successful defenses against Richards and TAKA from his first reign now in his current reign.

* TenKoji’s reunion went without a hitch as they bested CHAOS’ crazy duo of Iizuka & Saito, Tenzan forcing Iizuka to tap out. The big talking point after the match came when CHAOS appeared to kick the mentally unstable Saito out of their faction!

* The two other special tag matches both seemed to suggest singles matches at the Tokyo Dome: Makabe vs. Takayama and Goto vs. Sugiura, both of which would continue old rivalries.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/29/11

November 29th, 2011

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NJPW, 11/29/11
Wakayama Arita Municipal Gymnasium
500 Fans

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:56) with a lariat.
2. Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (7:28) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
3. Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tama Tonga beat Davey Richards, Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (11:34) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Gedo.
4. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Giant Bernard, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA (13:23) when Taichi pinned KUSHIDA after Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Satoshi Kojima, MVP, Tomoaki Honma & King Fale (13:48) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Fale.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue (16:50) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Inoue.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/28/11

November 28th, 2011

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NJPW, 11/28/11
Yamaguchi Butterfly Arena
1,100 Fans

1. Jado & Gedo beat Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (9:21) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Watanabe.
2. King Fale & Kyosuke Mikami beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (7:28) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
3. Satoshi Kojima, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Tomohiro Ishii, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (13:14) when Kojima used a lariat on Ishii.
4. Togi Makabe, Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:15) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat MVP, Wataru Inoue, Tomoaki Honma & Tama Tonga (12:30) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Inoue.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA beat Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tiger Mask (14:39) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Tiger.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/27/11

November 27th, 2011

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NJPW, 11/27/11
Tex Port Imabari
1,000 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Toru Yano beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:58) with the Oni Koroshi.
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, King Fale & Kyosuke Mikami beat Takashi Iizuka, Hideo Saito & Tomohiro Ishii (10:27) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
3. Giant Bernard & Tama Tonga beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (7:43) when Bernard used the Bernard Driver on Taichi.
4. MVP, Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Masato Tanaka , Davey Richards, Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (14:09) when MVP used the Irreversible Crisis on Gedo.
5. Minoru Suzuki beat Karl Anderson (8:43) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura & Yujiro Takahashi beat Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma (13:19) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Honma.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Wataru Inoue (17:50) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Inoue.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/26/11

November 26th, 2011

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NJPW, 11/26/11
ITEM Ehime
1,170 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Kyosuke Mikami (8:11) with a lariat.
2. Jado & Gedo beat KUSHIDA & Hiromu Takahashi (10:52) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Takahashi.
3. Yujiro Takahashi beat King Fale (6:15) with the Tokyo Pimps.
4. Hirooki Goto, Satoshi Kojima & Tama Tonga beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (10:44) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
5. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tiger Mask beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (11:24) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Taichi.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Davey Richards & Rocky Romero beat Tetsuya Naito, MVP, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (13:48) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Taguchi.
7. Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (16:57) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Honma.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/24/11

November 24th, 2011

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NJPW, 11/24/11
Onohara Hall
450 Fans

1. Jado & Gedo beat Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (7:42) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Watanabe.
2. Hideo Saito beat Kyosuke Mikami (4:29) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
3. Takashi Iizuka beat King Fale (5:03) by referee stop.
4. Yujiro Takahashi, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero beat Tomoaki Honma, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (10:37) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Honma.
5. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:42) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Taichi.
6. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tetsuya Naito beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (12:28) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Ishii.
7. Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & Tiger Mask beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, MVP & KUSHIDA (16:35) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on KUSHIDA.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/23/11

November 23rd, 2011

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NJPW, 11/23/11
Tottori Industrial Gymnasium
2,200 Fans

1. King Fale beat Takaaki Watanabe (6:55) with a crab hold.
2. TAKA Michinoku beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:19) with the Super K.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Black Buffalo beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (9:16) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. Davey Richards, Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA (14:39) when Richards used the Contract Killer on KUSHIDA.
5. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (9:40) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Taichi.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma & Tama Tonga (13:12) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Tonga.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & MVP beat Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Wataru Inoue (17:28) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Inoue.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/20/11

November 20th, 2011

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NJPW, 11/20/11
Tatebayashi Citizen Gymnasium
950 Fans

1. Rocky Romero beat Kyosuke Mikami (7:01) with a diving double kneedrop.
2. Jado & Gedo beat Tama Tonga & Hiromu Takahashi (8:57) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Takahashi.
3. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (8:08) when Bernard used a corner press on Taichi.
4. Hirooki Goto, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue beat Takashi Iizuka, Hideo Saito & Tomohiro Ishii (13:19) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
5. Minoru Suzuki beat King Fale (6:49) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Yujiro Takahashi beat Togi Makabe, Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma (12:21) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Honma.
7. Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, MVP, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (16:57) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Taguchi.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/13/11

November 19th, 2011

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NJPW, 11/19/11
Odawara Arena
1,100 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Takaaki Watanabe (6:09) with a crab hold.
2. Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiromu Takahashi (6:50) with a powerbomb.
3. Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA & King Fale beat Jado, Gedo & Hideo Saito (7:25) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Gedo.
4. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Satoshi Kojima & Tama Tonga (8:55) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Tonga.
5. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:20) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Taichi.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Rocky Romero beat Tetsuya Naito, MVP, Tomoaki Honma & Prince Devitt (11:37) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Honma.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue (13:59) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Inoue.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/18/11

November 18th, 2011

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NJPW, 11/18/11
Sun Village Shibata
1,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:29) with a Fisherman’s suplex hold.
2. Hideo Saito beat Kyosuke Mikami (4:51) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
3. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo (11:31) when Devitt pinned Gedo after the Black Hole Vacation.
4. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & King Fale (13:31) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Fale.
5. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tiger Mask beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (13:23) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Taichi.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hirooki Goto, MVP, Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga (15:04) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Tonga.
7. Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Wataru Inoue beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (16:40) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Honma.

* New Japan announced some names for “NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2012″ today: Volador Jr., Rush, Diamante, and Misterioso Jr.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/6/11

November 6th, 2011

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NJPW, 11/6/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,900 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Takashi Iizuka, Hideo Saito, Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii beat King Fale, Kyosuke Mikami, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (9:02) when Fujii used the Nice German on Takahashi.
2. Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (7:54) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
3. G1 Tag League – Semi Final: Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano (12:08) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Nakamura.
4. G1 Tag League – Semi Final: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto (12:10) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Goto.
5. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo beat Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA (11:12) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Honma.
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Satoshi Kojima, Strong Man & Tama Tonga (13:20) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Tonga.
7. G1 Tag League – Final: Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (17:42) when Archer used the Dark Days on Anderson.

* Minoru Suzuki and foreign giant Lance Archer are the 2011 G1 Tag League winners! The tandem defeated Nakamura & Yano in the semi finals with Suzuki earning a big scalp by pinning CHAOS leader Nakamura. In the other semi, IWGP & Ghc Tag Team Champions Bad Intentions defeated Tanahashi & Goto to set up a final with just one Japanese fighter. Suzuki & Archer then pulled off the near impossible by beating one of the most dominant tag teams in Japanese pro wrestling history, Archer really making a statement by pinning Anderson to lift the trophy and move the two into top contendership for the IWGP Tag Team Title.
* New Japan announced the sequel to this year’s colourful and entertaining New Japan and CMLL joint shows. “NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2012″ will be a double header again at Korakuen Hall, taking place on January 23rd and 24th. Top stars from CMLL will head to Japan and mix with New Japan juniors to put on big shows with title matches and all.

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[Results] New Japan, 11/4/11

November 4th, 2011

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NJPW, 11/4/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
700 Fans

1. Hideo Saito beat Takaaki Watanabe (2:06) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
2. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi (8:24) when TAKA used the Super K on Mikami.
3. Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Takashi Iizuka, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii (9:57) when KUSHIDA used a moonsault press on Gedo.
5. G1 Tag League – Block A: Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma [4] beat Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [6] (10:45) when Naito used a Stardust press on Takahashi.
4. G1 Tag League – Block A: Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer [8] beat Strong Man & Tama Tonga [2] (14:54) when Archer used the Dark Days on Tonga.
6. G1 Tag League – Block A: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [8] beat Yuji Nagata & King Fale [2] (11:20) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Fale.
7. G1 Tag League – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano [10] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue [4] (15:37) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Inoue.
8. G1 Tag League – Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto [6] beat Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima [6] (17:49) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Kojima.

* “The Billion Powers” Tanahashi & Goto claw their way into the semis on the head to head rule after a massive win over Makabe & Kojima today, which tied the two teams on 6pts but sent the winners through on the afore mentioned rule in second place.
* Nakamura & Yano go through in much more convincing fashion as yet again Nakamura shows strength and dominance in a tournament, he and Yano going into the semi finals with a 5-0 record after today’s win over Tenzan & Inoue.
* IWGP & GHC Tag Team Champions, Bad Intentions, won Block A with a victory over Nagata & Fale. I forgot to mention a few days ago that Bernard & Anderson successfully defended the GHC Tag Team Title in NOAH for the second time with a win over Go Shiozaki & Shuhei Taniguchi when Bernard pinned Taniguchi.
* The last semi finalists are Suzuki & Archer who also had a very strong campaign and defeated Strong Man & Tama Tonga today to endure their passage into Sunday’s finals tournament.

Block A:
1. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [8]
2. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer [8]
3. Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [6]
4. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma [4]
5. Strong Man & Tama Tonga [2]
6. Yuji Nagata & King Fale [2]

Block B:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano [10]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto [6]
3. Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima [6]
4. Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii [4]
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue [4]
6. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito [0]

NJPW, 11/6/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. King Fale, Kyosuke Mikami, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe vs. Takashi Iizuka, Hideo Saito, Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii
2. Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
3. G1 Tag League – Semi Final: Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
4. G1 Tag League – Semi Final: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
5. Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA vs. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Satoshi Kojima, Strong Man & Tama Tonga
7. G1 Tag League – Final:

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[Results] New Japan, 11/3/11

November 3rd, 2011

–> “G1 TAG LEAGUE 2011” <--

NJPW, 11/3/11 (J SPORTS)
New Sunpia Gunma
1,200 Fans – No Vacancy

1. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiromu Takahashi (9:20) when TAKA used the Super K on Takahashi.
2. Yuji Nagata, King Fale & Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & Takaaki Watanabe (11:29) when Fale used the Cliffhanger on Watanabe.
3. G1 Tag League – Block A: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [6] beat Strong Man & Tama Tonga [2] (12:01) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Tonga.
4. G1 Tag League – Block B: Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima [6] beat Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii [4] (12:39) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Fujii.
5. G1 Tag League – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano [8] beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito [0] (10:02) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Saito.
6. G1 Tag League – Block A: Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer [6] beat Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma [2] (12:49) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Honma.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo (17:37) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Gedo.

Block A:
1. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [6]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [6]
- Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer [6]
4. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma [2]
- Yuji Nagata & King Fale [2]
- Strong Man & Tama Tonga [2]

Block B:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano [8]
2. Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima [6]
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto [4]
- Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii [4]
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue [4]
6. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito [0]

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[Results] New Japan 10/30/11 + 10/29 Camp Zama

October 30th, 2011

–> “G1 TAG LEAGUE 2011” <--

NJPW, 10/30/11 (J SPORTS)
Nishio City Gymnasium
2,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Takaaki Watanabe (9:09) when TAKA used the Just Facelock on Watanabe.
2. Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma & Hiromu Takahashi beat Strong Man, Tama Tonga & Kyosuke Mikami (10:00) when Honma used the Kokeshi on Mikami.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Takashi Iizuka, Hideo Saito, Jado & Gedo (12:34) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Gedo.
4. G1 Tag League – Block A: Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer [4] beat Yuji Nagata & King Fale [2] (11:56) when Archer used the Dark Days on Fale.
5. G1 Tag League – Block A: Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [6] beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [4] (11:35) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Anderson.
6. G1 Tag League – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano [6] beat Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima [4] (13:04) when Yano used the Akakiri on Makabe.
7. G1 Tag League – Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto [4] beat Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii [4] (18:07) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

Block A:
1. Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [6]
2. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [4]
3. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer [4]
4. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma [2]
- Yuji Nagata & King Fale [2]
- Strong Man & Tama Tonga [2]

Block B:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano [6]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto [4]
- Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii [4]
- Satoshi Kojima & Togi Makabe [4]
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue [4]
6. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito [0]

New Japan held its annual “CAMP ZAMA CAMPFEST” yesterday at the U.S. military base Camp Zama. Once again it was a huge success with lots of American fans which led to a unique atmosphere such as Naito being the bad guy against King Fale and Honma likewise against Lance Archer. Akebono made a special appearance in the main event while four joshi puroresu legends kicked off the show in an OZ Academy Offer Match.

NJPW “CAMP ZAMA SLAMFEST V”, 10/29/11
Kanagawa Camp Zama

1. OZ Academy Offer Match: Aja Kong & Carlos Amano beat Mayumi Ozaki & Chikayo Nagashima (11:40) when Kong used a diving elbow drop on Ozaki.
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Tama Tonga beat Satoshi Kojima, Ryusuke Taguchi & Kyosuke Mikami (11:21) when Tonga used the Headshrinker on Mikami.
3. Hirooki Goto, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo (11:35) when Tiger Mask used a crucifix hold on Gedo.
4. Tetsuya Naito beat King Fale (7:52) with a Stardust press.
5. Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (12:09) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
6. Lance Archer beat Tomoaki Honma (8:14) with the Dark Days.
7. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (11:20) when Bernard pinned Saito after the Magic Killer.
8. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Akebono & Strong Man beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (12:54) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

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[Results] New Japan, 10/26/11

October 26th, 2011

–> “G1 TAG LEAGUE 2011” <--

NJPW, 10/26/11
Chiba Port Arena Sub Arena
900 Fans

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:52) with a crab hold.
2. G1 Tag League – Block A: Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [4] beat Strong Man & Tama Tonga [2] (9:35) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Tonga.
3. G1 Tag League – Block B: Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii [4] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue [4] (12:22) when Ishii pinned Inoue after a union nodowa otoshi.
4. G1 Tag League – Block A: Yuji Nagata & King Fale [2] beat Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma [2] (12:09) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Honma.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Jado beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Ryusuke Taguchi (15:13) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Taguchi.
6. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (13:16) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
7. G1 Tag League – Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto [2] beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito [0] (14:16) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Saito.

Block A:
1. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [4]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [4]
3. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma [2]
- Yuji Nagata & King Fale [2]
- Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer [2]
- Strong Man & Tama Tonga [2]

Block B:
1. Satoshi Kojima & Togi Makabe [4]
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue [4]
- Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano [4]
- Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii [4]
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto [2]
6. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 10/24/11

October 24th, 2011

–> “G1 TAG LEAGUE 2011” <--

NJPW, 10/24/11
New Sunpia Tochigi
700 Fans

1. Hirosmi Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:21) with a Fisherman’s suplex hold.
2. Yuji Nagata & King Fale beat Strong Man & Kyosuke Mikami (10:34) when Strong Man used a Blockbuster on Mikami.
3. G1 Tag League – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue [4] beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito [0] (12:37) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Saito.
4. G1 Tag League – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano [4] beat Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii [2] (13:21) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Fujii.
5. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & TAKA Michinoku beat Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Ryusuke Taguchi (11:35) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Taguchi.
6. G1 Tag League – Block A: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [4] beat Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma [2] (13:41) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Honma.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo (17:01) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Gedo.

