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Here are the results from New Japan’s annual New Year Dash show. This is traditionally seen as New Japan’s version of the ‘Raw After Mania’ and the main storylines/feuds heading into February’s New Beginning shows start to take shape.
Kyle O’Reilly, Ricochet & David Finlay b. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Henare – Finlay took the win for his team
Yujiro Takahashi & Hangman Page b. Yoshitatsu & Billy Gunn – Hangman Page took the win after hitting the Right of Passage on Yoshitatsu
YOSHI-HASHI, Rocky Romero & Barreta b. Adam Cole and The Young Bucks – Yoshi-Hashi took the pinfall victory for his team after rolling up ROH Champion Adam Cole
Scott Norton, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Hiro Saito & Cheeseburger b. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & BONE SOLDIER – Kojima hit the Lariat on BONE SOLDIER to take the win for his team
Michael Elgin & KUSHIDA b. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi – Elgin took the win after hitting a Burning Hammer on Naito, he now looks set to be the next challenger for Naito’s Intercontinental Championship. CMLL Star Dragon Lee also appeared to attack longtime rival Takahashi and stated that he wants a shot at Takahashi’s IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata & Juice Robinson b. Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Will Ospreay – Robinson took the shock win over NEVER Champion Hirooki Goto to set himself as the next challenger for the title
NJPW/NOAH legend Minoru Suzuki appeared after the bout with his stable (The Suzuki Army) and attacked the members of CHAOS, Suzuki then proclaimed that all of New Japan’s titles will soon be theirs.
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Championship Match – Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi b. SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI – Nakanishi hit the Hercules Cutter on BUSHI to win the titles and make Los Ingobernables’ title reign end after one day.
Posted January 5th, 2017 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Adam Cole, Bad Luck Fale, Billy Gunn, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Michael Elgin, Okada, Ricochet, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, The Young Bucks, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay.
Here are the results from New Japan’s final event of the year at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan:
Ryusuke Taguchi & Yoshitatsu b. Jushin Thunder Liger & Henare – Taguchi took the win for his team after hitting the Dodon on Henare
Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano b. Yujiro Takahashi & BONE SOLDIER – Ishii hit the Brainbuster on BONE SOLDIER to take the pinfall victory
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Juice Robinson b. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Chase Owens – Makabe hit the King Kong Knee Drop on Owens for the win
Yuji Nagata b, Manabu Nakanishi – Nagata hit the Exploder of Justice to take the win
Katsuyori Shibata & Tiger Mask IV b. Hirooki Goto & Jado – Shibata hit the Penalty Kick on Jado to take the pinfall victory
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, KUSHIDA & David Finlay b. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI – Kojima hit BUSHI with a Lariat to take the win for his team
Kenny Omega & Bad Luck Fale b. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI – Omega hit the One Winged Angel on YOSHI-HASHI to gain the momentum leading up to his IWGP Heavyweight Title match against Okada at Wrestle Kingdom.
Posted December 17th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Korakuen Hall, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results from the Road to Tokyo Dome show that took place 12/16 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Yuji Nagata, Yoshitatsu & Ryusuke Taguchi b. Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask IV & Henare – Taguchi took the pinfall victory over Henare
Tomohiro Ishii b. Chase Owens – Ishii took the pinfall victory in just over 8 minutes with the Brainbuster
SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & David Finlay – EVIL hit his namesake finisher on Finlay to take the pinfall victory for his team
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Juice Robinson b. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & BONE SOLDIER – Robinson hit the Pulp Fiction on Tonga to take the win leading into his match against Cody at the Tokyo Dome
Hirooki Goto & Jado b. Katsuyori Shibata & Jushin Thunder Liger – Goto took the win after hitting the GTR on Liger
Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi b. Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Jado – Yujiro took the win after hitting the Pimp Juice on Jado
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi b. Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA – Takahashi took the win after hitting the TIME BOMB on KUSHIDA
Posted December 17th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Korakuen Hall, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii.
Here are the results from New Japan’s World Tag League final that took place in the Sekisui Haim Super Arena in Miyagi:
Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay b. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV – Finlay took the pinfall victory over Tiger Mask
Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi b. Manabu Nakanishi & Henare – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Henare to secure the victory for his team
Yoshitatsu & Billy Gunn b. Chase Owens & BONE SOLDIER – Billy Gunn hit the Fameasser on BONE SOLIDER to take the win in just over 5 minutes
War Machine b. Brian Breaker & Leland Race – Rowe hit the Fallout on Leland Race to secure the win
SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata – EVIL took the pinfall victory over Kojima after hitting his namesake finisher
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI b. Katsuyori Shibata & Juice Robinson – Goto hit the GTR on Shibata to take the pinfall victory for his team
Tetsuya Naito & Rush b. Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA – Rush hit the Rush Driver on KUSHIDA to take the win, after the match Hiromu Takahashi came out to the ring and laid out KUSHIDA before accepting Naito’s offer to join Los Ingobernables
Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii b. Kenny Omega & Hangman Page – Okada hit the Rainmaker on Page to take the win
World Tag League Final – Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma b. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa – Makabe hit the King Kong Knee Drop on Tanga Loa to secure the win and make Honma/Makabe the first team in New Japan history to win the tournament in consecutive years
Posted December 11th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Billy Gunn, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, NJPW World, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii.
