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New Japan began the second half of the CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2025 series today in Kyoto.

Today’s event was held at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 792.

Match 1: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Raider beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Xelhua. Kanemaru pinned Taguchi with Samson Clutch.

Match 2: Bone Soldier Jr., Rugido & Magnus beat Master Wato, OKUMURA & Satoshi Kojima. Rugido pinned OKUMURA after La Palanca Leon.

Match 3: BUSHI, KAMAITACHI, Tetsuya Naito & Titan beat Katsuya Murashima, Ninja Mack, Yoh & Max Star. BUSHI pinned Murashima.

Match 4: Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & Ultimo Guerrero beat El Desperado, Stigma & Atlantis Jr. Guerrero pinned Stigma after Guerrero Special.

Match 5: Barbaro Cavernario, Mascara Dorada & Templario beat Soberano Jr., Hechicero & Volador Jr. by DQ. Volador Jr. DQ’d. Mask removal from Templario (that’s an automatic DQ in Mexico).

Main Event: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Neon & Mistico beat Mascara Kantansu Tomato, Zandokan Jr. & Averno. Neon pinned Zandokan after La Especial.

The next event is Wednesday at Makuhari Messe Exhibition Hall 11 in Chiba. There will be no live or on demand broadcast (last such event for probably a month).

UPDATE: New Japan has announced Wednesday’s event will now be LIVE on New Japan World. They will be testing some different setups so there may be technical issues. Live streaming will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

UPDATE 2: In other news not current tour-related, a scheduled 4/19 event at Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial Exhibition Hall 3 as part of the Road To WRESTLING DONTAKU 2025 Tour has been CANCELLED. Unforeseen circumstances. Instead there will be an event on that date at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo at, for them, an unusually early time of 11;30 AM. There will be no refunds because tickets were not yet on sale.

UPDATE 3: After this event, it was announced that NEVER Openweight Champion Kobosuke Takeshita vs. Angel De Oro for the title is set for a CMLL event Friday at Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico. It will be available live on YouTube but requires a paid CMLL channel membership. Event time Friday is (I believe) 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

New Japan ran the halfway event of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2025 today, featuring the first half of an annual faction tag team mini-tournament.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Budokan in Nagoya. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1591.

Match 1: Master Wato, Yoh, Ryusuke Taguchi & Mascara Dorada beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Raider & Soberano Jr. Taguchi pinned Kanemaru.

Match 2: KAMAITACHI, Mascara Kantansu Tomato, Tetsuya Naito & Zandokan Jr. beat Daiki Nagai, Ninja Mack, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Max Star. Tomato pinned Nagai.

Match 3: Sho, Hechicero & Ultimo Guerrero beat Neon, Barbaro Cavernario & Atlantis Jr. Guerrero pinned Neon.

Match 4: Faction Tag Tournament: Rugido & Magnus beat OKUMURA & Satoshi Kojima. Rugido pinned OKUMURA.

Match 5: Faction Tag Tournament: BUSHI & Titan beat Xelhua & Stigma. Titan pinned Xelhua.

Main Event: El Desperado, Templario & Mistico beat Bone Soldier Jr., Averno & Volador Jr. Mistico pinned Averno. Afterwards, Mistico demanded a Mask vs. Hair Match against Averno. They are already set for a match on 2/28 for the MLW World Middleweight Championship so we’ll see if perhaps that stip gets added.

The next event is Monday at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. The 2/27 event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, which will be live on New Japan World, now will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan ran Day 2 of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2025 today.

Today’s event was held at Takamatsu Coty Gym 2 in Kagawa. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 695.

Match 1: Yoh & Stigma beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Raider. Stigma pinned Raider.

Match 2: Sho, Rugido & Magnus beat Max Star, OKUMURA & Satoshi Kojima. Rugido pinned Star.

Match 3: BUSHI, KAMAITACHI, Tetsuya Naito & Titan beat Daiki Nagai, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi & Xelhua. BUSHI pinned Nagai.

Match 4: Ninja Mack, Neon & Atlantis Jr. beat Mascara Kantansu Tomato, Zandokan Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero. Neon pinned Zandokan.

Match 5: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Barbaro Cavernario & Templario beat Yujiro Takahashi, Hechicero & Volador Jr. Cavernario pinned Hechicero.

Main Event: Bone Soldier Jr., Soberano Jr. & Averno beat El Desperado, Mascara Dorada & Mistico. Soberano pinned Dorada.

The next event is tomorrow at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

New Japan kicked off the 2025 edition of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA tosday, the usually-annual crossover event with Mexico’s CMLL promotion (one of New Japan’s official partners) that brings several of the Mexican big names over to Japan for about a week.

Today’s event was held at Kadoma Sports Center in Osaka. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 735.

There were possible last-second changes to the event due to no Taiji Ishimori. Apparent refusal to participate and not injury based on his statement read by ring announcer Makoto Abe.

Match 1: Mascara Kantansu Tomato & Zandokan Jr. beat Yoh & Xelhua. Zandokan pinned Xelhua.

Match 2: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Rugido & Magnus beat Max Star, OKUMURA & Satoshi Kojima. Magnus pinned OKUMURA.

Match 3: BUSHI, KAMAITACHI, Tetsuya Naito & Titan beat Katsuya Murashima, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi & Stigma. KAMAITACHI pinned Murashima.

Match 4: Ninja Mack, Neon & Barbaro Cavernario beat Sho, Raider & Hechicero. Neon pinned Raider.

Match 5: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Templario & Mascara Dorada beat Yujiro Takahashi, Soberano Jr. & Volador Jr. Templario pinned Volador.