Block A:
1. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [4]
2. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma [2]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [2]
- Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer [2]
- Strong Man & Tama Tonga [2]
6. Yuji Nagata & King Fale [0]

Block B:
1. Satoshi Kojima & Togi Makabe [4]
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue [4]
- Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano [4]
4. Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii [2]
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto [0]
- Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 10/23/11

October 23rd, 2011

–> “G1 TAG LEAGUE 2011” <--

NJPW, 10/23/11 (J SPORTS)
Kuki City Gymnasium
1,450 Fans

1. TAKA Michinoku beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:49) with the Just Facelock.
2. Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Kyosuke Mikami (11:00) when KUSHIDA used a moonsault press on Mikami.
3. G1 Tag League – Block A: Strong Man & Tama Tonga [2] beat Yuji Nagata & King Fale [0] (10:30) when Strong Man used a Blockbuster on Fale.
4. G1 Tag League – Block A: Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer [2] beat Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [2] (12:24) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Takahashi.
5. Tetsuya Naito, Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tomoaki Honma beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado (14:23) when Naito used a Stardust press on Jado.
6. G1 Tag League – Block B: Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima [4] beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito [0] (11:13) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Saito.
7. G1 Tag League – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue [2] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto [0] (15:37) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Goto.

Block A:
1. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma [2]
- Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [2]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [2]
- Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer [2]
- Strong Man & Tama Tonga [2]
6. Yuji Nagata & King Fale [0]

Block B:
1. Satoshi Kojima & Togi Makabe [4]
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue [2]
- Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano [2]
- Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii [2]
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto [0]
- Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 10/22/11

October 22nd, 2011

–> “G1 TAG LEAGUE 2011” <--

NJPW, 10/22/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,800 Fans – No Vacancy

1. TAKA Michinoku beat Kyosuke Mikami (7:35) with the Just Facelock.
2. Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiromu Takahashi (11:51) when KUSHIDA used the 9469 on Takahashi.
3. G1 Tag League – Block B: Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii [2] beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito [0] (10:17) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. G1 Tag League – Block A: Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [2] beat Yuji Nagata & King Fale [0] (11:49) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Fale.
5. G1 Tag League – Block A: Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma [2] beat Strong Man & Tama Tonga [0] (11:56) when Naito used a Stardust press on Tonga.
6. G1 Tag League – Block A: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [2] beat Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer [0] (11:50) when Bernard used the Bernard Driver on Archer.
7. G1 Tag League – Block B: Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima [2] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue [0] (14:20) when Kojima used a lariat on Inoue.
8. G1 Tag League – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano [2] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto [0] (16:56) when Yano used the Akakiri on Tanahashi.

Block A:
1. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma [2]
- Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [2]
- Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [2]
4. Yuji Nagata & King Fale [0]
- Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer [0]
- Strong Man & Tama Tonga [0]

Block B:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano [2]
- Satoshi Kojima & Togi Makabe [2]
- Tomohiro Ishii & Don Fujii [2]
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto [0]
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue [0]
- Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 10/16/11

October 16th, 2011

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN YAMAGATA”, 10/16/11
Yamagata Sports Center #2
1,650 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. TAKA Michinoku beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:17) with the Just Facelock.
2. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito beat Yuji Nagata & Kyosuke Mikami (11:27) when Saito used the Caribbean Death Grip on Mikami.
3. Tetsuya Naito, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo (15:44) when KUSHIDA used a Stardust press on Gedo.
4. Satoshi Kojima & Tama Tonga beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & King Fale (11:27) when Kojima used a lariat on Fale.
5. Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Taichi (16:16) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (18:06) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

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[Results] New Japan, 10/15/11

October 15th, 2011

NJPW “NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING IN MIYAKO FISH MARKET ~ EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE CHARITY”, 10/15/11
Miyako Fish Market

1. Tetsuya Naito beat King Fale (11:35) with a Stardust press.
2. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Ryusuke Taguchi (18:27) when Taichi used a huracanrana on Taguchi.
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Jado & Gedo (18:55) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Gedo.

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[Results] New Japan “DESTRUCTION ’11″, 10/10/11

October 10th, 2011

NJPW “DESTRUCTION ’11″, 10/10/11 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
6,500 Fans

0. Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi beat King Fale & Takaaki Watanabe (8:47) when Mikami used a crab hold on Watanabe.
1. Schwarz, Weiss, Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA & Killer Rabbit beat Takashi Iizuka, Jado, Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii & Hideo Saito (7:53) when KUSHIDA used the 9469 on Gedo.
2. Yujiro Takahashi beat Tomoaki Honma (8:22) with the Tokyo Pimps.
3. Lance Archer beat Wataru Inoue (7:39) with the Dark Days.
4. Special Tag Match: Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Ultimo Guerrero (11:03) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Guerrero.
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Davey Richards & Rocky Romero beat Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) (13:29) when Richards used the Contract Killer on Devitt to become the 29th champions.
6. Satoshi Kojima Return Match: Satoshi Kojima beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (10:08) with a lariat.
7. Special Singles Match: Yuji Nagata beat Toru Yano (12:08) with a reverse Nagata Lock III.
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Masato Tanaka beat MVP (c) (12:30) with the Sliding D to become the 2nd champion.
9. Special Singles Match: Minoru Suzuki beat Togi Makabe (13:15) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Tetsuya Naito (29:19) with the High Fly Flow (8th defense).

* Tanahashi edges ever closer to Nagata’s defense record of ten by defeating G1 Climax runner-up Tetsuya Naito in a scintillating half hour main event at Sumo Hall. Naito continued to show he is now a threat to the upper echelon of New Japan but not quite there yet, pushing Tanahashi before succumbing to the High Fly Flow. Nagata himself appeared after the match and issued a challenge that Tanahashi seemed to accept before Yano appeared and hit Tana with a chair before running off with his belt.
* Minoru Suzuki downs Makabe with his patented Gotch-style piledriver and moves into contention for Tana’s IWGP Heavyweight Title. Suzuki’s sworn friend Yoshihiro Takayama showed up after the match and delivered an Everest German suplex to Makabe.
* Former ECW World Heavyweight Champion, Masato Tanaka, adds another international themed belt to his collection by defeating founding IWGP Intercontinental Champion, MVP, to become just the second holder of the recently established title in its history. Tanaka’s long-time rival Hirooki Goto issued a challenge after the match.
* Satoshi Kojima makes his formal return to New Japan as an affiliated wrestler for the first time in nearly a decade and avenges his G1 Climax loss to sworn friend and former tag partner Hiroyoshi Tenzan.
* Apollo 55′s record-breaking third reign as IWGP Jr. Tag Team Champions that lasted close to ten months finally comes to an end as gaijin tandem Davey Richards & Rocky Romero, who failed to lift the belts from Devitt & Taguchi back in May, become the 29th champions. Their win as well as Tanaka’s mean that CHAOS now have two IWGP belts in their custody after a recent title drought for the group. Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA challenged the new champions after the match while TAKA Michinoku wants a shot at Devitt’s IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title.

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[Results] New Japan, 10/8/11

October 8th, 2011

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN UONUMA”, 10/8/11
Koide Village Gymnasium
2,200 Fans

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:59) with a Fisherman’s suplex hold.
2. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Rocky Romero, Jado, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii (13:16) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Gedo.
3. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Kyosuke Mikami (13:50) when Saito used the Caribbean Death Grip on Mikami.
4. Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (10:38) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Taichi.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Yujiro Takahashi beat Yuji Nagata, King Fale & Tama Tonga (14:03) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Fale.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto beat Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma (16:23) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Honma.

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[Results] New Japan, 10/3/11

October 3rd, 2011

NJPW “HIROYOSHI TENZAN 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW”, 10/3/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo beat Kyosuke Mikami, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (8:22) when Romero used a diving double kneedrop on Mikami.
2. Hideo Saito beat Taichi (5:59) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
3. Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Tomoaki Honma, Tama Tonga & King Fale (10:18) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Fale.
4. Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku beat Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue (14:10) when TAKA pinned Inoue.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano beat Yuji Nagata & Hirooki Goto (14:22) when Yano used the Kagamiwari on Nagata.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Tetsuya Naito, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (12:54) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Devitt.
7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan 20th Anniversary Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Masahiro Chono & Hiro Saito beat Osamu Nishimura, Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani (22:53) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Nishimura.

* An emotional 20th anniversary for Tenzan which saw several returns to New Japan, including his sworn friends from the Ookami Gundan era, Masahiro Chono and Hiro Saito. This was Chono’s first in-ring appearance for the company where he became a legend since his harmonious departure at the beginning of 2010. On the other side, Nishimura returned to his old haunt after leaving the company at the beginning of 2006, while Otani also made a return although this was one of many for him since he left New Japan to help found ZERO-ONE at the beginning of 2001. Tenzan scored the win by unleashing his moonsault press on former tag partner Nishimura to seal a 20th anniversary victory.
* Keiji Muto, Riki Choshu, Tatsumi Fujinami, and others sent video messages wishing Tenzan a happy 20th anniversary.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/25/11

September 25th, 2011

–> “NEW JAPAN LIVE 2011” <--

NJPW, 9/25/11
Tokushima Municipal Gymnasium
750 Fans

1. King Fale beat Kyosuke Mikami (8:36) with a crab hold.
2. Tama Tonga beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:24) with the Headshrinker.
3. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma beat Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo (10:13) when Naito used a Stardust press on Gedo.
4. Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Tomohiro Ishii, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (14:35) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Ishii.
5. Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (14:40) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (19:09) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Saito.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/24/11

September 24th, 2011

–> “NEW JAPAN LIVE 2011” <--

NJPW, 9/24/11
Yawatahama Citizen Sports Center
850 Fans

1. Tomoaki Honma beat Takaaki Watanabe (9:28) with the Kokeshi.
2. KUSHIDA beat Hiromu Takahashi (9:02) with the 9469.
3. Toru Yano, Hideo Saito & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & King Fale (13:35) when Saito used the Caribbean Death Grip on Fale.
4. Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga beat Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo (10:35) when Naito used a Stardust press on Gedo.
5. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & Tiger Mask (14:21) when TAKA used the Michinoku Driver II on Tiger.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (17:37) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Iizuka.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/23/11

September 23rd, 2011

–> “NEW JAPAN LIVE 2011” <--

NJPW, 9/23/11
Takamatsu City Gymnasium
1,350 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Takaaki Watanabe (6:51) with a crab hold.
2. Tomoaki Honma beat Tama Tonga (7:59) with the Kokeshi.
3. Toru Yano & Hideo Saito beat Yuji Nagata & King Fale (10:10) when Saito used the Caribbean Death Grip on Fale.
4. Tetsuya Naito, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Tomohiro Ishii, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (13:48) when Naito used a Stardust press on Ishii.
5. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA (14:50) when TAKA used the Michinoku Driver II on KUSHIDA.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo (19:41) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Gedo.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/22/11

September 22nd, 2011

–> “NEW JAPAN LIVE 2011” <--

NJPW, 9/22/11
Niihama Citizen Gymnasium
1,350 Fans

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:14) with a modified achilles tendon hold.
2. Tama Tonga beat King Fale (8:37) with the Headshrinker.
3. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma (12:26) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Honma.
4. Tetsuya Naito & KUSHIDA beat Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo (12:26) when Naito used a Stardust press on Gedo.
5. Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & Tiger Mask beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (16:56) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (14:47) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

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[Results] NJPW “NEVER.7″, 9/21/11

September 21st, 2011

NJPW “NEVER.7 ~GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL~”, 9/21/11 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka World Hall
200 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Go To the Next Level I: Ryusuke Taguchi beat Takaaki Watanabe (10:26) with a cross armbreaker.
2. Go To the Next Level II: Yujiro Takahashi beat Kyosuke Mikami (8:37) with the Tokyo Pimps.
3. Go To the Next Level III: Hideo Saito beat King Fale (8:19) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
4. Go To the Next Level IV: Toru Yano beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:53) with the Oni Koroshi.
5. Go To the Next Level V: Hirooki Goto beat Tama Tonga (10:32) with the Shouten Kai.
6. Go To the Next Level VI: Tetsuya Naito beat KUSHIDA (12:35) with the Gloria.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/19/11

September 19th, 2011

–> “G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL 2011” <--

NJPW “KANTARO HOSHINO MEMORIAL SHOW”, 9/19/11 (WPW/PPV)
Kobe World Hall
7,800 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Tomoaki Honma & Kyosuke Mikami (8:30) when TAKA used the Just Facelock on Mikami.
2. Kantaro Hoshino Memorial Match: Koji Kanemoto beat Makai #28 (5:25) with an ankle hold.
3. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo beat Hirooki Goto, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tama Tonga & Killer Rabbit (12:42) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Rabbit.
4. Special Singles Match: Yuji Nagata beat Hideo Saito (9:24) with a backdrop hold.
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt beat KUSHIDA (13:30) with the Bloody Sunday to become the 62nd champion (decision match).
6. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Masato Tanaka , Davey Richards & Rocky Romero beat MVP, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi (10:02) when Richards used the Contract Killer on Taguchi.
7. Special Singles Match: Minoru Suzuki beat Wataru Inoue (13:02) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
8. Special Singles Match: Tetsuya Naito beat Yujiro Takahashi (12:37) with a Stardust press.
9. Special Singles Match: Togi Makabe beat Lance Archer (11:22) with a King Kong kneedrop.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Shinsuke Nakamura (26:07) with the High Fly Flow (7th defense).

* New Japan ace Hiroshi Tanahashi returned from an excursion to CMLL in Mexico and made a successful V7 defense of his IWGP Heavyweight Title against his greatest rival Shinsuke Nakamura. It was the traditional IWGP vs. G1 Climax match held in September or October and as always the two put on a great show for the sold out Kobe World Hall. But for the second time in this, his fifth reign as champion, Tanahashi defeated Nakamura and looks close to unstoppable in a reign that has now entered its eighth month.
* Tanahashi’s next challenger will be G1 Climax runner-up Tetsuya Naito who finally turned around his 0-2 record against former NO LIMIT tag partner Yujiro Takahashi today by pinning the man who betrayed him following a Stardust press. Naito appeared after Tana’s victory over Nakamura and issued his challenge
* Following singles victories for both today, Togi Makabe and Minoru Suzuki are set to do battle at Sumo Hall next month after Makabe had harsh words for the Pancrase man.
* After close to a year of performing in the company as a freelancer, Satoshi Kojima showed up for the first time since the G1 Climax today and announced he is formally rejoining New Japan! Kojima left the company with the All Japan breakaway crew of Keiji Muto and Kendo Kashin way back in January ’02 but can now officially call himself a New Japan wrestler again. Kojima nominated sworn friend Hiroyoshi Tenzan as his return match opponent for “DESTRUCTION ’11″ on 10/10 at Sumo Hall.
* The IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title is back in New Japan hands but only after Kota Ibushi was forced to vacate the belt, leading to today’s decision match between Prince Devitt and KUSHIDA. Devitt held the title for almost a year in his previous reign that Ibushi ended in June but was too strong for KUSHIDA in this decision match, hitting the Bloody Sunday to begin his second reign as champion. Can Devitt hold the belt for such an epic length of time as he did last time?
* After he beat former young lion disciple Hideo Saito, Nagata was attacked by another CHAOS member, Toru Yano, who assaulted him with scissors and said he would shave Nagata’s hair off. Nagata declared war on Yano.
* Of course as the title suggests, this show was held in tribute to the late Kantaro Hoshino who passed away last November. Hoshino and his son for years had done exceptional work promoting shows like these in Kobe and helping New Japan get good attendances just like today’s. A former wrestler and manager (of the Makai Club) in New Japan, Hoshino is sorely missed. “BISSHIBISHI!” President Hoshino!

