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New Japan DOMINION Results (6/12/22)

New Japan today holds DOMINION, their annual June Osaka blowout event, which takes on more significance this year as it also will help set up the Forbidden Door PPV with All Elite Wrestling in 2 weeks-in addition to 5 title matches, an Interim AEW World Championship opportunity at Forbidden Door is on the line for Hiroshi Tanahashi and Hirooki Goto. In the main event, Kazuchika Okada looks to continue his impressive reign as IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, but his next challenger is his toughest yet-Jay White, who is 3-1 against Okada in singles matches. Will Rainmaker go into Chicago as champion or will Switchblade back up his claim that it is “Still My Era”?
A last-minute change to the card was announced earlier today as IWGP US Heavyweight Champion Juice Robinson has been STRIPPED of the title because he will miss this event after previously agreeing to defend the title. Robinson is claiming appendicitis will prevent him from competing. He was to have defended against SANADA & Will Ospreay in a 3-way. Robinson proposed their now-singles match be to determine the next challenger to the title, but NJPW instead has made it so the SANADA-Ospreay winner becomes the new champion.

Today’s event will be held at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Jpaan and can be watched LIVE on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

Today’s lineup:
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Aaron Henare, Francesco Akira & TJP
Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI vs. Taiji Ishimori, Ace Austin & El Phantasmo
Toru Yano vs. Doc Gallows
NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Zack Sabre Jr. & El Desperado for the titles
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale vs. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan for the titles
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto. The winner will face Jon Mosley for the Interim AEW World Championship at Forbidden Door
KOPW 2022 Trophy Holder Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi in a 10 Minute Unlimited Falls Match for the trophy. Whoever gets the most cumulative counts (in seconds) on pinfalls in 10 minutes wins. No 3 count pinfalls, submissions, countouts or DQs
NEVER Openweight Champion Tama Tonga vs. Karl Anderson for the title
SANADA vs. Will Ospreay for the vacant IWGP US Heavyweight Championship
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White for the title
Refresh occasionally for the latest results.
Updates below will begin at 1 AM ET/10 PM PT.

9:45 PM PT UPDATE: The stream started early for some pre-match entertainment, so…
We are LIVE from Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. Some pre-event annoucnements are being made. This went for about 5 minutes before we cut away, back into pre-show mode.
The matches will begin just after 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

This broadcast is part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE on TV Asahi in Japan. We have the major-event English announcer along with the usual Japanese announcers. Jushin Thunder Liger is our guest on Japanese commentary.
The announced paid attendance was 6068. If capacity limits were still in place (Osaka has been stricter than other places during the pandemic), this suggests 50% maximum, in which case this would have been possibly a full house/near-sellout and in the 85-90% full range.

Match 1: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi (with Manabu Nakanishi, former IWGP Heavyweight Champion) vs. Aaron Henare, Francesco Akira & TJP. 20 minute itme limit
Result: Aaron Henare, Francesco Akira & TJP beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi. Henare beat Tenzan with a rear neck lock.

Match 2: Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI vs. Taiji Ishimori, Ace Austin & El Phantasmo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Taiji Ishimori, Ace Austin & El Phantasmo beat Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI. Phantasmo pinned BUSHI after CR 2.

Match 3: Toru Yano vs. Doc Gallows. 30 minute time limit
Result: Toru Yano beat Doc Gallows

Match 4: NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Zack Sabre Jr. & El Desperado for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: NEER 6-Man Tag Team Champions Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Zack Sabre Jr., Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado to retain the titles. Sho pinned Desperado after Shock Arrow. V4 for the champs.

Match 5: IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale vs. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan beat IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale to win the titles. Cobb & Khan become the 95th IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Cobb pinned Owens after Tour of the Islands. Afterwards, Rocky Romero made the mistake of a sneak attack on the new champs and got obliterated.

