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While we've all be preparing for WrestleMania/TSCMania, in Japanese news...
NJPW Invasion Attack Results:
NJPW Invasion Attack Results:
1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (c) beat Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (10:42) when KUSHIDA used a Japanese leg roll clutch hold on Taguchi (3rd defense).
2. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi, Super Strong Machine & Akebono beat Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Bob Sapp (10:00) when Nakanishi used the Uekara Don on YOSHI-HASHI.
3. CMLL World Tag Team Title: El Terrible & Tama Tonga (c) beat La Mascara & Valiente (8:57) when Terrible used the a powerbomb on Valiente.
4. Special Tag Match: Masato Tanaka ZERO1 & Yujiro Takahashi beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (10:41) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Honma.
5. Special Singles Match: Minoru Suzuki beat Toru Yano (10:09) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
6. Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Hirooki Goto beat Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata (11:32) by referee stop (Nagata beat Sakuraba).
7. Triple Main Event I – NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ron Conway NWA (c) beat Satoshi Kojima (14:24) with the Ego Trip.
8. Triple Main Event II – IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. (18:04) with the Boma Ye (7th defense).
9. Triple Main Event III – IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) (31:41) with the Rainmaker to become the 59th champion.
Important Notes:
-Prince Devitt turned heel after the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Title Match, attacking Taguchi and partnering up with King Fale. He's still the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champ, so we'll see where this goes. As long as that road doesn't lead to Taguchi becoming champ, that is...
-On the Laughter7/Nagata and Goto match: There was a premature stoppage in that match due to a sloppy suplex that resulted in Sakuraba dislocating his elbow. He popped it in a couple of minutes after the stoppage, but the ref immediately stopped the match when he saw it. So that loss wasn't supposed to happen...We'll see how this story line continues.
-Conway sucked. That's all you need to know about the NWA Title match.
-The top two matches, ESPECIALLY the IWGP Heavyweight Title match, were said to be impressive. From the description I read, the main event should be watched immediately as soon as it hits the net.
-The CHAOS/Suzuki Gun feud seems to be kicking into high gear, as Gedo challenged Minoru Suzuki immediately after Okada won, and it seems that Okada and Suzuki will headline the next big NJPW show.
2. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi, Super Strong Machine & Akebono beat Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Bob Sapp (10:00) when Nakanishi used the Uekara Don on YOSHI-HASHI.
3. CMLL World Tag Team Title: El Terrible & Tama Tonga (c) beat La Mascara & Valiente (8:57) when Terrible used the a powerbomb on Valiente.
4. Special Tag Match: Masato Tanaka ZERO1 & Yujiro Takahashi beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (10:41) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Honma.
5. Special Singles Match: Minoru Suzuki beat Toru Yano (10:09) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
6. Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Hirooki Goto beat Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata (11:32) by referee stop (Nagata beat Sakuraba).
7. Triple Main Event I – NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ron Conway NWA (c) beat Satoshi Kojima (14:24) with the Ego Trip.
8. Triple Main Event II – IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. (18:04) with the Boma Ye (7th defense).
9. Triple Main Event III – IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) (31:41) with the Rainmaker to become the 59th champion.
Important Notes:
-Prince Devitt turned heel after the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Title Match, attacking Taguchi and partnering up with King Fale. He's still the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champ, so we'll see where this goes. As long as that road doesn't lead to Taguchi becoming champ, that is...
-On the Laughter7/Nagata and Goto match: There was a premature stoppage in that match due to a sloppy suplex that resulted in Sakuraba dislocating his elbow. He popped it in a couple of minutes after the stoppage, but the ref immediately stopped the match when he saw it. So that loss wasn't supposed to happen...We'll see how this story line continues.
-Conway sucked. That's all you need to know about the NWA Title match.
-The top two matches, ESPECIALLY the IWGP Heavyweight Title match, were said to be impressive. From the description I read, the main event should be watched immediately as soon as it hits the net.
-The CHAOS/Suzuki Gun feud seems to be kicking into high gear, as Gedo challenged Minoru Suzuki immediately after Okada won, and it seems that Okada and Suzuki will headline the next big NJPW show.
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I'll probably only check the Nakamura, Shibata and Minoru matches from this card. Still perplexed at Conway being third from the top here.
