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New Japan 2/14/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 3 of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2024 today, the last event of the series’ first half.

Today’s event was held at Takamatsu City General Gym 2 in Kagawa. There was no live broadcast and likely no on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 743.

Match 1: Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Brillante Jr. Sho pinned Taguchi.

Match 2: Gedo & Taiji Ishimori beat Difunto & Yoh. Ishimori beat Difunto with Bone Lock.

Match 3: DOUKI, Magnus & OKUMURA beat MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro), Pegasso & Dark Panther. Magnus pinned Pegasso.

Match 4: BUSHI, KAMAITACHI, Titan & Tetsuya Naito beat Boltin Oleg, Tiger Mask, Kokeshi Mask 2 & Stigma. Titan pinned Stigma after Angel Inmortal.

Match 5: Stuka Jr., Soberano Jr. & Rocky Romero beat Templario, Mascara Dorada & Volador Jr. Stuka pinned Dorada after Tornado Splash. Afterwards, Stuka & Soberano ripped off Dorada & Templario’s masks.

Main Event: El Desperado, Hechicero & Ultimo Guerrero beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Atlantis Jr. & Mistico. Hechicero pinned Atlantis after a tornado reverse Frankensteiner. Hechicero further beat down Atlantis post-match.

The next event is Friday at Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Nagoya. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

New Japan 2/13/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 2 of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2024 today.

Today’s event was held at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome Sub Arena in Osaka. There was no live broadcast, not sure about on demand (NJPW WORLD English commentator Walker Stevens said there will be on demand in English but New Japan’s websites and NJPW WORLD say no).

The announced paid attendance was 831.

Match 1: Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Difunto. Kanemaru pinned Difunto.

Match 2: Tiger Mask & Pegasso beat Bone Soldoer Jr. & Magnus. Pegasso beat Magnus with Jorge Rivera Special.

Match 3: BUSHI, KAMAITACHI, Titan & Tetsuya Naito beat Yoh, Super Kokeshi Machine 2 (Tomoaki Honma), Brilliante Jr. & Stigma. Titan pinned Brillante after Jade Immortal. Machine/Honma was a replacement for the injured Satoshi Kojima.

Match 4: MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro), Dark Panther & Atlantis Jr. beat Gedo, OKUMURA & Hechicero by DQ. OKUMURA DQ’d.

Match 5: Francesco Akira, Stuka Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero beat El Desperado, Mascara Dorada & Mistico. Guerrero pinned Mistico after Guerrero Special.

Main Event: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Templario & Volador Jr. beat DOUKI, Soberano Jr. & Rocky Romero. Templario pinned Soberano. Afterwards, the Mexicans joined Tanahashi for some triple air guitar to send the crowd home happy. Ole!

The next event is tomorrow at Takamatsu City General Gym 2 in Kagawa. There will be no live (and likely no on demand) broadcast. After tomorrow it probably is all live and on demand on New Japan World (and likely one PPV) until the end of March, possibly well into April.

New Japan 2/12/24 Results

New Japan kicked off CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2024 today, the usually-annual installment of the crossover showcase featuring wrestlers from the CMLL promotion in Mexico. This year’s series will consist of 7 events over the next 8 days, with only one off day on Thursday.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was either 963 or 964, a legit sellout. New Japan’s Japanese website says it was 963, but the English website says 964.

Match 1: DOUKI & Difunto beat Gedo & Taiji Ishimori. DOUKI beat Gedo with Italian Stretch 32.

Match 2: In a Match Relampago, which in Mexico is a traditional 1 Fall match with a 10 minute time limit, Tiger Mask vs. Magnus went to a 10 minute time limit draw. (In Mexico, or at least in CMLL, matches normally are 3 Falls)

Match 3: BUSHI, KAMAITACHI, Titan & Tetsuya Naito beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Brilliante Jr., El Desperado & Stigma. KAMAITACHI pinned Taguchi.

Match 4: Strong Machine J (Dragon Gate), Yoh & OKUMURA beat Pegasso, Dark Panther & Tomoaki Honma. OKUMURA pinned Pegasso after OKUMURA Cutter.

