CIRCUIT 2009 NEW JAPAN GENERATION - 9/12 Togane to 9/27 Kobe

[AKINAN]

I dont know if he is getting a push or not but im happy that Anderson is getting some wins.

[Stuart]

NJPW "HIROSHI TANAHASHI 10TH ANNIVERSARY", 9/23/09 (Samurai! TV)
Gifu Industrial Hall
3,000 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Takao Omori, Koji Kanemoto & AKIRA beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi (14:45) when Omori used an Axe Bomber on Hirasawa.
2. Tomoaki Honma beat Taichi (11:52) with the Shalimarti.
3. Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt beat Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo (15:53) when Nagata used the Drive Screw on Gedo.
4. Wataru Inoue beat Takashi Iizuka (16:45) by DQ.
5. Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (13:29) when Tiger used a front cradle on Anderson.
6. Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano (17:23) when Makabe used a top rope King Kong kneedrop on Yano.

[AKINAN]

Just about to post the results lol.

3000 is a great crowd. Honma wins...well it was Taichi but its nice to see Honma's ''Fiery Underdog'' spirit breaking through.

[d232009]

Tanahashi Pics from the Show

[NorthBayfan001]

Tanahashi Pics from the Show

*Faints*

[Fundertaker]

Tanahashi got BIGGER or what?

[IrishPuroFan]

Wataru Inoue beat Takashi Iizuka (16:45) by DQ well no suprise there btw when was the Iizuka didnt get DQ'ed? May I also add that tanahashi+ jeans with no-tshirt = jawdrop

[Tanahashism]

....

too bad he cant compete in his 10th anniversary tho

[Olly is Olly]

He's so hot.

[Stuart]

Last show before Kobe. Makabe has won the last two matches so I think it's 7-5 to him leading in. Possibly good sign for Nakamura using the old laws of pro wrestling (loser goes in strongest) but NJ has swerved with this booking plenty of times before.

NJPW, 9/26/09
Himeji Minato Dome
1,000 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Super Strong Machine & Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi (12:17) when Hirasawa used the Hira Bottom on Yoshihashi.
2. Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt beat Jado & Gedo (11:54) when Taguchi used a reverse cradle on Jado.
3. Hirooki Goto beat Taichi (11:12) with the Shouten.
4. Manabu Nakanishi & AKIRA beat Takao Omori & Koji Kanemoto (12:01) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Kanemoto.
5. Masahiro Chono & Tiger Mask beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (12:44) when Chono used a Shining Yakuza kick on Anderson.
6. Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (19:44) when Makabe used a top rope King Kong kneedrop on Iizuka.

[AKINAN]

Christ, Iizuka lost again, Makabe definatly has the ''advantage'' going into this but i see Nakamura winning the belt...hope the Unchained Gorilla proves me wrong.

[NewJapanAllJapanfan84]

I'm definately worried as both Makabe and Chono won their matches today which leads me to believe that they will lose tomorrow and I'm even more worried will see Nakamura/Tanahashi AGAIN soon enough.

[OrangeCrush99]

If Nakamura gets it, he's gonna roll into WK IV as champ. And if Tanahashi is healthy we will assuredly get Tanahashi vs Nakamura as the main event. Tanahashi is to WK as HHH is to Wrestlemania. I think you catch my drift.

[Stuart]

I hope Nakamura wins and I like Makabe.

I'm all for Makabe being a main eventer but I like the idea of title being extremely valuable and difficult to win. Since Tanahashi and Nakamura are the top two, it's common for them to have repeated reigns, Makabe and Goto are better as strugglers who fight their way there slowly over time (not Nakanishi-length time where it's too late by the time he wins it).

Also, I still think Makabe's first title reign could be best a full blown heel again, which you have to think will happen eventually. He may be hot right now but think in a few months when his feud with the dangerous Nakamura has died down, will he be as effective and will he be able to headline the Tokyo Dome (if he was to hold it that long)?

[Stuart]

Oh yeah and a heel hasn't held the title since Fujita (if you consider him such) in 2005. It has been native babyfaces, outsiders who are babyfaces (Muto), and wrestlers designed to be babyfaces but unpopular (Lesnar) ever since.