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- STRONG STYLE SPIRIT 2002 AWARDS

NJPW "DREAM * WIN", 12/23/02 (SXW) (Details)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,721 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Naofumi Yamamoto beat Ryusuke Taguchi (6:30) with a chickenwing hold.
2. Dream * Win Jr. Tag Team Tournament - Semi Final: El Samurai & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Masayuki Naruse (14:18) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on Naruse.
3. Dream * Win Jr. Tag Team Tournament - Semi Final: Masahito Kakihara & Tiger Mask beat Koji Kanemoto & Heat (11:51) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Heat.
4. Shiro Koshinaka & Osamu Nishimura beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (10:43) when Nishimura used a ground Cobra Twist on Goto.
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie beat Kenzo Suzuki, Blue Wolf & Toru Yano (19:14) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Yano.
6. Dream * Win Jr. Tag Team Tournament - Final: El Samurai & Gedo beat Masahito Kakihara & Tiger Mask (11:37) when Samurai used a chickenwing armlock on Tiger.
7. Yuji Nagata beat Takashi Iizuka (13:52) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.


NJPW "THE SPIRAL II", 12/15/02 (WPW) (Details)
Nagoya Rainbow Hall
9,500 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Yutaka Yoshie beat Toru Yano (9:13) with a back blow.
2. Takashi Iizuka beat El Samurai (11:15) with a sleeper hold.
3. Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai #1 beat Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse (13:02) when Makai #1 used a Makai Windmill suplex hold on Naruse.
4. Koji Kanemoto & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (14:11) when Kanemoto used a moonsault press on Tiger.
5. Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo beat Heat (7:21) with a Michinoku Driver II.
6. Masahiro Chono & Joanie Laurer beat Kazunari Murakami & Makai #2 (6:21) when Laurer used an STF on Makai #2.
7. Manabu Nakanishi beat Blue Wolf (10:26) with an Argentine backbreaker.
8. Yuji Nagata beat Shinya Makabe (11:21) with a backdrop hold.
9. Yoshihiro Takayama & Kenzo Suzuki beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura (21:10) when Takayama used a knee kick on Nishimura.


TRIATHLON SURVIVOR 2002 (11/22/02 to 12/10/02) (Details)


TOUKON SERIES 2002 (10/19/02 to 11/4/02) (Details)


NJPW "THE SPIRAL", 10/14/02 (WPW) (Details)
Tokyo Dome
50,000 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Blue Wolf beat Toru Yano (5:59) with a Mongol slam.
2. Jado & Gedo beat El Samurai & Wataru Inoue (11:33) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on Samurai.
3. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Shiro Koshinaka & Takashi Iizuka (9:58) when Hiro used a diving senton on Iizuka.
4. Jushin Thunder Liger, Masahito Kakihara & Tiger Mask beat American Dragon, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes (12:26) when Liger used a brainbuster on Romero.
5. Shinya Makabe Return Match: Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo beat Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (7:29) when Makabe used a Dragon suplex hold on Suzuki.
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Koji Kanemoto (c) beat Heat (debut) (18:43) with an ankle hold (2nd defense).
7. NWF Heavyweight Title Tournament - Semi Final: Tsuyoshi Kosaka beat Tadao Yasuda (2:15) with an achilles tendon hold.
8. New Japan vs. Foreign Army: Yutaka Yoshie New Japan beat Ryushi Yanagisawa Foreign Army (5:33) with a diving body press.
9. New Japan vs. Foreign Army - European Catch Rules: Osamu Nishimura New Japan vs. Bas Rutten Foreign Army went to a draw (R10 3:00) when the time limit expired.
10. New Japan vs. Foreign Army: Kazunari Murakami Foreign Army beat Masayuki Naruse New Japan (4:22) with a sleeper hold.
11. New Japan vs. Foreign Army: GREAT MUTA Foreign Army beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan New Japan (6:43) with a tornado clothesline.
12. New Japan vs. Foreign Army: Masahiro Chono New Japan beat Joanie Laurer Foreign Army (11:35) with a Yakuza kick.
13. New Japan vs. Foreign Army: Bob Sapp Foreign Army beat Manabu Nakanishi New Japan (6:26) by countout.
14. New Japan vs. Foreign Army - IWGP Heavyweight Title: Yuji Nagata New Japan (c) beat Kazuyuki Fujita Foreign Army (12:55) with a backdrop hold (4th defense).