Here are the results from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s King of Pro Wresting event:
Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Will Ospreay b. Adam Cole, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi – Ishii hit the Brainbuster on Yujiro to secure the win for his team
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi & Bobby Fish b. Toru Yano, Jado, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Honma hit the Kokeshi headbutt on Romero to take the win
NJPW vs NOAH Special 8 Man Tag Match: Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi – Shiozaki hit the Go-Arm Lariat on Nakanishi to take the win
IWGP Junior Tag Championship Match: The Young Bucks b. Ricochet & David Finlay – The Bucks hit the More Bang For For Your Buck on Finlay to retain their titles
IWGP Tag Championship Match: Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa b. The Briscoes – Tonga hit the Guerrilla Warfare on Mark Briscoe to secure the win and make he and his brother the new IWGP Tag Team Champions
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, KUSHIDA & Jay Lethal b. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI – Elgin hit the Elgin-Bomb on Naito to take the win for his team
NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Katsuyori Shibata b. Kyle O’Reilly – Shibata took the win via referee stoppage at the 18 minute mark.
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Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Title Contender Match: Kenny Omega b. Hirooki Goto – Omega hit the One Winged Angel to hold on to the briefcase that earns him an IWGP Title match at the Tokyo Dome in January 2017
?Winner: Omega (21:52) with the Katayoku no Tenshi.
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada b. Naomichi Marufuji – Okada retained his title following a Rainmaker
Posted October 11th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Adam Cole, Bad Luck Fale, Bobby Fish, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Jay Lethal, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Mark Briscoe, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Ricochet, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, The Briscoes, The Young Bucks, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay.
New Japan have officially announced the full card for their October 10th event ‘King of Pro Wrestling,’ here is how the card stacks up:
IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Naomichi Marufuji
Tokyo Dome IWGP Challenge Rights Match: Kenny Omega vs Hirooki Goto
NEVER Openweight Title Match: Katsuyoshi Shibata (c) vs Kyle O’Reilly
Naito, SANADA, EVIL, and BUSHI vs Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, KUSHIDA and Jay Lethal
IWGP Tag Title Match: The Briscoe Brothers (c) vs Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)
IWGP Junior Tag Title Match: Young Bucks (c) vs Ricochet and David Finlay
New Japan vs NOAH Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya
Posted October 4th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Briscoe Brothers, David Finlay, Guerrillas of Destiny, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jay Lethal, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Ricochet, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan.
Here are the results from New Japan’s Destruction in Tokyo event:
Rocky Romero & Barreta b. David Finlay & Henare – Barreta hit the Dudebuster on Henare to secure the win for his team
Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi b. Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – Nagata hit the Exploder of Justice on Captain New Japan for the win
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask IV b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger – Honma took the pinfall win after hitting the Kokeshi
Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo b. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Chase Owens – Ishii hit the Brainbuster on Tanga Loa to take the pinfall victory
Kyle O’Reilly b. Juice Robinson – O’Reilly took the win after hitting the Armageddon, he is now the next challenger for the NEVER Openweight title
Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Will Ospreay b. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi – YOSHI-HASHI hit the Karma on Yujiro to secure the pinfall victory for his team
Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & EVIL b. Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi – SANADA hit the Skull End on Taguchi to take the win
NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Katsuyori Shibata b. Bobby Fish – Shibata hit the Penalty Kick to take the pinfall win
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: BUSHI b. KUSHIDA – BUSHI took the pinfall win over KUSHIDA to become the 74th champion in IWGP JH history
Posted September 19th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Bobby Fish, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Michael Elgin, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Will Ospreay.
Here are the results for New Japan’s Road to Destruction event in Korakuen Hall, Tokyo:
David Finlay b. Henare – Finlay hits the Prima Nocta to take the win
Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens b. Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hits the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to secure the win for his team
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger & Ryusuke Taguchi b. Will Ospreay, Gedo, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Taguchi pinned Romero to secure the win for his team
Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma b. Yuji Nagata & Manadu Nakanishi – Makabe hits the King Kong Knee Drop on Nakanishi to secure the win
EVIL b. Juice Robinson – EVIL took the pinfall victory in this match
Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish b. Katsuyori Shibata & Tiger Mask IV – O’Reilly got the pinfall after he and Fish hit the Chasing The Dragon on Tiger Mask
Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI b. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa – Ishii hit the Brainbuster on Tanga Loa to secure the victory for his team
Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI b. Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA – BUSHI hit the MX on KUSHIDA to take the pinfall win
Posted September 14th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Bobby Fish, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Korakuen Hall, Kushida, Michael Elgin, Okada, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Will Ospreay.
Here are the results for New Japan’s Road to Destruction event in Shizuoka:
Henare b Hirai Kawato – Henare takes the submission win with a single leg crab
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima b. David Finlay & Teruaki Kanemitsu – Tenzan locks in the Anaconda Vice on Kanemitsu to secure the submission victory for his team
Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask IV b. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – Nagata hits the Exploder of Justice on Captain New Japan to secure the win
Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Chase Owens b. Hirooki Goto, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Tonga hits the Gunstun on Romero for the win
Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi – Naito hits the Destino on Juice Robinson to take the pinfall victory for his team
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI b. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi – YOSHI-HASHI hits the Karma on Yujiro to take the pinfall victory in the main event
Posted September 12th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Okada, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii.
Here are the results for New Japan’s Road to Destruction event in Niigata:
Henare b Hirai Kawato – Henare took the submission win with a Boston Crab
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima b. Juice Robinson & Teruaki Kanemitsu – Kojima took the win for his team after hitting a Lariat on Kanemitsu
Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask IV b. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – Nagata hit the Exploder of Justice on Captain New Japan to take the pinfall victory for his team
Kenny Omega, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa b. YOSHI-HASHI, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Tama Tonga hit the Guerrilla Warfare on Romero to take the win
Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay – Naito took the win after hitting the Destino on Young Lion Finlay
Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii b. Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens – Goto hit the GTR on Chase Owens for the victory
Posted September 9th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Okada, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii.
Here are the results for Day 17 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Jay & Mark Briscoe b. Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – The Briscoes win when Mark hits a diving elbow drop on Captain New Japan inside 4 minutes
Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakaishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay – Liger took the win with a ground cobra twist
Katsuyori Shibata, Michael Elgin, Satoshi Kojima & KUSHIDA b. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Atsushi Kotoge – Kojima took the win with a Lariat on Kotoge
Kenny Omega, Tanga Loa, Yujiro Takahashi & Hangman Page b. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, BUSHI & Jay Lethal – Page took the win for Bullet Club following a Rite of Passage on BUSHI
G1 Tournament A Block Results
SANADA b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan – While both men were mathematically eliminated this was a hard fought bout that SANADA won with the Skull End.
Final Totals:
SANADA – 4 Wins, 5 Losses for 8 Points
Tenzan – 2 Wins, 7 Losses for 4 Points
Tomohiro Ishii b. Togi Makabe – Ishii takes the win with the Vertical Fall Brainbuster
Final Totals:
Ishii 4 Wins, 5 Losses for 8 Points
Makabe 4 Wins, 5 Losses for 8 Points
Tama Tonga b. Bad Luck Fale – Tonga teased twice that he would take the fall so that Fale would have a chance to get to the final, he took the win with the Gun Stun
Final Totals:
Tonga 4 Wins, 5 Losses for 8 Points
Fale 5 Wins, 4 Losses for 10 Points
Hirooki Goto b. Naomichi Marufuji – Goto took the win with the GTR to keep himself alive in the tournament, he just needed a draw or a double DQ/double count out from Okada/Tanahashi
Final Totals:
Goto 6 Wins, 4 Losses for 12 Points
Marufuji 5 Wins, 4 Losses for 10 Points
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada – DRAW
Tanahashi and Okada went to a 30 minute time limit draw, this is a match that you have to go out of your way to see as it is easily one of the greatest matches in G1 tournament history. Due to the result Goto wins A block and advances to the final on Sunday.
