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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.
Posted February 22nd, 2017 in News, NJPW. Tagged: AWA, Bad Luck Fale, Bullet Club, Davey Boy Smith, Davey Boy Smith Jr, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, JR, Juice Robinson, Jushin Liger, Kane, Katsuyori Shibata, Kaz, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Michael Elgin, New Japan World, Okada, Pro Wrestling, RPW, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, UC, Zack Sabre Jr..
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:
TAKA Michinoku b. Henare – TAKA took the win in just under 5 minutes after hitting the Heavy Killer Number 1
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima b. Yoshitatsu & KUSHIDA – Kojima took the pinfall victory for his team after hitting a Lariat on Yoshi Tatsu
Yuji Nagata, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Jado & Gedo – Juice continues to impress in his NJPW by taking the pinfall victory over Jado, expect him to have a strong showing in the New Japan Cup as he is expected to enter.
Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taichi b. Kazuchika Okada, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Kanemaru took the win over Rocky Romero, yet another win for him over the IWGP Junior Tag Team Champion
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Championship Match – SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi – SANADA hit the Skull End on Nakanishi to dethrone the champions in their first defence. Los Ingobernables are crowned the 11th champions
Revolution Pro Wrestling British Heavyweight Championship Match – Katsuyori Shibata b. Will Ospreay – Shibata retains his title in an EXCELLENT bout, cementing Will Ospreay as a true global star. Shibata’s next opponent for the belt will most likely be Zack Sabre Jr in the UK
IWGP Tag Championship 3WAY Match – Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano b. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Takashi Iizuka – Yano rolled up Davey Boy Smith Jr in a schoolboy to retain his and Ishii’s titles, this was their second successful defence
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match – Hiromu Takahashi b. Dragon Lee – Takahashi hit the TIME BOMB in around 18 minutes to retain his title in his first official defence. Taguchi appeared after the match and will likely be the next challenger for the belt
IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match – Tetsuya Naito b. Michael Elgin – Naito hit the Destino to retain his title in his 3rd defence, The Los Ingobernables stable celebrated after the match as all members now hold a championship in NJPW
Posted February 12th, 2017 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Davey Boy Smith, Davey Boy Smith Jr, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kushida, Lee, Manabu Nakanishi, Michael Elgin, Okada, Pro Wrestling, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Shibata, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..
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.
Posted February 5th, 2017 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Davey Boy Smith, Davey Boy Smith Jr, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kushida, Lance Archer, Manabu Nakanishi, Michael Elgin, Okada, Pro Wrestling, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Shibata, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay.
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
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
Posted January 11th, 2017 in News, NJPW. Tagged: David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Michael Elgin, Okada, Rocky Romero, RPW, Sanada, Shibata, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..
Here are the results from New Japan’s annual New Year Dash show. This is traditionally seen as New Japan’s version of the ‘Raw After Mania’ and the main storylines/feuds heading into February’s New Beginning shows start to take shape.
Kyle O’Reilly, Ricochet & David Finlay b. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Henare – Finlay took the win for his team
Yujiro Takahashi & Hangman Page b. Yoshitatsu & Billy Gunn – Hangman Page took the win after hitting the Right of Passage on Yoshitatsu
YOSHI-HASHI, Rocky Romero & Barreta b. Adam Cole and The Young Bucks – Yoshi-Hashi took the pinfall victory for his team after rolling up ROH Champion Adam Cole
Scott Norton, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Hiro Saito & Cheeseburger b. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & BONE SOLDIER – Kojima hit the Lariat on BONE SOLDIER to take the win for his team
Michael Elgin & KUSHIDA b. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi – Elgin took the win after hitting a Burning Hammer on Naito, he now looks set to be the next challenger for Naito’s Intercontinental Championship. CMLL Star Dragon Lee also appeared to attack longtime rival Takahashi and stated that he wants a shot at Takahashi’s IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata & Juice Robinson b. Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Will Ospreay – Robinson took the shock win over NEVER Champion Hirooki Goto to set himself as the next challenger for the title
NJPW/NOAH legend Minoru Suzuki appeared after the bout with his stable (The Suzuki Army) and attacked the members of CHAOS, Suzuki then proclaimed that all of New Japan’s titles will soon be theirs.
