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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 Night 1 of the Co-branded Revolution Pro and New Japan Pro Wrestling Global Wars events.
Marty Scurll b. Jushin Thunder Liger – Scurll took the win after applying the Crossface Chickenwing
Honma b. Sha Samuels – Honma gained the pinfall victory after hitting a Kokeshi from the top rope
Yuji Nagata b. Pete Dunne – Nagata took the pinfall win after a hard fought back and forth match with the UK standout Dunne
Chris Hero b. Tomohiro Ishii – In what was undoubtably the match of the night, Hero took the pinfall after hitting a Gotch style piledriver
Will Ospreay b. Bushi – Ospreay took the win after hitting the OsCutter
Naito, Evil & Sanada b. Trent Seven, Tyler Bate & David Starr – Evil took the victory for his team by pinning David Starr
Katsuyori Shibata b. Zack Sabre, Jr. – Shibata hit a PK to take the pinfall victory and become the Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion. Chris Hero appeared after the match and challenged Shibata for the belt.
Posted November 11th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Chris Hero, Global Wars, Ishii, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Marty Scurll, Pete Dunne, Rev Pro, Sanada, Shibata, Tomohiro Ishii, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..
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 from the third and final night of PWG’s annual BOLA Tournament:
BOLA Tournament Quarter Final Matches
Trevor Lee b. Dalton Castle – Trevor Lee took the win via pinfall after hitting a Canadian Destroyer
Ricochet b. John Bennigan – Ricochet hit the 630 splash to advance in the tournament
Marty Scurll b. Cody Rhodes – Scurll hit a low blow and followed with a quick roll up to secure the pinfall victory
Mark Andrews b. Chris Hero – Andrews reversed a cradle attempt to take the victory in a rematch from PROGRESS’ Super Strong Style 16 tournament
Mark Haskins b. Kyle O’Reilly – Haskins took the win via submission
Will Ospreay b. Zack Sabre Jr – Ospreay took the win after reversing a European Clutch into a pinfall
PWG Tag Team Title Match: The Young Bucks (c) b. Pentagon Jr & Fenix
BOLA Tournament Semi-Final Matches
Trevor Lee b. Mark Andrews – Lee took the win after hitting a small package driver
Marty Scurll b. Mark Haskins – Scurll took the submission win after applying the Crossface Chickenwing
Will Ospreay b. Ricochet – Ospreay hit the OsCutter to win via pinfall in this Best of the Super Juniors rematch
10 Man Tag: Jushin Thunder Liger, Chuck Taylor, Jeff Cobb, Tommy End & Cedric Alexander b. Tommaso Ciampa, Sami Callihan, Matt Riddle, Pete Dunne & Brian Kendrick – Liger hit the Brainbuster on Pete Dunne to secure the pinfall win for his team
https://twitter.com/MartyScurll/status/772673384039780352
BOLA Tournament Final Match
Marty Scurll b. Will Ospreay & Trevor Lee – Ospreay is the first to be eliminated after a Chickenwing/Stomp combination from both Scurll and Lee. Scurll wins the tournament by making Lee tap to the Chickenwing.
Posted September 5th, 2016 in News. Tagged: Battle of Los Angeles, Best Of The Super Juniors, Brian Kendrick, Cedric Alexander, Chris Hero, Cody Rhodes, Dalton Castle, Jeff Cobb, Jushin Thunder Liger, Mark Andrews, Mark Haskins, Marty Scurll, Matt Riddle, Pete Dunne, PWG, Ricochet, Sami Callihan, Super Strong Style 16, The Young Bucks, Tommy End, Trevor Lee, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..
Here are the results from night 1 of PWG’s annual BOLA Tournament:
– Marty Scurll defeated Pentagón, Jr. Scurll took the win after applying the Crossface Chickenwing.
– Ricochet defeated Jeff Cobb. Ricochet reversed Cobb’s finishing move Tour of the Islands into a Small Package for the pinfall win.
– John Hennigan (Johnny Mundo) defeated Matt Sydal. Hennigan hit the Starship Pain to take the victory via pinfall.
