Ahead of tomorrow’s Windy City Riot event in Chicago (which is a PPV ONLY ON NEW JAPAN WORLD! NO TRILLER/FITE), New Japan has a public press conference scheduled today, which is free and open to the public. If you can’t make it, it will also be streamed on YouTube. You can watch below beginning at 4 PM PT/7 PM ET:
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New Japan 4/6/24 Results (Updated)
SAKURA GENESIS, New Japan’s traditional April blowout event, is now in the books.
Today’s event was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY. This event aired in Japan as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2024 on TV Asahi.
The announced paid attendance was 6632.
Pre-show Match: Frontier Zone: Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Chicharito Shoko, Takuro Niki & Ayako Yoshida. Oleg pinned Shoki after Kamikaze. The losing team were from the 2AW promotion in Chiba.
Match 1: Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Ryusuke Taguchi & El Desperado. Fujita pinned Taguchi with O’Connor Bridge.
Match 2; BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi beat Gedo & David Finlay. BUSHI pinned Gedo after Fable.
Match 3: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura & SANADA beat Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb. Uemura pinned Khan with Storm Clutch.
Match 4: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors beat Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA and Francesco Akira & TJP in a 3-way, when Connors pinned KUSHIDA, to retain the titles. V1 for the champs.
Match 5: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Chase Owens & KENTA to win the titles. YOSHI-HASHI & Goto become the 102nd IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Goto pinned Owens after Shoto.
Match 6: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Sho beat Yoh by ref stoppage to retain the title. V1 for Sho. Stoppage came in less than 90 seconds due to a Yoh injury. Shoulder. Next up: Sounds like it’s between Fujita & DOUKI.
Match 7: Shota Umino & Jon Moxley beat Jack Perry & Ren Narita. Moxley pinned Narita after Death Rider.
Match 8: Shingo Takagi beat NEVER Openweight Champion EVIL to win the title. Takagi becomes the 44th NEVER Openweight Champion. Yoshinobu Kanemaru as referee and the usual H.O.T. antics weren’t enough. Next up: Gabriel Kidd.
Main Event: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito beat Yota Tsuji to retain the title. V2 for Naito. Next up: Moxley. Already set for 4/12 in the US, it now seems like it will be for the title.
The next event is Windy City Riot Friday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY as a PPV for $19.99 will begin at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET. This will be a live TV Asahi broadcast in Japan.
In other news, the participants for Beat Of The Super Junior 31 were announced today: Sho, Yoh, Hiromu Takahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi, El Desperado, Kevin Knight, BUSHI, Titan, TJP, Francesco Akira, DOUKI, Robbie Eagles, Taiji Ishimori, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Clark Connors, Drilla Moloney, Kosei Fujita, Blake Christian, Ninja Mack, HAYATA. There will be no repeat champion this year because 2023 winner Master Wato is out due to injury.
UPDATE: It’s now official. Naito-Moxley Friday is for the title.
New Japan 4/3/24 Results
New Japan continued the Road To SAKURA GENESIS Tour today with the last televised event before this weekend.
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 1195.
Match 1: Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. Takahashi pinned Kato after Pimp Juice.
Match 2: TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat Boltin Oleg, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Toru Yano. Uemura pinned TM 4 with a diving cross body.
Match 3: Taiji Ishimori & Chase Owens beat El Desperado & YOSHI-HASHI. Ishimori pinned Desperado.
Match 4: In a Gauntlet match, Kevin Knight, KUSHIDA & Tomohiro Ishii beat Callum Newman, Francesco Akira & TJP, then Knight/KUSHIDA/Ishii beat Gedo, Drilla Moloney & Clark Connorsz
Match 5: Shingo Takagi beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru by DQ. Ref assaults. Afterwards, EVIL named Kanemaru a special referee for Saturday’s NEVER Openweight Championship match against Takagi.
Match 6: Yoh & Shota Umino beat Sho & Ren Narita. Yoh punned Sho after Direct Drive. Afterwards, Yoh & Sho may have agreed to change Saturday’s IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match to a No DQ match.
Main Event: BUSHI & Yota Tsuji beat Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito. BUSHI pinned Takahashi.
Not counting a special pre-event press conference and talk show event Friday that is open to the public, the tour-ender is tomorrow at Ryugasaki City General Gym in Ibaraki. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.
During today’s event, the annual G1 CLIMAX Tournament was announced. The 34th annual event schedule is as follows:
7/20-7/21-Osaka Prefectural Gym, Osaka
7/23-Hiroshima Sun Plaza, Hiroshima
7/25-Sun Messe Kagawa, Kagawa
7/27-Dojima Messe Nagasaki, Nagasaki
7/28-7/29-Fukuoka International Center, Fukuoka
7/31-KDDI Ishin Hall, Yamaguchi
8/3-Yamato University Yamato Arena, Osaka
8/4-Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya
8/6-8/7-Korakuen
8/8-Yokohama Budokan, Yokohama
8/10-Xebio Arena Sendai, Sendai
8/12-Aore Nagaoka, Niigata
8/14-Hamamatsu Arena, Shizuoka
8/15-Makuhari Messe, Chiba
8/17-8/18-Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
Participants TBA at a later date, probably in June.