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[Results] New Japan, 9/18/11

September 18th, 2011

–> “G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL 2011” <--

NJPW, 9/18/11
Okayama Orange Hall
1,250 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:53) with a crab hold.
2. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & King Fale (14:15) when Saito used a Nagata Lock II on Fale.
3. MVP, Tetsuya Naito & KUSHIDA beat Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo (13:58) when MVP used the Irreversible Crisis on Gedo.
4. Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku beat Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma (12:53) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Honma.
5. Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask beat Lance Archer & Taichi (11:19) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Taichi.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero beat Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tama Tonga (17:48) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Tonga.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/17/11

September 17th, 2011

–> “G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL 2011” <--

NJPW, 9/17/11
Izumo City Gymnasium
1,800 Fans

1. Tama Tonga & King Fale beat Kyosuke Mikami & Takaaki Watanabe (12:41) when Tonga used the Headshrinker on Watanabe.
2. Hideo Saito beat Hiromu Takahashi (4:36) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
3. MVP, Tetsuya Naito, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (15:01) when MVP used the Irreversible Crisis on Ishii.
4. Wataru Inoue & Tiger Mask beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (10:45) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Taichi.
5. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (10:36) when Archer used the Dark Days on Honma.
6. Hirooki Goto, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & KUSHIDA beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Gedo (18:21) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Gedo.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/16/11

September 16th, 2011

–> “G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL 2011” <--

NJPW, 9/16/11
Hiroshima Green Arena Small Arena
2,000 Fans

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Kyosuke Mikami (9:13) with a lariat.
2. Tama Tonga beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:16) with the Headshrinker.
3. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Davey Richards, Rocky Romero & Gedo (10:39) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Gedo.
4. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & King Fale (13:25) when Saito used the Caribbean Death Grip on Fale.
5. Special Elimination Match: Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask (19:45) when Archer used the Dark Days on Honma. Order of elimination: Tiger, TAKA, Makabe, Taichi, Inoue, Honma.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hirooki Goto, MVP & Tetsuya Naito (18:14) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Goto.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/15/11

September 15th, 2011

–> “G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL 2011” <--

NJPW, 9/15/11
Fukuchiyama Park Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (5:54) with a Fisherman’s suplex hold.
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, King Fale & KUSHIDA beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Hideo Saito & Gedo (12:46) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Gedo.
3. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat MVP, Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga (14:29) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Tonga.
4. Wataru Inoue & Tiger Mask beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi (10:32) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Taichi.
5. Lance Archer & TAKA Michinoku beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (10:49) when Archer used the Dark Days on Honma.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero beat Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (14:34) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Taguchi.

* I’ve updated New Japan’s 2011 schedule up until November for those interested.

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[Results] New Japan, 8/30/11

August 30th, 2011

NJPW “NAGATA PRODUCE ~ BLUE JUSTICE.3″, 8/30/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,600 Fans

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Kyosuke Mikami (7:42) with a Fisherman’s suplex hold.
2. Wataru Inoue & King Fale beat Hideo Saito & Gedo (10:37) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Gedo.
3. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (12:55) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Liger.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Tomoaki Honma (11:55) with the Anaconda Vice.
5. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi beat Togi Makabe & KUSHIDA (14:44) when Taichi pinned KUSHIDA after Suzuki used a sleeper hold.
6. Tama Tonga Return Match: Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga beat Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (16:36) when Naito used a Stardust press on Ishii.
7. Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Jun Akiyama beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano (15:52) when Nagata used a Dai*Nakanishi backdrop hold on Yano.

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[Results] NJPW/AJPW/NOAH “ALL TOGETHER”, 8/27/11

August 27th, 2011

The major promotions of Japanese professional wrestling along with special guests from elsewhere united today for a special charity event for victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami earlier this year. The historic Tokyo Nippon Budokan was overfull as extra seats were sold to meet demand, 17,000 fans watching New Japan, All Japan, Professional Wrestling NOAH, and other stars meet in ten unique matches, each with a different theme and feel. Exciting junior action, stars of the future, nostalgic reunions, legend dream teams, and the stars of today. IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Hiroshi Tanahashi, closed the show in vintage style in a six man tag match featuring some of the names who have become top stars in their promotions in recent years. Tanahashi dropped his High Fly Flow on former young lion rival and tag partner KENSO (Kenzo Suzuki) to win the match. After the roaring success of this emotional event, it was announced there will be another “ALL TOGETHER” on 2/19/12 at Sendai Sun Plaza, Sendai of course being the city hit by that awful tsunami.

NJPW/AJPW/NOAH “ALL TOGETHER”, 8/27/11 (PPV)
Tokyo Nippon Budokan
17,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. ALL TOGETHER Opening Match ~ SUNRISE OF J: Kota Ibushi , Taiji Ishimori , Hiroshi Yamato & BUSHI beat Tiger Mask , Kaz Hayashi , Shuji Kondo & Ricky Marvin (10:05) when Ishimori used a 450 splash on Marvin.
2. FIGHTING FOR FUTURE: Tetsuya Naito , Shuhei Taniguchi & Seiya Sanada beat Mohammed Yone , Yujiro Takahashi & Manabu Soya (11:10) when Sanada used a moonsault press on Takahashi.
3. OVER THE BORDER: Togi Makabe & Akitoshi Saito beat Hirooki Goto & Taiyo Kea (9:55) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Kea.
4. JUNIOR ONE NIGHT CARNIVAL: Prince Devitt , Ryusuke Taguchi , Kotaro Suzuki , Katsuhiko Nakajima & KAI beat Koji Kanemoto , KENTA , Yoshinobu Kanemaru , Minoru & Genba Hirayanagi (15:07) when KAI used plancha splash on Hirayanagi.
5. ONE NIGHT REUNION: Masakatsu Funaki , Takuma Sano & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Minoru Suzuki, Atsushi Aoki & Taichi (12:47) when Funaki used a standing chickenwing hold on Aoki.
6. Destroyer Cup – ALL TOGETHER Special Battle Royal: Kentaro Shiga won the Battle Royal by eliminating Gedo (11:54). Participants: Hideo Saito , Tomohiro Ishii , Gedo , Takaaki Watanabe , Hiromu Takahashi , King Fale , KUSHIDA , Wataru Inoue , Tomoaki Honma , Super Strong Machine , Jun Nishikawa , Satoshi Kajiwara , Kento Miyahara , Che-Gyong Lee , Takumi Soya , Soshun , Yasufumi Nakanoue , Masanobu Fuchi , Rene Dupree , Joe Doering , BLACK BUSHI , Masao Inoue , Yoshinari Ogawa , Akira Taue , Kentaro Shiga, MAZADA, Zack Sabre Jr.
7. MIDSUMMER ENCOUNTER IN BUDOKAN: Takeshi Morishima , Akebono, Yutaka Yoshie & Ryota Hama beat Yuji Nagata , Hiroyoshi Tenzan , Osamu Nishimura & Wataru Inoue (11:20) when Morishima used a backdrop suplex on Nishimura.
8. NO FEAR! GO AHEAD!: Kensuke Sasaki & Jun Akiyama beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Takao Omori (15:44) when Sasaki used a Northern Light bomb on Omori.
9. BELIEVE THE POWER OF “Prowrestling!”: Kenta Kobashi & Keiji Muto beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (14:58) when Kobashi used a moonsault press on Iizuka.
10. ALL TOGETHER NOW!: Hiroshi Tanahashi , Go Shiozaki & Suwama beat Shinsuke Nakamura , Takashi Sugiura & KENSO (22:50) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on KENSO.

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[Results] New Japan, 8/22/11

August 22nd, 2011

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN TSUBAME ~TSUBAME RETURNS~”, 8/22/11
Tsubame Citizen Gymnasium
1,400 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Tiger Mask & Hiromu Takahashi beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Takaaki Watanabe (12:00) when Takahashi used a crab hold on Watanabe.
2. Wataru Inoue beat King Fale (7:07) with the Spear of Justice.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yuji Nagata beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (12:46) when Saito was DQ’d.
4. Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma (13:22) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Honma.
5. Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (10:35) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Gedo (17:58) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Gedo.

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[Results] New Japan, 8/14/11

August 14th, 2011

NJPW, 8/14/11 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
11,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Hideo Saito [2] beat Yuji Nagata [10] (4:29) with the Caribbean Death Grip.
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard [10] beat Toru Yano [10] (7:29) with the Bernard Driver.
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Lance Archer [8] beat Yoshihiro Takayama [10] (7:19) with the Dark Days.
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Yujiro Takahashi [6] beat Togi Makabe [10] (8:37) with the Tokyo Pimps.
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito [12] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [12] (5:11) with the Polvo de Estrellas.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Strong Man [4] beat Hirooki Goto [12] (7:27) with a Blockbuster.
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson [8] beat MVP [12] (8:30) with the Gun Stun.
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8] beat Satoshi Kojima [12] (14:10) with the TTD.
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [14] beat Minoru Suzuki [12] (12:13) with the Boma Ye.
10. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) beat Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (15:01) when Devitt pinned Omega after the Black Sunday (6th defense).
11. G1 Climax – Final: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Tetsuya Naito (20:19) with the Boma Ye.

* Shinsuke Nakamura again rampaged through the G1 Climax group stage. Only this time he didn’t stumble at the final hurdle as he ended his wait of winning the prestigious G1 Climax at last! Nakamura faced an unlikely opponent in the final, the tournament’s young comeback king Tetsuya Naito, who scored a massive upset over Tanahashi earlier in the day to win Block B after other results made this match a playoff for the final. Nakamura fought much later in the show so even had he lost the final could have claimed tiredness, as he sunk Minoru Suzuki with his TTD after a string of upsets, including Tenzan showing signs of his old self by beating Kojima, also made this a playoff for the final. Nakamura then went on to win a memorable final in which Naito moved to another level in New Japan, one final Boma Ye ending Naito’s dreams of the G1. Nakamura becomes number one contender for the IWGP Heavyweight Title, a showdown with his eternal rival Tanahashi on the horizon.
* After having both suffered defeats to IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, Kota Ibushi, lately, Devitt and Taguchi scored a little revenge today as Apollo 55 made a successful V6 defense of their IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title over the Golden Lovers, with whom their long-running rivalry continues.

Final standings.

Block A:
1. Tetsuya Naito [12]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi [12]
3. Togi Makabe [10]
- Yuji Nagata [10]
- Toru Yano [10]
- Giant Bernard [10]
- Yoshihiro Takayama [10]
8. Lance Archer [8]
9. Yujiro Takahashi [6]
10. Hideo Saito [2]

Block B:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura [14]
2. Hirooki Goto [12]
- Satoshi Kojima [12]
- MVP [12]
- Minoru Suzuki [12]
6. Karl Anderson [8]
7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8]
8. La Sombra [4]
9. Wataru Inoue [4]
10. Strong Man [4]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/13/11

August 13th, 2011

NJPW, 8/13/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,015 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP [12] beat La Sombra [4] (4:59) with the Oyasumi.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima [12] beat Wataru Inoue [4] (9:51) with a lariat.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson [6] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6] (9:39) with the Gun Stun.
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata [10] beat Lance Archer [6] (8:42) with a backdrop hold.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Strong Man [2] beat Minoru Suzuki [12] (9:31) with a Blockbuster.
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito [10] beat Giant Bernard [8] (10:44) by countout.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Yoshihiro Takayama [10] beat Togi Makabe [10] (12:14) with an Everest German suplex hold.
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto [12] beat Shinsuke Nakamura [12] (13:13) with the Shouten Kai.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano [10] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [12] (16:57) with the Kagamiwari.

*** Apologies for the downtimes, the server I am on has been under DDoS attack and my host has been trying to stop it. I can’t say for sure if they have ended but hopefully it will be resolved soon if not. ***

* Today’s results, capped off by a huge win for Yano over Tanahashi, make things very, very intriguing going into the final day. From Block A, Tanahashi remains the favourite as he is in the lead but wrestlers like Naito (who he faces tomorrow) and Yano could sneak through. Tanahashi defeated Makabe and Takayama, yet if both were to win while Naito and/or Yano (who beat Tanahashi) did likewise, Block A would be in a state of confusion. Of the crew on 10pts, only Nagata has no chance whatsoever, having wrestled his last match of the tournament today.
* From Block B, Goto’s big win over Nakamura and Strong Man’s monster upset victory over Suzuki to break his G1 duck shook things up massively. Goto, Kojima, and MVP took advantage of these slip-ups by winning so that five men now sit on 12pts. All five have matches tomorrow although one suspects the Nakamura vs. Suzuki match could be the crucial one.

Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [12]
2. Togi Makabe [10]
- Yuji Nagata [10]
- Tetsuya Naito [10]
- Toru Yano [10]
- Yoshihiro Takayama [10]
7. Giant Bernard [8]
8. Lance Archer [6]
9. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
10. Hideo Saito [0]

Block B:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura [12]
- Hirooki Goto [12]
- Satoshi Kojima [12]
- MVP [12]
- Minoru Suzuki [12]
6. Karl Anderson [6]
7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6]
8. La Sombra [4]
8. Wataru Inoue [4]
10. Strong Man [2]

Tomorrow’s match order has been announced.

NJPW, 8/14/11 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Hideo Saito
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Toru Yano
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Lance Archer vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Strong Man
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. MVP
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Minoru Suzuki
10. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega
11. G1 Climax – Final: Block A 1st place vs. Block B 1st place

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[Results] New Japan, 8/11/11

August 11th, 2011

NJPW, 8/11/11 (Samurai! TV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2
1,800 Fans

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito [8] beat Hideo Saito [0] (7:25) with a Stardust press.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6] beat La Sombra [4] (9:16) with the Anaconda Vice.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto [10] beat Wataru Inoue [4] (11:09) with the Shouten Kai.
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano [8] beat Lance Archer [6] (8:51) with the Kuro Kirishima.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP [10] beat Strong Man [0] (8:18) with the Oyasumi.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima [10] beat Karl Anderson [4] (12:55) with a lariat.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe [10] beat Giant Bernard [8] (12:35) with a King Kong kneedrop.
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [12] beat Yujiro Takahashi [4] (12:43) with the High Fly Flow.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata [8] beat Yoshihiro Takayama [8] (13:51) with a backdrop hold.

* One of the biggest feuds of 2002-2003 that saw two Tokyo Dome main events, Nagata vs. Takayama, was revived today as Nagata pinned the mighty Takayama to draw level on 8pts with him in a rare main event that doesn’t feature the younger generation of New Japan stars that rule the company nowadays.
* Tanahashi went top of Block A with a victory over Yujiro but Makabe is trailing him like a hound, a big win over Bernard today ensuring he is just 2pts behind the IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
* The deadlocked trio of Goto, Kojima, and MVP all scored crucial necessary wins to keep them in distance of group leaders Nakamura and Suzuki, neither of whom wrestled today.
* Yano and Naito continued surprise comebacks in the tournament which now see them tied with Bernard and Takayama on 8pts.
* The man who ruled the G1 briefly in the 2000s, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, has also managed to avoid an embarrassing campaign by notching up some wins to ensure he sits in 6th place in Block B, although he cannot reach the final.

Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [12]
2. Togi Makabe [10]
3. Yuji Nagata [8]
- Tetsuya Naito [8]
- Toru Yano [8]
- Giant Bernard [8]
- Yoshihiro Takayama [8]
8. Lance Archer [6]
9. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
10. Hideo Saito [0]

Block B:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura [12]
- Minoru Suzuki [12]
3. Hirooki Goto [10]
- Satoshi Kojima [10]
- MVP [10]
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6]
7. Wataru Inoue [4]
- Karl Anderson [4]
- La Sombra [4]
10. Strong Man [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/10/11

August 10th, 2011

NJPW, 8/10/11 (Samurai! TV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2
1,500 Fans

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Lance Archer [6] beat Yujiro Takahashi [4] (7:14) with the Dark Days.
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano [6] beat Hideo Saito [0] (6:09) with the Oni Koroshi.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima [8] beat La Sombra [4] (9:25) with a lariat.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4] beat Strong Man [0] (7:18) with the Anaconda Vice.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki [12] beat Wataru Inoue [4] (14:19) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [12] beat Karl Anderson [4] (12:11) with the Boma Ye.
7. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP [8] beat Hirooki Goto [8] (10:39) with the Irreversible Crisis.
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito [6] beat Yoshihiro Takayama [8] (10:32) with a front cradle.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [10] beat Giant Bernard [8] (13:05) with a crucifix hold.

* Tanahashi repeats his feat from last month when he successfully defended his IWGP Heavyweight Title against Giant Bernard by pinning him again in today’s main event to take the lead in Block A.
* Although it might be too little, too late, young Naito has made a big comeback in the tournament and today’s win over Takayama is perhaps the biggest of his career so far.
* Nakamura and Suzuki remained runaway leaders in Block B, both winning today to move to 12pts, but behind them are Goto, Kojima, and MVP desperately trying to keep up with them on 8pts. MVP’s big win over Goto today meant the IWGP Intercontinental Champion stayed in the hunt.
* The completely insane Hideo Saito (0-7) and CMLL’s Strong Man (0-6) are suffering horror G1 campaigns and will at least want to regain some pride with at a win each.

Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [10]
2. Togi Makabe [8]
- Giant Bernard [8]
- Yoshihiro Takayama [8]
5. Yuji Nagata [6]
- Tetsuya Naito [6]
- Toru Yano [6]
- Lance Archer [6]
9. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
10. Hideo Saito [0]

Block B:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura [12]
- Minoru Suzuki [12]
3. Hirooki Goto [8]
- Satoshi Kojima [8]
- MVP [8]
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4]
- Wataru Inoue [4]
- Karl Anderson [4]
- La Sombra [4]
10. Strong Man [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/8/11

August 8th, 2011

NJPW, 8/8/11 (J SPORTS)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium
5,000 Fans – No Vacancy

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue [4] beat Karl Anderson [4] (9:07) with the Spear of Justice.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima [6] beat Strong Man [0] (8:15) with a lariat.
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yoshihiro Takayama [8] beat Yujiro Takahashi [4] (9:25) with an Everest German suplex hold.
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito [4] beat Lance Archer [4] (12:38) with a front cradle.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP [6] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan [2] (11:17) with the Irreversible Crisis.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [10] beat La Sombra [4] (10:49) with the Boma Ye.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [8] beat Hideo Saito [0] (8:01) with the High Fly Flow.
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki [10] beat Hirooki Goto [8] (12:38) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe [8] beat Yuji Nagata [6] (13:13) with a King Kong kneedrop.

* After today’s results Block A has four men tied on 8pts with no clear leader. Tanahashi, Makabe, Bernard, and Takayama all sit deadlocked yet with four shows remaining only one can advance to the final.
* Block B is led by Nakamura, who like last year is on a rampage, and Minoru Suzuki, both sat on 10pts. Despite his loss to Suzuki today, Goto is still well in reach on 8pts while Kojima and MVP have work to do on 6pts.

Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [8]
- Togi Makabe [8]
- Giant Bernard [8]
- Yoshihiro Takayama [8]
5. Yuji Nagata [6]
6. Tetsuya Naito [4]
- Toru Yano [4]
- Yujiro Takahashi [4]
- Lance Archer [4]
10. Hideo Saito [0]

Block B:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura [10]
- Minoru Suzuki [10]
3. Hirooki Goto [8]
4. Satoshi Kojima [6]
5. MVP [6]
6. Wataru Inoue [4]
- Karl Anderson [4]
- La Sombra [4]
9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [2]
10. Strong Man [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/7/11

August 7th, 2011

NJPW, 8/7/11 (J SPORTS)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
5,500 Fans – No Vacancy

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Yoshihiro Takayama [6] beat Hideo Saito [0] (3:29) with an Everest German suplex hold.
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano [4] beat Yujiro Takahashi [4] (8:30) with the Oni Koroshi.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [2] beat Wataru Inoue [2] (9:50) with the Anaconda X.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki [8] beat La Sombra [4] (9:32) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
5. Lance Archer & TAKA Michinoku beat Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma (9:14) when Archer used the Dark Days on Honma.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [8] beat Strong Man [0] (6:56) with the Boma Ye.
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto [8] beat Karl Anderson [4] (10:56) with the Shouten Kai.
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard [8] beat Yuji Nagata [6] (10:00) with the Bernard Driver.
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima [4] beat MVP [4] (11:26) with a lariat.
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] beat Togi Makabe [6] (18:46) with the High Fly Flow.

* Tanahashi picks up a crucial win over rival Makabe to ensure he keeps up with the pace, hitting 6pts with three other big names including Makabe himself. This was said to have been a very hot match that had the Osaka fans stamping their feet in appreciation.
* Kojima defeats sworn friend MVP in an equally crucial win although he and MVP both remain 4pts or two wins behind the leaders of Block B.
* Giant Bernard takes the lead in Block A with a big win over one of the four men behind him, Nagata. Bernard’s impressive G1 campaign continues a big year for the gaijin ace.
* Goto, Nakamura, and Suzuki all hit 8pts and pulled away a little in Block B with wins over Anderson, Strong Man, and La Sombra respectively. Like last year, Strong Man has started very poorly with a 0-4 record.
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan, who has also struggled in a tournament he dominated so much for a while in the 2000s that he was nicknamed the new “Mr. G1″, finally broke his duck by beating Wataru Inoue.
* After a high impact return recently, Hideo Saito’s G1 Climax has been a large failure and shown he is still a distance behind the big players of New Japan. Saito/Hirasawa seems to be having an identity crisis, appearing in different outfits. His crushing loss to Takayama today means he has no points and a 0-5 record.

Block A:
1. Giant Bernard [8]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi [6]
- Togi Makabe [6]
- Yuji Nagata [6]
- Yoshihiro Takayama [6]
6. Toru Yano [4]
- Yujiro Takahashi [4]
- Lance Archer [4]
9. Tetsuya Naito [2]
- Hideo Saito [0]

Block B:
1. Hirooki Goto [8]
- Shinsuke Nakamura [8]
- Minoru Suzuki [8]
4. Satoshi Kojima [4]
- MVP [4]
- Karl Anderson [4]
- La Sombra [4]
8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [2]
9. Wataru Inoue [2]
10. Strong Man [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/6/11

August 6th, 2011

NJPW, 8/6/11 (J SPORTS)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
8,000 Fans

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto [6] beat La Sombra [4] (9:06) with the Shouten Kai.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson [4] beat Strong Man [0] (7:55) with the Gun Stun.
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata [6] beat Yujiro Takahashi [4] (9:49) with a backdrop hold.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [6] beat Wataru Inoue [2] (12:29) with the Boma Ye.
5. Satoshi Kojima & MVP beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (8:49) when Kojima used a lariat on TAKA.
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe [6] beat Hideo Saito [0] (5:23) with a King Kong kneedrop.
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki [6] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan [0] (14:26) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito [2] beat Toru Yano [2] (14:05) with a Stardust press.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Yoshihiro Takayama [4] beat Giant Bernard [6] (9:36) with an Everest German suplex hold.
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [4] beat Lance Archer [4] (11:33) with the High Fly Flow.

Block A:
1. Togi Makabe [6]
- Yuji Nagata [6]
- Giant Bernard [6]
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi [4]
- Yujiro Takahashi [4]
- Lance Archer [4]
- Yoshihiro Takayama [4]
8. Tetsuya Naito [2]
9. Toru Yano [2]
- Hideo Saito [0]

Block B:
1. Hirooki Goto [6]
- Shinsuke Nakamura [6]
- Minoru Suzuki [6]
4. MVP [4]
- Karl Anderson [4]
- La Sombra [4]
7. Wataru Inoue [2]
- Satoshi Kojima [2]
9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [0]
- Strong Man [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 7/24/11

July 24th, 2011

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NJPW, 7/24/11
Akita Terrsa Hall
1,800 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Kyosuke Mikami (9:07) with a crab hold.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tomoaki Honma beat Tiger Mask & Hiromu Takahashi (9:09) when Honma used the Kokeshi on Takahashi.
3. MVP beat King Fale (8:17) with the TTB.
4. Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo (13:26) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Gedo.
5. Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:18) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (19:38) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Iizuka.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/23/11

July 23rd, 2011

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NJPW, 7/23/11
Aomori Industrial Hall
1,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (8:50) with a Fisherman’s suplex hold.
2. Tomohiro Ishii beat King Fale (9:26) with a brainbuster.
3. Yuji Nagata & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Wataru Inoue & Tiger Mask (9:38) when Nagata used a wrist-clutch Exploder on Tiger.
4. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito beat Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tomoaki Honma (11:29) when Saito used the Caribbean Death Grip on Honma.
5. Satoshi Kojima & MVP beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (14:57) when MVP used the TTB on TAKA.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo (20:36) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Gedo.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/22/11

July 22nd, 2011

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NJPW, 7/22/11
Hakodate Citizen Gymnasium
900 Fans

1. King Fale beat Takaaki Watanabe (8:04) with a crab hold.
2. Tiger Mask & Hiromu Takahashi beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Kyosuke Mikami (10:17) when Tiger used a middle kick to the head on Mikami.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo (15:24) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Gedo.
4. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA (10:52) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on KUSHIDA.
5. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & MVP beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (14:08) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (15:15) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Iizuka.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/19/11 & 7/20/11

July 20th, 2011

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NJPW, 7/19/11
Obihiro City Gymnasium
1,100 Fans

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Takaaki Watanabe (8:46) with a modified achilles tendon hold.
2. Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiromu Takahashi (6:37) with a powerbomb.
3. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask beat Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo (12:59) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Gedo.
4. Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA & King Fale (8:34) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Fale.
5. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & MVP beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:06) when Kojima used a lariat on Taichi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (15:01) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Iizuka.

NJPW, 7/20/11
Shiranuka Town Gymnasium
1,100 Fans

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:04) with a modified crab hold.
2. Jado & Gedo beat Tomoaki Honma & Hiromu Takahashi (12:24) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Takahashi.
3. MVP, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & KUSHIDA (14:25) when MVP used the TTB on KUSHIDA.
4. Takashi Iizuka, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Hideo Saito beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (12:16) when Saito used the Caribbean Death Grip on Fale.
5. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:34) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Taichi.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tiger Mask beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (13:42) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/18/11

July 18th, 2011

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NJPW, 7/18/11 (WPW/PPV)
Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena
5,800 Fans

1. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo beat Strong Man, Tomoaki Honma, Killer Rabbit & Killer Rabbit (9:38) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Rabbit.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger beat Hector Garza (7:55) with an air scissors drop.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (10:28) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Fale.
4. Yuji Nagata beat Hideo Saito (9:56) by DQ.
5. Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (7:18) when Tiger used a reverse double armbar on Taichi.
6. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Kota Ibushi , Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki (15:29) when Taguchi pinned Sasaki after the Black Sunday.
7. Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto beat Karl Anderson (10:20) with the Shouten Kai.
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title: MVP (c) beat Toru Yano (12:03) with the TTB (2nd defense).
9. Special Singles Match: Minoru Suzuki beat Satoshi Kojima (13:39) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Giant Bernard (27:54) with a Dharma-style German suplex hold (6th defense).

* In the same region where he defeated Giant Bernard in a tournament final to begin his first IWGP Heavyweight Title reign almost five years ago to the day, Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated him in a half hour classic today to prove anew he is Japanese pro wrestling’s top star. Tanahashi heads into the G1 Climax as champion while Bernard fell just short of becoming a 3-crown champion as he of course holds both the IWGP Tag and NOAH’s GHC Tag titles with Karl Anderson.
* In their first singles battle since Suzuki forcibly took over Kojima’s faction, he defeated Cozy in a singles match today. The two meet again however on day one of the G1 Climax, giving Kojima a quick chance for revenge.
* Masato Tanaka attacked MVP after the IWGP Intercontinental Champion again beat Toru Yano to retain his title. As a former ECW World Heavyweight Champion and with much experience overseas, Tanaka will make a fitting next challenger for MVP most likely after the G1 Climax.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/16/11

July 16th, 2011

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NJPW, 7/16/11
Yakumo Town Gymnasium
1,000 Fans – No Vacancy

1. King Fale beat Takaaki Watanabe (5:18) with a crab hold.
2. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (5:21) with a flying cross armbreaker.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Hideo Saito (13:44) when Saito was DQ’d.
4. MVP, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Toru Yano, Jado & Gedo (12:54) when MVP used the TTB on Gedo.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Strong Man, Tomoaki Honma & KUSHIDA (13:00) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Honma.
6. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask (12:34) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Tiger.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Hector Garza (16:06) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Garza.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/15/11

July 15th, 2011

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NJPW, 7/15/11
Muroran City Gymnasium
1,400 Fans

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Takaaki Watanabe (5:08) with a modified achilles tendon hold.
2. Jado, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiromu Takahashi (11:19) when Ishii used a powerbomb on Takahashi.
3. Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Wataru Inoue & King Fale (9:10) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Fale.
4. MVP, Strong Man & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Hector Garza (13:35) when MVP used the TTB on Garza.
5. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (14:34) when Kojima used a lariat on Taichi.
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yuji Nagata beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (12:59) when Saito was DQ’d.
7. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tiger Mask beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA (15:42) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on KUSHIDA.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/14/11

July 14th, 2011

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NJPW, 7/14/11
Asahikawa Local Industry Promotion Center
1,250 Fans

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:04) with a crab hold.
2. Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:15) with a lariat.
3. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Hector Garza beat Strong Man, Jushin Thunder Liger & King Fale (10:31) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Fale.
4. MVP, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Toru Yano, Jado & Gedo (12:36) when MVP used the TTB on Gedo.
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (12:39) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
6. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma (13:27) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Honma.
7. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tiger Mask beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA (17:21) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on KUSHIDA.

* Apologies in advance for any delays with results in upcoming days, I’m having some computer problems so my online time is limited.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/13/11

July 13th, 2011

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NJPW, 7/13/11
Sapporo Teisen Hall
1,750 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. KUSHIDA & Takaaki Watanabe beat Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi (7:42) when KUSHIDA used a crab hold on Takahashi.
2. Strong Man & Tomoaki Honma beat Jado & Gedo (7:44) when Strong Man used an Argentine backbreaker on Gedo.
3. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito beat Yuji Nagata & King Fale (9:16) when Saito used the Caribbean Death Grip on Fale.
4. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (17:03) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Taguchi.
5. Toru Yano & Hector Garza beat MVP & Jushin Thunder Liger (8:28) when Garza used a Cancun Tornado on Liger.
6. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask beat Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (13:07) when Kojima used a lariat on TAKA.
7. Special Tag Match: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto (17:00) when Bernard used the Bernard Driver on Tanahashi.

