New Japan wrapped up CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2023 today, capping off a very successful return of the annual Mexican/Japanese showcase after being on hiatus the last 3 years due to the pandemic. Hopefully it will resume being an annual tradition post-Tokyo Dome.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and Spanish.
The announced paid attendance was 1383, a legit sellout.
Match 1: Yuto Nakashima & Capitan Suicida beat Kosei Fujita & Magia Blanca. Nakashima beat Fujita with a Boston Crab.
Match 2: Tiger Mask beat Hijo Del Villano 3.
Match 3: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Tetduya Naito & Titan beat Ryohei Oiwa, Satoshi Kojima, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Rey Coneta. Titan pinned Oiwa after a springboard double stomp.
Match 4: Dulce Gardenia beat OKUMURA.
Match 5: Soberano Jr. beat Hechicero by submission.
Match 6: El Desperado, Templario & Volador Jr. beat Master Wato, Barbaro Cavernario & Ultimo Guerrero. Volador Jr. pinned Cavernario after Destroyer.
Main Event: Mistico beat Atlantis Jr.
The next event is All-Star Jr. Festival 2023 tomorrow at Korakuen Hall. This event will be a live PPV on New Japan World (around $27 US) with coverage scheduled to begin at 12:40 AM PT/3:40 AM ET. It should be available to all New Japan World subscribers without additional purchase on or after June 1.
In other news, the 3/30 New Japan-Impact Wrestling crossover PPV is now available for pre-order on FITE. It will be $24.99 and includes the live broadcast and unlimited on demand replays.