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Championship Match – Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi b. SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI – Nakanishi hit the Hercules Cutter on BUSHI to win the titles and make Los Ingobernables’ title reign end after one day.
Posted January 5th, 2017 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Adam Cole, Bad Luck Fale, Billy Gunn, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Michael Elgin, Okada, Ricochet, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, The Young Bucks, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay.
Here are the results from New Japan’s final event of the year at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan:
Ryusuke Taguchi & Yoshitatsu b. Jushin Thunder Liger & Henare – Taguchi took the win for his team after hitting the Dodon on Henare
Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano b. Yujiro Takahashi & BONE SOLDIER – Ishii hit the Brainbuster on BONE SOLDIER to take the pinfall victory
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Juice Robinson b. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Chase Owens – Makabe hit the King Kong Knee Drop on Owens for the win
Yuji Nagata b, Manabu Nakanishi – Nagata hit the Exploder of Justice to take the win
Katsuyori Shibata & Tiger Mask IV b. Hirooki Goto & Jado – Shibata hit the Penalty Kick on Jado to take the pinfall victory
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, KUSHIDA & David Finlay b. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI – Kojima hit BUSHI with a Lariat to take the win for his team
Kenny Omega & Bad Luck Fale b. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI – Omega hit the One Winged Angel on YOSHI-HASHI to gain the momentum leading up to his IWGP Heavyweight Title match against Okada at Wrestle Kingdom.
Posted December 17th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Korakuen Hall, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results from the Road to Tokyo Dome show that took place 12/16 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Yuji Nagata, Yoshitatsu & Ryusuke Taguchi b. Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask IV & Henare – Taguchi took the pinfall victory over Henare
Tomohiro Ishii b. Chase Owens – Ishii took the pinfall victory in just over 8 minutes with the Brainbuster
SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & David Finlay – EVIL hit his namesake finisher on Finlay to take the pinfall victory for his team
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Juice Robinson b. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & BONE SOLDIER – Robinson hit the Pulp Fiction on Tonga to take the win leading into his match against Cody at the Tokyo Dome
Hirooki Goto & Jado b. Katsuyori Shibata & Jushin Thunder Liger – Goto took the win after hitting the GTR on Liger
Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi b. Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Jado – Yujiro took the win after hitting the Pimp Juice on Jado
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi b. Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA – Takahashi took the win after hitting the TIME BOMB on KUSHIDA
Posted December 17th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Korakuen Hall, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii.
Here are the results from New Japan’s World Tag League final that took place in the Sekisui Haim Super Arena in Miyagi:
Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay b. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV – Finlay took the pinfall victory over Tiger Mask
Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi b. Manabu Nakanishi & Henare – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Henare to secure the victory for his team
Yoshitatsu & Billy Gunn b. Chase Owens & BONE SOLDIER – Billy Gunn hit the Fameasser on BONE SOLIDER to take the win in just over 5 minutes
War Machine b. Brian Breaker & Leland Race – Rowe hit the Fallout on Leland Race to secure the win
SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata – EVIL took the pinfall victory over Kojima after hitting his namesake finisher
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI b. Katsuyori Shibata & Juice Robinson – Goto hit the GTR on Shibata to take the pinfall victory for his team
Tetsuya Naito & Rush b. Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA – Rush hit the Rush Driver on KUSHIDA to take the win, after the match Hiromu Takahashi came out to the ring and laid out KUSHIDA before accepting Naito’s offer to join Los Ingobernables
Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii b. Kenny Omega & Hangman Page – Okada hit the Rainmaker on Page to take the win
World Tag League Final – Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma b. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa – Makabe hit the King Kong Knee Drop on Tanga Loa to secure the win and make Honma/Makabe the first team in New Japan history to win the tournament in consecutive years
Posted December 11th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Billy Gunn, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, NJPW World, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii.
Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma defeated Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii in the final match of the World Tag League B BLOCK to take their place in the final against the current reigning IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa).