* In a direct rematch from Korakuen, only with the IWGP Tag Team Title not on the line this time, Bad Intentions again bested the all-star team of Tanahashi & Goto. Anderson pinned Goto at Korakuen but today’s finish had more of a bearing on the upcoming IWGP Heavyweight Title match between Tanahashi and Bernard, Bernard spiking Tana with his Bernard Driver for the huge psychological boost heading into the tour climax next Monday.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/10/11

July 10th, 2011

–> “NEW JAPAN SOUL 2011” <--

NJPW, 7/10/11
Green Dome Maebashi Sub Arena
1,350 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. KUSHIDA beat Kyosuke Mikami (7:27) with a crab hold.
2. Wataru Inoue beat Hiromu Takahashi (5:28) with the Staggerin’ Blow.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Jado & Gedo beat MVP, Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & King Fale (12:42) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Fale.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yuji Nagata beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (8:22) when Saito was DQ’d.
5. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask (13:26) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Tiger.
6. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Strong Man, Yutaka Yoshie & Tomoaki Honma (12:41) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Honma.
7. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Hector Garza beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger (14:30) when Bernard pinned Liger after a union body press.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/8/11

July 8th, 2011

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NJPW, 7/8/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
730 Fans

1. Jado beat Takaaki Watanabe (6:26) with the Crossface of JADO.
2. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Hector Garza beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi (11:32) when Garza used a Cancun Tornado on Mikami.
3. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA beat Kota Ibushi , Daisuke Sasaki & Madoka (13:34) when Devitt used the Bloody Sunday on Madoka.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (9:09) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
5. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Satoshi Kojima, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask (11:36) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Honma.
6. Togi Makabe & MVP beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (8:56) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Ishii.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Strong Man beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & King Fale (15:29) when Strong Man used a back flip on Fale.

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[Results] New Japan, 7/3/11 & G1 Climax 2011 participants announced!

July 3rd, 2011

–> “NEW JAPAN SOUL 2011” <--

NJPW, 7/3/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Kyosuke Mikami (8:51) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Mikami.
2. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat KUSHIDA & Hiromu Takahashi (10:02) when Devitt used a diving footstomp on Takahashi.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (12:57) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Fale.
4. Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Strong Man & Tomoaki Honma (10:27) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Honma.
5. MVP beat Tomohiro Ishii (12:10) with the TTB.
6. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask (12:11) when Taichi pinned Tiger after Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver.
7. IWGP Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto (17:12) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Goto (9th defense).

* Bad Intentions’ record-breaking IWGP Tag Team Title reign continued with a successful V9 defense over the all-star team of Tanahashi & Goto. Much of the attention was on Tanahashi vs. Bernard ahead of their tour-ending battle for Tana’s IWGP Heavyweight Title, but it was Anderson’s Gun Stun on Goto that decided the match and ensured yet another victory for the team that has reigned since June 19th, 2010.
* Hideo Saito (Mitsuhide Hirasawa) made his in-ring return, back from Puerto Rico, along with his new CHAOS leader Nakamura, back from Mexico with some a new haircut and some new attire. Saito was a man transformed from the clumsy, obedient young lion that left for his overseas excursion, a wild bearded man who seems to have lost much of his sanity. He targetted his former mentor Yuji Nagata, who he meets in a singles match on the tour climax.

* All participants for the 2011 edition of professional wrestling’s biggest tournament, “G1 CLIMAX XXI ~THE INVINCIBLE FIGHTER~“, were announced with a staggering 20 wrestlers involved in what will be a huge tournament! Yoshihiro Takayama and Minoru Suzuki are big outside inclusions, while it will be G1 debuts for Hideo Saito, MVP, Lance Archer, and La Sombra. Blocks and match schedule will be announced in the near future.

- Hiroshi Tanahashi (IWGP Heavyweight Champion / 2007 winner)
- Togi Makabe (2009 winner)
- Hirooki Goto (2008 winner)
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2003, 2004, 2006 winner)
- Yuji Nagata (2001 winner)
- Wataru Inoue
- Tetsuya Naito
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Toru Yano
- Yujiro Takahashi
- Hideo Saito
- Giant Bernard (IWGP Tag Team Champion)
- Karl Anderson (IWGP Tag Team Champion)
- MVP (IWGP Intercontinental Champion)
- Lance Archer (free)
- Strong Man (CMLL)
- La Sombra (CMLL)
- Satoshi Kojima (free / 2010 winner)
- Minoru Suzuki (Pancrase MISSION)
- Yoshihiro Takayama (Takayama-do)

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[Results] New Japan, 6/23/11

June 23rd, 2011

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/23/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
400 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Madoka & Shinobu beat Kyosuke Mikami, Hiromu Takahashi & Takaaki Watanabe (7:46) when Madoka used a muffler hold on Watanabe.
2. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Semi Final: Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (8:06) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Ishii.
3. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Semi Final: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma (11:46) when Goto used the Goto Shiki on Honma.
4. Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Yuji Nagata, Koji Kanemoto & King Fale (10:16) when Archer used the Final Days on Fale.
5. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi, Jado, Gedo & Dick Togo beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, Tiger Mask & Mascara Dorada (17:11) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Dorada.
6. Special Singles Match: KUSHIDA beat Brian Kendrick (8:04) with the Midnight Express.
7. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Final: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger (13:50) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Anderson.

* “Apollo 555″ Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi make it two out of two, following up on last year’s J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament win with another! Last year they bested Tanahashi, TAJIRI & KUSHIDA in the final while this year they defeated Bad Intentions & Liger to add another trophy to their collection, much needed after all three of them lost singles title matches at the recent Osaka PPV. Goto won the fall in both matches, showing that he is a force to be reckoned with despite his latest failure to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title.

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[Results] New Japan, 6/22/11

June 22nd, 2011

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/22/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
300 Fans

1. Gedo beat Takaaki Watanabe (6:55) with a small package hold.
2. Brian Kendrick & Jado beat Koji Kanemoto & Hiromu Takahashi (8:48) when Kendrick used the Sliced Bread #2 on Takahashi.
3. Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask & Kyosuke Mikami (10:23) when Archer used the Final Days on Mikami.
4. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Madoka & Shinobu (10:44) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Shinobu.
5. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo (10:21) when Taguchi used a Kido clutch on Takahashi.
6. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (13:37) when Honma used the Kokeshi on Fale.
7. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada (15:38) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Dorada.

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/23/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Semi Final: Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
2. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Semi Final: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma
3. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Final:

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[Results] New Japan, 6/21/11

June 21st, 2011

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/21/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
350 Fans – No Vacancy

1. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament Prelude: Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (11:15) when Anderson pinned Fale after the Magic Killer.
2. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament Prelude: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (12:55) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Ishii.
3. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 1: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Madoka & Shinobu beat Koji Kanemoto, Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi (10:56) when Madoka used the Ranhei on Takahashi.
4. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 1: Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo beat Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask & Takaaki Watanabe (11:09) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Watanabe.
5. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 1: Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma beat Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (14:47) when Kojima used a lariat on Taichi.
6. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 1: Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada beat Brian Kendrick , Jado & Gedo (16:39) when KUSHIDA used the Midnight Express on Gedo.

* Young lion Takaaki Watanabe replaced the absent Super Strong Machine in Team Nagata.

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN 6 MAN OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT”, 6/22/11 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. Takaaki Watanabe vs. Gedo
2. Koji Kanemoto & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Brian Kendrick & Jado
3. Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask & Kyosuke Mikami vs. Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
4. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Madoka & Shinobu
5. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo
6. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & King Fale
7. J SPORTS CROWN 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament – Round 2: Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada vs. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Thunder Liger

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[Results] New Japan, 6/18/11

June 18th, 2011

NJPW “DOMINION 6.18″, 6/18/11 (WPW/PPV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
6,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Koji Kanemoto beat Hiromu Takahashi (3:04) with a single-leg crab hold.
2. Brian Kendrick , Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA (8:33) when Kendrick used the Sliced Bread #2 on KUSHIDA.
3. CMLL World Welterweight Title: Mascara Dorada beat Ryusuke Taguchi (c) (8:26) by pinfall to become the 26th champion.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Takashi Iizuka, Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii (9:12) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Ishii.
5. Special Singles Match: Yujiro Takahashi beat Tetsuya Naito (11:12) with the Tokyo Pimps.
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi beat Prince Devitt (c) (13:49) with a Firebird splash to become the 61st champion.
7. Special Tag Match: Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer beat Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima (12:39) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Kojima.
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title: MVP (c) beat Toru Yano (10:50) with a leg roll clutch hold (1st defense).
9. Double Title Match – IWGP Tag Team Title & GHC Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Takuma Sano (c) (12:03) when Bernard used the Bernard Driver on Sano (8th defense) to become the 22nd GHC Tag Team Champions.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Hirooki Goto (25:28) with the High Fly Flow (5th defense).

* A packed house of 6,200 fans saw another great show by New Japan in the hotbed known as Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.
* TNA Wrestling’s Brian Kendrick, who became popular in Japan earlier in the 2000s as Spanky in ZERO-ONE, made a surprise appearance in the second match in the place of Killer Rabbit, teaming with Jado & Gedo.
* Taguchi’s half year reign as CMLL World Welterweight Champion ended at the hands of the man he won it from, Mascara Dorada, the Funky Weapon failing in his V3 defense of the belt.
* AKIRA returned to his old haunt after the fourth match to continue his feud with former JJ Jacks tag partner Iizuka from TAJIRI’s SMASH promotion. After the same match, Mitsuhide Hirasawa made his long awaited return to Japan, surprisingly betraying his Blue Justice mentor Nagata and possibly (awaiting confirmaiton) joining CHAOS!
* Yujiro drew first blood in what is likely to be a lengthy grudge feud with former NO LIMIT partner Naito, and Naito was gang attacked after the match before Honma made the save.
* Best of the Super Jr. winner, Kota Ibushi, ended Prince Devitt’s one year reign as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion in an emotional match. After several high profile losses to Devitt, including the 2010 BOSJ final and a title match at this year’s Tokyo Dome show, Ibushi finally rose to the peak of the junior scene to capture the prestigious IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title. Although Devitt’s memorable reign came to an end on the same day his close friend Taguchi also dropped gold, Apollo 55 do still hold the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title remember.
* MVP retained the newly founded IWGP Intercontinental Title in a rematch of the tournament final where he won it, pinning Toru Yano with a cradle for a successful V1 defense.
* Bad Intentions made history twice over with one three count, smashing Chono & Tenzan’s IWGP Tag Team Title defense record while at the same time taking the GHC Tag Team Title from NOAH to become double champions. Bernard & Anderson cement themselves as one of the most dominant teams in Japanese tag wrestling history.
* Tanahashi retained the IWGP Heavyweight Title over Goto in what is being called an epic match. Goto came closer than ever to winning the title that has eluded him so far but disappointingly still wasn’t able to surpass Tanahashi and the wait continues. The two shook hands out of respect after the match, despite their recent bitter. After making history in the match beforehand, Giant Bernard appeared after the match and challenged Tanahashi! Tanahashi counter-challenged Bernard for a shot at the tag belts, with Goto as his partner. If the singles match is realized, Bernard has the chance to become a 3-crown champion.

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[Results] New Japan, 6/10/11

June 10th, 2011

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/10/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,005 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Kenny Omega , Daisuke Sasaki & TJP beat KUSHIDA, Mascara Dorada & Hiromu Takahashi (9:12) when Omega used the Croyt’s Wrath on Takahashi.
2. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, King Fale & Kyosuke Mikami (8:20) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Fale.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Kota Ibushi beat Davey Richards (11:17) with a Firebird splash.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Ryusuke Taguchi beat Prince Devitt (8:29) by pinfall.
5. Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & The Great Sasuke beat Jado, Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii & Fujita “Jr.” Hayato (10:28) when Tiger used a reverse double armbar on Jado.
6. Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (5:04) when Kojima used a lariat on Taichi.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata beat Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma (14:44) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Honma.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Final: Kota Ibushi beat Ryusuke Taguchi (20:22) with a Phoenix splash.

* The outstanding Kota Ibushi goes one step further on last year by winning the 2011 Best of the Super Jr. tournament! Ibushi downed Davey Richards while Ryusuke Taguchi, who also had an excellent tournament, bested his tag partner and IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, Prince Devitt, setting up a rematch from the opening day at Korakuen where Taguchi won. Ibushi then won a 20 minute blockbuster that is being called one of the best matches of the year, defeating Taguchi with his Phoenix splash. Ibushi becomes the first man not affiliated to New Japan to ever win the Super Jr. tournament, showing just how highly he is regarded.
* Tetsuya Naito appeared today for the first time since he was betrayed by Yujiro and CHAOS. Naito demanded a singles match with Yujiro in Osaka on the 18th, vowing revenge. Both this and Devitt vs. Ibushi may be confirmed in the coming days.

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[Results] New Japan, 6/8/11

June 8th, 2011

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/8/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
750 Fans

0. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:37) with a crab hold.
1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Jado [4] beat Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [6] (7:11) with the Crossface of JADO.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Taichi [4] beat Tiger Mask [8] (7:04) with a small package hold.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [14] beat Koji Kanemoto [8] (7:22) with the Bloody Sunday.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Davey Richards [12] beat Kenny Omega [10] (9:55) with a powerbomb.
5. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (8:49) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Ishii.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Gedo [4] beat The Great Sasuke [10] (9:09) with a punt kick.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: KUSHIDA [10] beat Mascara Dorada [8] (6:25) with the Midnight Express.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi [10] beat TAKA Michinoku [8] (9:26) with a Milano-saku Dodon’s Throne.
9. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [12] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [8] (8:47) with a Firebird splash.

* An intense final day of group stage matches taught us who would join Devitt in the semis. Devitt himself showed anew why he is the top junior around with his seventh win, meaning his opening day loss to Davey Richards is his only blemish. Richards took second spot in Block A by defeating Kenny Omega, so he advances along with the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion.
* Last year’s runner-up to Devitt, Kota Ibushi, again showed he belongs in this tournament by securing Block B with a win over Liger. He is joined by Taguchi, whose victory over TAKA continued an impressive campaign for him. Although he finished tied on 10pts with Sasuke and KUSHIDA, beating both of them means Taguchi goes through to face his IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title co-holder Devitt on Friday!

Here are the final standings of one of the most stacked Super Jr. tournaments ever.

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [14]
2. Davey Richards [12]
3. Kenny Omega [10]
4. Koji Kanemoto [8]
5. Tiger Mask [8]
6. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [6]
7. TJP [6]
8. Taichi [4]
9. Jado [4]

Block B:
1. Kota Ibushi [12]
2. Ryusuke Taguchi [10]
3. The Great Sasuke [10]
4. KUSHIDA [10]
5. TAKA Michinoku [8]
6. Mascara Dorada [8]
7. Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
8. Gedo [4]
9. Daisuke Sasaki [2]

NJPW, 6/10/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KUSHIDA, Mascara Dorada & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Kenny Omega , Daisuke Sasaki & TJP
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, King Fale & Kyosuke Mikami vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Masato Tanaka & Hiromu Takahashi
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Kota Ibushi vs. Davey Richards
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Prince Devitt vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
5. Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & The Great Sasuke vs. Jado, Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii & Fujita “Jr.” Hayato
6. Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata vs. Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Final

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[Results] New Japan, 6/7/11

June 7th, 2011

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/7/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
750 Fans

0. Kyosuke Mikami vs. Hiromu Takahashi went to a draw (10:00) when the time limit expired.
1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Mascara Dorada [8] beat Gedo [2] (7:37) with a Tornillo.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: TAKA Michinoku [8] beat Daisuke Sasaki [2] (7:19) with the Dick Killer.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [6] beat TJP [6] (7:44) with the KID.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Jado [2] beat Kenny Omega [10] (9:42) with the Crossface of JADO.
5. Special Tag Match: Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (13:03) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Tenzan.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Davey Richards [10] beat Koji Kanemoto [8] (12:06) by pinfall.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [10] beat The Great Sasuke [10] (11:46) with a high-angle Thunder Fire powerbomb.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [12] beat Tiger Mask [8] (6:54) with the Bloody Sunday.
9. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi [8] beat KUSHIDA [8] (10:14) with a Milano-saku Dodon’s Throne.