New Japan 3/31/24 Results
New Japan continued the Road To SAKURA GENESIS Tour today with an event in Shizuoka.
Today’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka and may be available on demand on New Japan World at a later date, but at least the main event will be available on demand. There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 1105.
Match 1: Jeff Cobb beat Shoma Kato.
Match 2: KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight beat Gedo & Clark Connors. KUSHIGA Beat Gedo with Hoverboard Lock.
Match 3: TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat Boltin Oleg, El Desperado, Toru Yano, Tomoaki Honma & Tomohiro Ishii. Uemura pinned Honma.
Match 4; Taiji Ishimori & Chase Owens beat Tiger Mask & Hirooki Goto. Owens pinned TM 4 after a package driver.
Match 5: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho & Ren Narita beat Yoh, Togi Makabe & Shota Umino. Narita pinned Makabe after Double Cross.
Match 6: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji beat TJP, Francesco Akira & Callum Newman. Tsuji pinned Newman after Gene Blaster.
Match 7: Shingo Takagi & Tetsiua Naito beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Takagi pinned Takahashi after Pumping Bomber.
Main Event: In a 3 Falls Regional Revitalization Match, with different stips for each fall, KOPW 2024 Champion Great-O-Khan beat Tanga Loa 2-1 to retain the title. Fall 1 was a 10-minute match with pinfall attempts worth 1 point, most points wins, with Loa winning 9-8. Fall 2 involved eating and was won by Khan. Fall 3 was a 4 Corners match where the first to touch all 4 corners without the other touching any wins and was won by Khan.
The next event is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
The promotion has also announced the broadcast plans for the Windy City Riot event on 4/12 in Chicago, IL-it will be a PPV only on New Japan World outside Japan only in English for $19.99. A paid New Japan World subscription is not required to buy the PPV. In addition to the live broadcast, you will have unlimited on demand replays until 6/12 at 7 AM PT/10 AM ET (subject to change). No TrillerTV/FITE option. The PPV will begin at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET. It will be a live TV Asahi broadcast in Japan only.. Note that to purchase the PPV, you must access New Japan World on a web browser-it cannot be purchased on the smartphone/tablet/TV app.
New Japan 3/30/24 Results
New Japan began the Road To SAKURA GENESIS Tour today, a quick 1 week sprint that will lead to next week’s annual April blowout event.
Today’s event was held at Takaoka Techno Dome in Toyama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 828.
Match 1: Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. Oleg pinned Murashima after Kamikaze.
Match 2: Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA beat Tiger Mask & El Desperado. KUSHIDA pinned TM 4.
Match 3: Callum Newman & Francesco Akira beat Gedo & Clark Connors. Akira pinned Gedo after Speed Fire.
Match 4: Yoh, Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe, Shota Umino & Tomohiro Ishii beat TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA. Yoh pinned TAKA after Direct Drive.
Match 5: Taiji Ishimori & Chase Owens beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirooki Goto. Owens pinned Taguchi after a package driver.
Match 6: Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Jado & Tanga Loa. Khan beat Jado with Subaru Sheep Killer.
Main Event: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita & EVIL. Tsuji pinned Takahashi after Gene Blaster.
The next event is tomorrow at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka. There will be no live broadcast, but at the request of Great-O-Khan the main event, which is a KOPW 2024 Championship match, will be available on demand on New Japan World at a later date.
Also, at last night’s MLW War Chamber in the US, NJPW WORLD TV Champion Matt Riddle beat Kosei Fujita to retain the title. V2 for Riddle.
FREE VIDEO: New Japan Academy Showcase 3 Full Event (3/23/24)
As they planned to do, New Japan has now made the full event video of the 3/23/24 NJPW Academy Showcase 3 from the LA Dojo in Carson, CA available FOR FREE on YouTube in English. Check out the full event below (running time is just under 2 hours with 7 matches), video courtesy of the New Japan Official English YouTube Channel:
New Japan 3/20/24 Results
New Japan wrapped up the New Japan Cup today with the Finals.
Today’s event was held at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This event aired as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2024 on YV Asahi in Japan.
The announced paid attendance was 3003.
Match 1: BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi beat Kysuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. BUSHI pinned Murashima.
Match 2: Francesco Akira, TJP & Great-O-Khan beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Tanga Loa & Tomohiro Ishii. Akira pinned Taguchi after 2/2.
Match 3: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb. Nicholls pinned Newman after Master Blaster.
Match 4: Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe & YOSHI-HASHI. Owens pinned Tenzan.
Match 5: Yujiro Takahashi, Jack Perry & Ren Narita beat El Desperado, Yuji Nagata & Shota Umino. Narita beat Nagata with a cobra twist.
Match 6: Yoh beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
Match 7: Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano, Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo beat TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA. Phantasmo pinned TAKA after Super Thunder Kiss 86.