Main Event: Bone Soldier Jr., Averno & Ultimo Guerrero beat El Desperado, Atlantis Jr. & Mistico. Guerrero pinned Atlantis. I would not be surprised if Bone Soldier Jr. actually was Ishimori.

The next event is tomorrow at Takamatsu City General Gym 2 in Kagawa. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

UPDATE: New Japan has confirmed Ishimori is off the entire tour. Personal request. Bone Soldier Jr. is the replacement.

New Japan wrapped up CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2024 today, which was considered another successful event and likely set the table for another installment in 2025 (it has been annual since 2011 except for a couple times the last few years when it didn’t happen due to the pandemic).

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1455, a legit sellout.

Before the event began, CMLL President Salvador Luterroth appeared to greet the crowd. Luterroth and the CMLL wrestlers also visited the Mexican embassy in Tokyo earlier in the day.

Match 1: Yoh, Ryusuke Taguchi & Brillante Jr. beat Francesco Akira, Pegasso & Stigma. Brillante pinned Pegasso after Senton Contornillo.

Match 2: BUSHI, KAMAITACHI, Tetsuya Naito & Titan beat Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, DIfunto & Magnus. Titan pinned Difunto after Jade Immortal.

Match 3: OKUMURA beat Dark Panther.

Match 4: Atlantis Jr. beat Hechicero.

Match 5: MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro), El Desperado, Templario & Volador Jr. beat Tiger Mask, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Soberano Jr. & Rocky Romero. Desperado pinned TM 4 after El Es Cero.

Match 6: Mistico beat Ultimo Guerrero.

Main Event: Mascara Dorada beat Stuka Jr.

The next event is THE NEW BEGINNING in SAPPORO Friday & Saturday at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kita Yell in Hokkaido. Live streaming on New Japan World for both events will begin Friday at midnight PT/3 AM ET for the first event and at 9 PM PT/midnight ET for the second event. Both will be available OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY, they will be TV Asahi live broadcasts in Japan.(Correction: The post initially said the next events were Saturday & Sunday in Japan. They are Friday and Saturday, both Friday in the US)

New Japan ran the penultimate event of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2024 today as the first half of a Tokyo doubleheader.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1455, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Pegasso & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Yoh, Tiger Mask & Kokeshi Machine 2 (Tomoaki Honma). Tanahashi pinned Machine 2.

Match 2: BUSHI, KAMAITACHI, Yota Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito beat Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Magnus. Tsuji pinned Magnus after reversing Campana.

Match 3: Titan beat Brillante Jr.

Match 4: MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro), Dark Panther & Atlantis Jr. beat DOUKI, OKUMURA & Hechicero. Panther pinned OKUMURA after Rudo Ragnarok.

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

Match 6: Soberano Jr. beat Templario.

Main Event: Volador Jr. beat Rocky Romero.

The tour-ender is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan ran Day 5 of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2024 today.

Today’s event was held at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1 in Chiba and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1495, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: La Jarocita & Lluvia beat Ruaka & Starlight Kid (Stardom). Jarochita beat Ruaka with Cangrejo Cuenta.

Match 2: KAMAITACHI, Yota Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito beat Ryosuke Taguchi, Kokeshi Machine 2 (Tomoaki Honma) & Difunto. Tsuji pinned Difunto after La Campana.

Match 3: Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, OKUMURA & Hechicero beat Yoh, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Dark Panther & Atlantis Jr. Hechicero pinned Panther.

Match 4: Brillante Jr. & Soberano Jr. beat DOUKI & Templario by DQ. Templario DQ’d. Mask removal from Soberano. (In Lucha Libre removing an opponent’s mask is an automatic DQ)

Match 5: Francesco Akira, Mascara Dorada & Mistico beat Tiger Mask, El Desperado & Rocky Romero. Akira pinned TM 4 with a sunset flip.

Match 6: Faction Tag Team Tournament: BUSHI & Titan beat Pegasso & Stigma. Titan pinned Pegasso after Angel Immortal. BUSHI/Titan finish 3rd in the tournament, Pegasso/Stigma finish 4th.

Main Event: Faction Tag Team Tournament Finals: Stuka Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero beat Magnus & Volador Jr. to win the tournament. Guerrero pinned Magnus after Guerrero Special.

The penultimate event of the series is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan ran Day 4 of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2024 today, resuming the series after a day off yesterday.

Today’s event was held at Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1150.

Match 1: Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Tiger Mask & Difunto. Sho pinned TM 4.

Match 2: Super Kokeshi Machine 2 (Tomoaki Honma) & Dark Panther beat Francesco Akira & OKUMURA. Panther pinned OKUMURA after Barrasso Lagunero.

Match 3: KAMAITACHI & Tetsuya Naito beat El Desperado & Brillante Jr. KAMAITACHI pinned Brillante with KAMITACHI Roll.

Match 4: Yoh, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Atlantis Jr. beat MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro), Ryusuke Taguchi & Hechicero. Yoh beat Taguchi with Gokuraku Lock.

Match 5: Templario, Mascara Dorada & Mistico beat DOUKI, Soberano Jr. & Rocky Romero by DQ. Soberano DQ’d. Mask removal from Templario (mask removal/ripping off is a DQ in Mexico).

Match 6: Faction Tag Team Tournament: Magnus & Volador Jr. beat Picasso & Stigma. Volador pinned Stigma.

Main Event: Faction Tag Team Tournament: Stuka Je. & Ultimo Guerrero beat BUSHI & Titan. Stuka pinned BUSHI after Torpedo Splash.

The next event is tomorrow at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1 in Chiba. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. (Forgot to mention tomorrow’s event is a legit advance sellout)

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 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.