Final Totals:
Tanahashi 5 Wins, 1 Draw, 3 Losses for 11 Points
Okada 5 Wins, 1 Draw, 3 Losses for 11 Points
Goto Wins A Block
Posted August 13th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Bullet Club, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Jay Lethal, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Mark Briscoe, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, The Briscoes, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results from Day 16 of the G1 Climax Tournament:
Rysuke Taguchi b. David Finlay – Taguchi takes the win after hitting the Dodon
Yujiro Takahashi, Tama Tonga & Bad Luck Fale b. Juice Robinson, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima – Tonga hits the Gun Stun to take the win for his team
SANADA & BUSHI b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Captain New Japan – SANADA hits the Skull End to take the win for his team
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji b. Tiger Mask, Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA, Togi Makabe & Hiroshi Tanahashi – Goto secures the win for his team after hitting the GTR on Jushin Thunder Liger
G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results
Kenny Omega b. Katsuhiko Nakajima – Omega hits the One Winged Angel to take his scorecard up to 5-3, Nakajima is now on 4-4
EVIL b. Toru Yano – EVIL takes the pinfall win to move up to 3-5, Yano is now 4-4
Tetsuya Naito b. YOSHI-HASHI – Naito takes the win with the Destino in what is possibly YOSHI-HASHI’s best match to date. Naito is now on 6-2 and YOSHI-HASHI is 3-5
Katsuyori Shibata b. Yuji Nagata – Shibata took the referee stoppage win with Nagata in a sleeper hold, Shibata is now 5-3
Michael Elgin b. Tomoaki Honma – Elgin takes his 5th win of the tournament while handing Honma his 6th loss, Elgin is 5-3, Honma is 2-6
Here are the updated standings:
A BLOCK
- Tanahashi – 10 Points
- Fale – 10 Points
- Goto – 10 Points
- Marufuji – 10 Points
- Okada – 10 Points
- Makabe – 8 Points
- Tonga– 6 Points
- SANADA – 6 Points
- Ishii – 4 Points
- Tenzan – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Naito – 12 Points
- Elgin – 10 Points
- Shibata – 10 Points
- Omega – 10 Points
- Nakajima – 8 Points
- Yano – 8 Points
- Nagata – 6 Points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
- EVIL – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
Posted August 11th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results for Day 15 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Katsuhiko Nakajima b. David Finlay – Nakajima pinned Finlay after hitting the Brainbuster
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to secure the win for his team
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo – BUSHI took the win after hitting the MX on Gedo
Katsuyori Shibata, Michael Elgin, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & Juice Robinson b. Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV – KUSHIDA made Tiger Mask tap out with the Hoverboard Lock
G1 Climax A Block Results
Naomichi Marufuji b. Tama Tonga – Marufuji hit the Shiranui to secure the win and take his scorecard up yo 5-3, Tonga is now on 3-5
SANADA b. Tomohiro Ishii – SANADA took the win with the Skull End to move up to 3-5, Ishii is now also at 3-5 and both are mathematically eliminated
Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Hirotoshi Tenzan – Tanahashi hit the High Fly Flow to move up to 5-3, Tenzan is now 2-6
Bad Luck Fale b. Kazuchika Okada – Fale hit the Bad Luck Fall in somewhat of an upset to take his scorecard to 5-3, Okada is now also 5-3
Hirooki Goto b. Togi Makabe – Goto hit the GTR to take his total up to 5-3, Makabe is now 4-4
Here are the updated standings:
A BLOCK
- Tanahashi – 10 Points
- Fale – 10 Points
- Goto – 10 Points
- Marufuji – 10 Points
- Okada – 10 Points
- Makabe – 8 Points
- Tonga– 6 Points
- SANADA – 6 Points
- Ishii – 4 Points
- Tenzan – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Naito – 10 Points
- Elgin – 8 Points
- Shibata – 8 Points
- Yano – 8 Points
- Nakajima – 8 Points
- Omega – 8 Points
- Nagata – 6 Points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
- EVIL – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
Posted August 9th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results for Day 13 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan – Tiger Mask takes the win for his team with a reverse double armbar on Captain New Japan
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Satoshi Kojima, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – EVIL took the win after pinning Juice Robinson
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Nakanishi for the win
Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima b. Michael Elgin, Katsuyori Shibata, Tomoaki Honma & David Finlay – Nakajima hit the Penalty Kick on Finlay to take the pinfall victory for his team
G1 Climax Tournament A Block Results
Tama Tonga b. SANADA – Tonga hits the Gun Stun on SANADA to take his scorecard up to 3-4, SANADA is now at 2-5
Bad Luck Fale b. Togi Makabe – Fale hits the Grenade on Makabe to take his 4th win of the tournament
Hirooki Goto b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan – Goto officially ends Tenzan’s last ever G1 tournament, this was a fantastic back and forth match that you need to go out of your way and see
Kazuchika Okada b. Tomohiro Ishii – Ishii hits the Brainbuster to take the win in what could be the Match of the Tournament, if not the MOTY
Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Naomichi Marufuji – Tanahashi hits the High Fly Flow to take his scorecard up to 4-3, Marufuji is now also on 4-3
Here are the results from Day 14 of the G1 Climax Tournament:
KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay vs. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan – Liger beats Finlay to take the win for his team
Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto b. SANADA & BUSHI – Goto hits the GTR on BUSHI to take the win
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Juice Robinson b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi – Makabe hits the King Kong Knee Drop on Nakanishi to take the pinfall victory
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Kazuchika Okada, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji – Takanishi hits the Pimp Juice on Gedo for the win
G1 Climax Tournament By Block Results
Toru Yano b. Michael Elgin – Yano takes another shock win to move his scorecard to 4-3, Elgin is now also 4-3 with 8 points
Katsuyori Shibata b. YOSHI-HASHI – Shibata takes the win with the PK to move his tally up to 4-3, YOSHI-HASHI is now 3-4
Katsuhiko Nakajima b. Tomoaki Honma – Nakajima hit the Brainbuster for the win to take his fourth win of the tournament, Honma is now on 2-5
Kenny Omega b. Yuji Nagata – Omega hit the One Winged Angel to move his scorecard to 4-3, Nagata is now on 3-4
Tetsuya Naito b. EVIL – Naito takes his 5th win of the tournament with the Destino, EVIL is now 2-5
Here are the updated standings:
A BLOCK
- Okada – 10 Points
- Tanahashi – 8 Points
- Fale – 8 Points
- Goto – 8 Points
- Makabe – 8 Points
- Marufuji – 8 Points
- Tonga– 6 Points
- Ishii – 6 Points
- SANADA – 4 Points
- Tenzan – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Naito – 10 Points
- Elgin – 8 Points
- Shibata – 8 Points
- Yano – 8 Points
- Nakajima – 8 Points
- Omega – 8 Points
- Nagata – 6 Points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
- EVIL – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
Posted August 8th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results for Day 12 of the G1 Climax Tournament:
Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay b. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan – Juice hits the Pulp Fiction on Captain New Japan to take the win for his team
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi – Tonga hits the Gun Stun on Nakanishi to secure the win
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & KUSHIDA b. Hirooki Goto, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji – KUSHIDA submits Gedo with the Hoverboard Lock
G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results
Toru Yano b. Yuji Nagata – Yano takes the win via count-out to take his scorecard to 3-3, Nagata is now also on 3-3
Michael Elgin b. YOSHI-HASHI – Elgin took the win with an Elgin Bomb to move his stats to 4-2, YOSHI-HASHI is now on 3-3
EVIL b. Tomoaki Honma – EVIL secures his second win of this year’s G1 via pinfall (2-4), Honma is now on 2-4
Katsuyori Shibata b. Kenny Omega – Shibata hits the Penalty Kick to redeem his embarrassing loss to Yano and to move his scorecard on to 3-3, Omega is now also on 3-3
Tetsuya Naito b. Katsuhiko Nakajima – Naito takes his 4th win of the tournament and is looking increasingly likely to take Block B
Here are the updated standings:
A BLOCK
- Okada – 10 Points
- Marufuji– 8 Points
- Makabe– 8 Points
- Tanahashi – 6 Points
- Goto – 6 Points
- Fale – 6 Points
- Tenzan– 4 Points
- Tonga– 4 Points
- SANADA – 4 Points
- Ishii – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Naito – 8 Points
- Elgin – 8 Points
- Shibata – 6 Points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
- Nakajima – 6 Points
- Yano – 6 Points
- Omega – 6 Points
- Nagata – 6 Points
- EVIL – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
Posted August 5th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano.
Here are the results from Day 11 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay – JTL took the win with a Ground Cobra Twist on Finlay
Yuji Nagata, Michael Elgin, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi b. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima – Kojima hit a Lariat on Gedo to take the win for his team
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Katsuyori Shibata & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan for the win
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Tomoaki Honma, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – Naito took the submission win with a knee bar on Juice Robinson
G1 Climax Tournament A Block Results
Bad Luck Fale b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan – Fale took the win with the Grenade, he is now 3-3 in the tournament. Tenzan is now 2-4 in his final G1
Hirooki Goto b. Tama Tonga – Goto hit the GTR to secure the win and move his scorecard to 3-3, Tonga is now at 2-4
Naomichi Marufuji b. SANADA – Marufuji continues to impress in this year’s G1 and is now 4-2, SANADA is now trailing behind at 2-4
Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Tomohiro Ishii – Tanahashi continues his comeback in the G1 by hitting the High Fly Flow for the win, he is now 3-3 and Ishii is 2-4
Kazuchika Okada b. Togi Makabe – IWGP World Champion Okada continues to storm ahead with his 5th win of the tournament, early frontrunner Makabe is now 4-2
Here are the updated standings:
A BLOCK
- Okada – 10 Points
- Marufuji– 8 Points
- Makabe– 8 Points
- Tanahashi – 6 Points
- Goto – 6 Points
- Fale – 6 Points
- Tenzan– 4 Points
- Tonga– 4 Points
- SANADA – 4 Points
- Ishii – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Elgin – 6 Points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
- Nagata – 6 Points
- Naito – 6 Points
- Nakajima – 6 Points
- Omega – 6 Points
- Yano – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
- Shibata– 4 Points
- EVIL– 2 Points
Posted August 4th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results for Day 10 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay b. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan – Robinson hits the Pulp Fiction on Captain New Japan to secure the win for his team
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi – Tonga hits the Gun Stun on Nakanishi for the win
