Tag: New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan wrapped up the Road To KING OF PRO WRESTLING Tour today in Niigata.

Today’s event was held at Horinouchi Gym in Niigata. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1143/

Match 1: Taisei Nakahara beat Yushin Hatazawa.

Match 2: Daiki Nagai & Tiaji Ishimori beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Master Wato. Ishimori beat Matsumoto with Bone Lock.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, DOUKI, Yujiro Takahashi & Shun Skywalker beat Masatora Yasuda, Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano & Shota Umino. Kanemaru beat Yasuda with a figure 4.

Match 4: KUSHIDA, El Desperado, Taichi & Yuya Uemura beat Dick Togo, Sho, Ren Narita & SANADA. Uemura pinned Togo.

Match 5: Gedo, OSKAR (The Grouch), Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) & Jeff (Corn On The) Cobb beat Zane Jay, Great-O-Khan, HENARE & Callum Newman. OSKAR pinned Jay after KOB.

Match 6: Yoh, Hechicero (CMLL) & Aaron Wolf beat Robbie Eagles, Zack Sabre Jr. & Yuya Uemura. Yoh pinned Eagles with 5 Star Clutch.

Main Event: Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji beat Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa.Tsuji pinned Jackson after Pumping Bomber.

The next event is KING OF PRO WRESTLING, the October blowout event, Monday at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This will be an exclusive TV Asahi live broadcast in Japan.

Also, at today’s TAMASHII event in New Zealand, Don Fale won a 3-way to become the inaugural TAMASHII Openweight Champion.

New Japan continued the Road To KING OF PRO WRESTLING tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1014.

Match 1: Taisei Nakahara beat Yushin Hatazawa.

Match 2: Sho, DOUKI, Yujiro Takahashi & SANADA beat Masatora Yasuda, El Desperado, Taichi & Yuya Uemura. Takahashi pinned Yasuda after Pimp Juice.

Match 3: Master Wato, Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano & Shota Umino beat Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Shun Skywalker & Ren Narita. Yano pinned Togo.

Match 4: Shingo Takagi, OSKAR (The Grouch), Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) & Jeff (Corn on the) Cobb beat Zane Jay, Great-O-Khan, HENARE & Callum Newman. Takagi pinned Jay after This is Shingo Takagi Death Rider.

Match 5: Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa beat Ares (Vietnam) & Yota Tsuji. Sabre beat Area with a modified armbar. Afterwards, an MJF (All Elite Wrestling) promo aired with a challenge to Oiwa.

Match 6: Hartley Jackson, Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, Hechicero (CMLL) & Aaron Wolf. Eagles beat Matsumoto with Ron Miller Special.

Main Event: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Yoh beat Robbie X to retain the title. V3 for Yoh. Next up: Eagles.

The next event is Friday at Yoshitsune Arena in Ishikawa. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

New Japan kicked off the Road To KONG OF PRO WRESTLING tour today, another quick sprint of a series to the next blowout event next week.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1041.

Match 1: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho, DOUKI, Yujiro Takahashi & SANADA beat Taisei Nakahara, El Desperado, Taichi, Boltin Oleg & Yuya Uemura. Kanemaru beat Nakahara with a figure 4.

Match 2: Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Yoh. Ishimori beat Matsumoto with Bone Lock.

Match 3: Dick Togo, Shun Skywalker & Ren Narita beat Master Wato, Toru Yano & Shota Umino. Skywalker pinned Wato after Skyfall.

Match 4: Daiki Nagai & Jeff Cobb beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. Cobb pinned Jay after Tour Of The Islands.

Match 5: Robbie Eagles. Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita beat Masatora Yasuda, Hechicero (CMLL) & Aaron Wolf. Eagles pinned Yasuda after Hyperion.

Match 6: Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji beat Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa. Takagi pinned Jackson after Pumping Blaster.

Main Event: OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Great-O-Khan & HENARE to win the titles. OSKAR & Ice become the 113th IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. OSKAR pinned Khan after KOB. They went nearly 35 minutes. Afterwards, Ice chose Conb as his & OSKAR’s partner for their NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Championship challenge on Monday.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan has announced a handful of injury updates and it’s going to have impacts on DESTRUCTION tomorrow…Kosei Fujita, Yuya Uemura and Yushin Hatazawa are all off. Fujita-right knee. Out indefinitely. He was to have teamed with Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. to face Aaron Wolf, Uemura & Taichi. With Uemura off it’s now a tag match. Uemura & Hatazawa-the always-vague poor health. Hatazawa was to have been in a Young Lions pre-show tag match. That match is now off. It’s not known how long Fujita may be out.

More as it becomes available.

New Japan wrapped up the annual Hokkaido tour today.

Today’s event was held at at Hokage Gas Arena Sapporo 46 in Hokkaido and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 2002.

Match 1: Jacob Austin Young & Jake Lee beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Togi Makabe. Lee pinned Matsumoto after FBS.

Match 2: Dick Togo & Shun Skywalker beat Masatora Yasuda & Shota Umino. Skywalker pinned Yasuda after Skyfall.

Match 3: Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi beat YOSHI-HASHI & Boltin Oleg. Moloney pinned YOSHI-HASHI after War Dragons.

Match 4: Daiki Nagai, Jeff Cobb, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Zane Jay, Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman & HENARE. Cobb pinned Jay after Tour of the Islands.

Match 5: Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita beat Taisei Nakahara, Yuya Uemura & Aaron Wolf. Jackson pinned Nakahara after a senton.

