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Toru Yano announced the name of the new group led by he and Nakamura today as CHAOS. This seems to kill off GBH, unless Makabe retains the name, with Yano saying he'd "give" the GBH name to the "two idiots" (Makabe and Honma) who continue to persist. So CHAOS appears to be GBH minus Makabe and Honma, plus Nakamura. Shinsuke seems to have fully turned to the dark side, although his ultimate motivation besides hurting Makabe doesn't seem clear.

NJPW, 4/23/09
Zentsuji Citizen Gymnasium
800 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Koji Kanemoto & Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Kazuchika Okada (12:50) when Kanemoto used an ankle hold on Okada.
2. Milano Collection AT & Taichi beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Nobuo Yoshihashi (11:58) when Taichi pinned Yoshihashi after a super scrap kick.
3. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Black Tiger beat Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori & Tiger Mask (14:42) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Omori.
4. Riki Choshu, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (12:13) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Jado beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (12:34) when Nakamura used the Landslide on Honma.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Prince Devitt beat Hirooki Goto & AKIRA (15:25) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on AKIRA.

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New Japan announced the full cards for the big Fukuoka International Center show and Korakuen double header that follows up on it. The only notable addition to Fukuoka is legends Choshu & Chono facing Wild Child. OKUMURA (Shigeo Okumura) has been added to the Korakuen double header as part of the CMLL party, while another Tiger Mask vs. Black Tiger (fifth generation) singles match has been set up for the 5/6 show - this time for Tiger’s IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title in what will be his third defense!

NJPW “WRESTLING DONTAKU 2009″, 5/3/09 (WPW/PPV)
Fukuoka International Center

1. Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt vs. Milano Collection AT & Taichi
2. Wataru Inoue, AKIRA & Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Black Tiger & Jado
3. Riki Choshu & Masahiro Chono vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori
4. Wrestling Dontaku 2009 Special Tag Match - TENJIN Deadline: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano
5. Wrestling Dontaku 2009 Special Tag Match - HAKATA Cross Fire: Tiger Mask & Koji Kanemoto vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & CIMA
6. Justice Revenge in FUKUOKA - Dog Collar Chain Death Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Takashi Iizuka
7. TenKoji Return - IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
8. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Hirooki Goto

NJPW “DIVERGENCE”, 5/5/09 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. OKUMURA
2. Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt vs. Milano Collection AT & Taichi
3. Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA vs. Takashi Iizuka & Karl Anderson
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori & Koji Kanemoto
5. Special Tag Match - NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Intentions: Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada vs. Takashi Sugiura & Atsushi Aoki
6. Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii
7. Special 6 Man Tag Match - Mistico 3rd Impact!!!: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tiger Mask & Mistico vs. Giant Bernard, Black Tiger & Misterioso Jr.

NJPW “DISSIDENCE”, 5/6/09 (SXW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & AKIRA vs. OKUMURA, Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi
2. Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt vs. Milano Collection AT & Taichi
3. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Tiger Mask (c) vs. Black Tiger
6. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Wataru Inoue vs. Tomohiro Ishii
7. Special Tag Match - Mistico 3rd Impact!!!: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Mistico vs. Hirooki Goto & Misterioso Jr.

Card updates galore for April and May, starting with the biggest…

Revenge! Yuji Nagata and Takashi Iizuka go to war again at the Fukuoka International Center in a rematch of their recent Chain Death Match, with Nagata out for revenge after being choked out and humiliated by Iizuka at Sumo Hall.

NJPW “WRESTLING DONTAKU 2009″, 5/3/09 (WPW/PPV)
Fukuoka International Center

1. Wrestling Dontaku 2009 Special Tag Match: Tiger Mask & Koji Kanemoto vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & CIMA
2. TenKoji Return - IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
3. Justice Revenge in FUKUOKA - Chain Death Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Takashi Iizuka
4. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Hirooki Goto

Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Takashi Sugiura lives up to his promise with a New Japan invasion on the first of the May Korakuen double header, bringing youngster Atsushi Aoki with him to battle Hirooki Goto and young lion Kazuchika Okada. This will come two days after Goto’s IWGP challenge, so he could be wearing the title by then. After another inconclusive finisher in the LOCK UP main event, Wataru Inoue and Tomohiro Ishii have their third and possibly decisive singles match in a Falls Count Anywhere Match where the bout can finish anywhere in Korakuen!

NJPW “DIVERGENCE”, 5/5/09 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special Tag Match - NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Intentions: Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada vs. Takashi Sugiura & Atsushi Aoki
2. Special 6 Man Tag Match - Mistico 3rd Impact!!!: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tiger Mask & Mistico vs. Giant Bernard, Black Tiger & Misterioso Jr.

NJPW “DISSIDENCE”, 5/6/09 (SXW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Wataru Inoue vs. Tomohiro Ishii
2. Special Tag Match - Mistico 3rd Impact!!!: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Mistico vs. Hirooki Goto & Misterioso Jr.

Due to the conspiracy between Nakamura and Yano, cards have been updated for the ongoing tour with Nakamura teaming with GBH members, which seems to suggest Nakamura is in GBH but with Goto being preoccupied, who knows for sure. A series of matches between the ousted Tomoaki Honma and GBH members have also been set up.

NJPW, 4/18/09
Kuwana City Gymnasium

1. Tomoaki Honma vs. Toru Yano
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada
3. Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori & Super Strong Machine vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jado

NJPW, 4/19/09
Iwade Municipal Townsman Gymnasium

1. Tomoaki Honma vs. Giant Bernard
2. Yuji Nagata & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Takashi Iizuka
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt vs. Hirooki Goto, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA

NJPW, 4/21/09 (SXW)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
3. Riki Choshu, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Hirooki Goto & Milano Collection AT

NJPW, 4/22/09 (SXW)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. Tomoaki Honma vs. Karl Anderson
2. Riki Choshu, Yuji Nagata & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
3. Tiger Mask vs. Black Tiger
4. Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hirooki Goto
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Takao Omori

NJPW, 4/23/09
Zentsuji Citizen Gymnasium

1. Tomoaki Honma vs. Black Tiger
2. Riki Choshu, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Prince Devitt vs. Hirooki Goto & AKIRA

NJPW, 4/24/09
Shunan Sports Center

1. Jushin Thunder Liger 20th Anniversary Special Tag Match: Tiger Mask & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Black Tiger & Jado
2. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori & Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Riki Choshu vs. Hirooki Goto & AKIRA

NJPW, 4/26/09
Oita Daihatsu Arena

1. Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
2. Yuji Nagata & Kazuchika Okada vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Hirooki Goto & AKIRA

NJPW, 4/27/09
Nagasaki Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Tomoaki Honma vs. Jado
2. Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori & Tiger Mask vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Black Tiger
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW, 4/29/09
Hiroshima Trade Center West Pavillion

1. Tomoaki Honma vs. Toru Yano
2. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & AKIRA vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Prince Devitt vs. Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW, 4/30/09
Oita Event Hall

1. Tomoaki Honma vs. Giant Bernard
2. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori & Koji Kanemoto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Prince Devitt vs. Hirooki Goto & Milano Collection AT

NJPW, 5/1/09
Kagoshima Citizen Gymnasium

1. Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii
2. Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata & Super Strong Machine vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto vs. Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger