Yuji Nagata followed up on his recent win over Masayuki Kono by completely defeating him on All Japan’s Sumo Hall show earlier in a Cage Death Match. A bloodied up Nagata knocked out Kono who has been feuding with Nagata over the honour of his mentor Masakatsu Funaki, who Nagata injured at the Tokyo Dome in January. It’s unknown if this ends the feud until Funaki returns or if perhaps Nagata might enter the Champion Carnival again. Kojima also appeared on the show in his old haunt, pinning Seiya Sanada.

AJPW “40TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR 2012 PRO-WRESTLING LOVE IN RYOGOKU VOL. 14″, 3/20/12
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
9,000 Fans

- STACK OF ARMS vs. Seigi Gun – Cage Death Match: Yuji Nagata beat Masayuki Kono (18:44) by KO.
- AJPW vs. NJPW – Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima beat Seiya Sanada (14:08) with a lariat.

One of New Japan’s most famous tag teams is back! Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima, affectionately known as TenKoji, are reuniting and New Japan has hurriedly altered the big 12/4 Aichi lineup to pit them against the dastardly CHAOS’ duo of Iizuka & Saito. It will be about 2 1/2 years since TenKoji last teamed in a reunion that ended on a flat note with the two losing to Bad Intentions on 5/3/09 in Fukuoka. Could fate drive them towards facing that very team who have become the most successful IWGP Tag Team Champions of all time?

NJPW, 12/4/11 (WPW/PPV)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Karl Anderson & Killer Rabbit vs. Jado & Gedo
2. Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tama Tonga vs. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero
3. Special Tag Match: Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA vs. Takashi Sugiura & Atsushi Aoki
4. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue vs. Yoshihiro Takayama & Lance Archer
5. Special Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) vs. Davey Richards
7. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Masato Tanaka vs. MVP
8. Special Singles Match: Giant Bernard vs. Minoru Suzuki
9. Special Singles Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Yuji Nagata

Satoshi Kojima is off Nagata’s 8/30 Korakuen show due to an eye injury suffered in the G1 Climax, which looks likely to keep him out of action a while. Young lion Kyosuke Mikami is also sidelined at the moment with injury, while Manabu Nakanishi remains a long-term casualty after suffering spinal damage earlier in the year. The card for the 8/22 house show was announced, featuring a Tanahashi vs. Nakamura prelude match.

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN TSUBAME ~TSUBAME RETURNS~”, 8/22/11
Tsubame Citizen Gymnasium

1. Jushin Thunder Liger & Takaaki Watanabe vs. Tiger Mask & Hiromu Takahashi
2. Wataru Inoue vs. King Fale
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yuji Nagata vs. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito
4. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & KUSHIDA vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Gedo

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

1. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Kyosuke Mikami
2. Wataru Inoue & King Fale vs. Hideo Saito & Gedo
3. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tomoaki Honma
5. Togi Makabe & KUSHIDA vs. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi
6. Tama Tonga Return Match: Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga vs. Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii
7. Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Jun Akiyama vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano

New IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Satoshi Kojima, is already having disagreements with management after a meeting today with President Sugabayashi led to a stalemate.

Sugabayashi and New Japan want to name Hirooki Goto the top contender for Kojima’s belt following the young man’s big win over Nakamura yesterday. Kojima, though, is adament of facing Nakamura in his V1 defense as he views the CHAOS leader as a stronger and higher ranked opponent despite his loss to Goto yesterday at Sumo Hall. Kojima’s only losses in the G1 Climax came against Nagata and Nakamura, with the latter now on Cozy’s mind.

When questioned, Kojima said he hadn’t even watched Goto vs. Nakamura and told Sugabayashi that even if he did, his opinion and wish to face Shinsuke would not be compromised. A slightly perplexed Sugabayashi argued that yesterday’s match showed that Goto is very strong and even if not on Nakamura’s overall level still, would be a worthy challenger for Kojima. Once again, Kojima shunned this and said that while he is sure Goto is a good wrestler, he’d prefer to face him in a non-title match for now.

Sugabayashi reminded Kojima that he isn’t a New Japan contracted talent at this time and he also needs to respect the opinions of management. Kojima said he can only think of facing Nakamura and asked the president to understand. Sugabayashi said he will consider Kojima’s request, so we still don’t know who is the top contender - Goto or Nakamura.

Before then we have the G1 Tag League, for which teams were announced yesterday. Although Kojima is not in the tournament itself, he will be making appearances in singles matches. On day one at Korakuen he has a mouthwatering clash with NO LIMIT’s Tetsuya Naito. One of American pro wrestling’s top teams, Beer Money Inc., also return to New Japan for the first time in over 1 1/2 years, as they battle IWGP Tag Team Champions, Bad Intentions, in a non-title match!