The final standings for the tournament blocks were:
A BLOCK
Guerrillas of Destiny – 12 points
Naito & Rush – 8 points
Yujiro & Page (Bullet Club) – 8 points
War Machine – 8 points
Tenzan & Kojima – 8 points
Breaker & Race – 6 points
Robinson & Tanahashi – 6 points
Henare & Nakanishi – 0 points
B BLOCK
Makabe & Honma – 10 points
SANADA & EVIL (Los Ingobernables) – 10 points
Goto & Ishii – 8 points
Okada & YOSHI-HASHI – 8 points
Shibata & Nagata – 8 points
Omega & Owens (Bullet Club) – 6 points
Yoshitatsu & Billy Gunn – 6 points
Fale & BONE-SOLDIER – 0 points
Posted December 8th, 2016 in News. Tagged: Billy Gunn, Bullet Club, Guerrillas of Destiny, Hirooki Goto, Ishii, NJPW World, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii.
Here are the results from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s King of Pro Wresting event:
Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Will Ospreay b. Adam Cole, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi – Ishii hit the Brainbuster on Yujiro to secure the win for his team
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi & Bobby Fish b. Toru Yano, Jado, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Honma hit the Kokeshi headbutt on Romero to take the win
NJPW vs NOAH Special 8 Man Tag Match: Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi – Shiozaki hit the Go-Arm Lariat on Nakanishi to take the win
IWGP Junior Tag Championship Match: The Young Bucks b. Ricochet & David Finlay – The Bucks hit the More Bang For For Your Buck on Finlay to retain their titles
IWGP Tag Championship Match: Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa b. The Briscoes – Tonga hit the Guerrilla Warfare on Mark Briscoe to secure the win and make he and his brother the new IWGP Tag Team Champions
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, KUSHIDA & Jay Lethal b. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI – Elgin hit the Elgin-Bomb on Naito to take the win for his team
NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Katsuyori Shibata b. Kyle O’Reilly – Shibata took the win via referee stoppage at the 18 minute mark.
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Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Title Contender Match: Kenny Omega b. Hirooki Goto – Omega hit the One Winged Angel to hold on to the briefcase that earns him an IWGP Title match at the Tokyo Dome in January 2017
?Winner: Omega (21:52) with the Katayoku no Tenshi.
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada b. Naomichi Marufuji – Okada retained his title following a Rainmaker
Posted October 11th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Adam Cole, Bad Luck Fale, Bobby Fish, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Jay Lethal, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Mark Briscoe, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Ricochet, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, The Briscoes, The Young Bucks, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay.
New Japan have officially announced the full card for their October 10th event ‘King of Pro Wrestling,’ here is how the card stacks up:
IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Naomichi Marufuji
Tokyo Dome IWGP Challenge Rights Match: Kenny Omega vs Hirooki Goto
NEVER Openweight Title Match: Katsuyoshi Shibata (c) vs Kyle O’Reilly
Naito, SANADA, EVIL, and BUSHI vs Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, KUSHIDA and Jay Lethal
IWGP Tag Title Match: The Briscoe Brothers (c) vs Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)
IWGP Junior Tag Title Match: Young Bucks (c) vs Ricochet and David Finlay
New Japan vs NOAH Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya
Posted October 4th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Briscoe Brothers, David Finlay, Guerrillas of Destiny, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jay Lethal, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Ricochet, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan.
Here are the results from New Japan’s Destruction in Tokyo event:
Rocky Romero & Barreta b. David Finlay & Henare – Barreta hit the Dudebuster on Henare to secure the win for his team
Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi b. Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – Nagata hit the Exploder of Justice on Captain New Japan for the win
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask IV b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger – Honma took the pinfall win after hitting the Kokeshi
Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo b. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Chase Owens – Ishii hit the Brainbuster on Tanga Loa to take the pinfall victory
Kyle O’Reilly b. Juice Robinson – O’Reilly took the win after hitting the Armageddon, he is now the next challenger for the NEVER Openweight title
Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Will Ospreay b. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi – YOSHI-HASHI hit the Karma on Yujiro to secure the pinfall victory for his team
Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & EVIL b. Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi – SANADA hit the Skull End on Taguchi to take the win
NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Katsuyori Shibata b. Bobby Fish – Shibata hit the Penalty Kick to take the pinfall win
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: BUSHI b. KUSHIDA – BUSHI took the pinfall win over KUSHIDA to become the 74th champion in IWGP JH history
Posted September 19th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Bobby Fish, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Michael Elgin, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Will Ospreay.