Match 5: Soberano Jr., Rocky Romero & Hechicero beat Templario, Atlantis Jr. & Volador Jr. Romero pinned Volador after Dudebuster.

Main Event: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Masvcara Dorada & Mistico beat Francesco Akira, Stuka Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero. Dorada pinned Stuka after Shooting Star Press.

The next event is tomorrow at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome Sub Arena in Osaka. There will be no live broadcast. NJPW WORLD English commentator Walker Stewart said last week there will be on demand in English but based on what New Japan’s websites and NJPW WORLD’s listings I would plan on no on demand for the next 2 events (tomorrow & Wednesday) then it will be live & on demand the rest of the series.

DEVELOPING: New Japan Headed To Mexico

On today’s episode of their weekly “CMLL Informa” news program, airing every Wednesday afternoon on YouTube, Mexico’s CMLL promotion announced they will host New Japan for a special edition of the FANTASTICAMANIA series on June 30 at Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico. 6 matches will make up the event as follows:

Hombre Bala Jr., El Runaz & Capitan Suicida vs. Okumura, Dark Magic & Akuma
Lluvia & Zeuxis vs. Jarochita & Stephanie Vaquer
El Satanico vs. Tiger Mask
El Desperado vs. Mascara Dorada 2.0
Titan, BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito vs. Mistico, Atantis Jr. & Soberano Jr.
CMLL Historic Welterweight Champion Rocky Romero vs. Volador Jr. for the title

Broadcast plans TBA but CMLL normally puts their Friday events on YouTube up 2-3 days after the events. (Live streams are possibly geoblocked outside of Mexico). The event is scheduled to start at 6:30 PM PT/8:30 PM CT/9:30 PM ET (Mexico City is in the US CT time zone) which means this would be a late Saturday morning event in Japan.

New Japan 2/28/23 Results

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.

New Japan 2/27/23 Results

New Japan ran the penultimate event of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2023 today, with the event headlined by a CMLL World Welterweight Championship match between the Mexican luchadors.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on New Japan World FOR FREE! No login or signup required! The event is available in Japanese and Spanish. It was also streamed on ABEMA in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1384, a legit sellout. That’s about 65% of normal capacity for the venue.

Match 1: DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Kosei Fujita & Rey Cometa. Kanemaru beat Fujita with a Figure 4.

Match 2: Master Wato & Tiger Mask beat Gedo & Hijo Del Villano 3. Wato beat Gedo with Vendeval.

Match 3: Ultimo Guerrero beat Capitan Suicida.

Match 4: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat El Desperado, Ryusuke Taguchi & Barbaro Cavernario. Naito pinned Cavernario with a jackknife.

Match 5: OKUMURA, Atlantis Jr. & Hechicero beat Magia Blanca, Dulce Gardenia & Mistico. Hechicero pinned Blanca after Conjuro.

Match 6: Volador Jr. beat Templario.

Main Event: CMLL World Welterweight Champion Titan beat Soberano Jr. to retain the title.

The tour-ender is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

New Japan 2/26/23 Results (Updated)

New Japan began the second half of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA today after the lone off day of the tour, the 4th event of 6 concluding the mini-tag team tournament that began Friday.

Today’s event was held at Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall 11 in Chiba and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV simulcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1092.

Match 1: Sho & Hijo Del Villano 3 beat Ryohei Oiwa & Tiger Mask. Sho pinned Oiwa.

Match 2: Ryusuke Taguchi, Barbaro Cavernario & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Master Wato, Yoh & OKUMURA. Cavernario pinned OKUMURA after Cavernaria.

Match 3: Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Kosei Fujita & Capitan Suicida. Takahashi beat Fujita with a Boston Crab.

Match 4: DOUKI, Templario & Hechicero beat El Desperado, Soberano Jr. & Mistico. DOUKI beat Soberano with Jorge Rivera Special.

Match 5: Interfaction Tag Team Tournament 3rd Place Match: Magia Blanco & Volador Jr. beat Rey Cometa & Dulce Gardenia. Blanco pinned Cometa after Magia Driver.

Main Event: Interfaction Tag Team Tournament Finals: Atlantis Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero beat BUSHI & Titan to win the tournament. Atlantis pinned BUSHI after a diving body press.

