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- OFFICIAL NEW JAPAN 2003 AWARDS
- STRONG STYLE SPIRIT 2003 AWARDS

TV Asahi/NJPW "BURNING SPIRIT IN ROPPONGI HILLS", 12/27/03 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet)
Roppongi Hills TV Asahi Studio
200 Fans

1. Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinya Makabe & Blue Wolf went to a draw (15:00) when the time limit expired.
2. 1/4/04 Tokyo Dome Selection Match: Hirooki Goto beat Akiya Anzawa (6:11) with a crab hold.
3. 1/4/04 Tokyo Dome Selection Match: Ryusuke Taguchi beat Naofumi Yamamoto (6:32) with a dropkick.

NJPW "DREAM * WIN", 12/23/03 (SXW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,650 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Gedo beat Akiya Anzawa (5:36) with a Gedo-style neck lock.
2. Wataru Inoue beat Naofumi Yamamoto (6:16) with the Triangle Lancer.
3. El Samurai beat Hirooki Goto (7:22) with a chickenwing armlock.
4. Heat beat Ryusuke Taguchi (10:42) with a cross armbreaker.
5. Takashi Iizuka & Hiro Saito beat Tatsutoshi Goto & Toru Yano (10:23) when Hiro used a German suplex hold on Yano.
6. Shinya Makabe & Blue Wolf beat Mitsuya Nagai & Ryushi Yanagisawa (9:21) when Makabe used a Scorpion Deathlock on Yanagisawa.
7. Yutaka Yoshie & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask (16:42) when Yoshie used a diving body press on Tiger.
8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura vs. Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.


BATTLE FINAL 2003 (11/24/03 to 12/14/03)


NJPW "YOKOHAMA DEAD OUT", 11/3/03 (PPV/WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet)
Yokohama Arena
12,500 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Osamu Nishimura, Jinsei Shinzaki Michinoku Pro & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Tadao Yasuda, Makai #1 & Ryota Chikuzen (14:01) when Nishimura used a backslide on Yasuda.
2. Kazunari Murakami ¥4,000,000 Bounty Match: Kazunari Murakami beat Koji Kanemoto (5:41) by referee stop.
3. New Japan vs. K-1: Montanha Silva K-1 beat Yutaka Yoshie New Japan (4:06) with a diving rolling guillotine.
4. New Japan vs. K-1 - U-30 Openweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi New Japan (c) beat TOA K-1 (8:33) with a Dragon sleeper (3rd defense).
5. K-1 Rules: TOMO K-1 beat Jadamba Narantungalag (R2 1:58) by KO.
6. K-1 Rules: Jan Nortje K-1 beat Ivan Rudan (R1 0:19) by KO.
7. K-1 Rules: Hiromi Amada K-1 beat Katsuyori Shibata (R2 2:08) by TKO.
8. New Japan vs. Inoki Army: Bob Sapp Inoki Army & Shinsuke Nakamura Inoki Army beat Manabu Nakanishi New Japan & Osamu Nishimura New Japan (16:33) when Nakamura used a wakigatame on Nishimura.
9. New Japan vs. Inoki Army: Yuji Nagata New Japan beat Minoru Suzuki Inoki Army (13:30) by referee stop.
10. New Japan vs. Inoki Army - IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan New Japan beat Yoshihiro Takayama Inoki Army (c) (27:26) with a moonsault press to become the 33rd champion.