Here are the results for New Japan’s Road to Destruction event in Korakuen Hall, Tokyo:
David Finlay b. Henare – Finlay hits the Prima Nocta to take the win
Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens b. Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hits the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to secure the win for his team
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger & Ryusuke Taguchi b. Will Ospreay, Gedo, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Taguchi pinned Romero to secure the win for his team
Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma b. Yuji Nagata & Manadu Nakanishi – Makabe hits the King Kong Knee Drop on Nakanishi to secure the win
EVIL b. Juice Robinson – EVIL took the pinfall victory in this match
Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish b. Katsuyori Shibata & Tiger Mask IV – O’Reilly got the pinfall after he and Fish hit the Chasing The Dragon on Tiger Mask
Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI b. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa – Ishii hit the Brainbuster on Tanga Loa to secure the victory for his team
Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI b. Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA – BUSHI hit the MX on KUSHIDA to take the pinfall win
Posted September 14th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Bobby Fish, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Korakuen Hall, Kushida, Michael Elgin, Okada, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Will Ospreay.
Here are the results for New Japan’s Road to Destruction event in Shizuoka:
Henare b Hirai Kawato – Henare takes the submission win with a single leg crab
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima b. David Finlay & Teruaki Kanemitsu – Tenzan locks in the Anaconda Vice on Kanemitsu to secure the submission victory for his team
Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask IV b. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – Nagata hits the Exploder of Justice on Captain New Japan to secure the win
Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Chase Owens b. Hirooki Goto, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Tonga hits the Gunstun on Romero for the win
Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi – Naito hits the Destino on Juice Robinson to take the pinfall victory for his team
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI b. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi – YOSHI-HASHI hits the Karma on Yujiro to take the pinfall victory in the main event
Posted September 12th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Okada, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii.
Here are the results for New Japan’s Road to Destruction event in Niigata:
Henare b Hirai Kawato – Henare took the submission win with a Boston Crab
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima b. Juice Robinson & Teruaki Kanemitsu – Kojima took the win for his team after hitting a Lariat on Kanemitsu
Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask IV b. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – Nagata hit the Exploder of Justice on Captain New Japan to take the pinfall victory for his team
Kenny Omega, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa b. YOSHI-HASHI, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Tama Tonga hit the Guerrilla Warfare on Romero to take the win
Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay – Naito took the win after hitting the Destino on Young Lion Finlay
Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii b. Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens – Goto hit the GTR on Chase Owens for the victory
Posted September 9th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, David Finlay, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Okada, Rocky Romero, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii.
Here are the results for Day 17 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Jay & Mark Briscoe b. Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – The Briscoes win when Mark hits a diving elbow drop on Captain New Japan inside 4 minutes
Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakaishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay – Liger took the win with a ground cobra twist
Katsuyori Shibata, Michael Elgin, Satoshi Kojima & KUSHIDA b. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Atsushi Kotoge – Kojima took the win with a Lariat on Kotoge
Kenny Omega, Tanga Loa, Yujiro Takahashi & Hangman Page b. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, BUSHI & Jay Lethal – Page took the win for Bullet Club following a Rite of Passage on BUSHI
G1 Tournament A Block Results
SANADA b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan – While both men were mathematically eliminated this was a hard fought bout that SANADA won with the Skull End.