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

1. Super Strong Machine & King Fale vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & Hiromu Takahashi
2. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo
3. G1 Tag League - Block B: El Terrible & El Texano Jr. vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
4. G1 Tag League - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man vs. Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga
5. G1 Tag League - Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue
6. Special Tag Match: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson vs. James Storm & Robert Roode
7. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tetsuya Naito
8. G1 Tag League - Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi & TAJIRI vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder

NJPW, 10/24/10
Koide Village Gymnasium

1. Tama Tonga vs. Hiromu Takahashi
2. Wataru Inoue, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Jushin Thunder Liger, El Terrible & El Texano Jr.
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Strong Man, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Takashi Iizuka, Daniel Puder, Jado & Gedo
4. G1 Tag League - Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Super Strong Machine & King Fale
5. G1 Tag League - Block B: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Yuji Nagata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii

NJPW, 10/25/10
New Sunpia Takasaki

1. Tomoaki Honma vs. Daniel Puder
2. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & Tama Tonga
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Strong Man, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. El Terrible, El Texano Jr., Jado & Gedo
4. G1 Tag League - Block A: Super Strong Machine & King Fale vs. Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. G1 Tag League - Block B: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Togi Makabe vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito

NJPW, 10/26/10
Matsumoto Meitetsu Show Hall

1. Tama Tonga vs. Hiromu Takahashi
2. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & Tomoaki Honma
3. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Jado & Gedo
4. G1 Tag League - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man vs. Super Strong Machine & King Fale
5. G1 Tag League - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder vs. El Terrible & El Texano Jr.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii

NJPW, 10/30/10
Yokkaichi City Gymnasium

1. Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. King Fale & Hiromu Takahashi
2. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Takashi Iizuka, Jado & Gedo
3. G1 Tag League - Block A: Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man
4. G1 Tag League - Block B: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder
5. Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro Ishii
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, El Terrible & El Texano Jr. vs. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito
7. G1 Tag League - Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga

NJPW, 10/31/10
Obama Citizen Gymnasium

1. Tiger Mask vs. Hiromu Takahashi
2. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. El Terrible, El Texano Jr., Jado & Gedo
3. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Manabu Nakanishi, Strong Man & Koji Kanemoto
4. G1 Tag League - Block A: Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga vs. Super Strong Machine & King Fale
5. G1 Tag League - Block B: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Daniel Puder & Tomohiro Ishii

NJPW, 11/1/10 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Koji Kanemoto vs. Takashi Iizuka, Jado & Gedo
2. G1 Tag League - Block B: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson vs. El Terrible & El Texano Jr.
3. G1 Tag League - Block A: Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii
4. Hirooki Goto, Tama Tonga & King Fale vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Daniel Puder
5. G1 Tag League - Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man
6. Special Singles Match: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Satoshi Kojima
7. G1 Tag League - Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi & TAJIRI vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito

NJPW, 11/2/10 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. Manabu Nakanishi, Strong Man, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi
2. G1 Tag League - Block A: Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Super Strong Machine & King Fale
3. G1 Tag League - Block B: Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito vs. El Terrible & El Texano Jr.
4. Togi Makabe, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Jado & Gedo
5. G1 Tag League - Block A: Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga vs. Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii
6. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Daniel Puder
7. G1 Tag League - Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi & TAJIRI vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka

NJPW, 11/3/10
Kyoto KBS Hall

1. King Fale vs. Hiromu Takahashi
2. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Jado & Gedo
3. Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto, Wataru Inoue & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Manabu Nakanishi, Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Strong Man
4. Tama Tonga vs. Satoshi Kojima
5. G1 Tag League - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
6. G1 Tag League - Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii
7. G1 Tag League - Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi & TAJIRI vs. El Terrible & El Texano Jr.

NJPW, 11/6/10
Kuki City Gymnasium

1. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Jado & Gedo
2. Togi Makabe & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. El Terrible & El Texano Jr.
3. Tomoaki Honma vs. Satoshi Kojima
4. G1 Tag League - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man vs. Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. G1 Tag League - Block A: Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga
6. G1 Tag League - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito

NJPW, 11/7/10 (WPW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Tag League - Semi Final: Block A 1st place vs. Block B 2nd place
2. G1 Tag League - Semi Final: Block B 1st place vs. Block A 2nd place
3. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Koji Kanemoto
4. G1 Tag League - Final: