New Japan ran another El Desperado Produced event today despite Desperado not being able to participate due to injury.
Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand as a PPV on New Japan World for $22.99 until 12/31. You can also watch the pre-show FOR FREE on YouTube.
The announced paid attendance was 286, a legit sellout.
Only the main event was announced in advance.
Match 1: Taiji Ishimori vs. Naruki Doi went to a 10 minute time limit draw.
Match 2: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Mason Madden & Mansoor. Goto pinned Mansoor.
Match 3: Mason Madden won an 8 man Milano Collection Deciding Match battle royal, last eliminating Fuminori Abe.
Main Event: Mason Madden, Mansoor & El Desperado beat Maki Itoh, Kazuki Hirata & CIMA in 6 seconds. Madden pinned Hirata. Which led to…
Main Event (again): Mason Madden, Mansoor & El Desperado beat Maki Itoh, Kazuki Hirata & CIMA. Desperado beat Hirata with Numero Dos. Afterwards, the read Desperado came out and it was revealed the other Desperado that was in the main event actually was Stardom wrestler Starlight Kid.
The next event is Lucha Kingdom, a crossover event with CMLL, on 11/16 at Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico. Live streaming AS A PPV on New Japan World IN JAPAN ONLY and on YouTube in the US will begin at, if I remember right post-time change, 4 PM PT/7 PM ET. YouTube broadcast is on the CMLL YouTube channel but is paywalled and requires a Leyenda tier subscription, which in the US is $45/month. Really.
It was also revealed that the upcoming Unbound Co. Produced event on 11/20 at Korakuen Hall will be, of course, another PPV. The next non-PPV broadcast will be when the World Tag League begins but the opener on 11/21 may not be live or on demand. The rest should be starting on 11/22, which also will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan. Remember Tanahashi Jam 2 on 11/19 is available ONLY IN JAPAN as it’s a TV Asahi exclusive broadcast.