Final Totals:
SANADA – 4 Wins, 5 Losses for 8 Points
Tenzan – 2 Wins, 7 Losses for 4 Points
Tomohiro Ishii b. Togi Makabe – Ishii takes the win with the Vertical Fall Brainbuster
Final Totals:
Ishii 4 Wins, 5 Losses for 8 Points
Makabe 4 Wins, 5 Losses for 8 Points
Tama Tonga b. Bad Luck Fale – Tonga teased twice that he would take the fall so that Fale would have a chance to get to the final, he took the win with the Gun Stun
Final Totals:
Tonga 4 Wins, 5 Losses for 8 Points
Fale 5 Wins, 4 Losses for 10 Points
Hirooki Goto b. Naomichi Marufuji – Goto took the win with the GTR to keep himself alive in the tournament, he just needed a draw or a double DQ/double count out from Okada/Tanahashi
Final Totals:
Goto 6 Wins, 4 Losses for 12 Points
Marufuji 5 Wins, 4 Losses for 10 Points
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada – DRAW
Tanahashi and Okada went to a 30 minute time limit draw, this is a match that you have to go out of your way to see as it is easily one of the greatest matches in G1 tournament history. Due to the result Goto wins A block and advances to the final on Sunday.
Final Totals:
Tanahashi 5 Wins, 1 Draw, 3 Losses for 11 Points
Okada 5 Wins, 1 Draw, 3 Losses for 11 Points
Goto Wins A Block
Posted August 13th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, Bullet Club, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Jay Lethal, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Mark Briscoe, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, The Briscoes, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results from Day 16 of the G1 Climax Tournament:
Rysuke Taguchi b. David Finlay – Taguchi takes the win after hitting the Dodon
Yujiro Takahashi, Tama Tonga & Bad Luck Fale b. Juice Robinson, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima – Tonga hits the Gun Stun to take the win for his team
SANADA & BUSHI b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Captain New Japan – SANADA hits the Skull End to take the win for his team
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji b. Tiger Mask, Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA, Togi Makabe & Hiroshi Tanahashi – Goto secures the win for his team after hitting the GTR on Jushin Thunder Liger
G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results
Kenny Omega b. Katsuhiko Nakajima – Omega hits the One Winged Angel to take his scorecard up to 5-3, Nakajima is now on 4-4
EVIL b. Toru Yano – EVIL takes the pinfall win to move up to 3-5, Yano is now 4-4
Tetsuya Naito b. YOSHI-HASHI – Naito takes the win with the Destino in what is possibly YOSHI-HASHI’s best match to date. Naito is now on 6-2 and YOSHI-HASHI is 3-5
Katsuyori Shibata b. Yuji Nagata – Shibata took the referee stoppage win with Nagata in a sleeper hold, Shibata is now 5-3
Michael Elgin b. Tomoaki Honma – Elgin takes his 5th win of the tournament while handing Honma his 6th loss, Elgin is 5-3, Honma is 2-6
Here are the updated standings:
A BLOCK
- Tanahashi – 10 Points
- Fale – 10 Points
- Goto – 10 Points
- Marufuji – 10 Points
- Okada – 10 Points
- Makabe – 8 Points
- Tonga– 6 Points
- SANADA – 6 Points
- Ishii – 4 Points
- Tenzan – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Naito – 12 Points
- Elgin – 10 Points
- Shibata – 10 Points
- Omega – 10 Points
- Nakajima – 8 Points
- Yano – 8 Points
- Nagata – 6 Points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
- EVIL – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
Posted August 11th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results for Day 15 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Katsuhiko Nakajima b. David Finlay – Nakajima pinned Finlay after hitting the Brainbuster
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to secure the win for his team
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo – BUSHI took the win after hitting the MX on Gedo
Katsuyori Shibata, Michael Elgin, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & Juice Robinson b. Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV – KUSHIDA made Tiger Mask tap out with the Hoverboard Lock
G1 Climax A Block Results
Naomichi Marufuji b. Tama Tonga – Marufuji hit the Shiranui to secure the win and take his scorecard up yo 5-3, Tonga is now on 3-5
SANADA b. Tomohiro Ishii – SANADA took the win with the Skull End to move up to 3-5, Ishii is now also at 3-5 and both are mathematically eliminated
Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Hirotoshi Tenzan – Tanahashi hit the High Fly Flow to move up to 5-3, Tenzan is now 2-6
Bad Luck Fale b. Kazuchika Okada – Fale hit the Bad Luck Fall in somewhat of an upset to take his scorecard to 5-3, Okada is now also 5-3
Hirooki Goto b. Togi Makabe – Goto hit the GTR to take his total up to 5-3, Makabe is now 4-4
Here are the updated standings:
A BLOCK
- Tanahashi – 10 Points
- Fale – 10 Points
- Goto – 10 Points
- Marufuji – 10 Points
- Okada – 10 Points
- Makabe – 8 Points
- Tonga– 6 Points
- SANADA – 6 Points
- Ishii – 4 Points
- Tenzan – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Naito – 10 Points
- Elgin – 8 Points
- Shibata – 8 Points
- Yano – 8 Points
- Nakajima – 8 Points
- Omega – 8 Points
- Nagata – 6 Points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