* Prince Devitt is the first of this immense BOSJ cast to advance to the semi final round after beating Tiger Mask today. Omega vs. Richards tomorrow will be a direct decider to see who joins him from Block A in the semis.
* Block B is in a classic dogfight situation, with Ibushi tied on 10 points with Sasuke but ahead on the direct confrontation rule after beating him today. But below are no less than five wrestlers on 8 points with a mixture of results against the two men above them, making tomorrow an exciting day with Liger vs. Ibushi, Taguchi vs. TAKA, Gedo vs. Sasuke, and KUSHIDA vs. Mascara Dorada.

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [12]
2. Kenny Omega [10]
- Davey Richards [10]
4. Koji Kanemoto [8]
5. Tiger Mask [8]
6. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [6]
7. TJP [6]
8. Taichi [2]
9. Jado [2]

Block B:
1. Kota Ibushi [10]
2. The Great Sasuke [10]
3. Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
- Ryusuke Taguchi [8]
- TAKA Michinoku [8]
- KUSHIDA [8]
- Mascara Dorada [8]
8. Daisuke Sasaki [2]
9. Gedo [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 6/5/11

June 5th, 2011

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/5/11
Akashi Municipal Industrial Exchange Center
1,560 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Mascara Dorada [6] beat Daisuke Sasaki [2] (8:02) with a Tornillo.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Taichi [2] beat Jado [0] (10:04) with the Black Mephisto.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: TJP [6] beat Davey Richards [8] (9:51) with a front cradle.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: KUSHIDA [8] beat TAKA Michinoku [6] (9:29) with the Midnight Express.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Koji Kanemoto [8] beat Tiger Mask [8] (9:59) with an ankle hold.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [8] beat Gedo [2] (10:10) with a Firebird splash.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger [8] beat Ryusuke Taguchi [6] (9:20) with an air scissors drop.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [10] beat Kenny Omega [10] (12:08) with the Bloody Sunday.
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma (16:21) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Honma.

* Ring doctor Takeshi Misawa said Nakanishi is recovering well after being seriously injured on yesterday’s show. He suffered numbness and temporary paralysis as his spinal cord was injured, but he has regained feeling in his entire body is expected to recover. There will be an announcement about his recovery time in the coming days and if he can continuing wrestling like before.

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [10]
2. Kenny Omega [10]
3. Koji Kanemoto [8]
- Tiger Mask [8]
- Davey Richards [8]
6. TJP [6]
7. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4]
8. Taichi [2]
9. Jado [0]

Block B:
1. The Great Sasuke [10]
2. Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
- KUSHIDA [8]
- Kota Ibushi [8]
5. Ryusuke Taguchi [6]
- TAKA Michinoku [6]
- Mascara Dorada [6]
8. Daisuke Sasaki [2]
9. Gedo [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 6/4/11

June 4th, 2011

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/4/11
Kyoto KBS Hall
1,250 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: KUSHIDA [6] beat Gedo [2] (8:02) with the Midnight Express.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: TJP [4] beat Taichi [0] (8:29) with a la magistral.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Davey Richards [8] beat Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4] (10:03) with a Sharpshooter.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: The Great Sasuke [10] beat Mascara Dorada [4] (4:28) with a ground Octopus hold.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [6] beat Daisuke Sasaki [2] (10:39) with a Firebird splash.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Kenny Omega [10] beat Tiger Mask [8] (9:05) with the Croyt’s Wrath.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [8] beat Jado [0] (12:14) with the Bloody Sunday.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: TAKA Michinoku [6] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [6] (8:57) with the Michinoku Driver II.
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue beat Hirooki Goto, Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma (11:41) by referee stop (Inoue beat Nakanishi).

* Nakanishi was hurt badly in the main event, forcing the referee stoppage. It appears to have come after Wataru hit him with a German suplex and he was stretchered out in a neck brace as fans and wrestlers looked on with worry.

Block A:
1. Kenny Omega [10]
2. Prince Devitt [8]
- Tiger Mask [8]
- Davey Richards [8]
5. Koji Kanemoto [6]
6. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4]
- TJP [4]
8. Taichi [0]
- Jado [0]

Block B:
1. The Great Sasuke [10]
2. Jushin Thunder Liger [6]
- Ryusuke Taguchi [6]
- KUSHIDA [6]
- TAKA Michinoku [6]
- Kota Ibushi [6]
7. Mascara Dorada [4]
8. Daisuke Sasaki [2]
9. Gedo [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 6/3/11

June 3rd, 2011

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/3/11
Wakayama City Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Kenny Omega [8] beat TJP [2] (8:20) with the Croyt’s Wrath.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Davey Richards [6] beat Taichi [0] (10:06) with a Sharpshooter.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: The Great Sasuke [8] beat Daisuke Sasaki [2] (8:20) by pinfall.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Koji Kanemoto [6] beat Jado [0] (9:15) with an ankle hold.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger [6] beat Gedo [2] (7:27) with an air scissors drop.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Tiger Mask [8] beat Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4] (9:00) with a reverse double armbar.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Mascara Dorada [4] beat Ryusuke Taguchi [6] (7:02) with a front cradle.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [4] beat TAKA Michinoku [4] (9:40) with a Firebird splash.
9. Hirooki Goto, Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & King Fale (16:54) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Fale.

Block A:
1. Tiger Mask [8]
- Kenny Omega [8]
3. Prince Devitt [6]
- Koji Kanemoto [6]
- Davey Richards [6]
6. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4]
7. TJP [2]
8. Taichi [0]
- Jado [0]

Block B:
1. The Great Sasuke [8]
2. Jushin Thunder Liger [6]
- Ryusuke Taguchi [6]
4. KUSHIDA [4]
- Kota Ibushi [4]
- TAKA Michinoku [4]
- Mascara Dorada [4]
8. Daisuke Sasaki [2]
9. Gedo [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 6/2/11

June 2nd, 2011

–> “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVIII” <--

NJPW, 6/2/11
Toyohashi City Gymnasium #2
1,200 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger [4] beat Daisuke Sasaki [2] (8:06) with an air scissors drop.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Koji Kanemoto [4] beat TJP [2] (8:11) with an ankle hold.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Kenny Omega [6] beat Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4] (10:43) with the Croyt’s Wrath.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Tiger Mask [6] beat Jado [0] (8:27) with a reverse double armbar.
5. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [2] beat Mascara Dorada [2] (7:28) with a Firebird splash.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Gedo [2] beat Ryusuke Taguchi [6] (11:29) with the Gedo clutch.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: The Great Sasuke [6] beat KUSHIDA [4] (2:47) by pinfall.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [6] beat Taichi [0] (9:45) with the Bloody Sunday.
9. Hirooki Goto, Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue (17:08) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Inoue.

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [6]
- Tiger Mask [6]
- Kenny Omega [6]
4. Koji Kanemoto [4]
- Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [4]
- Davey Richards [4]
7. TJP [2]
8. Taichi [0]
- Jado [0]

Block B:
1. Ryusuke Taguchi [6]
2. The Great Sasuke [6]
3. Jushin Thunder Liger [4]
- KUSHIDA [4]
- TAKA Michinoku [4]
6. Gedo [2]
- Kota Ibushi [2]
- Mascara Dorada [2]
- Daisuke Sasaki [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 12/26/10

December 26th, 2010

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN AKITA”, 12/26/10
Akita City Gymnasium #2
1,800 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Jushin Thunder Liger beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:05) with a powerbomb.
2. Hirooki Goto & Koji Kanemoto beat Manabu Nakanishi & King Fale (13:12) when Goto used a crab hold on Fale.
3. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Wataru Inoue (13:14) by referee stop (Iizuka beat Inoue).
4. Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (12:54) when Ishii was DQ’d.
5. Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (14:13) when Naito used a Stardust press on Honma.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Satoshi Kojima & Taichi (16:37) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Taichi.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/23/10

December 23rd, 2010

NJPW “ROAD TO KINGDOM ~BATTLE XMAS!~”, 12/23/10 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,005 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma beat Toru Yano & Jado (10:24) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Jado.
2. Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga (9:16) when Naito used a Stardust press on Tonga.
3. TAKA Michinoku , NOSAWA Rongai & Taichi beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi (11:24) when TAKA used a side cradle on Taguchi.
4. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tiger Mask beat Masato Tanaka , Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (14:06) when Ishii was DQ’d.
5. Special Tag Match: Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Aoki beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Gedo (12:25) when Shiozaki used the Go Flasher on Gedo.
6. Special Tag Match: Yoshihiro Takayama & Minoru Suzuki beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (14:46) when Takayama used a kneelift on Inoue.
7. Special Tag Match: Satoshi Kojima & Kota Ibushi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Prince Devitt (18:21) when Kojima used a lariat on Devitt.

* Wins for many of the outsiders in the big 1/4 build-up matches, the New Japan tag teams losing all three of the main matches including the heavyweight/junior ace team of Tanahashi & Devitt falling to their Tokyo Dome opponents, Kojima & Ibushi.
* Kojima, for really the first time since coming back to New Japan, went into full heel mode after the main event, KO’ing Tanahashi with a lariat and putting one foot on the fallen ace as he raised the IWGP Heavyweight Title. The fans booed him and told him to go home, and Kojima said to them, “I’ll go, you idiots!”. Tanahashi was carried out on a stretcher.
* Young lion Kazuchika Okada made a surprise appearance ahead of his Tokyo Dome return match, dropping Takayama with a German suplex to send a message that he is stronger than before and ready to go at the Dome!
* Taichi’s mystery partners turned out to be TAKA Michinoku and NOSAWA Rongai, the three beating Liger, Kanemoto & Taguchi.

* New Japan has launched a new website design that you can view here.
* WrestleTalk sent along word that they have an audio interview with Prince Devitt up that you can listen to here, with much insight into the Irishman’s time in Japan.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/18/10

December 18th, 2010

NJPW “SUPER DREAM FIESTA 2010 IN MIYAZAKI”, 12/18/10
Miyazaki Sports Park Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. Wataru Inoue beat Tama Tonga (8:29) with the Spear of Justice.
2. Manabu Nakanishi beat King Fale (7:42) with an Argentine backbreaker.
3. Yuji Nagata, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask beat Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Tomohiro Ishii (14:15) when Ishii was DQ’d.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Takashi Iizuka, Jado & Gedo (12:13) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Gedo.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (12:27) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Honma.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto beat Satoshi Kojima & Taichi (17:15) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Taichi.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/17/10

December 17th, 2010

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH”, 12/17/10 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
400 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tama Tonga beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (12:15) when Goto used a Tokkou lariat on Fale.
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi & Koji Kanemoto beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (15:02) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
3. Satoshi Kojima & Taichi beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (11:58) when Kojima used a lariat on Honma.
4. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH EXTRA: Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Jado & Gedo (15:09) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Gedo.
5. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Tiger Mask (7:34) with the Boma Ye.
6. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Prince Devitt (8:20) with the High Fly Flow.

* Regarding the low attendance, only 400 “premium” tickets were sold for both of these Differ shows.
* The heavyweights win the series over juniors 3-0, heavyweight ace Tanahashi beating junior ace Devitt in the main event.

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[Results] New Japan, 12/16/10

December 16th, 2010

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH”, 12/16/10 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
350 Fans

1. Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (10:43) when Ishii was DQ’d.
2. Shinsuke Nakamura beat King Fale (5:54) with a choke.
3. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma beat Jado & Gedo (13:05) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Gedo.
4. Satoshi Kojima & Taichi beat Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga (14:49) when Kojima used a lariat on Tonga.
5. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (14:15) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Inoue.
6. J SPORTS CROWN DREAM MATCH: Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (12:29) when Naito used a Stardust press on Taguchi.

* During intermission while Tenzan was sat down doing an interview, Iizuka crept up behind his old enemy and choked him out with a sleeper hold, heating up their 1/4 Tokyo Dome match.

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[Results] New Japan, 10/26/10

October 26th, 2010

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 TRUTH ~G1 TAG LEAGUE~” <--

NJPW, 10/26/10
Matsumoto Meitetsu Show Hall
500 Fans

1. Tama Tonga beat Hiromu Takahashi (6:43) with the Tongan Twist.
2. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & Tomoaki Honma (13:28) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Honma.
3. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Jado & Gedo (15:29) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Gedo.
4. G1 Tag League - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4] beat Super Strong Machine & King Fale [0] (11:48) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Fale.
5. G1 Tag League - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder [2] beat El Terrible & El Texano Jr. [2] (10:19) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Texano.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Togi Makabe beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (17:14) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Ishii.

Block A:
1. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [4]
- Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4]
3. Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii [2]
4. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue [0]
- Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga [0]
- Super Strong Machine & King Fale [0]

Block B:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & TAJIRI [2]
- Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder [2]
- Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2]
- Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito [2]
- El Terrible & El Texano Jr. [2]
6. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 10/25/10

October 25th, 2010

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 TRUTH ~G1 TAG LEAGUE~” <--

NJPW, 10/25/10
New Sunpia Takasaki
1,100 Fans

1. Daniel Puder beat Tomoaki Honma (7:14) with a chickenwing armlock.
2. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & Tama Tonga (12:19) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Tonga.
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Strong Man, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat El Terrible, El Texano Jr., Jado & Gedo (11:56) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Gedo.
4. G1 Tag League - Block A: Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii [2] beat Super Strong Machine & King Fale [0] (11:00) when Ishii used a lariat on Fale.
5. G1 Tag League - Block B: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2] beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [0] (14:06) when Yano used a horizontal cradle on Bernard.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Togi Makabe beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito (17:42) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Takahashi.

* The IWGP Tag Team Champions continue their poor start to the G1 Tag League with a surprise loss to CHAOS’ Yano & Iizuka today after falling to NO LIMIT yesterday.

Block A:
1. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [4]
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [2]
- Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii [2]
4. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue [0]
- Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga [0]
- Super Strong Machine & King Fale [0]

Block B:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & TAJIRI [2]
- Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2]
- Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito [2]
- El Terrible & El Texano Jr. [2]
5. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [0]
- Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 10/24/10

October 24th, 2010

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 TRUTH ~G1 TAG LEAGUE~” <--

NJPW, 10/24/10
Koide Village Gymnasium
2,500 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Tama Tonga beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:03) with the Tongan Twist.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, El Terrible & El Texano Jr. beat Wataru Inoue, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask (12:20) when Liger used a la magistral on Tiger.
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Strong Man, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Takashi Iizuka, Daniel Puder, Jado & Gedo (14:26) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Gedo.
4. G1 Tag League - Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [4] beat Super Strong Machine & King Fale [0] (8:24) when Honma used a lariat on Fale.
5. G1 Tag League - Block B: Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito [2] beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [0] (15:23) when Takahashi used a moonsault press on Anderson.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Yuji Nagata beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (16:28) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Ishii.

* NO LIMIT score a big win over IWGP Tag Team Champions, Bad Intentions, on day two of the G1 Tag League!