TOUKON SERIES 2002 PROLOGUE (10/6/02 to 10/12/02) (Details)


G1 WORLD 2002 (9/6/02 to 9/22/02) (Details)


NJPW "CROSS ROAD", 8/29/02 (WPW) (Details)
Tokyo Nippon Budokan
9,000 Fans - No Vacancy

1. El Samurai & Tiger Mask beat PABLO Kaientai Dojo & Hi69 Kaientai Dojo (9:07) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on PABLO.
2. Jado & Gedo beat Ikuto Hidaka Michinoku Pro & Curry Man Michinoku Pro (13:27) when Jado pinned Curry after a super powerbomb.
3. Wataru Inoue beat KENTA Pro Wrestling NOAH (9:56) with an Octopus hold.
4. Koji Kanemoto beat Makoto Hashi Pro Wrestling NOAH (15:41) with a kneel kick.
5. Masayuki Naruse vs. Takehiro Murahama Osaka Pro went to a draw (20:00) when the time limit expired.
6. Giant Silva beat Giant Singh (10:30) with a Giant press.
7. Tadao Yasuda beat Shinsuke Nakamura (debut) (4:26) with a front sleeper.
8. Kensuke Sasaki beat Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo (1:12) by KO.
9. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Yoshinobu Kanemaru Pro Wrestling NOAH & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi Pro Wrestling NOAH beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka (c) (22:16) when Kikuchi used the Fireball bomb on Liger to become the 9th champions.
10. NWF Heavyweight Title Tournament - Semi Final: Yoshihiro Takayama beat Kazuyuki Fujita (8:28) with a knee kick.


G1 CLIMAX 2002 (8/3/02 to 8/11/02) (Details)


SUMMER FIGHT SERIES 2002 (6/20/02 to 7/20/02) (Details)


NJPW "BATTLE ZONE 6-7", 6/7/02 (WPW) (Details)
Tokyo Nippon Budokan
9,000 Fans

1. El Samurai & Blue Wolf beat Katsuyori Shibata & Wataru Inoue (7:24) when Wolf used a Mongol slam on Inoue.
2. MIKAMI Dramatic Dream Team & Takashi Sasaki Dramatic Dream Team beat Poison Sawada JULIE Dramatic Dream Team & Hebikage Dramatic Dream Team (14:39) when MIKAMI used a Swanton bomb on Hebikage.
3. Mariko Yoshida ARSION, Michiko Omukai ARSION, Rie Tamada ARSION, Ai Fujita ARSION & baby A ARSION beat Lioness Asuka ARSION, GAMI ARSION, noki-A ARSION, Fabi Apache ARSION & Bionic J ARSION (19:02) when Fujita used a firebird splash on Apache.
4. Tadao Yasuda & Osamu Nishimura beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (2:21) when Nishimura used a ground Cobra Twist on Goto.
5. Koji Kanemoto, AKIRA, Black Tiger & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru Tanaka, Tiger Mask & Curry Man Michinoku Pro (12:36) when AKIRA used an STF on Curry.
6. Yutaka Yoshie beat Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo (6:16) with a back blow.
7. Bas Rutten beat Masayuki Naruse (6:37) by referee stop.
8. Masahiro Chono & Scott Norton beat Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (11:59) when Norton used a Jackhammer on Suzuki.
9. Yoshihiro Takayama beat Manabu Nakanishi (17:50) with a left knee kick.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Yuji Nagata (c) beat Kensuke Sasaki (22:44) with a backdrop hold (2nd defense).


BEST OF THE SUPER JR. IX (5/18/02 to 6/5/02) (Details)


NJPW "TOUKON MEMORIAL DAY", 5/2/02 (WPW) (Details)
Tokyo Dome
57,500 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Kintaro Kanemura Big Japan beat Daisuke Sekimoto Big Japan (8:03) with a diving senton.
2. Katsuyori Shibata beat Wataru Inoue (6:26) with a sleeper hold.
3. Tiger Mask III (Koji Kanemoto) & Tiger Mask IV Michinoku Pro beat Black Tiger & El Samurai (12:54) when Tiger Mask III used a Tiger suplex hold on Samurai.
4. Kaoru Ito All Japan Women's & Momoe Nakanishi All Japan Women's beat Manami Toyota All Japan Women's & Yumiko Hotta All Japan Women's (12:16) when Nakanishi used a reverse Momo*Latch on Toyota.
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka beat Jado & Gedo (c) (17:44) when Liger used a brainbuster on Gedo to become the 8th champions.
6. Shinya Hashimoto ZERO-ONE & Naoya Ogawa UFO beat Scott Norton & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (12:02) when Hashimoto pinned Norton after the Oregotokarire.
7. Bas Rutten beat Manabu Nakanishi (6:00) with a triangle choke hold.
8. Don Frye beat Tadao Yasuda (1:51) with a figure-four achilles tendon hold.
9. Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner beat Kensuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (14:38) when Scott used a Steiner Screwdriver on Tanahashi.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Yuji Nagata (c) beat Yoshihiro Takayama (15:36) with a high kick (1st defense).
11. Masahiro Chono vs. Mitsuharu Misawa Pro Wrestling NOAH went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.