Match 6: Robbie X & Yota Tsuji beat Master Wato & Hirooki Goto. X pinned Wato after X Express.

Match 7: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Mistico & El Desperado beat Sho & DOUKI to retain the titles. Desperado beat Sho with Numero Dos. V1 for the champs.

Main Event: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Yoh beat Taiji Ishimori to retain the title. V2 for Yoh. Next up: X. (UPDATE: That match will happen on 10/7 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo)

The next event is DESTRUCTION, the annual September blowout event, Sunday at Kobe World Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This will be an exclusive TV Asahi live broadcast in Japan.

New Japan continued the second half of the annual Hokkaido tour today

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

The paid attendance was not announced.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Taichi being pulled off the event. The always-vague poor health.

Match 1: Taisei Nakahara beat Yushin Hatazawa.

Match 2: Master Wato & Boltin Oleg beat Jacob Austin Young & Jake Lee. Oleg pinned Young after a mochi pounding powerbomb.

Match 3: Shota Umino, Mistico (CMLL) & El Desperado beat Shun Skywalker, Sho & DOUKI by DQ. DOUKI DQ’d. Mask removal from Mistico This led to an impromptu IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match tomorrow.

Match 4: Drila Moloney & Shingo Takagi beat Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura. Moloney beat Yasuda with an argentine backbreaker.

Match 5: Toru Yano, Togi Makabe & Aaron Wolf beat Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita. Wolf pinned Jackson after Angle Slam.

Match 6: Zane Jay, Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat Daiki Nagai, Jeff Cobb, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Newman pinned Nagai after a modified falcon arrow.

Main Event: Gedo, Robbie X, Taiji Ishimori & Yota Tsuji beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, YOSHI-HASHI, Yoh & Hirooki Goto. Ishimori beat Matsumoto with Bone Lock.

The next event is tomorrow at Hokage Gas Arena Sapporo 46. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ETz

New Japan continued the annual Hokkaido tour today.

Today’s event was held at Kitami Sports Center in Hokkaido and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 874.

Match 1: Taisei Nakahara beat Yushin Hatazawa.

Match 2: Toru Yano & Togi Makabe beat Zane Jay & Jacob Austin Young. Makabe pinned Jay after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 3: Taichi, Yuya Uemura & Aaron Wolf beat Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita. Uemura pinned Jackson after Lions Shiner.

Match 4: Jake Lee, Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat Gedo, Jeff Cobb, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Lee pinned Gedo after FBS.

Match 5: Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi beat Tatsuya Matsunoto & Boltin Oleg. Moloney pinned Matsunoto after Drilla Killer.

Match 6: Dick Togo, Shun Skywalker, Sho & DOUKI beat Masatora Yasuda, Shota Umino, Mistico (CMLL) & El Desperado. Skywalker pinned Yasuda after Skyfall.

Main Event: Master Wato, YOSHI-HASHI, Yoh & Hirooki Goto beat Daiki Nagai, Robbie X, Taiji Ishimori & Yota Tsuji. Yoh pinned Nagai after Direct Drive.

The next event is tomorrow at Obihiro City General Gym. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

New Japan continued their annual Hokkaido tour today with the halfway point event.

Today’s event was held at Irie Sports Park General Gym in Hokkaido and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. (It’s all live & on demand the rest of the tour now)

The announced paid attendance was 1150.

Match 1: Taisei Nakahara beat Yusahin Hatazawa. (I’ve been inadvertently spelling it wrong as Hatasawa)

Match 2: Shun Skywalker won a 14 man battle royal, last eliminating Shota Umino.

Match 3: Gedo & Jeff Cobb beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. Cobb pinned Jay after Tour of the Islands.

Match 4: Taichi, Yuya Uemura & Aaron Wolf beat Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita. Uemura pinned Jackson after Lions Shiner.

Match 5: Daiki Nagai, Robbie X, Taiji Ishimori, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, Ryusuke Taguchi, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Ishimori beat Matsumoto with Bone Lock.

Main Event: OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Toru Yano & Togi Makabe. Ice pinned Makabe after KOB. As a result, OSKAR & Ice will get the next IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship shot. But let’s point out the real talking point here-Makabe & Yano, who are well over 100 years old combined, managed to hang with the duo about half their age for nearly 34 minutes. 34 MINUTES! That really says something. When said title match happens it TBA but I’m thinking either DESTRUCTION of KING OF PRO WRESTLING as it all but has to be before the upcoming World Tag League.

The next event is Monday at Kitami Sports Center. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

UPDATE: The Tag Title match is now official. That match will happen on 10/6 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

New Japan held their first airport event today in Hokkaido as part of a 100th Anniversary celebration for the facility. This was a mini-event with just 3 matches.

Today’s event was held at New Chitose Airport Center Plaza in Hokkaido. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 188, a legit sellout.

Before the event, President Hiroshi Tanahashi appeared and vowed to lose 20 kg-44 pounds-by Tokyo Dome.

Match 1: Masatora Yasuda, Shota Umino, Toru Yano & Togi Makabe beat Daiki Nagai, Gedo, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Umino pinned Nagai after a lariat.

Match 2: Taichi, Yuya Uemura & Aaron Wolf beat Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita. Uemura pinned Jackson after Lions Shiner.

Match 3: Robbie X, Taiji Ishinori, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji beat Tatsuya Matsunoto, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Tsuji pinned Matsumoto after Fire Blaster.

The next event is tomorrow at Irie Sports Park General Gym in Hokkaido. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. The first half of the tour was non-televised but all remaining events will be live & on demand.