Match 8: Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito vs. Dick Togo & EVIL went to a double countout. Which led to…
Match 8 (again): Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Naito pinned Togo.
Main Event: New Japan Cup Finals: Yota Tsuji beat Hirooki Goto to win the tournament. It’s the first Cup for Tsuji. As a result, Tsuji will face IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito for the title at SAKURA GENESIS on 4/6.
The next event is NJPW ACADEMY SHOWCASE 3 Saturday at the LA Dojo in Carson, CA. There will be no live broadcast, but it will be available on demand on YouTube at a later date.
The next Japan event is the Road to SAKURA GENESIS 2024 Tour starting on 3/30 at Takaoka Techno Dome in Toyama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.
New Japan 3/18/24 Results
New Japan ran the penultimate day of the New Japan Cup today with the Semifinals.
Today’s event was held at Big Palette Fukushima in Fukushima and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 793.
Match 1: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Shoma Kato & Boltin Oleg. Sabre beat Kato with a front neck lock.
Match 2; DOUKI, Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat El Desperado, Togi Makabe & Tomohiro Ishii. Uemura beat Makabe with an armbar.
Match 3: Ryusuke Taguchi & Tanga Loa beat Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan. Loa pinned Newman after O.J.K. Afterwards, Loa made a challenge to Khan for the KOPW 2024 Championship.
Match 4; Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI. KENTA pinned Tenzan.
Match 5: Yoh, El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Shota Umino beat Yujiro Takahashi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Jack Perry & Ren Narita. Narita beat Takahashi with STF.
Match 6: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Francesco Akira, TJP & Jeff Cobb. Takahashi pinned Akira with Nameless Hiromu Roll.
New Japan Cup Semifinals:
Match 7: Yota Tsuji vs. EVIL went to a no contest in 90 seconds. House Of Torture & LIJ interference. Which led to…
Match 7 (again): Yota Tsuji beat EVIL.
Main Event: Hirooki Goto beat SANADA.
As a result, the Finals will be Tsuji vs. Goto.
The finals are Wednesday at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. This will be a TV Asahi broadcast in Japan.
New Japan 3/17/24 Results
New Japan ran Day 10 of the New Japan Cup today, wrapping up the Quarterfinals.
Today’s event was held at Twin Messe Shizuoka South Building in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 1119.
Match 1: Katsuya Murashima & Boltin Oleg beat Shoma Kato & Ryusuke Taguchi. Oleg pinned Kato after Kamikaze.
Match 2; El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Tanga Loa beat Francesco Akira, TJP & Great-O-Khan. Loa pinned Akira after Apeshit.
Match 3; Mikey NIcholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat CAllum Newman & Jeff Cobb. Sabre beat Newman with a reverse armbar.
Match 4: Yoh, El Desperado & Shota Umino beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Jack Perry. Umino pinned Takahashi after Death Rider.
Match 5; Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens & KENTA. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Gedo after Shoto.
Match 6: Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito. Uemura pinned BUSHI with Storm Clutch.
Match 7: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: Yota Tsuji beat Ren Narita.
Main Event: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: EVIL beat Shingo Takagi.
As a result, the second Semifinals will be Tsuji vs. EVIL. I think we’re headed towards EVIL-SANADA in the Finals but we’ll see.
The Semifinals are tomorrow at Big Palette Fukushima in Fukushima. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
New Japan 3/16/24 Results (Updated)
New Japan ran Day 9 of the New Japan Cup today, beginning the Quarterfinals.
Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 1750.
There was a last-minute change to the event as it was announced David Finlay was off shortly before the start. Illness. He was to have faced Hirooki Goto in the Quarterfinals. Goto gets a free win as a result and will advance to the Semifinals.
Before the event began, a memorial ceremony for Yutaka Yoshie, who died last week after a match in All-Japan, was held.
Match 1: Shoma Kato, Boltin Oleg & Yoh beat Katsuya Murashima,. El Desperado & Togi Makabe. Oleg pinned Murashima after Kamikaze.
Match 2: Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Tanga Loa & Tomihiro Ishii. Cobb pinned Taguchi after Tour of the Islands.
Match 3: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Callum Newman & TJP. Sabre beat Newman with a cross leg lock.
Match 4: Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Jado, El Phantasmo, HIkuleo & Totu Yano. Ishimori pinned Jado.
Match 5: Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Shota Umino & YOSHI-HASHI. Uemura pinned YOSHI-HASHI with Storm Clutch.
Match 6: BUSHI, HIromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita & EVIL. Tsuji pinned Takahashi after Gene Blaster.
Main Event: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: SANADA beat Jack Perry.
New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: Hirooki Goto beat David Finlay by forfeit.
As a result, the first Semifinals will be SANADA vs. Goto.
Day 10 is tomorrow at Twin Messe Shizuoka South Building in Shizuoka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.
UPDATE: Finlay is now off tonight/tomorrow’s event. Not medically cleared. He was to have been in a 10-man tag match. Gedo is the replacement.