- EVIL – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
Posted August 9th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results for Day 13 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan – Tiger Mask takes the win for his team with a reverse double armbar on Captain New Japan
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Satoshi Kojima, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – EVIL took the win after pinning Juice Robinson
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Nakanishi for the win
Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima b. Michael Elgin, Katsuyori Shibata, Tomoaki Honma & David Finlay – Nakajima hit the Penalty Kick on Finlay to take the pinfall victory for his team
G1 Climax Tournament A Block Results
Tama Tonga b. SANADA – Tonga hits the Gun Stun on SANADA to take his scorecard up to 3-4, SANADA is now at 2-5
Bad Luck Fale b. Togi Makabe – Fale hits the Grenade on Makabe to take his 4th win of the tournament
Hirooki Goto b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan – Goto officially ends Tenzan’s last ever G1 tournament, this was a fantastic back and forth match that you need to go out of your way and see
Kazuchika Okada b. Tomohiro Ishii – Ishii hits the Brainbuster to take the win in what could be the Match of the Tournament, if not the MOTY
Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Naomichi Marufuji – Tanahashi hits the High Fly Flow to take his scorecard up to 4-3, Marufuji is now also on 4-3
Here are the results from Day 14 of the G1 Climax Tournament:
KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay vs. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan – Liger beats Finlay to take the win for his team
Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto b. SANADA & BUSHI – Goto hits the GTR on BUSHI to take the win
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Juice Robinson b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi – Makabe hits the King Kong Knee Drop on Nakanishi to take the pinfall victory
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Kazuchika Okada, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji – Takanishi hits the Pimp Juice on Gedo for the win
G1 Climax Tournament By Block Results
Toru Yano b. Michael Elgin – Yano takes another shock win to move his scorecard to 4-3, Elgin is now also 4-3 with 8 points
Katsuyori Shibata b. YOSHI-HASHI – Shibata takes the win with the PK to move his tally up to 4-3, YOSHI-HASHI is now 3-4
Katsuhiko Nakajima b. Tomoaki Honma – Nakajima hit the Brainbuster for the win to take his fourth win of the tournament, Honma is now on 2-5
Kenny Omega b. Yuji Nagata – Omega hit the One Winged Angel to move his scorecard to 4-3, Nagata is now on 3-4
Tetsuya Naito b. EVIL – Naito takes his 5th win of the tournament with the Destino, EVIL is now 2-5
Here are the updated standings:
A BLOCK
- Okada – 10 Points
- Tanahashi – 8 Points
- Fale – 8 Points
- Goto – 8 Points
- Makabe – 8 Points
- Marufuji – 8 Points
- Tonga– 6 Points
- Ishii – 6 Points
- SANADA – 4 Points
- Tenzan – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Naito – 10 Points
- Elgin – 8 Points
- Shibata – 8 Points
- Yano – 8 Points
- Nakajima – 8 Points
- Omega – 8 Points
- Nagata – 6 Points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
- EVIL – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
Posted August 8th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results for Day 12 of the G1 Climax Tournament:
Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay b. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan – Juice hits the Pulp Fiction on Captain New Japan to take the win for his team
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi – Tonga hits the Gun Stun on Nakanishi to secure the win
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & KUSHIDA b. Hirooki Goto, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji – KUSHIDA submits Gedo with the Hoverboard Lock
G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results
Toru Yano b. Yuji Nagata – Yano takes the win via count-out to take his scorecard to 3-3, Nagata is now also on 3-3
Michael Elgin b. YOSHI-HASHI – Elgin took the win with an Elgin Bomb to move his stats to 4-2, YOSHI-HASHI is now on 3-3
EVIL b. Tomoaki Honma – EVIL secures his second win of this year’s G1 via pinfall (2-4), Honma is now on 2-4
Katsuyori Shibata b. Kenny Omega – Shibata hits the Penalty Kick to redeem his embarrassing loss to Yano and to move his scorecard on to 3-3, Omega is now also on 3-3
Tetsuya Naito b. Katsuhiko Nakajima – Naito takes his 4th win of the tournament and is looking increasingly likely to take Block B
Here are the updated standings:
A BLOCK
- Okada – 10 Points
- Marufuji– 8 Points
- Makabe– 8 Points
- Tanahashi – 6 Points
- Goto – 6 Points
- Fale – 6 Points
- Tenzan– 4 Points
- Tonga– 4 Points
- SANADA – 4 Points
- Ishii – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Naito – 8 Points
- Elgin – 8 Points
- Shibata – 6 Points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
- Nakajima – 6 Points
- Yano – 6 Points
- Omega – 6 Points
- Nagata – 6 Points
- EVIL – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
Posted August 5th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano.
