Tag: The Road To The New Beginning

  • NJPW Road To The New Beginning Results (2/9)

    NJPW Road To The New Beginning Results (2/9)

    New Japan Pro Wrestling continue their international ‘Road To The New Beginning’ tour. The tour has featured shows taking place in both the United States as well as Japan. Their next big show post-WrestleKingdom is The New Beginning.

    The last show on this tour, prior to The New Beginning, took place on 2/9 from the Osaka Prefectural Gym, Osaka, Japan.

    The Road To The New Beginning Results 2/9

    Shota Umino and Ayato Yoshida defeated Yota Tsuji and Hiroyoshi Tenzan via pinfall.

    Umino’s Fisherman Suplex into a pinning combination saw the Young Lion team pick up the win.

    YOSHI-HASHI defeated Ren Narita via submission.

    The Butterfly Lock led Narita to tap out, giving YOSHI-HASHI a victory.

    Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi defeated Toa Henare and Tomoaki Honma via pinfall.

    Bullet Club secured the win after Owens nailed Henare with his Package Piledriver.

    BUSHI, SANADA, EVIL defeated El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Minoru Suzuki via pinfall.

    Los Ingobernables de Japon executed Magic Killer onto Kanemaru for the 1, 2, 3.

    Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito defeated TAKA Michinoku and Taichi via pinfall.

    LIJ continued that night’s winning streak. Takagi would pin TAKA after his signature move, Last of the Dragon.

    Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano, Togi Makabe, Kazucika Okada, and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Bulet Club (Taiji Ishimori, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga, Bad Luck Fale, and Jay White) via elimination.
    The random team of CHAOS members, MVPs, Takahashi and Taguchi would come out victorious by being the last team surviving. The matchup was contended under elimination rules.

    Tanahashi would guide his team to victory by eliminating Jay White. Jay White and Bullet Club have accrued numerous victories over this tour, so this gives “The Ace” some major momentum going into his IWGP Heavyweight title defense against “Switchblade” at The New Beginning in Osaka.

  • NJPW Road To The New Beginning Results (1/30)

    NJPW Road To The New Beginning Results (1/30)

    New Japan Pro Wrestling is coming off the back of their recent Fantastica Mania series of shows. These shows were a co-promoted event done with the Mexican company, CMLL. Now New Japan is heading towards their first big post-Wrestle Kingdom show, The New Beginning. Beforehand though, is the ‘Road To New Beginning’ tour.

    The fourth show of the tour took place from Sendai Sunplaza Hall in Miyagi, Japan.

    Road To The New Beginning Results 1/30

    Shota Umino and Ayato Yoshida defeated Yota Tsuji and Toa Henare via pinfall.

    Umino executed a Fisherman’s Suplex onto fellow Young Lion, Yota Tsuji, for the victory.

    Tiger Mask and Manabu Nakanishi defeated Ren Narita and Hiroyoshi Tenzan via pinfall.

    Tiger Mask hit the Tiger Driver onto Narita for the win.

    Shingo Takagi defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru via disqualification

    El Desperado’s interference in this matchup led to a win for the LIJ member.

    BUSHI defeated El Desperado via disqualification

    The win came for BUSHI after El Desperado ripped BUSHI’s mask off his face, ending in another DQ finish.

    Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, Tomoaki Honma, and YOSHI-HASHI defeated Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale, and Jay White) via pinfall.

    Tanahashi would pin Takahashi after hitting the High Fly Flow.

    Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., and Minoru Suzuki defeated SANADA, “King Of Darkness” EVIL, and Tetsuya Naito via pinfall.

    Sabre Jr. would defeat EVIL after locking in the European Clutch pinfall combination.

    Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano, and Togi Makabe defeated Taiji Ishiimori, Tanga Loa, and Tama Tonga

    We’ve got new NEVER Openweight 6-man champions after Taguchi scooped up the submission win over Bullet Club. This victory makes this team the 19th 6-man champions in NJPW history.