Hirooki Goto & Naomichi Marufuji b. SANADA & BUSHI – Goto takes the win for his team after hitting the GTR on BUSHI
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & KUSHIDA b. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo – KUSHIDA hits a Moonsault on Gedo to take the win
G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results
YOSHI-HASHI b. Katsuhiko Nakajima – YOSHI-HASHI hits the Karma to take his scorecard up to 3-2, Nakajima is also now at 3-2 with his 2nd loss of the tournament
Michael Elgin b. Yuji Nagata – Elgin is now 3-2 after hitting the Elgin Bomb for the win, Nagata is also 3-2
Toru Yano b. Katsuyori Shibata – In the biggest upset (possibly in G1 tournament history) Yano rolls up Shibata for the pin in just over a minute. Both Yano and Shibata are now at 2-3
Kenny Omega b. EVIL – Omega takes his scorecard up to 3-2 after hitting the One Winged Angel, EVIL is now at 1-4
Tetsuya Naito b. Tomoaki Honma – Naito hit the Destino to take his tally up to 3-2, Honma is now at 2-3
A BLOCK
- Makabe – 8 Points
- Okada – 8 Points
- Marufuji – 6 Points
- Tenzan – 4 Points
- SANADA – 4 Points
- Tonga – 4 Points
- Goto – 4 Points
- Tanahashi– 4 Points
- Fale – 4 Points
- Ishii – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Elgin – 6 Points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
- Nagata – 6 Points
- Naito – 6 Points
- Nakajima – 6 Points
- Omega – 6 Points
- Yano – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
- Shibata– 4 Points
- EVIL– 2 Points
Posted August 2nd, 2016 in NJPW, News. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results from Day 8 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Ryusuke Taguchi b. David Finlay – Taguchi took the win with the Dodon
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to secure the win for his team
SANADA & BUSHI b. KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – SANADA pinned Juice Robinson for the win
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji – Tiger Mask took the win with a Reverse Double Armbar on Gedo
G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results
Toru Yano b. Tomaoki Honma – Yano won with a backslide to take his first win of the tournament, he is now 1-3 while Honma is 2-2
YOSHI-HASHI b. EVIL – YOSHI-HASHI hit the Karma to take his scorecard up to 2-2, EVIL is now 1-3 for the tournament
Katsuhiko Nakajima b. Yuji Nagata – Nakajima hit the Vertical Spike to take his 3rd win of the tournament, he is now 3-1. This is Nagata’s first loss of the tournament and he too is currently on 3-1
Michael Elgin b. Kenny Omega – Elgin took the pinfall win with the Elgin Bomb to take his 2nd win of the tournament, he is now 2-2. Omega records his second loss of this year’s G1 and is also on 2-2
Katsuyori Shibata b. Tetsuya Naito – After a brutal back and forth encounter Shibata took the win with a Sleeper, both he and Naito are now on 2-2 for the tournament
Here are the results for Day 9:
Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask IV b. Michael Elgin & David Finlay – Tiger Mask took the win with an Avalanche Double Arm Suplex on Finlay
Katsuyori Shibata, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Jushin Thunder Liger b. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima – Kojima hit the Lariat on Gedo for the win
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to take the win for his team
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Tomoaki Honma, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – EVIL took the win via pinfall on Juice Robinson
G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results
Tama Tonga b. Tomohiro Ishii – Tonga recorded his second win of the tournament to make his scorecard 2-3, this is now Ishii’s 3rd loss and he too is 2-3
Bad Luck Fale b. SANADA – Fale hit the Back Luck Fall to secure his 2nd win of the tournament, he and SANADA are now both 2-3
Naomichi Marufuji b. Togi Makabe – Marufuji took his scorecard up to 3-2 with the Shiranui, Makabe records his 1st loss of the tournament and is now 4-1
Kazuchika Okada b. Hiroyoshi Tänzen – Okada hits the Rainmaker to take his total up to 4-1, Tenzan is now at 2-3
Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Hirooki Goto – Tanahashi hits the High Fly Flow to bring him up to 2-3, Goto is also at 2-3
Here are the updated standing for the tournament:
A BLOCK
- Makabe – 8 Points
- Okada – 8 Points
- Marufuji – 6 Points
- Goto – 4 Points
- Tenzan – 4 Points
- Sanada – 4 Points
- Ishii – 4 Points
- Fale – 4 Points
- Tonga – 4 Points
- Tanahashi – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Yuji Nagata – 6 Points
- Katsuhiko Nakajima – 6 Points
- Yoshi-Hashi – 4 Points
- Naito – 4 Points
- Omega – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
- Elgin – 4 Points
- Shibata – 4 Points
- EVIL – 2 Points
- Yano – 2 Points
Posted July 31st, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
The full card for the finals of the Super J Cup was revealed during Day 9 of the G1 Climax tournament and is as follows:
David Finlay, Yuma Aoyagi & Eita vs. BUSHI, Kaji Tomato & Gurukun Mask [RYUKYU DRAGON]
Volador Jr., Caristico & Titan vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Euforia & Gran Guerrero
NOAH GHC Junior Tag Championship Match – Daisuke Harada & Atsushi Kotoge vs. Taiji Ishimori & ACH
IWGP Junior Tag Championship Match: The Young Bucks vs. Motor City Machine Guns
Super J Cup Matches
- Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Taichi
- KUSHIDA vs. Kenoh
- Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- Will Ospreay vs. Matt Sydal
- Semi-final: (Liger or Taichi) vs (KUSHIDA or Kenoh)
- Semi-final: (Taguchi or Kanemaru) vs (Ospreay or Sydal)
- SJC Final Match – TBA
Posted July 31st, 2016 in NJPW, News. Tagged: ACH, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Jushin Thunder Liger, Kushida, Matt Sydal, The Young Bucks, Will Ospreay.
