Now 58 but still the oldest in New Japan, Yuji Nagata once again did his best today in his home region to put on his latest somewhat independent event, BLUE JUSTICE 18.
Today’s event was held at Kimitsu Civic Gym in Chiba and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 1044.
Match 1: Tatsuya Matsumoto, Toru Yano & Togi Makabe beat Taisei Nakahara, Hiroshi Yamato (Independent/Freelancer) & Satoshi Kojima. Makabe pinned Nakahara after a King Kong kneedrop.
Match 2: DOUKI & Sho beat Masatora Yasuda & Master Wato. DOUKI beat Yasuda with Italian Stretch 32.
Match 3: Ryusuke Taguchi & Shota Umino beat Zane Jay & Jake Lee. Umino pinned Jay after a lariat. Afterwards, they played the video of AEW wrestler Pac making the IWGP Global Championship challenge for the upcoming Forbidden Door PPV. Still waiting on official confirmation though.
Match 4: Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa beat Jacob Austin Young, Great-O-Khan & HENARE. Fujita pinned Young with a German suplex hold.
Match 5: El Desperado, Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Daiki Nagai, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Uemura beat Nagai with a wrist lock. This match saw Taichi & Ice brawling all over the venue, even in the restrooms.
Match 6: Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & HIrooki Goto beat Gedo, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Gedo after Shoto.
Main Event: Josh Barnett, Aaron Wolf & Yuji Nagata beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita. Wolf pinned Kanemaru after Angle Slam. Afterwards, Nagata with microphone to thank the crowd and vowing to say active for quite a while longer to send the hometown crowd home happy. He might be the oldest active wrestler at 60 & beyond! (In New Japan, not period. The oldest active ones are well in their 70s-Tatsumi Fujinami is in his early 70s and probably, like many pro wrestlers, won’t retire until he dies)
The next event is tomorrow at Sagamihara City General Gym in Kanagawa. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.