Yano & Iizuka again stole Tenzan & Kojima’s title belts on Sunday at Korakuen after TenKoji had managed to get them back on the previous Korakuen show.

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NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ WRESTLING DONTAKU 2012″, 5/3/12 (WPW/PPV)
Fukuoka International Center

- IWGP Tag Team Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka

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Shinsuke Nakamura and Toru Yano, both former amateur wrestling superstars during their university days, have something else in common now - they both want Togi Makabe out of wrestling for good. The two announced a joint struggle today which does not seem to affect RISE or GBH too much yet (although Nakamura has yet to appear on any cards this tour teaming with Goto, who is focused on his feud with Tanahashi), both inviting members of their factions to join them in their quest. Things got interesting after Nakamura crushed Honma today and when Honma declared he is loyal to Makabe afterwards, he was beaten down by Nakamura, Yano, and the rest of GBH with the possible exception of Iizuka (who wasn't mentioned in the report I read, so may or may not have been part of it). With a week between today's show and the next, further answers may have to wait.

Pro Wrestling NOAH's Takashi Sugiura, at war with New Japan, today announced his plan to invade the company soon. Sugiura wants to fight everyone in singles and suggested going as far as touring to achieve that need.

NJPW, 4/11/09 (SXW)
Twin Messe Shizuoka
1,100 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Koji Kanemoto beat Nobuo Yoshihashi (7:34) with an ankle hold.
2. Black Tiger & Jado beat Tiger Mask & Kazuchika Okada (9:37) when Black Tiger used a Death Valley bomb on Okada.
3. Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori beat Riki Choshu & Mitsuhide Hirasawa (7:21) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Hirasawa.
4. Toru Yano, Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Masahiro Chono, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA (9:26) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on AKIRA.
5. Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (14:45) when Nagata was DQ’d.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura beat Tomoaki Honma (6:51) with the Landslide.
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt beat Hirooki Goto, Milano Collection AT & Taichi (Taichi Ishikari) (15:23) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Taichi.

Sunday’s Sumo Hall show just got some added spice. After his tag match in Okinawa, Nagata was sneak attacked by former friend Iizuka, who beat Mr. Saikyo bloody and caused him to be stretchered out. Nagata demanded a card change and now the Nagata & Goto vs. Yano & Iizuka tag has been dissolved into two singles matches - Nagata vs. Iizuka and Goto vs. Yano! The twist to Nagata vs. Iizuka is that it will be a Chain Death Match, the same concept that Tenzan vs. Iizuka was last October when Iizuka put Tenzan to sleep. Goto vs. Yano will be a normal singles match but important for Goto to try and build more momentum leading into his IWGP Heavyweight Title challenge against Sunday’s main event winner.

NJPW “RESOLUTION ‘09″, 4/5/09 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Koji Kanemoto vs. Kazuchika Okada
2. Wataru Inoue, Milano Collection AT & Taichi Ishikari vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Tomoaki Honma
3. Resolution ‘09 Special 6 Man Tag Match - NJPW Greatest Heritage: Riki Choshu, Super Strong Machine & El Samurai vs. Masahiro Chono, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA
4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Winner of Motor City Machine Guns/NO LIMIT (c) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title - Belt Contra Mascara: Tiger Mask (c) vs. Black Tiger
6. Resolution ‘09 Special Tag Match - Big Comeback WILD HEART: Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
7. Resolution ‘09 Special Singles Match - HUGE RIOT: Hirooki Goto vs. Toru Yano
8. Resolution ‘09 Special Singles Match - Bolt from the blue - Chain Death Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Takashi Iizuka
9. Resolution ‘09 Special Singles Match - The end of discord: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Togi Makabe
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title - WHICH IS GENIUS: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kurt Angle