Here are the results for Day 7 of the G1 Climax Tournament:
Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay – Tiger takes the win with a Double Arm Suplex on Finlay
Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma vs. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima – Kojima hits the Lariat on Gedo to secure the win for his team
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Michael Elgin & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hits the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to take the win
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Katsuyori Shibata, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – EVIL takes the win with a pinfall on Juice Robinson
G1 Climax Tournament A Block Results
Togi Makabe b. Hirotoshi Tenzan – Makabe hits the King Kong Knee Drop to take his 4th straight win of the tournament, Tenzan is now 2-2
SANADA b. Hirooki Goto – SANADA takes his 2nd win of the tournament with a Rounding Body Press, Goto is now 2-2 in this year’s G1
Tomohiro Ishii b. Naomichi Marufuji – Ishii hits the Brainbuster for the win, he and Marufuji are both 2-2 for the tournament so far
Kazuchika Okada b. Tama Tonga – Okada hits the Rainmaker to secure the win, he is now 3-1 in the tournament, Tama Tonga is 1-3 after his shock win against Tanahashi
Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Bad Luck Fale – Tanahashi finally takes his 1st win of the tournament with a backslide to get the pinfall, Bad Luck Fale is now 1-3
Posted July 30th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results for Day 6 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi b. Togi Makabe, Juice Robinson & David Finlay – Kojima took the win for his team following a Lariat on Finlay
Hirooki Goto & Naomichi Marufuji b. SANADA & BUSHI – Marufuji took the win with a Shiranui on BUSHI
Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi b. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan – KUSHIDA secured the win for his team with a Hoverboard Lock on Captain New Japan
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo – Yujiro hit a modified DDT on Gedo for the win
G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results
Yuji Nagata b. YOSHI-HASHI – Nagata wins with the Backdrop Hold to make it 3 wins in 3 for the tournament, YOSHI-HASHI has now lost 2 matches and has 1 win so far in the G1 this year
Katsuhiko Nakajima b. EVIL – Nakajima hits the Vertical Spike to take the win, he is now 2-1 for the tournament and EVIL is 1-2
Tetsuya Naito b. Toru Yano – Naito hit the Destino to secure his second win of the tournament, Yano has not yet won a match in this G1
Kenny Omega b. Tomoaki Honma – Omega hit the One Winged Angel to secure his second win the tournament, this is Honma’s first loss and he is now 2-1 in the tournament
Michael Elgin b. Katsuyori Shibata – IWGP Intercontinental Champion Michael Elgin defeats NEVER Openweight Champion Shibata to take his first win of the tournament, Shibata now stands at 1-2.
