Manabu Nakanishi, age 53, has officially retired from active competition. Today, New Japan Pro-Wrestling held his retirement event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Nakanishi announced on January 7th of this year that he would soon be ending his 27-year career. He cited the lingering effects of a spinal cord injury in 2011 as the cause, stating in an interview that he hadn’t been able to wrestle to the level that he wanted since then.

Manabu Nakanishi’s final match was an eight man tag team match, and the main event of the show. His partners were Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan, fellow members of a four-man group known as the Third Generation. All four men debuted and peaked at roughly the same time, and have been colleagues throughout their careers. Their opponents were Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, Kota Ibushi, and Hirooki Goto. The match was 18 minutes and 3 seconds long, and ended when Tanahashi pinned Nakanishi with the High Fly Flow.

Manabu Nakanishi’s retirement event can be watched on NJPW World with English commentary.

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Following the match, the retirement ceremony took place. Nakanishi’s former mentors and partners, Seiji Sakaguchi, Hiroshi Hase, Riki Choshu, and Tatsumi Fujinami were in attendance, and made short speeches about their relationships with Nakanishi. Finally, there was a ten-bell salute, as well as Nakanishi giving his last speech to the crowd.

Manabu Nakanishi made his professional wrestling debut in 1992 in NJPW, following an amateur wrestling career that included participation in the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. Following a stint as a young lion, he spent several years in World Championship Wrestling under the alias Kurasawa. He has been an active wrestler in NJPW since 1996, and has held accolades including three IWGP Tag Team Championship reigns, a single G1 Climax victory in 1999, and an IWGP Heavyweight Championship reign in 2009.

Today, New Japan Pro-Wrestling will hold the first day of their two-day event, The New Beginning in Sapporo. The event will be held at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo City, Japan. This event will be available to watch on their live streaming service, NJPW World. English and Japanese commentary are available.

Start times are as follows:

• Pacific USA: February 1st, 1AM
• Eastern USA: February 1st, 4AM
• UK: February 1st, 9AM
• Japan: February 1st, 6PM
• East Australia: February 1st, 8PM

Video Links:
NJPW World (English Commentary)
NJPW World (Japanese Commentary)

The New Beginning in Sapporo 2020 Day 1 Card

Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo) def. Tiger Mask IV & Yuya Uemura
The match began with both members of Bullet Club taking turns beating up Yuya Uemura. This built up to the hot tag to Tiger Mask. The crowd went wild as Uemura managed to put Phantasmo in a Boston Crab and hit him with his overhead suplex. Uemura got several near falls with a school boy and a small package hold. Taiji Ishimori submitted Yuya Uemura with the Yes Lock. (8:13)

Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Toa Henare def. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi & Yota Tsuji
Exactly three weeks from today, Manabu Nakanishi will retire from professional wrestling. The youngest and most sprightly wrestlers in this match, Tsuji and Toa Henare, made for the high point of this match as they fought. Toa Henare pinned Yota Tsuji with the Toa Bottom uranage. (9:41)

SHO, YOH, Will Ospreay & Ryusuke Taguchi def. Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr., El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI)
This was a fast-paced match, no surprise considering the majority were junior heavyweights. The main focus was on the two upcoming title matches involving the participants: Zack Sabre Jr. defending the Rev Pro British Heavyweight Championship against Will Ospreay tomorrow, and Roppongi 3K defending against Desperado and Kanemaru next week. Ryusuke Taguchi pinned DOUKI with the Dodon. Also, DOUKI brought a new metal rod, that was a little more professional than the one he was using before. (11:45)

Ryu Lee & Robbie Eagles def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI)
Hiromu Takahashi and Ryu Lee were not waiting until their IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match at The New Beginning in Osaka to go to war. Their rivalry that has gone on since Hiromu’s excursion to CMLL is revered for good reason: the two men never hold back around each other. Robbie Eagles also performed well. He may have felt slighted for not getting his own title match after pinning Hiromu in his return match last December. Robbie submitted BUSHIH with the Ron Miller Special, an inverted figure four leg lock. (11:47)

