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Scottie Drippin
Should Never Mention Me
Because Dragon Gate actually did what we feared and ran out of incredible stable names.
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
NOAH's recent Korakuen Hall show
And the nnnneeeewwwww...
meh
those anybody know what show this picture is from?
@ Sugi's chest
And the nnnneeeewwwww...
NOAH "THE NAVIGATION SATURDAY 2012 IN KORAKUEN", 29.09.2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,800 Fans - No Vacancy
1. Atsushi Aoki besiegt Ross von Erich (5:20) mit einem Crab Hold.
2. Mikey Nicholls besiegt Zack Sabre Jr. (7:24) mit der Mikey Bomb.
3. Shane Haste besiegt Kotaro Suzuki (8:31) mit einer Death Valley Bomb.
4. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Skirmish: Ricky Marvin besiegt Taiji Ishimori (3:34) mit einem Mac Buster Cutback.
5. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Skirmish: Super Crazy besiegt Atsushi Kotoge (7:40) mit einem Avalanche-Style Reverse Brainbuster.
6. NO MERCY vs. Diamond Ring: KENTA, Maybach Taniguchi & Genba Hirayanagi besiegen Kensuke Sasaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Mitsuhiro Kitamiya (13:14) nach der Maybach Bomb von Taniguchi gegen Kitamiya.
7. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima besiegt Naomichi Marufuji (11:47) mit einer Lariat.
8. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title: Shuji Kondo besiegt Yoshinobu Kanemaru (c) (13:43) mit der King Kong Lariat - Titelwechsel.
9. GHC Heavyweight Title Skirmish: Takeshi Morishima, Takashi Sugiura & Mohammed Yone besiegen Jun Akiyama, Go Shiozaki & Akitoshi Saito (21:01) nach einem Backdrop Suplex von Morishima gegen Akiyama.
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,800 Fans - No Vacancy
1. Atsushi Aoki besiegt Ross von Erich (5:20) mit einem Crab Hold.
2. Mikey Nicholls besiegt Zack Sabre Jr. (7:24) mit der Mikey Bomb.
3. Shane Haste besiegt Kotaro Suzuki (8:31) mit einer Death Valley Bomb.
4. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Skirmish: Ricky Marvin besiegt Taiji Ishimori (3:34) mit einem Mac Buster Cutback.
5. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Skirmish: Super Crazy besiegt Atsushi Kotoge (7:40) mit einem Avalanche-Style Reverse Brainbuster.
6. NO MERCY vs. Diamond Ring: KENTA, Maybach Taniguchi & Genba Hirayanagi besiegen Kensuke Sasaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Mitsuhiro Kitamiya (13:14) nach der Maybach Bomb von Taniguchi gegen Kitamiya.
7. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima besiegt Naomichi Marufuji (11:47) mit einer Lariat.
8. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title: Shuji Kondo besiegt Yoshinobu Kanemaru (c) (13:43) mit der King Kong Lariat - Titelwechsel.
9. GHC Heavyweight Title Skirmish: Takeshi Morishima, Takashi Sugiura & Mohammed Yone besiegen Jun Akiyama, Go Shiozaki & Akitoshi Saito (21:01) nach einem Backdrop Suplex von Morishima gegen Akiyama.
meh
those anybody know what show this picture is from?
@ Sugi's chest
Honga Ciganesta
Japanese Keyhole Porn Don
I think that picture is from the show you quoted, just going by the file name anyway, I could be wrong.
Can't stand Kanemaru anymore so that switch is cool to me.
DDT spoiler:
Main event of this show looks good on paper, I'm sure it'll probably suffer because of how few fans were there though
Links:
Can't stand Kanemaru anymore so that switch is cool to me.
DDT spoiler:
7. KO-D Openweight Title: El Generico besiegt Kota Ibushi (c) (23:33) mit dem Brainbustaaaaahhhhh!!!!! - Titelwechse
Main event of this show looks good on paper, I'm sure it'll probably suffer because of how few fans were there though
Links:
Scottie Drippin
Should Never Mention Me
So is Ibushi going to be NJPW full time with this last run being his swan song?
Beautiful Bobby Eatin
SWEEEEEEEEEETNESS!
NOAH's recent Korakuen Hall show
And the nnnneeeewwwww...
