New Japan ran the penultimate event of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 22025 today in Tokyo.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was also a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.
The announced paid attendance was 1457, a legit advance sellout.
Match 1: KAMAITACHI & Titan beat Max Star & Xelhua. Titan pinned Xrgua after a diving foot stomp.
Match 2: Ninja Mack & Hechicero beat El Desperado & Barbaro Cavernario by DQ. Caverbario DQ’d. Mask removal from Hechicero.
Match 3: MLW World Tag Team Champions OKUMURA & Satoshi Kojima beat Rugido & Magnus to retain the titles. Kojima pinned Rugido after a lariat.
Match 4: Neon beat Zandokan Jr.
A memorial service was held for former wrestler Black Cat.
Match 5: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Mascara Dorada, Stigma & Mistico beat Taiji Ishimori, Raider, Soberano Jr. & Averno. Stigma pinned Raider.
Match 6: Atlantis Jr. beat Ultimo Guerrero.
Main Event: Volador Jr. beat Templario.
The tour-ender is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.
In other news which was inadvertently omitted earlier, also announced today was this year’s edition of BEST OF THE SUPER JUNIOR, the annual prestigious Jr. Heavyweight showcase tournament. This year’s edition will feature 13 events on its usual May timeframe:
5/10-YohaS Arena, Chiba
5/11-Iwanami Municipal Gym, Miyagi
5/14-Korakuen Hall
5/15-Korakuen Hall
5/17-Yoyogi National Gym 2, Tokyo
5/18-Esforta Arena Hachioji, Tokyo
5/20-G Messe Gunma, Gunma
5/22-Osaka Prefectural Gym 2, Osaka
5/24-Atelier Himeji, Hyogo
5/25-Port Messe Nagoya, Nagoya
5/27-Kira Messe Numazu, Shizuoka
5/29-Region Plaza Joetsu, Niigata
6/1-Ota City General Gym, Tokyo (Finals)
Participants/format TBA but expect it to be the usual round-robin format.