Bullet Club (KENTA & Jay White) def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito & SANADA)
This tag team match was a preview for two singles matches at The New Beginning in Osaka: SANADA versus Jay White and Tetsuya Naito defending his IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships against KENTA. It could be said that this match was a tale of two matches. The first half could have been described more as physical banter than proper wrestling. Naito and KENTA taunted each other, entered the ring only to leave immediately, and generally tried not to take each other seriously. As the match progressed, all wrestlers involved became more urgent in their actions, and this gradual escalation made for a high-quality match. Jay White pinned SANADA with a victory roll. (18:42)

Suzuki-gun (Taichi & Minoru Suzuki) def. Kazuchika Okada & Jon Moxley
Kazuchika Okada in a tag team match with Jon Moxley as his partner was something that no one could have predicted a year earlier. Okada against Taichi is the main event of tomorrow’s show, but the stars of this match were Moxley and Suzuki. It was not lost on them as to how much people are anticipating their IWGP US Heavyweight Championship match next Sunday, and gave the crowd today a delightful appetizer. They beat each other every which way, hit each other with guardrails and fans’ seats, spent a clearly illegal amount of time outside the ring, and traded their hardest hits. Suzuki pinned Moxley with the Gotch-style piledriver. (17:48)

After the match ended, Okada tried to hit a Rainmaker on Taichi, but Taichi avoided hit and knocked Okada down with the Iron Finger from Hell. Will Ospreay came out to apprehend Taichi, but Zack Sabre Jr. showed up to stop him. Taichi hit a Black Mephisto on Okada on the ramp.

Tomohiro Ishii def. EVIL
It was known all along that this match would be, as another wrestler put it “two meaty men slapping meat” and it lived up to that expectation. These two fridge-shaped men traded chops and lariats as close to the larynx as possible, and EVIL even seemed at times to have a hoarse voice from them. EVIL accidentally didn’t get enough lift on a corner suplex and Ishii fell on his head, but the match seemed to pick up from there, so maybe it energized him. EVIL used Ishii’s trademark superplex, but it only netted him a near fall, as did a following Darkness Falls. After a white-hot closing stretch, Tomohiro Ishii pinned EVIL with the vertical drop brainbuster. (21:14)

NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Shingo Takagi def. Hirooki Goto
Shingo and Goto were clearly not content to be outdone by the previous battle of rectangular, heavy men. So many lariats were traded, so many angry Japanese words that are probably inappropriate were said, and so much sweat flew. After landing a monstrous lariat, Goto was too tired to stand up, so Shingo lifted him to the top rope and hit him with an avalanche brainbuster known as the Stay Dream. To add insult to injury, Takagi landed a rope-hung GTR on Goto, which he had been referring in the lead-up to this match as the Great Takagi Revolution. Goto got a second wind and hit the Shouten Kai for a near fall. Goto hit the reverse GTR and was winding up for the regular version, but Shingo countered it into Made in Japan. He followed up with Last of the Dragon to win the NEVER Openweight Championship. (20:10)

Hirooki Goto’s reign lasted 25 days with 0 successful defenses.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling held a press conference on January 7. The conference was primarily concerned with the events that had transpired at Wrestle Kingdom 14. However, President Naoki Sugabayashi also announced that wrestler Manabu Nakanishi would be retiring from in-ring competition on February 22, at an event at Korakuen Hall, in Tokyo. His retirement match has yet to be announced.

https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1214432954803314689

Nakanishi, age 52, began his wrestling career in 1992 in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, following an amateur wrestling career that included participation in the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. Following a stint as a young lion, he spent several years in World Championship Wrestling under the alias Kurasawa. He has been an active wrestler in NJPW since 1996, and has held accolades including an IWGP Heavyweight Championship reign, three IWGP Tag Team Championship reigns, and a single G1 Climax victory.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling is kicking off 2020 with their biggest event of the new year, Wrestle Kingdom 14. For the first time ever, Wrestle Kingdom will be a two-day event, with shows in the Tokyo Dome on January 4th and 5th. This event will be available to watch on their live streaming service, NJPW World, as well as Fite TV. Both platforms enable a choice between English or Japanese language commentary.