It is announced that the G1 CLIMAX 32 Tournament will have a total of 28 participants. And it’s time to meet them! They are…Kazuchika Okada (3-time winner and defending champion), Tama Tonga, Hiroshi Tanahashi (3-time champion, 21st straight participation), Tom Lawlor, Jonah, YOSHI-HASHI, HIrooki Goto (2008 champion), Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan, Will Ospreay, Aaron Henare, Shingo Takagi, SANADA, Tetsuya Naito (2-time champion), Jay White, EVIL, KENTA, Yujiro Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Juice Robinson, Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., Lance Archer (All Elite Wrestling), David Finlay, El Phantasmo. They will be divided into 4 blocks of 7. The Finals will be on 8/17 & 8/18 at Nippon budokan in Tokyo.

Intermission. Updates will resume in a few minutes (as of 11:35 PM PT).

11:39 PM PT…And we’re back!

Match 6: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto. The winner will face Jon Moxley for the Interim AEW World Championship at Forbidden Door on 6/26. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Hirooki Goto. As a result, Tanahashi will face Jon Moxley for the Interim AEW World Championship at Forbidden Door

Match 7: KOPW 2022 Trophy Holder Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi (with Miho Abe) in a 10 Minute Unlimited Falls Match for the trophy. Whoever gets the most cumulative counts (in seconds) on pinfalls in 10 minutes wins. No 3 count pinfalls, submissions, countouts or DQs
Result: KOPW 2022 holder SHingo Takagi beat Taichi 11-10 to retain the trophy.

Match 8: NEVER Openweight Champion Tama Tonga vs. Karl Anderson for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Karl Anderson beat NEVER Openweight Champion Tama Tonga to win the title. Anderson becomes the 37th NEVER Openweight Champion.

Match 9: SANADA vs. Will Ospreay for the vacant IWGP US Heavyweight Championship. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Will Ospreay beat SANADA to win the vacant IWGP US Heavyweight Championship. Ospreay becomes the 16th IWGP US Heavyweight Champion. But Juice Robinson still has the title belt and they had no replacement.

Hiroshi Tanahashi joins Japanese commentary for the final match.
Main Event: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Jay White beat IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada to win the title. White becomes the 5th IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. And the biggest loser in all of this is one Adam Page. He wanted Okada for the title at Forbidden Door. Now it’s not happening. Adam Cole will be gloating about it on AEW Dynamite next week.

The next event is the New Japan Road (formerly Kizuna Road) Tour opener Thursday at Tochigi Cultural Center in Tochigi. It will not be televised and on demand video will not be available. The next broadcast is Saturday at Esforta Arena Hachioji in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET. Also, a FREE broadcast is coming up on 6/20 at Korakuen Hall.

BREAKING: IWGP US Title Vacant

BREAKING: The IWGP US Heavyweight Championship is now VACANT. Previous champion Juice Robinson has been stripped of the title due to refusing to compete Sunday at DOMINION, claiming he had acute appendicitis and needed surgery but had already agreed to defend the title. He was to have defended the title against SANADA & Will Ospreay in a 3-way. It will now be SANADA vs. Ospreay for the vacant title.

RUMOR: Robinson Off DOMINION?

On New Japan’s official YouTube channels (Japanese and English), IWGP US Heavyweight Champion Juice Robinson posted a video in English stating he will not be at DOMINION on Sunday due to acute appendicitis. Robinson is still listed on the card as he is to defend the title against SANADA & Will Ospreay in a 3-way. Robinson has proposed it be made a next challenger match between Sanada & Ospreay.

More as it becomes available. New Japan broke the story on their website but you can watch the clip below (in English):

Developing: New Japan KOPW Stip for Sunday Set

Following a press conference earlier this week to propose the stip for the KOPW 2022 trophy rematch this Sunday at DOMINION, when Shingo Takagi defends against Taichi, the results of fan voting to determine the stip were just revealed. With just under 30,000 total votes cast on Twitter over 48 hours (shorter than usual), Takagi’s proposal wins so it’s a 10 minute Unlimited Pinfall Count Match. There are no 3 count pinfalls or submissions, whoever gets the most cumulative pinfall counts (total time presumably) in 10 minutes wins. Taichi proposed a 10 count Limited Finish match, where the first to get a 10 count using just one move-Gedo Clutch for Taichi, Ground Cobra Twist for Takagi-wins.