The next event is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: New Japan World has announced on YouTube that you can watch tomorrow’s full event on New Japan Word FOR FREE! It will be available in Japanese and Spanish.

New Japan 2/24/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 3 of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2023 today, running the first half of a 4-team mini-tag team tournament as the featured attraction.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Municipal Central Gym Sub-Arena in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. All these events are available in Japanese AND Spanish…puroresu in espanol? Bueno!

The announced paid attendance was 962, which reportedly was a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori & Hijo Del Villano 3. Wato beat Gedo with Vendeval.

Match 2: Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Yoh & Capitan Suicida. Takahashi pinned Suicida with Unnamed Hiromu Roll.

Match 3: Sho, Barbaro Cavernario & Templario beat Kosei Fujita, OKUMURA & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Sho pinned Fujita after a cross-arm piledriver (that sounds an awful lot like Shock Arrow).

Match 4: El Desperado, Soberano Jr. & Mistico beat DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Hechicero. Soberano Jr. pinned Kanemaru after a moonsault.

Match 5: Interfaction Tag Team Tournament: BUSHI & Titan beatRey Cometa & Dulce Gardenia. BUSHI pinned Gardenia after Angel Immortal.

Main Event: Interfaction Tag Team Tournament: Atlantis Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero beat Magia Blanco & Volador Jr. Guerrero pinned Blanco after Guerrero Special. As a result, BUSHI/Titan will face Atlantis Jr./Guerrero in the Final.

The next event is Sunday at Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall 11 in Chiba. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

New Japan 2/23/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 2 of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2023 today as the series continues its tour of Japan.

Today’s event was held at Kyoto KBS Hall on Kyoto and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 765, a legit sellout. Back to full capacity at the venue.

Match 1: DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Yuto Nakashima & Rey Cometa. Kanemaru pinned Cometa with a rollup.

Match 2: Gedo & Taiji Ishimori beat Ryohei Ouwa & Capitan Suicida. Ishimori beat Oiwa with Yes Lock.

Match 3: Hijo Del Villano 3, OKUMURA & Barbaro Cavernario beat Master Wato, Tiger Mask & Dulce Gardenia. 3 pinned TM 4 with an inside cradle.

Match 4: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahasho, Tetsuya Naito & Titan beat Kosei Fujita, Sho, Ryusuke Taguchi & Soberano Jr. Titan pinned Fujita after a springboard double stomp.

Match 5: El Desperado, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ultimo Guerrero beat Sho, Magia Blanca & Hechicero. Tanahashi pinned Hechicero after High Fly Flow.

Main Event: Templario & Atlantis Jr. beat Volador Jr. & Mistico. Templario pinned Volador after El Templo.

The next event is tomorrow at Osaka Municipal Central Gym Sub Arena in Osaka. It is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

New Japan 2/22/23 Results

New Japan launched the return of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA today, this 2023 edition marking the series’ return after a 3-year pandemic-induced hiatus. A crossover showcasing New Japan’s partnership with the Mexico-based lucha libre promotion, many of the top luchadors made the trip back to Japan for a week of these special events.

Today’s event was held at Takamatsu City General Gym 2 in Kagawa and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 768.

Match 1: Gedo & Taiji Isbimori beat Yuto Nakashima & Capitan Suicida. Ishimori beat Nakashima with Yes Lock.

Match 2: DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Ryohei Oiwa & Magia Blanca. Kanemaru beat Oiwa with a Figure 4.

Match 3: Hijo De Villano 3, OKUMURA & Barbaro Cavernario beat Yoh, Tiger Mask & Dulce Gardenia. OKUNURA pinned Gardenia after OKUMURA backbreaker.

Match 4: BUSHI, Titan, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Kosei Fujita, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi & Soberano Jr. Totan beat Fujita with Muta Lock.

Match 5: Sho, Templario & Hechicero beat Rey Cometa, El Desperado & Volador Jr. Hechicero pinned Cometa after Embrujo.

Main Event: Atlantis Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Mistico. Jr. pinned Mistico after Atlantida. On the CMLL side of things, that’s significant.

The next event is tomorrow at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

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