Pre-show start times are the following. The main show starts one hour after the listed time. Note that the dark match will start at the listed time, but it will not be live streamed, so the live stream will begin after the first match ends.

• Pacific USA: January 3rd, 11PM
• Eastern USA: January 4th, 2AM
• UK: January 4th, 7AM
• Japan: January 4th, 4PM
• East Australia: January 4th, 6PM

Stream Links

• NJPW World (English Commentary)
• NJPW World (Japanese Commentary)
• Fite TV

Wrestle Kingdom 14 Day 1 Card

(Dark Match) STARDOM Women’s Wrestling Exhibition Match: Mayu Iwatani & Arisa Hoshiki def. Hana Kimura & Giulia
This match was not aired on NJPW World or televised, due to television airing conflicts. Mayu Iwatani pinned Hana Kimura after a dragon suplex and a moonsault.

Pre-Show Eight Man Tag Team Match: Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura vs. Toa Henare, Clark Connors, Karl Fredericks & Alex Coughlin
This was the first broadcasted match of the WK14 pre-show. The young lions from both teams looked motivated to perform in front of the Wrestle Kingdom crowd, and were working stiffly, especially Yota Tsuji against Toa Henare. The match was fairly brief but worked at a fast clip and the crowd was loud for it. Toa Henare pinned Yota Tsuji with the Toa Bottom. (7:36)

Pre-Show Tag Team Match: TenKoji (Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan) def. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi
It was interesting to see these once-main eventers now working a pre-show match, but probably preferable to having them still main event given their varying states of physical condition. Kojima went for his signature top rope elbow drop but Nakanishi threw him to the mat. Nakanishi put him in a torture rack, but Kojima got out of it and hit a lariat for the pinfall victory. (5:47)

Jushin Thunder Liger Retirement Match I: Naoki Sano, Shinjiro Otani, Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Ryusuke Taguchi def. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tatsumi Fujinami, The Great Sasuke & Tiger Mask IV
Kero Tanaka, the NJPW ring announcer from the 1990s, was here to announce the entrants for this match. Norio Honaga, one of Liger’s rivals from that same period, was the special guest referee as well. Most of the men in the match were clearly in the twilight years of their athletic ability, but they tried their best to pull off the spots they were remembered for decades ago, such as Sano’s dive through the ropes, Otani’s facewash, and Fujinami’s dragon screws and dragon sleeper. It was a very heartfelt match, despite the age showing, or perhaps because of the age showing, as it exemplified the effort these men were putting in for Liger’s sake. Ryusuke Taguchi pinned Liger with the Dodon. Afterwards, Liger’s team hoisted him up and celebrated as his music played. Jushin Thunder Liger’s last ever match is tomorrow. (8:52)

Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & El Desperado) def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA, EVIL, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI)
Notably, the Suzuki-gun team entered to Zack Sabre Jr.’s music, even though Minoru Suzuki is usually considered the faction leader. Zack defends his Revolution Pro British Heavyweight Championship against SANADA tomorrow, and the match was centered around those two. The other wrestlers will be participating in the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship gauntlet match tomorrow, with the exception of Minoru Suzuki, who does not have a match tomorrow. Hard-hitting exchanges between Shingo and Taichi were the arguable highlight for this match. Shingo was exceptional at playing to the Dome audience, despite it being only his second time wrestling for an audience of this size. Zack Sabre Jr. locked a Jim Breaks Armbar on BUSHI to get the submission victory.

CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI) def. Bullet Club (KENTA, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi)
KENTA is defending the NEVER Openweight Championship against Hirooki Goto, while the rest of the participants are participating in the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship gauntlet match. Highlights of this match were Toru Yano trying to outpower Bad Luck Fale, whose “Ready for War” t-shirt may be unsavory considering current events, and Goto easily overpowering KENTA, but using Bullet Club’s help to even the odds, and Ishii suplexing Fale. Goto hit the Ushigoroshi and GTR to pin Yujiro for the win, but will he win tomorrow?