G1 TAG LEAGUE 2003 (10/15/03 to 11/2/03)


NJPW "ULTIMATE CRUSH II", 10/13/03 (WPW/PPV/NJ+IWTV Internet)
Tokyo Dome
47,000 Fans

1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Jado won an 11 Man Super Jr. New Japan Rumble (22:47) when he used the Crossface of JADO on Koji Kanemoto to become the 45th champion. Order of elimination: Masayuki Naruse, Masahito Kakihara, El Samurai, Heat, Gedo, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsushi Takemura, Dick Togo, Tiger Mask & Koji Kanemoto.
2. U-30 Openweight Title #1 Contender Match: Blue Wolf beat Yutaka Yoshie (10:01) with a Jackhammer.
3. TOA K-1 beat Shinya Makabe (5:40) with a TOA slam.
4. Tadao Yasuda beat Osamu Nishimura (4:45) by pinfall after Makai #1 & Ryota Chikuzen used a union piledriver.
5. Ultimate Crush Rules: Osami Shibuya Pancrase beat Khaliun Boldbaatar (R2 4:46) with a sleeper hold.
6. Ultimate Crush Rules: Tsuyoshi Kosaka beat Ricardon (Ricardo Moraes) (R3) by decision (3-0).
7. Pancrase Rules - King of Pancrase Openweight Title: Josh Barnett (c) beat Yoshiki Takahashi Pancrase (R2 2:52) with a triangle choke hold (1st defense).
8. Kazunari Murakami ¥2,000,000 Bounty Match: Kazunari Murakami beat Katsuyori Shibata (4:58) by referee stop.
9. Hulk Hogan beat Masahiro Chono (19:46) with an Axe Bomber.
10. Elimination Match: Yoshihiro Takayama, Kazuyuki Fujita, Bob Sapp K-1, Minoru Suzuki Pancrase & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Seiji Sakaguchi (39:54). Nakamura threw Sakaguchi out of the ring (3:45). Nakanishi used a German suplex hold on Nakamura (14:47). Tanahashi used an inside cradle on Fujita (21:49). Tenzan & Takayama went over the top rope (27:53). Sapp threw Nakanishi out of the ring (29:38). Sapp used a powerbomb on Tanahashi (33:16). Suzuki beat Nagata by referee stop (39:54).


NJPW "ROAD TO ULTIMATE CRUSH", 9/21/03 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet)
Sagamihara City Gymnasium
4,000 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Akiya Anzawa (debut) (5:29) with a crab hold.
2. Heat & Masahito Kakihara beat Tiger Mask & Masayuki Naruse (9:02) when Heat used the Minoru Special on Naruse.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai beat Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue (15:27) when Samurai used a chickenwing armlock on Inoue.
4. Masahiro Chono, Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Tadao Yasuda, Makai #1 & Ryota Chikuzen (10:22) when Chono used a Yakuza kick on Makai #1.
5. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi beat Yutaka Yoshie & Toru Yano (16:59) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Yano.
6. Kazunari Murakami ¥1,000,000 Bounty Match: Kazunari Murakami beat Shinya Makabe (5:46) by TKO.
7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Blue Wolf (18:32) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Tanahashi.
8. NWF Heavyweight Title: Yoshihiro Takayama (c) beat Minoru Suzuki Pancrase (6:43) with a knee kick (7th defense).


BISSHIBISHI TRADITION!! MAKAI WORLD 2003 (9/3/03 to 9/15/03)


NJPW "OSAKA DREAM NIGHT", 8/28/03 (PPV/WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
6,000 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Hirooki Goto (7:56) with a grounded headlock.
2. Yutaka Yoshie beat Blue Wolf (8:44) with a diving body press.
3. Tiger Mask, Heat & Masahito Kakihara beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue (9:25) when Heat used the Minoru Special on Inoue.
4. Shinsuke Nakamura 1st Anniversary "Muga" Match: Osamu Nishimura beat Shinsuke Nakamura (15:42) with a figure-four leglock.
5. Hair vs. Mask - U-30 Openweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Makai #2 (11:10) with a Dragon suplex hold (2nd defense).
6. Manabu Nakanishi beat Kazunari Murakami (2:00) by DQ.
7. Tadao Yasuda & Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Yuji Nagata & Enson Inoue (7:10) when Yasuda used a Tiger Driver on Nagata.
8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Shinya Makabe (11:36) with the Anaconda Vice.
9. Cage Death Match - IWGP Heavyweight Title: Yoshihiro Takayama (c) beat Masahiro Chono (34:06) by KO (3rd defense).