BIG FIGHT SERIES 2002 (4/16/02 to 4/29/02) (Details)

NJPW "EXCITING BATTLE IN OKINAWA", 4/13/02 (NJTV Internet) (Details)
Okinawa Prefectural Budokan
4,500 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Blue Wolf (8:40) with a crab hold.
2. Masahito Kakihara beat El Samurai (9:05) with the Kaki Cutter.
3. Osamu Nishimura beat Hiro Saito (8:57) with a ground Cobra Twist.
4. Tadao Yasuda beat Yutaka Yoshie (9:10) with a front sleeper.
5. Kensuke Sasaki beat Tatsutoshi Goto (5:10) with a Northern Light bomb.
6. Elimination Match: Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru Tanaka & Masayuki Naruse beat Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo (36:24). Kanemoto used a moonsault press on Naruse (20:11). Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Tanaka (23:05). Nagata used an Exploder on Kanemoto (25:15). Liger used a front cradle on Tenzan (32:05). Chono used an STF on Liger (32:32). Nagata used the Nagata Lock II on Chono (33:56). Gedo used the Gedo clutch on Nagata (34:57). Nakanishi used a Northern Light suplex hold on both Jado & Gedo (36:24).

NJPW "TOUKON SPECIAL", 4/5/02 (WPW) (Details)
Tokyo Budokan Hall
3,000 Fans

1. El Samurai beat Masayuki Naruse (8:46) with a la magistral.
2. Hiro Saito beat Blue Wolf (7:16) with a senton bomb.
3. Tatsutoshi Goto beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (6:45) with a backdrop suplex.
4. Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru Tanaka & Masahito Kakihara (15:05) when Kanemoto used a Falcon Arrow on Kakihara.
5. IWGP Ranking Match: Kensuke Sasaki beat Yutaka Yoshie (9:24) with a Northern Light bomb.
6. IWGP Ranking Match: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan went to a draw (20:00) when the time limit expired.
7. IWGP Ranking Match: Masahiro Chono beat Osamu Nishimura (19:06) by pinfall after a Butterfly Lock.
8. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Yuji Nagata beat Tadao Yasuda (c) (15:01) with the Nagata Lock II to become the 31st champion.


EXCITING BATTLE IN NAEBA 2002 (3/29/02 to 3/30/02) (Details)


HYPER BATTLE 2002 (3/8/02 to 3/24/02) (Details)


NJPW "NEW JAPAN 30TH BIRTHDAY", 3/6/02 (SXW) (Details)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,545 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. One Night Young Lion Tournament - Round 1: Katsuyori Shibata beat Katsushi Takemura (7:45) with a single-leg crab hold.
2. One Night Young Lion Tournament - Round 1: Blue Wolf beat Wataru Inoue (9:09) with a Mongol slam.
3. Masahito Kakihara beat El Samurai (11:36) with the Kaki Cutter.
4. Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura beat Kensuke Sasaki & Shiro Koshinaka (7:43) when Nakanishi used a German suplex hold on Koshinaka.
5. One Night Young Lion Tournament - Semi Final: Kenzo Suzuki beat Katsuyori Shibata (8:39) with a spear.
6. One Night Young Lion Tournament - Semi Final: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Blue Wolf (8:44) with a crab hold.
7. Tadao Yasuda & Yutaka Yoshie beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tatsutoshi Goto (8:42) by referee stop (Yasuda beat Tenzan).
8. 2/3 Falls: Tatsumi Fujinami, Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru Tanaka & Masayuki Naruse beat Masahiro Chono, Hiro Saito, Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo (23:59). Nagata used the Nagata Lock II on Jado (15:33). Chono used a Yakuza kick on Tanaka (7:07). Tanaka used a horizontal cradle on Hiro (1:19).
9. One Night Young Lion Tournament - Final: Kenzo Suzuki beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (12:41) with a backdrop suplex.


FIGHTING SPIRIT 2002 (2/1/02 to 2/16/02) (Details)


EXTREME 2 DAYS (1/24/02 to 1/25/02) (Details)


NJPW "WRESTLING WORLD 2002", 1/4/02 (WPW) (Details)
Tokyo Dome
51,500 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Masayuki Naruse & Masahito Kakihara beat Katsuyori Shibata & Wataru Inoue (10:50) when Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on Inoue.
2. El Samurai & Minoru Tanaka beat Koji Kanemoto & AKIRA (12:31) when Tanaka used a backslide on AKIRA.
3. Kazunari Murakami UFO & Yuki Ishikawa BattlARTS beat Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (8:00) by referee stop (Murakami beat Tanahashi).
4. Jushin Thunder Liger, Great Sasuke Michinoku Pro & Tiger Mask Michinoku Pro beat Dick Togo, Jado & Gedo (20:12) when Liger used a brainbuster on Gedo.
5. Manabu Nakanishi beat Giant Silva (6:49) by countout.
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kendo Kashin (c) beat Daijiro Matsui (5:43) with a front cradle (2nd defense).
7. Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase beat Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Nishimura (16:44) when Muto used the Shining Wizard on Nishimura.
8. Kensuke Sasaki vs. Naoya Ogawa UFO went to a no contest (4:02).
9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Masahiro Chono & Giant Singh (10:47) when Tenzan used a horizontal cradle on Singh.
10. GHC Heavyweight Title: Jun Akiyama Pro Wrestling NOAH (c) beat Yuji Nagata (19:58) with a wrist-clutch Exploder (3rd defense).