BREAKING: New Japan Introduces New Tag Team Title

BREAKING: New Japan has just announced a tag team championship for NJPW STRONG. The new STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship will be awarded to the winners of an 8-team single elimination tournament to be held over the next two tapings on 6/19 in Hollywood, CA (Quarterfinals & Semifinals) and 7/24 in Charlotte, NC (Finals). Teams and brackets TBA.

More as it becomes available.

New Japan-Stardom Joint Event Late 2022

At a press conference in Japan earlier today, Bushiroad Corporation-the current owner of New Japan Pro Wrestling and Stardom-announced that as part of its 15th Anniversary celebration, a joint NJPW-Stardom event will be held on November 20 at the new Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Hiroshi Tanahashi represented NJPW while Mayu Iwatani & Starlight Kid represented Stardom. More details are forthcoming but Tanahashi hinted at possibly a mixed/intergender tag team match at the event.

Ariake Arena was built for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan and would have a maximum capacity of 15,000 for wrestling, slightly more than Ryogoku Kokugikan (around 14,000 for pro wrestling but closer to 15,000 for sumo) and would likely put it behind only the Tokyo Dome in terms of capacity for pro wrestling.

More as it becomes available.

6/5/22-6/11/22 Events Schedule

Here is next wee’s (6/5/22-6/11/22) events schedule, which is subject to change (all times PT):
6/5;
1 AM-Pro Wrestling NOAH SUNNY VOYAGE 2022, Aore Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. Available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE beginning 6/8 at 2 AM

4/7:
2:30 AM-Pro Wrestling NOAH STAR NAVIGATION 2022, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Live in Japan only on ABEMA. On demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date.
3 AM-Ganbare Pro Wrestling “Pumping Iron 2022”, Shin-Kiba 1st Ring, Tokyo, Japan. Live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE

6/8:
2:30 AM-Pro Wrestling NOAH STAR NAVIGATION 2022, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Live in Japan only on ABEMA. On demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date.
5 PM-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Dynamite”, Independence, MO. LIVE on TBS in US, New Japan World in Japan and FITE elsewhere.

6/10:
TBA-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Rampage”, Independence, MO. TAPED on TNT in US and FITE elsewhere. Start time dependent on NHL Western Conference Playoffs schedule.

6/11:
5 PM-NWA Alwayz Ready, Knoxville, TN. LIVE on FITE
9 PM-CyberFight Festival ’22, Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan. LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE
10 PM-New Japan Pro Wrestling DOMINION, Osaka-jo Hall, Osaka, Japan. LIVE on New Japan World

New Japan 6/3/22 Results (BOSJ Finals)

New Japan wrapped up the Best Of The Super Junior 29 today with an event headlined by the Finals, where either Hiromu Takahashi would 3-peat as champion or El Desperado would vault right back into a shot at reclaiming the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship.

Today’s event was held at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The announced paid attendance was 3520. Depending on layout and capacity limits, that represents 35-45% max capacity for the venue (varies from 8500-11000 for wrestling).

There were several last-second card changes because Juice Robinson was a late removal. Acute appendicitis.

Match 1: Tomoaki Honma beat Ryohei Oiwa. This was to have been Honma vs. Robinson as match 3.

Match 2: Alex Zayne, Ace Austin, Wheeler Yuta & El Lindaman beat Clark Connors, Titan, Yoh & Robbie Eagles. Zayne pinned Connors after Cinnamon Twist.

Match 3: Francesco Akira & TJP beat Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi. TJP beat Taguchi with Pinoy Stretch.

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Sho & EVIL. Sabre beat Sho with an armbar.

Match 5: El Phantasmo, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale beat Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb. Phantasmo pinned Henare after CR 2. After the match, Austin joined Bullet Club, an angle likely to carry over into Impact Wrestling.

A message for the absent Robinson was delivered…SEE YOU NEXT TIME! SANADA is back! He will attempt to regain the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship when he returns on 6/12. He was forced to vacate the title due to injury (fractured orbital bone suffered during a New Japan Cup match against Will Ospreay).

Match 6: BUSHI, Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat DOUKI, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi. Takagi beat TAKA with a ground cobra twist.

