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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.

New Japan continued the Road To DESTRUCTION Tour with a second event today in Tokyo.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1218.

Pre-show match: Taisei Nakahara beat Yushin Hanasawa. The first career singles win for Nakahara!

Match 1: Jacob Austin Young, Jake Lee, Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat Masatora Yasuda, Master Wato, Boltin Oleg & Yuya Uemura. Lee pinned Yasuda.

Match 2: Zane Jay & Callum Newman beat Gedo & Jeff Cobb. Jay pinned Gedo after a dicing elbow drop.

Match 3: Jado, Toru Yano & Togi Makabe vs. Daiki Nagai, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) went to a double countout. Afterwards, Yano cut off some of OSKAR’s hair.

Match 4: Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Yoh. X pinned Matsunoto after a handspring diamond cutter.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker, Sho & DOUKI beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Shota Umino & El Desperado Skywalker pinned Taguchi after Skyfall.

Match 6: Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji beat YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Takagi pinned YOSHI-HASHI after MADE IN JAPAN.

Main Event: Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa beat Taichi & Aaron Wolf. Fujita pinned Wolf with a German suplex hold. UPSET ALERT!!! NEVER Openweight Championship implications too.

The next event is Sunday at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin Saturday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

UPDATE: Indeed implications. As a result of the main event, Wolf vs. Fujita for the NEVER Openweight Championship is now official for KING OF PRO WRESTLING on 10/12.

New Japan resumed the Road To DESTRUCTION Tour today in Tokyo.

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 1102.

Pre-show match: Yushin Hatasawa Debut Match: Tatsuya Matsunoto beat Yushin Hatsusawa.

Match 1: Jacob Austin Young, Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat Taisei Nakahara, YOSHI-HASHI & Shota Umino. Young pinned Nakahara after a spiral brainbuster.

Match 2: Shun Skywalker, Sho & DOUKI beat Masatora Yasuda, Ryusuke Taguchi & El Desperado. Skywalker pinned Yasuda after Skyfall.

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

Match 4: Gedo, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Jado, Toru Yano & Togi Makabe. OSKAR beat Jado with a nightmare hold.

Match 5: Taichi, Yuya Uemura & Aaron Wolf beat Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa. Uemura pinned Jackson after Lions Shiner.

Match 6: Robbie X & Shingo Takagi beat Master Wato & Boltin Oleg. Takagi pinned Wato after Burning Dragon.

Main Event: Yoh & Hirooki Goto beat Taiji Ishimori & Yota Tsuji. Yoh pinned Ishimori with Gedo Clutch.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan returned to Chiba today for BLUE JUSTICE 19, the latest Yuji Nagata Produced event as the oldest member at 58 years old did his best today to put on another successful honetown event, Zea.

Today’s event was held at Togane Arena in Chiba 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 1258.

Match 1: Tatsuya Matsumoto beat Taisei Nakahara.

Match 2: Dick Togo, Sho & DOUKI beat Masatora Yasuda, Ryusuke Taguchi & El Desperado. Sho pinned Yasuda after a double arm piledriver.

Before the next match, Nagata’s son, an accomplished high school wrestler himself, came out to help celebrate Satoshi Kojima’s 35th anniversary.

Match 3: Jacob Austin Young, Great-O-Khan, HENARE & Callum Newman beat Jado, Satoshi Kojima, Boltin Oleg & Shota Umino. Khan pinned Jado after Collapse.

Match 4: Jeff Cobb beat Zane Jay.

Match 5: Taichi, Yuya Uemura & Aaron Wolf beat Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa. Taichi beat Jackson with a polestar cross lock.

Match 6: Master Wato, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo, Robbie X, Taiji Ishimori & Yota Tsuji. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Gedo after Shoto.

Main Event: Toru Yano, Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata beat Daiki Nagai, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Nagata pinned Nagai with a backdrop hold.

It’s not known when Nagata will put on his next Chiba event but he plans to be back next year for a 35th Anniversary event.

The next event is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo for a doubleheader. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. The second event on Thursday will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.