– Will Ospreay defeated Fénix. Ospreay took the pinfall win after hitting the OsCutter.
– Zack Sabre, Jr. defeated Tommy End. ZSJ defeated his fellow PROGRESS roster member via submission.
– Chris Hero defeated Jushin Thunder Liger. Hero took the pinfall win after a series of brutal elbow strikes.
Night 2 will feature Cody Rhodes making his PWG debut against Sami Callihan.
Posted September 3rd, 2016 in Results. Tagged: Battle of Los Angeles, Chris Hero, Cody Rhodes, Jeff Cobb, John Morrison, Jushin Thunder Liger, Marty Scurll, Matt Sydal, PWG, Ricochet, Sami Callihan, Tommy End, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..
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.
Revolution Pro have announced that IWGP Intercontinental Champion ‘Unbreakable’ Michael Elgin will be performing at the two Global Wars events taking place on November 10th/11th, he joins the already announced Jushin Thunder Liger, Tomoaki Honma, Tetsuya Naito, WIll Ospreay and Zack Sabre Jr.
Posted August 10th, 2016 in News. Tagged: Global Wars, Jushin Thunder Liger, Michael Elgin, Rev Pro, REVPRO, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..
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.
Having already announced NJPW talents Jushin Thunder Liger, Honma and Naito for the November 10th/11th Global Wars shows, Revolution Pro have released a promotional poster featuring Will Ospreay and Zack Sabre Jr who have both confirmed via Twitter that they will be appearing at the two night event.
Their opponents are yet to be named however with the event focusing on inter-promotional bouts there are bound to be some one time only unmissable match-ups.
Tickets are still available for the event here: https://www.gigantic.com/revolution-pro-wrestling-york-hall-2016-11-10-18-30
Posted August 4th, 2016 in News, NJPW, ROH. Tagged: Global Wars, Jushin Thunder Liger, Rev Pro, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..
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.
Revolution Pro Wrestling have announced two more NJPW talents for their upcoming Global Wars events taking place on November 10th/11th, having already announced New Japan legend Jushin Thunder Liger.
Both Tetsuya Naito and Tomoaki Honma will be making their way to both the York Hall and Walthamstow Assembly Room shows and tickets are available now here: www.revolutionprowrestling.com/events
Posted August 2nd, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Global Wars, Jushin Thunder Liger, REVPRO, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma.
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.
Revolution Pro have had a busy news week having recently made a number of huge announcements:
As reported on Sescoops recently, Rev Pro have announced 2 co-branded Global Wars shows with New Japan Pro Wrestling that take place on November 10/11th. The first name for these events has been announced and it is NJPW legend Jushin Thunder Liger
The day before their historic bout at Rev Pro’s Uprising event, Will Ospreay and Vader will be taking part in an exclusive Q&A session at the Resistance Gallery in Bethnal Green (opposite York Hall), tickets for the event are available on revolutionprowrestling.com.
The following matches have been confirmed for ‘Live at the Cockpit 11’ taking place on August 7th. Jeff Cobb (Lucha Underground’s Matanza) will be taking on Big Damo. Marty Scurll will be facing NJPW Young Lion Jay White and Ryan Smile will be taking on Josh Bodom.
https://twitter.com/njpw1972_eng/status/758824725988593664
Posted July 31st, 2016 in News. Tagged: Global Wars, Jay White, Jeff Cobb, Jushin Thunder Liger, Marty Scurll, Rev Pro, 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.
RPW have announced that the second annual Global Wars events will be taking place on November 10th/11th at the world famous York Hall in Bethnal Green and Walthamstow Assembly Halls respectively.
Although no talents have yet been confirmed last year’s events saw Okada, Tanahashi, Jushin Thunder Liger, Ishii and KUSHIDA perform, Shibata has all but already been confirmed for a rematch against British Champion Zack Sabre Jr.
Tickets will be on sale July 31st to all RPW newsletter subscribers, you can sign up through their website here.
Posted July 25th, 2016 in NJPW, News. Tagged: Ishii, Jushin Thunder Liger, Kushida, Okada, RPW, Tanahashi, Zack Sabre Jr..
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.