NJPW "HALL CRUSH", 8/24/03 (SXW/NJ+IWTV Internet)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,649 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Shinsuke Nakamura beat Hirooki Goto (7:24) with a German suplex hold.
2. Shinya Makabe beat Ryusuke Taguchi (6:52) with a lariat.
3. Jado & Gedo beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (8:31) when Gedo pinned Goto after Katsushi Takemura used a missile kick.
4. Makai #1 beat Wataru Inoue (6:29) with a Devil Windmill suplex hold.
5. Tadao Yasuda beat El Samurai (3:17) with a Tiger Driver.
6. Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Masahito Kakihara (7:24) with a Yanagi Lock.
7. Masayuki Naruse beat Mitsuya Nagai (7:23) with a horizontal throw cradle.
8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yuji Nagata beat Tiger Mask & Heat (14:29) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Tiger.
9. IWGP Tag Team Title: Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Koji Kanemoto (21:22) when Yoshie used a diving body press on Liger (2nd defense).


G1 CLIMAX 2003 (8/10/03 to 8/17/03)


SUMMER STRUGGLE 2003 (7/4/03 to 7/24/03)


NJPW "THE CRUSH", 6/13/03 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet)
Tokyo Nippon Budokan
8,500 Fans - No Vacancy

1. AKIRA, Masahito Kakihara, Stampede Kid & Ryusuke Taguchi beat El Samurai, Jado, Gedo & Minoru Fujita (12:29) when Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on Gedo.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Koji Kanemoto beat Takashi Sugiura Pro Wrestling NOAH & Jushin Thunder Ebesga (Ebessan) Osaka Pro (11:15) when Liger used a brainbuster on Ebesga.
3. Scott Norton beat Blue Wolf (3:45) with a powerbomb.
4. Minoru Suzuki Pancrase beat Masayuki Naruse (6:58) with a sleeper hold.
5. Enson Inoue beat Tadao Yasuda (1:44) by DQ.
6. Katsuyori Shibata beat Yuji Nagata (7:41) by countout.
7. Manabu Nakanishi beat Mitsuya Nagai (1:51) with a cross armbreaker.
8. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Tiger Mask (c) beat Takehiro Murahama Osaka Pro (15:37) with a Tiger suplex hold (1st defense).
9. IWGP Tag Team Title: Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (c) (26:08) when Yoshie used a diving body press on Tenzan to become the 44th champions.
10. NWF Heavyweight Title: Yoshihiro Takayama (c) beat Shinsuke Nakamura (11:49) with a German suplex hold (5th defense).


BEST OF THE SUPER JR. X (5/23/03 to 6/11/03)


NJPW "ULTIMATE CRUSH", 5/2/03 (WPW/PPV/NJ+IWTV Internet) (Details)
Tokyo Dome
55,000 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. IWGP Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (10:24) with the TTD.
2. Ken Shamrock beat Takashi Iizuka (11:44) with an ankle hold.
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Jushin Thunder Liger & Koji Kanemoto (c) beat Tiger Mask & Heat (19:50) when Kanemoto used a Tiger suplex hold on Heat (2nd defense).
4. Ultimate Crush Rules: LYOTO (Ryoto Machida) beat KENGO Pancrase (R3) by decision (3-0).
5. Ultimate Crush Rules: Tsuyoshi Kosaka beat Dolgorsuren Sumiyabazar (R1 2:58) by doctor stop.
6. Ultimate Crush Rules: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Jan Nortje K-1 (R2 3:12) with a guillotine choke.
7. Ultimate Crush Rules: Josh Barnett beat Jimmy Ambriz (R1 3:05) by referee stop.
8. Ultimate Crush Rules: Kazuyuki Fujita beat Manabu Nakanishi (R3 1:09) by referee stop.
9. Enson Inoue beat Kazunari Murakami (6:33) by referee stop.
10. GHC Heavyweight Title: Kenta Kobashi Pro Wrestling NOAH (c) beat Masahiro Chono (28:27) with a lariat (2nd defense).
11. IWGP Heavyweight Title & NWF Heavyweight Title: Yoshihiro Takayama (c) beat Yuji Nagata (c) (18:17) with a German suplex (4th defense) to become the 32nd IWGP Heavyweight Champion.