Here are the results from Day 11 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay – JTL took the win with a Ground Cobra Twist on Finlay
Yuji Nagata, Michael Elgin, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi b. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima – Kojima hit a Lariat on Gedo to take the win for his team
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Katsuyori Shibata & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan for the win
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Tomoaki Honma, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – Naito took the submission win with a knee bar on Juice Robinson
G1 Climax Tournament A Block Results
Bad Luck Fale b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan – Fale took the win with the Grenade, he is now 3-3 in the tournament. Tenzan is now 2-4 in his final G1
Hirooki Goto b. Tama Tonga – Goto hit the GTR to secure the win and move his scorecard to 3-3, Tonga is now at 2-4
Naomichi Marufuji b. SANADA – Marufuji continues to impress in this year’s G1 and is now 4-2, SANADA is now trailing behind at 2-4
Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Tomohiro Ishii – Tanahashi continues his comeback in the G1 by hitting the High Fly Flow for the win, he is now 3-3 and Ishii is 2-4
Kazuchika Okada b. Togi Makabe – IWGP World Champion Okada continues to storm ahead with his 5th win of the tournament, early frontrunner Makabe is now 4-2
Here are the updated standings:
A BLOCK
- Okada – 10 Points
- Marufuji– 8 Points
- Makabe– 8 Points
- Tanahashi – 6 Points
- Goto – 6 Points
- Fale – 6 Points
- Tenzan– 4 Points
- Tonga– 4 Points
- SANADA – 4 Points
- Ishii – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Elgin – 6 Points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
- Nagata – 6 Points
- Naito – 6 Points
- Nakajima – 6 Points
- Omega – 6 Points
- Yano – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
- Shibata– 4 Points
- EVIL– 2 Points
Posted August 4th, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results for Day 10 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay b. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan – Robinson hits the Pulp Fiction on Captain New Japan to secure the win for his team
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi – Tonga hits the Gun Stun on Nakanishi for the win
Hirooki Goto & Naomichi Marufuji b. SANADA & BUSHI – Goto takes the win for his team after hitting the GTR on BUSHI
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & KUSHIDA b. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo – KUSHIDA hits a Moonsault on Gedo to take the win
G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results
YOSHI-HASHI b. Katsuhiko Nakajima – YOSHI-HASHI hits the Karma to take his scorecard up to 3-2, Nakajima is also now at 3-2 with his 2nd loss of the tournament
Michael Elgin b. Yuji Nagata – Elgin is now 3-2 after hitting the Elgin Bomb for the win, Nagata is also 3-2
Toru Yano b. Katsuyori Shibata – In the biggest upset (possibly in G1 tournament history) Yano rolls up Shibata for the pin in just over a minute. Both Yano and Shibata are now at 2-3
Kenny Omega b. EVIL – Omega takes his scorecard up to 3-2 after hitting the One Winged Angel, EVIL is now at 1-4
Tetsuya Naito b. Tomoaki Honma – Naito hit the Destino to take his tally up to 3-2, Honma is now at 2-3
A BLOCK
- Makabe – 8 Points
- Okada – 8 Points
- Marufuji – 6 Points
- Tenzan – 4 Points
- SANADA – 4 Points
- Tonga – 4 Points
- Goto – 4 Points
- Tanahashi– 4 Points
- Fale – 4 Points
- Ishii – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Elgin – 6 Points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
- Nagata – 6 Points
- Naito – 6 Points
- Nakajima – 6 Points
- Omega – 6 Points
- Yano – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