Block A:
1. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [4]
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [2]
3. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue [0]
- Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga [0]
- Super Strong Machine & King Fale [0]
- Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii [0]

Block B:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & TAJIRI [2]
- Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito [2]
- El Terrible & El Texano Jr. [2]
4. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson [0]
- Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder [0]
- Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 10/23/10

October 23rd, 2010

NJPW “CAMP ZAMA SLAMFEST IV”, 10/23/10
Kanagawa Camp Zama

1. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat King Fale & Tama Tonga (10:52) when Devitt used the Bloody Sunday on Tonga.
2. Super Strong Machine, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto (12:11) when Liger used a horizontal cradle on Kanemoto.
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Daniel Puder, Jado & Gedo (14:40) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Gedo.
4. James Storm & Robert Roode beat Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito (12:36) when Roode pinned Takahashi after a union powerbomb.
5. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man beat El Terrible & El Texano Jr. (9:33) when Strong Man used a back flip on Texano.
6. Akebono, Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (15:22) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Ishii.

* New Japan’s fourth show in four years at the American military base of Camp Zama. Another major success by all accounts.
* Like the other “CAMP ZAMA SLAMFEST” shows, they were very America-centric with things you wouldn’t see on a normal New Japan show. For example, Beer Money Inc. were good guys today and defeated NO LIMIT.
* Akebono made one of his occasional New Japan appearances, teaming with Bad Intentions in the main event to defeat CHAOS.

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[Results] New Japan, 10/22/10

October 22nd, 2010

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 TRUTH ~G1 TAG LEAGUE~” <--

NJPW, 10/22/10 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,500 Fans

1. Super Strong Machine & King Fale beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Hiromu Takahashi (7:27) when Machine used a senton bomb on Takahashi.
2. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask beat Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo (11:34) when Taguchi used a Gedo Clutch II on Gedo.
3. G1 Tag League - Block B: El Terrible & El Texano Jr. [2] beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [0] (8:47) when Texano used the TT bomb on Iizuka.
4. G1 Tag League - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [2] beat Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga [0] (10:38) when Strong Man used a powerbomb on Tonga.
5. G1 Tag League - Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [2] beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue [0] (16:13) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Inoue.
6. Special Tag Match: James Storm & Robert Roode beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (11:58) when Roode pinned Anderson after a union powerbomb.
7. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima beat Tetsuya Naito (16:35) with a lariat.
8. G1 Tag League - Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi & TAJIRI [2] beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder [0] (14:34) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Puder.

* Winning starts for Tanahashi & TAJIRI, GBH, Nakanishi & Strong Man, and Team CMLL in the G1 Tag League.
* Naito put up a great fight against Kojima, just as he did against Tanahashi at Sumo Hall, as his stock continues to rise.
* Tanahashi, Goto, and Makabe all confronted Kojima at once, all wanting a shot at his title. But Kojima still wants to face no one but Nakamura in his V1 defense.
* One of American pro wrestling’s top tag teams, Beer Money Inc., made a special appearance and defeated IWGP Tag Team Champions, Bad Intentions, in a non-title match. After their win, they taunted Bernard and the fans, and there were suggestions of a rematch - possibly at the Tokyo Dome on January 4th.

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[Results] New Japan, 10/11/10

October 11th, 2010

NJPW “DESTRUCTION ‘10″, 10/11/10 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
8,800 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Manabu Nakanishi beat Tama Tonga (6:11) with an Argentine backbreaker.
2. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tiger Mask beat Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (11:32) when Ishii was DQ’d.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger Return Match: Masato Tanaka , Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma (9:55) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Honma.
4. Special Singles Match: TAJIRI beat Toru Yano (6:48) with a small package hold.
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega beat Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) (15:05) when Ibushi used a Phoenix splash on Devitt to become the 27th champions.
6. NJPW vs. NOAH Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Koji Kanemoto beat Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Aoki (17:14) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Aoki.
7. Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto beat Shinsuke Nakamura (16:08) with the Shouten Kai.
8. Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Tetsuya Naito (19:59) with a Texas Cloverleaf hold.
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Satoshi Kojima beat Togi Makabe (c) (19:12) with a lariat to become the 55th champion.

* Ishii tried to tear off Tiger’s mask, leading the DQ, and it appears these two have a feud going.
* TAJIRI misted Yano before rolling him up for the win.
* The IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title match was said to be off the charts, with some going as far to label it the best match of 2010 and worth the PPV price alone. Definitely look out for this one soon! Devitt’s 2-crown reign comes to an end after he is pinned by his BOSJ final opponent, Ibushi, and the belts enter DDT custody!
* The G1 Tag League 2010 tandems were announced after the fifth match.
- Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga, Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue, Super Strong Machine & King Fale, Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii.
- Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi & TAJIRI, Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson), Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder, Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka, NO LIMIT (Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito), El Terrible & El Texano Jr.
* The New Japan vs. NOAH tag match was another excellent battle with Shiozaki just falling short of his target of avenging his G1 loss to Nagata.
* Goto scored a big win over Nakamura in what was described as yet another great match. Goto’s credentials for a title match went up with this victory.
* Tanahashi defeated Naito in yes, you guessed it, another fantastic match between two of New Japan’s most gifted wrestlers. Naito struggled in a Texas Cloverleaf hold for a while before giving up. The impression from this match was that Naito is going to go right to the top sooner or later.
* Makabe’s first IWGP Heavyweight Title reign went wrong in his V3 defense! G1 Climax 2010 winner Satoshi Kojima began his second reign as champion after an epic war which saw him counter lariat Makabe for a very hard fought victory.
* Despite Nakamura’s loss to Goto, Kojima nominated him as his V1 defense, as Shinsuke beat Kojima during the G1 making him a worthy challenger.
* The show was said to have been one to remember with each of the last five matches worth going out of your way to see.

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[Results] NEVER.3, 10/8/10

October 8th, 2010

NJPW “NEVER.3″, 10/8/10
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
250 Fans

1. Keisuke Ishii beat Hiromu Takahashi (6:43) with a kneel kick.
2. Tomoaki Honma beat King Fale (8:12) with the Kokeshi.
3. Tama Tonga beat Daisuke Sasaki (11:12) with a Jackhammer.
4. Tomohiro Ishii beat Keita Yano (13:29) with a powerbomb.
5. Madoka & Shinobu beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Kyosuke Mikami (17:39) when Shinobu used the S.E.X. on Mikami.
6. Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Taishi Takizawa & Kaji Tomato (16:47) when Naito used a Stardust press on Takizawa.

* NO LIMIT have now main evented all three NEVER shows against indie opposition, winning each match.
* NEVER.4 takes place on November 18th in the same building.

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[Results] New Japan, 10/3/10

October 3rd, 2010

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN YAMAGATA”, 10/3/10
Yamagata Sports Center Sub Arena
1,650 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Kyosuke Mikami (6:31) with a crab hold.
2. Manabu Nakanishi beat King Fale (8:21) with an Argentine backbreaker.
3. Super Strong Machine & Wataru Inoue beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (13:17) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. Yuji Nagata, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask beat Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo (13:50) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Gedo.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga (18:44) when Naito used a Stardust press on Tonga.
6. Special Tag Match: Satoshi Kojima & Great Sasuke beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (15:35) when Kojima used a lariat on Honma.

* Kojima wins the final preliminary skirmish between he and Makabe before Sumo Hall in a main event that sees a guest appearance from the legendary Great Sasuke. Who will win he IWGP vs. G1 super-fight at Sumo Hall in a week’s time?

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[Results] New Japan, 9/26/10

September 26th, 2010

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NJPW, 9/26/10 (WPW/PPV)
Kobe World Hall
7,500 Fans - No Vacancy

0. Tama Tonga & King Fale beat Taichi & Kyosuke Mikami (7:13) when Tonga used the Tongan Twist on Mikami.
1. Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask beat Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (8:51) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Ishii.
2. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) beat Jado & Gedo (15:50) when Taguchi used a Gedo clutch gaeshino on Gedo (1st defense).
3. Special Singles Match: TAJIRI beat Toru Yano (6:14) by DQ.
4. Koji Kanemoto 20th Anniversary Match: Koji Kanemoto beat Davey Richards (15:19) with a Tiger suplex hold.
5. IWGP Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (20:06) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Inoue (2nd defense).
6. Satoshi Kojima beat Tomoaki Honma (9:10) with a lariat.
7. Special Tag Match: Shinsuke Nakamura & Tetsuya Naito beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto (18:07) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Tanahashi.
8. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Togi Makabe (c) beat Masato Tanaka (18:08) with a King Kong kneedrop (3rd defense).

* Makabe defeated old rival Tanaka in a high impact match to set up his V4 defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Title with G1 winner Satoshi Kojima at Sumo Hall next month!
* The semi final built up both Goto vs. Nakamura and Tanahashi vs. Naito at Sumo Hall with the surprise outcome seeing Nakamura pin his greatest rival Tanahashi!
* Bad Intentions continue to control the three way tag feud that has spanned much of this year between they, Nagata & Inoue, and NO LIMIT, with a victory over Seigi Gun.
* Apollo 55 go on to defend the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title on 10/11 at Sumo Hall against DDT’s Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega after beating the legendary Jado & Gedo today!
* Kanemoto vs. Richards was said to have been a fantastic match, showing that Kanemoto still has it after 20 years.

NJPW “DESTRUCTION ‘10″, 10/11/10 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega
2. Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
3. Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
4. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Togi Makabe (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima

New Japan has announced the schedule for its last tour of 2010, “CIRCUIT 2010 NEW JAPAN ALIVE“, which runs from November 19th to December 12th. It ends with a big double header in Aichi and Osaka.

- 11/19 @ Mie Prefectural Sun Arena Sub Arena
- 11/20 @ Tokoname City Gymnasium
- 11/22 @ Nagano Sports Park Gymnasium
- 11/23 @ Sanjo Welfare Hall
- 11/25 @ Yaizu City Gymnasium
- 11/26 @ Tottori Industrial Gymnasium
- 11/27 @ Tex Port Imabari
- 11/28 @ ITEM Ehime
- 11/29 @ Yamaguchi Butterfly Arena
- 12/1 @ Hiroshima Industrial Hall West Exhibition Pavilion
- 12/2 @ Fukuyama Big Rose
- 12/5 @ Akashi Municipal Industrial Exchange Center
- 12/11 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium WPW/PPV
- 12/12 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium SAMURAI!

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[Results] New Japan, 9/25/10

September 25th, 2010

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NJPW, 9/25/10
Tokushima Municipal Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. King Fale beat Kyosuke Mikami (7:18) with a crab hold.
2. Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask beat Tomohiro Ishii & Davey Richards (16:55) when Ishii was DQ’d.
3. Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Manabu Nakanishi & Taichi (15:23) when Takahashi used a moonsault press on Taichi.
4. Riki Choshu, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga (12:02) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Tonga.
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Toru Yano, Jado & Gedo (15:21) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Gedo.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Takashi Iizuka beat Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma (16:29) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Honma.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/24/10

September 24th, 2010

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NJPW, 9/24/10
Niihama Citizen Gymnasium
1,350 Fans - No Vacancy

1. King Fale beat Kyosuke Mikami (6:22) with a crab hold.
2. Tomoaki Honma beat Tama Tonga (10:45) with the Kokeshi.
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask beat Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Davey Richards (17:55) when Ishii was DQ’d.
4. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Riki Choshu & Taichi (9:15) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Taichi.
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito (17:22) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Takahashi.
6. Masato Tanaka , Jado & Gedo beat Togi Makabe, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (15:57) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Taguchi.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/23/10

September 23rd, 2010

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NJPW, 9/23/10
Takamatsu City Gymnasium
1,200 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:22) with a crab hold.
2. Tama Tonga & King Fale beat Tiger Mask & Taichi (10:35) when Tonga used the Tongan Twist on Taichi.
3. Manabu Nakanishi & Koji Kanemoto beat Tomohiro Ishii & Davey Richards (15:04) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Ishii.
4. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Riki Choshu & Tomoaki Honma (10:28) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Honma.
5. Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Jado & Gedo (15:00) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Gedo.
6. Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito (15:40) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Iizuka.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/22/10

September 22nd, 2010

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/22/10
Iwade Municipal Citizen Gymnasium
1,050 Fans

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:34) with a crab hold.
2. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Tiger Mask & Taichi (7:51) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Taichi.
3. Riki Choshu & Tomoaki Honma beat Manabu Nakanishi & Tama Tonga (9:17) when Honma used the Kokeshi on Tonga.
4. Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Tomohiro Ishii beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (16:05) when Ishii used a lariat on Fale.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Davey Richards beat Hirooki Goto & Koji Kanemoto (15:01) when Richards used an ankle hold on Kanemoto.
6. Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Jado & Gedo (16:46) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Gedo.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/20/10

September 20th, 2010

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NJPW, 9/20/10
Okayama Orange Hall
1,100 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (7:17) with a crab hold.
2. Tiger Mask beat Taichi (9:07) with a crucifix hold.
3. Tomohiro Ishii & Davey Richards beat Koji Kanemoto & Tama Tonga (15:22) when Richards used a powerbomb on Tonga.
4. Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (13:36) when Honma used the Kokeshi on Fale.
5. Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Jado & Gedo beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (16:39) when Naito used a high-angle front cradle on Anderson.
6. Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (15:14) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Iizuka.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/19/10

September 19th, 2010

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/19/10
Izumo City Gymnasium
1,800 Fans

1. Tomoaki Honma beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:04) with a crab hold.
2. Koji Kanemoto beat Kyosuke Mikami (7:17) with a crab hold.
3. Davey Richards, Jado & Gedo beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Taichi (14:37) when Richards used a Sharpshooter on Taichi.
4. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask (7:51) when Ishii pinned Tiger.
5. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (15:11) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Fale.
6. Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito (17:06) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Takahashi.

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[Results] New Japan, 9/18/10

September 18th, 2010

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/18/10
Hiroshima Green Arena Small Arena
2,200 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Tama Tonga & King Fale beat Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi (9:48) when Tonga used the Tongan Twist on Mikami.
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask beat Riki Choshu & Taichi (9:06) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Taichi.
3. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Davey Richards (18:44) when Richards was DQ’d.
4. Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Jado & Gedo beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (16:58) when Gedo used the Gedo clutch on Taguchi.
5. Hirooki Goto beat Tomohiro Ishii (11:00) with the Shouten Kai.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura beat Tomoaki Honma (9:41) with the Boma Ye.
7. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Satoshi Kojima & Masato Tanaka (16:35) when Tanahashi used a crucifix hold on Tanaka.

* Tanahashi pins number one contender Tanaka just 8 days before the ZERO1 star’s IWGP Heavyweight Title shot against Makabe!

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[Results] New Japan, 9/17/10

September 17th, 2010

–> “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL” <--

NJPW, 9/17/10
Toyooka City Gymnasium
1,100 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (8:03) with a crab hold.
2. Prince Devitt, Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Takashi Iizuka, Davey Richards, Jado & Gedo (17:45) when Gedo was DQ’d.
3. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Tama Tonga & King Fale (11:39) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Fale.
4. Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma beat Riki Choshu & Taichi (10:12) when Honma used the Kokeshi on Taichi.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue (15:37) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Inoue.
6. Togi Makabe & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (13:03) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Ishii.

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[Results] NEVER.1, 8/24

August 24th, 2010

NJPW “NEVER.1″, 8/24/10
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
300 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Kyosuke Mikami beat Hiromu Takahashi (debut) (8:28) with a crab hold.
2. Taichi Takizawa beat King Fale (11:23) with a moonsault press.
3. Ryusuke Taguchi & Taichi beat Yusuke Kodama & Kazuhiro Tamura (10:50) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Tamura.
4. Tomohiro Ishii beat Osamu Namiguchi (11:01) with a lariat.
5. Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Madoka & Shinobu (18:04) when Takahashi used a German suplex hold on Shinobu.