NJPW "ULTIMATE FESTIVAL", 5/1/03 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet) (Details)
Tokyo Dome
11,000 Fans

1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Pinoi Boy (5:23) with a dropkick.
2. AKIRA & Masahito Kakihara beat American Dragon & Rocky Romero (10:13) when Kakihara used an Octopus hold on Romero.
3. Kantaro Hoshino & Kotetsu Yamamoto won a 9 Man New Japan Alumnus Battle Royal (11:53) when Yamamoto pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi. Order of elimination: George Takano, Masashi Aoyagi, Great Kabuki, Kengo Kimura, Osamu Kido, Haruka Eigen & Kuniaki Kobayashi.


STRONG ENERGY 2003 (4/18/03 to 4/29/03) (Details)

NJPW "EXCITING BATTLE IN NAEBA 2003", 3/29/03 (SXW) (Details)
Naeba Prince Hotel Event Hall
700 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. El Samurai beat Naofumi Yamamoto (6:34) with a diving headbutt.
2. Jado & Gedo beat Hiro Saito & Ryusuke Taguchi (8:35) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Taguchi.
3. Naeba Cup Tag Tournament - Semi Final: Yuji Nagata & Masahito Kakihara beat Takashi Iizuka & Jushin Thunder Liger (10:54) when Nagata used the Nagata Lock III on Liger.
4. Naeba Cup Tag Tournament - Semi Final: Manabu Nakanishi & Heat beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Koji Kanemoto (11:09) when Heat used a jackknife hold on Kanemoto.
5. Shinya Makabe beat Toru Yano (7:00) with a lariat.
6. Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie beat Tatsutoshi Goto & Hiroshi Tanahashi (13:20) when Yoshie used a back blow on Goto.
7. Naeba Cup Tag Tournament - Final: Manabu Nakanishi & Heat beat Yuji Nagata & Masahito Kakihara (9:29) when Nakanishi used a front sleeper on Kakihara.


HYPER BATTLE 2003 (3/6/03 to 3/23/03) (Details)


FIGHTING SPIRIT 2003 (1/30/03 to 2/16/03) (Details)


NJPW "WRESTLING WORLD 2003", 1/4/03 (WPW) (Details)
Tokyo Dome
50,000 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Osamu Nishimura beat Tatsumi Fujinami (8:10) with a Japanese leg roll clutch hold.
2. Young Generation Cup - Semi Final: Yutaka Yoshie beat Shinya Makabe (13:20) with a diving body press.
3. Young Generation Cup - Semi Final: Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Kenzo Suzuki (9:23) with a high knee.
4. Dai Majin & Makai #1 beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (7:50) when Goto was DQ'd.
5. Makai #4 & Makai #5 beat Takashi Iizuka & Masahito Kakihara (10:54) when Makai #5 used a swan dive knee attack on Iizuka.
6. Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Thunder Liger & Takehiro Murahama Osaka Pro beat Heat, Masayuki Naruse & Tiger Mask (16:10) when Kanemoto used an ankle hold on Naruse.
7. Young Generation Cup - Final: Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Yutaka Yoshie (6:48) with a cross armbreaker.
8. Michiyoshi Ohara & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Tadao Yasuda & Kazunari Murakami (7:12) by referee stop (Nakamura beat Yasuda).
9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima All Japan beat Masahiro Chono & Manabu Nakanishi (23:18) when Tenzan used the TTD on Chono.
10. NWF Heavyweight Title: Yoshihiro Takayama beat Tsuyoshi Kosaka (10:19) with a knee kick to become the 17th champion.
11. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Yuji Nagata (c) beat Josh Barnett (10:40) with a kneel kick (7th defense).