  • NJPW Road To The New Beginning Results (1/29)

    NJPW Road To The New Beginning Results (1/29)

    New Japan Pro Wrestling is coming off the back of their recent Fantastica Mania series of shows. These shows were a co-promoted event done with the Mexican company, CMLL. Now New Japan is heading towards their first big post-Wrestle Kingdom show, The New Beginning. Beforehand though, is the ‘Road To New Beginning’ tour.

    The third show of the tour took place today from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

    Road To The New Beginning Results 1/29

    Ren Narita defeated Yuya Uemera via pinfall.

    Narita picked up the win over his fellow Young Lion with a bridging belly to belly suplex.

    Manabu Nakanishi and Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Shota Umino and Ayato Yoshida via submission.

    Tenzan ensured his team’s victory after applying an Anaconda Vice to Yoshida.

    Yujiiro Takahashi and Taiji Ishimori defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and Toa Henare via pinfall.

    Takahashi secured the win after executing Pimp Juice onto Henare.

    Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano, and Togi Makabe defeated Chase Owens, Tanga Loa, and Tama Tonga via pinfall.

    One King Kong Kneedrop put Chase Owens away, giving the victory to Makabe’s team.

    Bad Luck Fale and Jay White defeated YOSHI-HASHI and Kazuchika Okada via pinfall.

    Fale nailed YOSHI-HASHI with the Grenade for the win. A future feud between Okada and Fale was further teased during this matchup.

    Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, BUSHI, SANADA, “King Of Darkness” EVIL, and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Suzuki-Gun (El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., and Minoru Suzuki) via pinfall.

    EVIL picked up the victory for his team courtesy of Everything Is EVIL.

    Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated KUSHIDA via submission.

    Despite steady offence from KUSHIDA, Tanahashi was able to reverse a compromising position into a Texas Cloverleaf. This would lead to KUSHIDA tapping out.

    After the bout, “Switchblade” Jay White would assault Tanahashi with a chair.

  • NJPW Road To The New Beginning Results (1/28)

    NJPW Road To The New Beginning Results (1/28)

    New Japan Pro Wrestling is coming off the back of their recent Fantastica Mania series of shows. These shows were a co-promoted event done with the Mexican company, CMLL. Now New Japan is heading towards their first big post-Wrestle Kingdom show, The New Beginning. Beforehand though, is the ‘Road To New Beginning’ tour.

    The second show of the tour took place on 1/28 from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

    The Road To The New Beginning Results 1/28

    Ren Narita and Manabu Nakanishi defeated Yuya Uemura and Yota Tsuji via submission.

    Ren Narita would finish the matchup after locking in a Boston Crab onto Yuya Uemura.

    Toa Henare and Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Shota Umino and Ayato Yoshida via pinfall.

    Henare scored the pinfall after executing the TOA Bottom on Ayato Yoshida.

    Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens, Tanga Loa, and Tama Tonga) defeated Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano, and Togi Makabe) via pinfall.

    Tonga Loa would pick up the victory after hitting his signature move, Apesh*t on Tomoaki Honma.

    YOSHI-HASHI and Kazuchika Okada defeated Yujiro Takahashi and Bad Luck Fale

    Okada’s Rainmaker would help secure the victory for the team after he nailed Takahashi with the move. They also teased another potential feud between Okada and Bad Luck Fale throughout the match and post-match fallout.

    KUSHIDA and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Gedo and “Switchblade” Jay White

    “The Ace” Takahashi would get the win after landing the High Fly Flow onto Gedo.

    Suzuki-Gun (El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., and Minoru Suzuki) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, BUSHI, SANADA, “King Of Darkness” EVIL, and Tetsuya Naito) via final elimination.

    Taichi would end up the last person standing in the main event, which was held under elimination rules. He would end the night on the mic, making his intentions known for Naito’s IWGP Intercontinental championship.