Jay White appeared next with a surprise…FANG REVIVES AGAIN! KENTA is back! He has been out since January due to injuries suffered in a No DQ IWGP US Heavyweight Championship match against Hiroshi Tanahashi at Tokyo Dome.

Match 7: Jado, Tama Tonga, Toru Yano & Kazuchika Okada beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Doc Gallows & Jay White. Tonga pinned Gedo after Gun Stun.

Special guest Tatsumi Fujinami is introduced as a witness for the final match. (For those unaware, Fujinami is finally retiring after a 50 year career with his final match set for 12/1. It will be a torch-passing of sorts because his final opponent is Hiroshi Tanahashi)

Main Event: Best Of The Super Junior Finals: Hiromu Takahashi beat El Desperado to win the tournament. It’s the 3rd straight BOSJ title for Takahashi and 4th overall. It also earns him a shot at Ishimori for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship, we don’t know when yet.

The next event is DOMINION, the annual June Osaka blowout event, on 6/12 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin on 6/12 at 1 AM ET/6/11 at 10 PM PT.

New Japan Free Match Monday-5/30/22

It’s Monday in Japan…which means once again it’s Free Match Monday! Every Monday New Japan digs into the New Japan World archive and makes one full classic match available to all FOR FREE on New Japan World and YouTube. This week, ahead of a must-win final match to keep his 3-peat bid alive, relive the Best Of The Super Junior 28 Final from December 2021 as Hiromu Takahashi went for the tournament title repeat against Yoh, who came back from the dead after an 0-4 start as part of a disastrous 2021 to make an epic comeback to reach the Finals and, despite coming up short, finish the year on a high note and build momentum for a turnaround in 2022.
https://youtu.be/bBg5bsw4qHk

New Japan 5/29/22 Results

New Japan ran Day 11 of Best Of The Super Junior today, the penultimate day of the preliminary rounds that will further thin the field of Finals contenders ahead of the last day of matches.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The annoucned paid attendance was 1890. This is a little over half capacity for the venue and was at least a near-sellout.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches.

Match 1: Block B-Master Wato beat El Lindaman.

Match 2: Block B-Titan beat DOUKI.

Match 3: Block A-Yoh beat Alex Zayne.

Match 4: Block B-TJP beat BUSHI.

Match 5: Block A-Hiromu Takahashi beat Clark Connors.

Match 6: Block A-Ryusuke Taguchi beat Ace Austin.

Match 7: Block B-El Phantasmo beat Wheeler Yuta.

Match 8: Block A-Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Sho.

Match 9: Block B-Taiji Ishimori beat Franceso AKira.

Main Event: Block B-Robbie Eagles beat El Desperado.

Standings:
Block A-
1-Ishimori, 6-2, 12 points
2-Takahashi, 5-3, 10 points
3-Austin, 5-3, 10 points (OUT)
4-Yoh, 4-4, 8 points (OUT)
5-Sho, 4-4, 8 points (OUT)
6-Zayne, 4-4, 8 points (OUT)
7-Taguchi, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
8-Kanemaru, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
9-Connors, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
10-Akira, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)

Block B:
1-Phantasmo, 6-2, 12 points
2-Eagles, 5-3, 10 points
3-Desperado, 5-3, 10 points
4-Lindaman, 4-4, 8 points (OUT)
5-TJP, 4-4, 8 points (OUT)
6-Yuta, 4-4, 8 points (OUT)
7-SOUKI, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
8-Wato, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
9-Titan, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
10-BUSHI, 3-5, 6 points (OUT)
Only the winners of each block advance to the Finals. In Block A, it comes down to Ishimori-Takahashi. Austin mathematically can tie but if the tiebreaker is head-to-head result he’s out because he lost to Takahashi. And while it won’t determine a finalist, Sho-Yoh will still be a huge match on the final day. In Block B, the finale of El Derby will settle it as Phantasmo only needs to beat Desperado or go the distance (30 minutes) to advance. But if Desperado wins, Eagles can advance with a win because he beat all 3 El’s. An Eagles loss or tie means Desperado moves on with a win. Eagles faces Titan.

Day 12 is Tuesday at Toyama Techno Hall West Hall in Toyama with the final day of round-robin action. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

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