- Shibata– 4 Points
- EVIL– 2 Points
Posted August 2nd, 2016 in NJPW, News. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
Here are the results from Day 8 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Ryusuke Taguchi b. David Finlay – Taguchi took the win with the Dodon
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to secure the win for his team
SANADA & BUSHI b. KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – SANADA pinned Juice Robinson for the win
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji – Tiger Mask took the win with a Reverse Double Armbar on Gedo
G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results
Toru Yano b. Tomaoki Honma – Yano won with a backslide to take his first win of the tournament, he is now 1-3 while Honma is 2-2
YOSHI-HASHI b. EVIL – YOSHI-HASHI hit the Karma to take his scorecard up to 2-2, EVIL is now 1-3 for the tournament
Katsuhiko Nakajima b. Yuji Nagata – Nakajima hit the Vertical Spike to take his 3rd win of the tournament, he is now 3-1. This is Nagata’s first loss of the tournament and he too is currently on 3-1
Michael Elgin b. Kenny Omega – Elgin took the pinfall win with the Elgin Bomb to take his 2nd win of the tournament, he is now 2-2. Omega records his second loss of this year’s G1 and is also on 2-2
Katsuyori Shibata b. Tetsuya Naito – After a brutal back and forth encounter Shibata took the win with a Sleeper, both he and Naito are now on 2-2 for the tournament
Here are the results for Day 9:
Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask IV b. Michael Elgin & David Finlay – Tiger Mask took the win with an Avalanche Double Arm Suplex on Finlay
Katsuyori Shibata, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Jushin Thunder Liger b. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima – Kojima hit the Lariat on Gedo for the win
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to take the win for his team
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Tomoaki Honma, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – EVIL took the win via pinfall on Juice Robinson
G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results
Tama Tonga b. Tomohiro Ishii – Tonga recorded his second win of the tournament to make his scorecard 2-3, this is now Ishii’s 3rd loss and he too is 2-3
Bad Luck Fale b. SANADA – Fale hit the Back Luck Fall to secure his 2nd win of the tournament, he and SANADA are now both 2-3
Naomichi Marufuji b. Togi Makabe – Marufuji took his scorecard up to 3-2 with the Shiranui, Makabe records his 1st loss of the tournament and is now 4-1
Kazuchika Okada b. Hiroyoshi Tänzen – Okada hits the Rainmaker to take his total up to 4-1, Tenzan is now at 2-3
Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Hirooki Goto – Tanahashi hits the High Fly Flow to bring him up to 2-3, Goto is also at 2-3
Here are the updated standing for the tournament:
A BLOCK
- Makabe – 8 Points
- Okada – 8 Points
- Marufuji – 6 Points
- Goto – 4 Points
- Tenzan – 4 Points
- Sanada – 4 Points
- Ishii – 4 Points
- Fale – 4 Points
- Tonga – 4 Points
- Tanahashi – 4 Points
B BLOCK
- Yuji Nagata – 6 Points
- Katsuhiko Nakajima – 6 Points
- Yoshi-Hashi – 4 Points
- Naito – 4 Points
- Omega – 4 Points
- Honma – 4 Points
- Elgin – 4 Points
- Shibata – 4 Points
- EVIL – 2 Points
- Yano – 2 Points
Posted July 31st, 2016 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Bad Luck Fale, David Finlay, G1 Climax, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ishii, Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Kushida, Manabu Nakanishi, Marufuji, Michael Elgin, Naomichi Marufuji, Okada, Sanada, Shibata, Tama Tonga, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Tetsuya Naito, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano.
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.