IWGP Tag Team Championship Match: FinJuice (Juice Robinson & David Finlay) def. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (c)
Juice and Finlay bravely stood outside the ring and tried to attack the Guerrillas of Destiny before the match began, but it backfired on them, leaving Juice laying after taking a painful-looking back body drop on the ramp. From there, G.o.D. dominated the early going, befitting of the fifth most dominant IWGP Tag Team Champions of all time, but they may have played with their food a bit too much. They hit the Magic Killer on Finlay but he kicked out of it, only to hit another for Juice to break up the pin, and receive a Magic Killer of his own for his trouble. G.o.D set up the top rope power bomb, but Finlay reversed it. Juice hit a punch to knock out Jado on the ring apron, enabling David Finlay to hit the Acid Drop on Tama Tonga. Juice Robinson and David Finlay are the new IWGP Tag Team Champions! G.o.D.’s reign ended at 312 days and 7 successful defenses.

IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Texas Deathmatch: Jon Moxley def. Lance Archer (c)
Jon Moxley came out wearing jeans, as is customary for a match with a hardcore stipulation, whereas Archer was wearing a leather jumpsuit and brandishing spray-painted trash can lids. Lots of weapons were used in this match, including a gnarly shot to Archer’s head with said trash can lid, and a suplex through chairs. Archer dived over the top rope and chokeslammed a young lion onto Moxley. A reverse crucifix powerbomb onto four chairs put Moxley down for a count of 8, but Moxley managed to trap Archer with an armbar. Archer put the EBD Claw on Moxley with a plastic bag on his hand, but Moxley was not defeated yet. Lance Archer set up two tables outside the ring, but he paid for it, as Moxley hit a Death Rider from the apron, putting them both through the two tables. Moxley was able to recover before the count of ten, but Archer could not. Jon Moxley wins back the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship that he never lost in a match to begin with. After the match, he said that he would settle the score with Juice Robinson. (14:26)

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: Hiromu Takahashi def. Will Ospreay (c)
Both men in this match put a lot of effort into their entrance outfits, with Ospreay having a white tiger’s head on his shoulder and Hiromu resembling a peacock more than a wrestler. As the match began, it looked like Ospreay was a step ahead of Hiromu at every turn, blocking his moves and stuffing his attempt at the apron sunset flip powerbomb. Ospreay made an effort to focus his offense on Hiromu’s head and neck, with this being his first major match since breaking his neck in July 2018. Arguably the highlight of this match was Ospreay going for the Sasuke Special and missing it, only to have Hiromu throw him through the ropes, after which he finally hit the move in one fluid motion. Ospreay hit the Oscutter for a near fall, and went for the hidden blade once again but missed, then being felled by a pop-up powerbomb. Hiromu hit another Canadian destroyer, but Ospreay blocked the Time Bomb. Ospreay finally hit the hidden blade, but Hiromu blocked the Stormbreaker to hit another Canadian destroyer, followed by the Time Bomb, but Ospreay kicked out of it. Hiromu hit a sliding forearm followed by a move that I can’t describe to finally get the victory. Hiromu Takahashi becomes the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.

IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match: Tetsuya Naito def. Jay White (c)
As Jay White bailed from the ring to start the match, Naito left as well to grab Gedo by his beard, which the audience enjoyed. Nevertheless, Gedo was there to hold onto Naito for brief moments, enabling White to take advantage. White was incredibly smug in this match, showboating and gloating to the crowd when he wasn’t working over Naito’s knees or his neck. Naito was able to outsmart Jay at times to take control back, and the crowd was almost entirely with him. Naito was able to reverse White’s offense at times, but his damaged knee slowed him down at times, which White capitalized on. White locked in the same leglock that submitted Tanahashi to win him the IWGP Heavyweight Championship last February, but Naito made it to the ropes, garnering a thunderous ovation. Naito managed a rolling kick into a pop-up spinebuster to make a labored but effective comeback. Naito spat in his face and then hit a top rope Frankensteiner, followed by the Gloria for a near fall. Gedo tried to hit Naito with a chair, but Naito stopped him with a kick to the groin, but left an opening for White to hit him with a chair. White followed up with sleeper suplexes, but Naito hit a flash Destino that he was too tired to capitalize on, followed by a reverse rana and another running Destino. White went for the Blade Runner, but Naito blocked it and hit a final Destino for the pinfall victory. Tetsuya Naito wins the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the fifth time, an accolade only matched by Shinsuke Nakamura. (33:54)

IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) def. Kota Ibushi
Kota Ibushi’s entrance music was slightly remixed, but Okada’s entrance was so over-the-top it has to be seen to be understood, but it included a white, glow-in-the-dark robe. Underestimating Ibushi, Okada attempted his first Rainmaker mere minutes into the match, but Ibushi dodged it easily. Ibushi never really seemed to intimidate Okada, who invited him to hit Okada harder. Okada locked in the Red Ink submission but Ibushi got his hand on the bottom rope to break the hold. Okada signaled the Rainmaker coming with his trademark pose, but Ibushi flattened him with a dudebuster and a double footstomp on his chest, followed by a triangle moonsault outside the ring and a missile dropkick off the ropes. Okada landed uppercuts and slaps on Ibushi, but Ibushi stood still and retaliated, even standing up after a front dropkick. Ibushi laid into a fallen Okada with strikes as the crowd began to boo him. Ibushi tried to throw Okada into the ring post from the apron, but Okada countered and hit an apron tombstone piledriver. Ibushi laid outside the ring until nearly getting counted out, only for Okada to pounce on him as he finally entered the ring. Ibushi countered with an incredible lariat and blocked Okada’s Rainmaker with another huge lariat of his own. Ibushi hit the Kamigoye but Okada barely kicked out of it, and gave him a dropkick when Ibushi attempted another. Okada attempted a missle dropkick, but Ibushi countered it into a sitout powerbomb. Ibushi went for a phoenix splash, but missed, leaving Okada the opening to hit the Rainmaker, which Ibushi kicked out of. Okada kept the pressure on and hit another piledriver followed by the Rainmaker for the win. Kazuchika Okada retains the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. (39:16)

After the match, Tetsuya Naito entered the ring to confront Okada. They posed with their respective championships, and Naito left peacefully, as Okada cut a go-home promo to end Day 1 of Wrestle Kingdom 14.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling has just announced details for 2019 edition of their annual heavyweight tag team tournament, the World Tag League.

The last major tour of the NJPW calendar, this tournament determines IWGP Tag Team Championship challengers for the following year’s Wrestle Kingdom.

This year’s World Tag League will have a single block with sixteen teams. Over the seventeen day tournament, each team will compete against each other, earning 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.

All matches will have a 30-minute time limit. Los Ingobernables de Japon’s EVIL and SANADA have won the World Tag League for the past two years.

World Tag League 2019 Teams

• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare
• Juice Robinson & David Finlay
• Toru Yano & Colt Cabana
• CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI)
• Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks
• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi
• Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls
• Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL & SANADA)
• Los Ingobernables (Shingo Takagi & El Terrible)
• TenKoji (Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan)
• Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma)
• Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)
• Suzukigun (Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi)
• Suzukigun (Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer)
• Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale)
• Bullet Club (KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi)

World Tag League 2019 Schedule

November 16 Live on NJPW World

• Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks
• Toru Yano & Colt Cabana vs. Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls
• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shingo Takagi & El Terrible
• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
• Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma
• Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi

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November 17 Live on NJPW World

• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Juice Robinson & David Finlay
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
• Toru Yano & Colt Cabana vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
• Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls
• Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi
• EVIL & SANADA vs. Shingo Takagi & El Terrible

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November 18 Live on NJPW World

• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks
• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
• Toru Yano & Colt Cabana vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
• KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Shingo Takagi & El Terrible
• Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi

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November 19 VOD Only

• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Juice Robinson & David Finlay
• Shingo Takagi & El Terrible vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Toru Yano & Colt Cabana
• Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
• Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls vs. EVIL & SANADA