Posted July 30th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results for Day 4 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Juice Robinson vs. David Finlay – Juice takes the win with the Pulp Fiction
Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. SANADA & BUSHI – Makabe wins after hitting the King Kong Knee Drop on BUSHI
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hits a modified DDT on Captain New Japan for the win
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV – Goto hits the GTR on Tiger Mask for the win
G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results
Tomoaki Honma vs. YOSHI-HASHI – Honma hits the Kokeshi for the win and his 2nd win of the tournament
Yuji Nagata vs. EVIL – Nagata wins with the Backdrop hold to take his 2nd win of the tournament and hand EVIL his first loss
Kenny Omega b. Toru Yano – Omega takes his first win of the tournament and hands Yano his second straight loss
Katsuyori Shibata b. Katsuhiko Nakajima – Shibata hits the Penalty Kick to take his first win of the tournament and hand Nakajima his first loss
Tetsuya Naito b. Michael Elgin – Naito hits the Destino to take his 1st win of the tournament and hand Elgin his second straight loss
Here are the results for Day 5 of the G1 Climax Tournament:
YOSHI-HASHI b. David Finlay – YOSHI-HASHI wins with the Butterfly Lock
Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Michael Elgin, KUSHIDA, Juice Robinson, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask IV – Kojima hits a Lariat on Robinson for the win
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Tomoaki Honma & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hits a modified DDT on Captain New Japan for the win
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Toru Yano, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima – BUSHI hits the MX on Gedo for the win
G1 Climax Tournament A Block Results
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Bad Luck Fale – Ishii hits a Vertical Fall Brainbuster on Fale to take his first win of the tournament and hand Fale his first loss
Togi Makabe vs. SANADA – Makabe takes his 3rd win of this year’s G1 after hitting the King Kong Knee Drop
Naomi chi Marufuji b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan – Tenzan’s undefeated run finally comes to an end following a Shiranui from Marufuji
Tama Tonga b. Hiroshi Tanahashi – Tonga takes the shock win with a Stun Gun, Tanahashi has not yet won a match in this year’s G1 after winning the 2015 tournament
Kazuchika Okada vs. Hirooki Goto – Okada wins with the Rainmaker to go 2-1 in the tournament
Posted July 26th, 2016 in NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results from Day 3 of the G1 Climax Tournament:
Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. KUSHIDA, Juice Robinson, David Finlay & Captain New Japan – Nakanishi defeated Finlay following a Lariat
Katsuhiko Nakajima & YOSHI-HASHI b. Katsuyori Shibata & Tomoaki Honma – YOSHI-HASHI pinned Honma with a front roll cradle
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Toru Yano & Gedo – Yujiro pinned Gedo with a modified DDT
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Michael Elgin, Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi – EVIL pinned Taguchi to take the win
G1 Climax Tournament Block A Results
Hiroyoshi Tenzan b. Tama Tonga – Tenzan took the win following a Moonsault, he is currently 2-0 in what will be his last G1 tournament
Hirooki Goto b. Tomohiro Ishii – Goto took the win following a GTR
Bad Luck Fale b. Naomichi Marufuji – Fale hit the Grenade to secure the win, gaining his first win of the tournament and giving Marufuji his first loss
Kazuchika Okada b. SANADA – Okada won with the Rainmaker to claim his first win of the tournament
Togi Makabe b. Hiroshi Tanahashi – After hitting a top rope German Suplex Makabe hit a King Kong Knee Drop to secure the win, Tanahashi has not yet won a match in this year’s G1
Posted July 25th, 2016 in NJPW, News. Tagged: David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Sanada, Tama Tonga, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
BOSJ June 6, 2016 from Sendai Sunplaza Hall in Miyagi, Japan
- Beretta defeated Jushin Thunder Liger (Block B)
- Bobby Fish defeated Tiger Mask IV by submission (Block B)
- Chase Owens defeated Ricochet (Block B)
- Will Ospreay defeated Volador Jr. (Block B) – Ospreay wins Block B and advances to the finals
- Evil, Sanada, Naito (Los Ingobernables) defeated Yoshi-Hashi, Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada (Chaos)
- Rocky Romero defeated Kyle O’Reilly (Block A)
- Matt Sydal defeated David Finlay (Block A)
- Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Gedo (Block A) – Taguchi wins Block A and advances to the finals
- Bushi defeated Kushida (Block A)
Will Ospreay and Ryusuke Taguchi will face off in the finals of the NJPW BOSJ 2016 tournament, tomorrow June 7 at 5:30 a.m. EST, from Sendai Sunplaza Hall in Miyagi, Japan, which can be seen live on njpwworld.com including English commentary from Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino.
Posted June 7th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bobby Fish, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Jushin Thunder Liger, Kazuchika Okada, Kevin Kelly, Kushida, Kyle O'Reilly, Matt Sydal, Ricochet, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Steve Corino, Will Ospreay.
NJPW presents Lion’s Gate Project2, May 19, 2016 from the Shinjuku FACE arena in Tokyo, Japan.
The Lion’s Gate Project is NJPW’s NXT-like promotion featuring up-and-coming young wrestlers from NJPW, NOAH, and around the world.
- Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Hirai Kawato (5:51)
- Shiro Tomoyose and Teruaki Kanemitsu fought to a 10-minute time limit draw
- Hitoshi Kumano defeated Ayato Yoshida (6:10)
- Yoshinari Ogawa defeated David Finlay (8:30)
- Mohammed Yone & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Captain NOAH & Genba Hirayanagi (13:26)
- Naomichi Marufuji defeated Jay White (12:41)
- Go Shiozaki defeated Juice Robinson (14:53)
- TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima), Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masa Kitamiya, Maybach Taniguchi & Quiet Storm (Eight Man Tag Team Match) (12:55)
Posted May 19th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: David Finlay, Jay White, Juice Robinson.