* New Japan’s new youth-centered brand debuted at a sold out 1st RING, featuring youngsters from all across Japan along with a cast of New Japan wrestlers (also mostly young generation).
* The brand started well and in addition to NEVER.2 at Osaka World Pavillion on 9/16, NEVER.3 has already been announced for 10/8 back at 1st RING in Tokyo.
* Hiromu Takahashi, New Japan’s newest debutant and the last of the 2010 class (Mikami and Fale being the others), debuted in the opener, falling to his classmate Mikami.

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[Results] New Japan, 8/15/10

August 15th, 2010

NJPW, 8/15/10 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
11,000 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. G1 Climax - Block B: Yujiro Takahashi [4] beat Yuji Nagata [8] (5:28) with a moonsault press.
2. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [9] vs. Go Shiozaki [9] went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [10] beat Hirooki Goto [8] (12:09) with a lariat.
4. G1 Climax - Block A: Toru Yano [8] beat Prince Devitt [8] (7:26) with the Kagamiwari.
5. G1 Climax - Block A: Tetsuya Naito [7] beat Manabu Nakanishi [8] (10:52) with a front cradle.
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [9] beat Togi Makabe [8] (11:58) with a Japanese leg roll clutch hold.
7. Special Tag Match: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Strong Man & Wataru Inoue (8:20) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Strong Man.
8. G1 Climax Special 6 Man Tag Match: Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada & Tiger Mask beat Riki Choshu, Super Strong Machine & AKIRA (8:17) when Tiger used a flying cradle on AKIRA.
9. G1 Climax - Final: Satoshi Kojima beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (21:25) with a lariat.

* Freelancer Satoshi Kojima becomes the first outsider in history to win the G1 Climax in its 20th year. Though not an outsider in the same sense as say a Yoshihiro Takayama, because he was trained and raised in New Japan with frequent returns, this adds freshness to the G1 by ending the common formula of an outsider losing in the final that has been done so much.
* Kojima said he will now chase the IWGP Heavyweight Title and should appear in New Japan regularly, though whether he tours or not isn’t known yet.
* “Mr. G1″ Masahiro Chono appeared before the main event as a special ring announcer.
* Masato Tanaka reappeared after the sixth match, attacking Makabe and challenging him to an IWGP Heavyweight Title match! How this will be handled with Kojima’s newfound contendership remains to be seen.
* Nakamura vs. Shiozaki was said to be an excellent match with the time limit preventing Nakamura from reaching the final. A win and he would have but Shiozaki wouldn’t have due to his loss to Kojima in the group stage. A rematch has already been booked for NOAH’s 8/22 super-show with no time limit!

Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [9]
2. Togi Makabe [8]
- Manabu Nakanishi [8]
- Prince Devitt [8]
- Toru Yano [8]
6. Tetsuya Naito [7]
7. Strong Man [4]
8. Karl Anderson [4]

Block B:
1. Satoshi Kojima [10]
2. Shinsuke Nakamura [9]
- Go Shiozaki [9]
4. Hirooki Goto [8]
5. Yuji Nagata [8]
6. Giant Bernard [6]
7. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
8. Wataru Inoue [2]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/14/10

August 14th, 2010

NJPW, 8/14/10 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
6,500 Fans

1. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taiji Ishimori , Ricky Marvin & Atsushi Aoki went to a draw (15:00) when the time limit expired.
2. G1 Climax - Block A: Strong Man [4] beat Tetsuya Naito [5] (7:55) with a powerbomb.
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata [8] beat Wataru Inoue [2] (10:18) with a backdrop hold.
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Yujiro Takahashi [2] beat Giant Bernard [6] (8:03) with a crucifix hold.
5. G1 Climax - Block A: Karl Anderson [4] beat Toru Yano [6] (9:16) with the Gun Stun.
6. G1 Climax - Block B: Go Shiozaki [8] beat Hirooki Goto [8] (17:52) with the Go Flasher.
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe [8] beat Manabu Nakanishi [8] (10:52) with a King Kong kneedrop.
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Prince Devitt [8] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [7] (11:35) by pinfall.
9. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [8] beat Satoshi Kojima [8] (16:45) with the Boma Ye.

* Nakamura defeats Kojima in a rematch five years in the making after their 60 minute draw in the same building some years ago.
* Shiozaki’s win over Goto in an exciting match makes tomorrow’s Nakamura vs. Shiozaki super-battle even more mouthwatering.
* Nakamura now shares 8 points with Nagata, Goto, Kojima, and Shiozaki heading into an exciting final day.
* Devitt scores a massive upset win over Tanahashi to stay well in contention for a spot in the final, doing the junior division proud as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion!
* Makabe’s win over Nakanishi means that those two, Tanahashi, and Devitt are really the only ones in with a shot of reaching the final from Block A tomorrow.
* Yujiro finally gets off the mark with a cradle win over Bernard, eliminating the gaijin ace from final contention.

Block A:
1. Togi Makabe [8]
2. Manabu Nakanishi [8]
3. Prince Devitt [8]
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi [7]
5. Toru Yano [6]
6. Tetsuya Naito [5]
7. Strong Man [4]
8. Karl Anderson [4]

Block B:
1. Yuji Nagata [8]
- Hirooki Goto [8]
- Shinsuke Nakamura [8]
- Satoshi Kojima [8]
- Go Shiozaki [8]
6. Giant Bernard [6]
7. Wataru Inoue [2]
8. Yujiro Takahashi [2]

NJPW, 8/15/10 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Yujiro Takahashi
2. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Go Shiozaki
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Satoshi Kojima
4. G1 Climax - Block A: Toru Yano vs. Prince Devitt
5. G1 Climax - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Tetsuya Naito
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
7. Special Tag Match: Strong Man & Wataru Inoue vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
8. G1 Climax Special 6 Man Tag Match: Riki Choshu, Super Strong Machine & AKIRA vs. Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada & Tiger Mask
9. G1 Climax - Final:

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[Results] New Japan, 8/13/10

August 13th, 2010

NJPW, 8/13/10 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,005 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House

1. G1 Climax - Block B: Wataru Inoue [2] beat Yujiro Takahashi [0] (8:19) with the Spear of Justice.
2. G1 Climax - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi [8] beat Strong Man [2] (8:41) with the Hercules Cutter.
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [8] beat Giant Bernard [6] (11:44) with a lariat.
4. Special Tag Match: Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Aoki beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Gedo (12:19) when Shiozaki used the Go Flasher on Gedo.
5. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe [6] beat Karl Anderson [2] (11:07) with a King Kong kneedrop.
6. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto [8] beat Yuji Nagata [6] (15:22) with a foot-arrangement cradle.
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Prince Devitt [6] beat Tetsuya Naito [5] (11:42) with the Bloody Sunday.
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [7] beat Toru Yano [6] (14:49) with the Sling Blade.

* Tanahashi follows up on his Hair vs. Hair win over Yano by beating him today, moving ahead of Yano, Makabe, and Devitt into second place, behind only the on-fire Nakanishi.
* Goto and Kojima move ahead in Block B after both pick up huge wins today, Goto pinning Nagata in a reportedly excellent match and Kojima lariating Bernard, whose strong G1 Climax has slowed down a bit now.
* Wataru won the battle of the winless today, beating Yujiro in the opener to finally get off 0 points and leave Yujiro rock bottom, far behind the top six.

Block A:
1. Manabu Nakanishi [8]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi [7]
3. Togi Makabe [6]
- Toru Yano [6]
- Prince Devitt [6]
6 Tetsuya Naito [5]
7. Strong Man [2]
8. Karl Anderson [2]

Block B:
1. Hirooki Goto [8]
- Satoshi Kojima [8]
3. Yuji Nagata [6]
- Giant Bernard [6]
- Shinsuke Nakamura [6]
- Go Shiozaki [6]
7. Wataru Inoue [2]
8. Yujiro Takahashi [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/12/10

August 12th, 2010

NJPW, 8/12/10 (J SPORTS)
Sendai Sun Plaza Hall
2,000 Fans

1. G1 Climax - Block A: Strong Man [2] beat Karl Anderson [2] (6:30) with a back flip.
2. G1 Climax - Block A: Toru Yano [6] beat Tetsuya Naito [5] (10:59) with the Uragasumi.
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto [6] beat Yujiro Takahashi [0] (13:03) with the Shouten.
4. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & TAJIRI beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (9:39) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Honma.
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Go Shiozaki [6] beat Giant Bernard [6] (11:07) with a small package hold.
6. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [6] beat Wataru Inoue [0] (11:18) with the Boma Ye.
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi [6] beat Prince Devitt [4] (9:23) with a German suplex hold.
8. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata [6] beat Satoshi Kojima [6] (16:18) with a backdrop hold.

* Nagata’s victory over Kojima, following his win over Shiozaki on the last show, have boosted his G1 but Block B is a major dogfight with six on 6 points, a mile ahead of Wataru and Yujiro, who share bottom place.
* Nakanishi now leads Block A after pinning Devitt, ahead of Yano on the “direct confrontatuion” rule.
* Yano’s win over Naito also put him in a qualification spot, with Tanahashi and Naito deadlocked in third.
* CMLL’s Strong Man finally won on his fifth attempt, pinning Anderson in the opening match.

Block A:
1. Manabu Nakanishi [6]
2. Toru Yano [6]
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi [5]
- Tetsuya Naito [5]
5. Togi Makabe [4]
6. Prince Devitt [4]
7. Strong Man [2]
8. Karl Anderson [2]

Block B:
1. Yuji Nagata [6]
- Hirooki Goto [6]
- Giant Bernard [6]
- Shinsuke Nakamura [6]
- Satoshi Kojima [6]
- Go Shiozaki [6]
7. Wataru Inoue [0]
- Yujiro Takahashi [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/10/10

August 10th, 2010

NJPW, 8/10/10 (Samurai! TV)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium
4,900 Fans

1. G1 Climax - Block A: Tetsuya Naito [5] beat Karl Anderson [2] (11:52) with a Stardust press.
2. G1 Climax - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [6] beat Wataru Inoue [0] (13:56) with a lariat.
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Giant Bernard [6] beat Hirooki Goto [4] (11:25) with the Bernard Driver.
4. Special Tag Match: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Toru Yano & Gedo (8:45) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Gedo.
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [4] beat Yujiro Takahashi [0] (11:47) with the Boma Ye.
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe [4] beat Strong Man [0] (5:57) with a King Kong kneedrop.
7. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata [4] beat Go Shiozaki [4] (16:25) with a backdrop hold.
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [5] beat Manabu Nakanishi [4] (15:01) with the High Fly Flow.

* New Japan’s biggest attendance at Yokohama Bunk Gymnasium for half a decade.
* Tanahashi, Nakamura, and Makabe all continue their comebacks after poor starts to the G1 with victories today.
* Shiozaki suffers his second loss on the trot to a veteran, falling to Nagata today.
* Both Wataru and Yujiro remain winless, though Yujiro’s tag partner Naito continues to have an impressive G1.

Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [5]
- Tetsuya Naito [5]
3. Togi Makabe [4]
- Manabu Nakanishi [4]
- Prince Devitt [4]
- Toru Yano [4]
7. Karl Anderson [2]
8. Strong Man [0]

Block B:
1. Giant Bernard [6]
- Satoshi Kojima [6]
3. Yuji Nagata [4]
- Hirooki Goto [4]
- Shinsuke Nakamura [4]
- Go Shiozaki [4]
7. Wataru Inoue [0]
- Yujiro Takahashi [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/8/10

August 8th, 2010

NJPW, 8/8/10 (WPW)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
8,500 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Special Tag Match: Yujiro Takahashi & Takashi Iizuka beat Yuji Nagata & TAJIRI (8:06) when Nagata was DQ’d.
2. G1 Climax - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi [4] beat Karl Anderson [2] (7:29) with the Dai*Nakanishi German.
3. G1 Climax - Block A: Toru Yano [4] beat Strong Man [0] (5:16) with a horizontal cradle.
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto [4] beat Wataru Inoue [0] (10:14) with a foot-arrangement cradle.
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [4] beat Go Shiozaki [4] (15:13) with a lariat.
6. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [2] beat Giant Bernard [4] (10:39) with the Boma Ye.
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [3] vs. Tetsuya Naito [3] went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe [2] beat Prince Devitt [4] (13:36) with a King Kong kneedrop.

* Makabe finally gets off the mark in the IWGP Heavyweight vs. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight main event, pinning Devitt. This moves him to a 1-2 record but Devitt is still 2-1.
* Tanahashi continues to struggle a little, only managing to draw with NO LIMIT’s Naito today. Naito beat Tanahashi in the New Japan Cup this year in what was a major upset, so continues to impress in big singles matches.
* Nakamura also got off the mark following a poor start, beating Bernard in the first ever singles match between the two.
* In the battle of “outsiders”, freelance Kojima lariated Shiozaki in somewhat of a surprise outcome, as these sort of matches often go to 30 minute draws in the G1.

Block A:
1. Manabu Nakanishi [4]
- Prince Devitt [4]
- Toru Yano [4]
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi [3]
- Tetsuya Naito [3]
6. Togi Makabe [2]
- Karl Anderson [2]
8. Strong Man [0]

Block B:
1. Hirooki Goto [4]
- Giant Bernard [4]
- Satoshi Kojima [4]
- Go Shiozaki [4]
5. Yuji Nagata [2]
6. Shinsuke Nakamura [2]
7. Wataru Inoue [0]
- Yujiro Takahashi [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/7/10

August 7th, 2010

NJPW, 8/7/10 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
4,500 Fans

1. Special Tag Match: Manabu Nakanishi & TAJIRI beat Tetsuya Naito & Takashi Iizuka (12:41) when Naito was DQ’d.
2. G1 Climax - Block A: Prince Devitt [4] beat Karl Anderson [2] (10:44) with the Bloody Sunday.
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Giant Bernard [4] beat Yuji Nagata [2] (13:05) with the Bernard Driver.
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Go Shiozaki [4] beat Wataru Inoue [0] (16:03) with the Go Flasher.
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [2] beat Yujiro Takahashi [0] (8:20) with a lariat.
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [2] beat Strong Man [0] (6:50) with the High Fly Flow.
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Toru Yano [2] beat Togi Makabe [0] (7:18) with the Uragasumi.
8. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto [2] beat Shinsuke Nakamura [0] (16:51) with a foot-arrangement cradle.

* Makabe and Nakamura, two potential favourites to win the tournament, have both had disasterous starts, with losses on days one and two. Both fell to close rivals today. For Nakamura, this start is the opposite of last year where he stormed through the entire tournament before losing to Makabe in the final.
* Tanahashi made sure he wasn’t in the same boat by pinning Strong Man, who has also started badly.
* Devitt, Bernard, and Shiozaki continued their promising starts by picking up their second wins on the trot.

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [4]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi [2]
- Manabu Nakanishi [2]
- Karl Anderson [2]
- Toru Yano [2]
- Tetsuya Naito [2]
7. Togi Makabe [0]
- Strong Man [0]

Block B:
1. Giant Bernard [4]
- Go Shiozaki [4]
3. Yuji Nagata [2]
- Hirooki Goto [2]
- Satoshi Kojima [2]
6. Wataru Inoue [0]
- Shinsuke Nakamura [0]
- Yujiro Takahashi [0]

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[Results] New Japan, 8/6/10

August 6th, 2010