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November 21 VOD Only

• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
• Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Juice Robinson & David Finlay
• Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
• EVIL & SANADA vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Shingo Takagi & El Terrible vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi

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November 23 VOD Only

• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls
• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. EVIL & SANADA
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Toru Yano & Colt Cabana
• Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
• Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Shingo Takagi & El Terrible
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
• Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa

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November 24 VOD Only

• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Toru Yano & Colt Cabana
• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
• Shingo Takagi & El Terrible vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
• Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi
• EVIL & SANADA vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa

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November 25 VOD Only

• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Toru Yano & Colt Cabana
• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Juice Robinson & David Finlay
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls
• Shingo Takagi & El Terrible vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
• Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
• EVIL & SANADA vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi

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November 27 VOD Only

• Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks vs. Shingo Takagi & El Terrible
• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
• Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi
• Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Toru Yano & Colt Cabana vs. EVIL & SANADA

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November 28 Live on NJPW World

• Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks vs. Toru Yano & Colt Cabana
• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Shingo Takagi & El Terrible
• Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
• EVIL & SANADA vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi

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November 29 Live on NJPW World

• Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks vs. Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls
• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Toru Yano & Colt Cabana
• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi
• Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
• Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. EVIL & SANADA

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December 1 December NJPW World Schedule TBA

• Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
• Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls
• Toru Yano & Colt Cabana vs. Shingo Takagi & El Terrible
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. EVIL & SANADA
• Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
• Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa

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December 2 December NJPW World Schedule TBA

• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Shingo Takagi & El Terrible
• Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls vs. Chase owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Toru Yano & Colt Cabana vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
• Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
• EVIL & SANADA vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
• Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI

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December 3 December NJPW World Schedule TBA

• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi
• Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Toru Yano & Colt Cabana
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
• Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks vs. EVIL & SANADA
• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa

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December 5 December NJPW World Schedule TBA

• Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks vs. Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. EVIL & SANADA
• Shingo Takagi & El Terrible vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
• Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer

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December 6 December NJPW World Schedule TBA

• Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shingo Takagi & El Terrible
• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. EVIL & SANADA
• Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi
• Toru Yano & Colt Cabana vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi
• Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer

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December 8 December NJPW World Schedule TBA

• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks
• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi
• Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. EVIL & SANADA
• Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
• Toru Yano & Colt Cabana vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale
• Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls vs. Shingo Takagi & El Terrible
• Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer vs. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi

The match order for the final day on December 8 will be decided based on team standings as of the final day. There is no specific Final match to determine the winners. A de facto final match will be determined based on the highest ranking teams going into the final day.

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that several title matches will take place on March 6th 2017. The event is to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the promotion and will air live on New Japan World (5am est.)

NJPW 45th Anniversary Show Lineup

• Jushin Liger and Hirai Kawato vs. Tiger Mask and Tomoyuki Oka
• Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi, Gedo and Jado (CHAOS) vs. El Desparado, Taka Michinoku, Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-Gun)
• Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi and David Finlay vs. Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa, Yujiro Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale and Kenny Omega (Bullet Club)
• Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, Bushi and Sanada (Los Ingobernables) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, Kushida and Juice Robinson
• RPW British Heavyweight Championship
  Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. *
• IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship
  Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
• IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
  Roppongi Vice (c) vs. Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru (Suzuki-Gun)
• IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
  Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano (c)(CHAOS) vs. Tomoaki Honma and Togi Makabe (GBH)**
• Kazuchika Okada (CHAOS) vs. Tiger Mask W***

*     Zack Sabre Jr. is making his NJPW debut
**   This match was made after GBH beat CHAOS at Togi Makabe’s anniversary show this weekend.
*** non-title match. Tiger Mask W is played by Kota Ibushi and is from the current Tiger Mask anime series. 

Here are the results from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s ‘The New Beginning’ event that took place in Osaka, Japan to a gate of around 5,500 people:

Here are the results from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s ‘The New Beginning’ show that took place in Sapporo, Japan:

Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado b KUSHIDA & Hirai Kawato – Desperado hit the Guitara de Angel on Kawato to take the win for his team. He now looks set to join the Junior ranks in NJPW following a staredown with KUSHIDA after the match.

Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata b. Yoshitatsu, Henare & Tomoyuki Oka – Nagata took the submission win with the Nagata Lock 2 on Oka.

Will Ospreay, Jado & Gedo b. Katsuyori Shibata, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV – Ospreay hit the OsCutter on Tiger Mask to take the pinfall victory. He stated after the match that he would defeat Shibata for the Revolution Pro British Heavyweight Championship on February 11th

YOSHI-HASHI b. Takashi Iizuka – YOSHI-HASHI took the win in around 7 minutes with the Karma

Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Lee b. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi – Dragon Lee won the bout following the Death Nukadora in around 13 minutes, he and Takahashi had a staredown after the bout ahead of their clash over the IWGP Junior Heavyweight belt on February 11th.

IWGP Junior Tag Championship Match: Rocky Romero & Barreta b. Taichi & TAKA Michinoku – Barretta hit the Strong Zero on TAKA Michinoku to retain the belts for Roppongi Vice in their 1st defence as champions.

NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Hirooki Goto b. Juice Robinson – Goto successfully defended his NEVER title after hitting the GTR for the pinfall victory. This was his first defence since winning the title from Shibata at Wrestle Kingdom.

IWGP Tag Championship Match: Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano b. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. – Yano rolled up Makabe in a schoolboy for the pinfall victory, this was also Ishii/Yano’s first title defence.

IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada b. Minoru Suzuki – Okada hit the Rainmaker on Suzuki for his third successful title defence. No one appeared after the match to challenge Okada for the belt however Okada hinted that Tiger Mask W may be his next feud.

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New Japan have officially announced the cards for their two ‘New Beginning’ shows that take place on February 5th/11th in Sapporo and Osaka, Japan respectively. Following the events of the New Years Dash show Suzuki-Gun are set to make a huge impact on the landscape of New Japan with the group’s leader Minoru Suzuki set to face IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada for the belt in Sapporo on February 5th.

Also notable is the inclusion of a Revolution Pro Wrestling title bout between Shibata and Will Ospreay on the Osaka show. Shibata won the RPW British Heavyweight title from Zack Sabre Jr at the company’s last York Hall show.

The cards line up as follows:

New Beginning in Sapporo (02/05/17)
KUSHIDA & Hirai Kawato vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Suzuki-Gun)

Yuji Nagata & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Yoshitatsu & David Finlay & Henare

Katsuyori Shibata & Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. CHAOS’ Will Ospreay & Gedo & Jado

YOSHI-HASHI vs. Takashi Iizuka

Michael Elgin & Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Lee vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA & EVIL & BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match – Roppongi Vice (c) vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (Suzuki-Gun)

NEVER Openweight Championship Match – Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Juice Robinson

IWGP Tag Team Championship Match – Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano (c) vs. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. The Killer Elite Squad

IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match – Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki

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New Beginning in Osaka (02/11/17)
Yoshitatsu & Hirai Kawato vs. David Finlay & Henare
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima & KUSHIDA vs. Suzuki-gun’s Takashi Iizuka & Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado

Juice Robinson & Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo & Jado

Kazuchika Okada & Rocky Romero & Beretta (CHAOS) vs. Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (Suzuki-Gun)

NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship Match – Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. SANADA & EVIL & BUSHI

Revolution Pro British Heavyweight Championship Match – Katsuyori Shibata vs. Will Ospreay

IWGP Tag Team Championship Match – Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano (c) vs. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Killer Elite Squad

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match – Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Dragon Lee

IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match –  Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Michael Elgin

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— ?????????????? (@njpw1972) January 10, 2017

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.

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.

 

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

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— ?????????????? (@njpw1972) December 16, 2016

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

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— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) December 11, 2016

Here are the results from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s King of Pro Wresting event:

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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

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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

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— ?????????????? (@njpw1972) September 26, 2016

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

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— ?????????????? (@njpw1972) September 18, 2016

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

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— ?????????????? (@njpw1972) September 11, 2016

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 6, 2016

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

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— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 7, 2016

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) July 31, 2016

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