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.

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.

After some confusion over whether New Japan would take part, the company today announced lineups for the joint New Japan/All Japan 40th anniversary shows in Taiwan next month. Compared to the Sumo Hall show in July these are very low key, with New Japan unable to dispatch top stars like Tanahashi, Nakamura, Okada, Goto, Makabe, Naito, and Devitt because the company has a tour going at the same time in Japan. So older heads like Nagata, TenKoji, and Liger have been tasked with leading the company on these shows against near enough All Japan’s entire native roster. Koji Kanemoto, who spends most of his time in All Japan these days but is still a New Japan wrestler, represents New Japan in a series of interesting interpromotional matches including one battle with his Junior Stars friend Minoru Tanaka. Another big junior match pits Liger against Kaz Hayashi, while probably the biggest heavyweight match is the 10/28 main event of Tenzan, Kojima & Wataru vs. Muto, Funaki & Hayashi.

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

1. Takao Omori, Manabu Soya & Hiroshi Yamato vs. Masakatsu Funaki, Masayuki Kono & Minoru Tanaka
2. New Japan vs. All Japan: Tiger Mask vs. SUSHI
3. New Japan vs. All Japan: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Seiya Sanada
4. New Japan vs. All Japan: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. KENSO & Ryota Hama
5. New Japan vs. All Japan: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Kaz Hayashi
6. New Japan vs. All Japan: Yuji Nagata , Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto vs. Keiji Muto , Suwama & Shuji Kondo

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 vs. KENSO, Ryota Hama & Seiya Sanada
2. New Japan vs. All Japan: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. SUSHI
3. New Japan vs. All Japan: Koji Kanemoto vs. Minoru Tanaka
4. New Japan vs. All Japan: Tiger Mask & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Shuji Kondo & Hiroshi Yamato
5. New Japan vs. All Japan: Yuji Nagata vs. Masayuki Kono
6. New Japan vs. All Japan: Hiroyoshi Tenzan , Satoshi Kojima & Wataru Inoue vs. Keiji Muto , Masakatsu Funaki & Kaz Hayashi

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Satoshi Kojima’s busy interpromotional schedule also sees him go to NOAH soon where he faces Naomichi Marufuji in a singles match. On the heels of his failure to take the IWGP Heavyweight Title from Tanahashi, Marufuji will be looking to bounce back with a win over the IWGP Tag Team Champion.

NOAH, 9/29/12
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

- Naomichi Marufuji vs. Satoshi Kojima

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

AJPW, 7/29/12
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

- Special Singles Match: Masakatsu Funaki vs. Yuji Nagata

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

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

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

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

NJPW, 7/7/12
New Sunpia Gunma

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

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

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

NJPW, 7/10/12
Wakayanagi City Gymnasium

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

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

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

NJPW, 7/13/12
Muroran City Gymnasium

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

NJPW, 7/14/12
Kutchan Town Gymnasium

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

NJPW, 7/15/12
Yakumo Town Gymnasium

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

NJPW, 7/16/12
Hakodate Citizen Gymnasium

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

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

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

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

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

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

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