New Japan continues CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA today with an event in Osaka. In addition to various CMLL-style matches, the event will feature the Semifinals of the annual tag team tournament, first with Atlantis & Atlantis Jr. facing Magnus & Averno then in the main event it’s Mascara Dorada & Mistico vs. Valiente Jr. & Futuro.
Today’s event will be held at ATC Hall C in Osaka and can be watched LIVE on New Japan World in Japanese. English will be available on demand at a later time/date. There are only 6 matches today and although the tournament matches have no time limit, based on the rest of the card I anticipate this event being on the rather short side at probably just under 2 hours.
Today’s lineup:
Tatsuya Matsumoto & Tiger Mask vs. Shoma Kato & Hijo de Stuka Jr.
OKUMURA, Satoshi Kojima & Ultimo Guerrero vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho & Yujiro Takahashi
Masatora Yasuda, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, El Desperado & Stigma vs. Daiki Nagai, Bone Soldier Jr., Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji & Titan
Templario vs. Soberano Jr. & Hechicero in a 3-way
FANTASTICAMANIA Tag Team Tournament Semifinals:
Atlantis & Atlantis Jr. vs. Magnus & Averno
Mascara Dorada & Mistico vs. Valiente Jr. & Futuro
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Updates below will begin at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.
10 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from ATC Hall C in Osaka, Japan. Commentary should join shortly.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. This segment of the venue has a max capacity of just over 1100 but it probably will be a little smaller and looks mostly full from what I see. I’ll make an initial guess of around 900. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 931)
CMLL’s Spanish announcer is handling duties today.
The matches begin at 10:03 PM PT/1:03 AM ET. I didn’t catch the host’s name but, much to my delight, Miki Motoi is the guest on commentary.
Match 1: Tatsuya Matsumoto & Tiger Mask vs. Shoma Kato & Hijo de Stuka Jr. 20 minute time limit
Result: Shoma Kato & Hijo de Stuka Jr. beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Tiger Mask. Stuka pinned Matsumoto after a diving body press.
Match 2: OKUMURA, Satoshi Kojima & Ultimo Guerrero vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho & Yujiro Takahashi. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yoshinobu Kanemaro, Sho & Yujiro Takahashi beat OKUMURA, Satoshi Kojima & Ultimo Guerrero. Takahashi pinned Kojima. I missed the finish due to stream technical issues.
Match 3: Masatora Yasuda, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, El Desperado & Stigma vs. Daiki Nagai, Bone Soldier Jr., Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji & Titan. 20 minute time limit
Result: Daiki Nagai, Bone Soldier Jr., Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji & Titan beat Masatora Yasuda, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, El Desperado & Stigma. Titan pinned Yasuda after a diving foot stomp.
Match 4: Templario vs. Soberano Jr. & Hechicero in a 3-way. 10 minute time limit
Result: Time Limit Draw
Intermission.
The matches resume at 11:23 PM PT/2:23 AM ET (about a 13 minute break). OKUMURA is now a guest on commentary.
Match 5: FANTASTICAMANIA Tag Team Tournament Semifinals: Atlantis & Atlantis Jr. vs. Magnus & Averno. No time limit
Result: Magnus & Averno beat Atlantis & Atlantis Jr. Averno pinned Atlantis Jr. As a result, Magnus & Averno advance to the Finals.
Main Event: FANTASTICAMANIA Tag Team Tournament Semifinals: Mascara Dorada & Mistico vs. Valiente Jr. & Futuro. No time limit
Result: Mascara Dorada & Mistico beat Valiente & Futuro. Dorada pinned Futuro after a shooting star press. As a result, Dorada & Mistico advance to the Finals.
The next event is tomorrow at Aichi Prefectural Budokan in Nagoya. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.