NOAH "THE NAVIGATION SATURDAY 2012 IN KORAKUEN", 29.09.2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,800 Fans - No Vacancy
1. Atsushi Aoki besiegt Ross von Erich (5:20) mit einem Crab Hold.
2. Mikey Nicholls besiegt Zack Sabre Jr. (7:24) mit der Mikey Bomb.
3. Shane Haste besiegt Kotaro Suzuki (8:31) mit einer Death Valley Bomb.
4. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Skirmish: Ricky Marvin besiegt Taiji Ishimori (3:34) mit einem Mac Buster Cutback.
5. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Skirmish: Super Crazy besiegt Atsushi Kotoge (7:40) mit einem Avalanche-Style Reverse Brainbuster.
6. NO MERCY vs. Diamond Ring: KENTA, Maybach Taniguchi & Genba Hirayanagi besiegen Kensuke Sasaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Mitsuhiro Kitamiya (13:14) nach der Maybach Bomb von Taniguchi gegen Kitamiya.
7. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima besiegt Naomichi Marufuji (11:47) mit einer Lariat.
8. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title: Shuji Kondo besiegt Yoshinobu Kanemaru (c) (13:43) mit der King Kong Lariat - Titelwechsel.
9. GHC Heavyweight Title Skirmish: Takeshi Morishima, Takashi Sugiura & Mohammed Yone besiegen Jun Akiyama, Go Shiozaki & Akitoshi Saito (21:01) nach einem Backdrop Suplex von Morishima gegen Akiyama.
meh
those anybody know what show this picture is from?
That shyt looks like a flesh eating bacteria
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
He would be part of the official roster if he wanted to, but he's just to loyal to DDT. IIRC he said that he would never leave there and he was happy freelancing. I'm sure New Japan doesn't mind as long as he keeps appearing when they want to book him.
TrueEpic08
Dum Shiny
To this day, I've no idea why Kanemaru is still in NOAH. Just bad and repetitive. Probably the worst junior there.
DDT spoiler:
7. KO-D Openweight Title: El Generico besiegt Kota Ibushi (c) (23:33) mit dem Brainbustaaaaahhhhh!!!!! - Titelwechse
Generico finally getting some due.I remember him making some green as fukk kid look excellent in his first match in Union Pro about a year and a half back, so its nice to see him getting a belt (and DDT's top belt at that) to hold in Japan. Hope he stays over there for a while.
Beautiful Bobby Eatin
SWEEEEEEEEEETNESS!
To this day, I've no idea why Kanemaru is still in NOAH. Just bad and repetitive. Probably the worst junior there.
I remember him making some green as fukk kid look excellent in his first match in Union Pro about a year and a half back, so its nice to see him getting a belt (and DDT's top belt at that) to hold in Japan. Hope he stays over there for a while.
Absolutely. Other than PWG he isnt booked all that well in the states. (though I dont watch Evolve)
El Generico
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
You're right. For some reason I thought the guy on the picture was KENTA, not Go
Kanemaru should have retired 6 years ago. Why he is treated like the Jushin Liger of NOAH, I'll never know.
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
This Sunday is New Japan's big Sumo Hall show and it's on iPPV available worldwide.
The card:
Potential show of the year
They also announced the addition of an Openweight belt using the NEVER branding to be used for the younger guys. It's going to be decided in some kind of tournament on 11/15 and 11/19 on two NEVER shows.
The card:
NJPW “40ｔｈ anniversary KING OF PRO-WRESTLING”,
10/8/2012 [Mon] 17:00 @ Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan
(1) Nakanishi’s Return Match: Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata & Strongman vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
~ Manabu Nakanishi makes his in ring return after being sidelined after suffering a cervical spinal injury in June of 2011. Nakanishi has been undergoing rehabilitation and strength training to prepare for his return. He was originally not scheduled to return for another month, but due to daily training and successful rehab he was cleared by the doctors sooner. Nakanishi aims to make it back up the ranks to once again compete for the IWGP Heavyweight belt.
(2) IWGP Junior Heavy Tag Championship Match: [33rd Champions] “FOREVER HOOLIGANS” Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov vs. [Challengers] “TIME SPLITTERS” KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley
~ 2nd Defense.
~ KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley don’t seem like an odd pairing at first glance, but in the recent months they have shown themselves to be a strong team, maybe not so much like MCMG, but their styles blend together well. It has brought them to a title match against Romero & Koslov who aim to remain the IWGP jr. tag champions as Romero says “FOREVAAA”. Both teams will be coming into the event looking strong and this should definitely be a highly energetic fast paced match to pick up the pace for the rest of the show.
(3) IWGP Junior Heavy Championship Match: [64th Champion] Kota Ibushi vs. [Challenger] Low Ki.
~ 3rd Defense.
~ Will Low Ki be successful as he aims to reclaim the belt that he lost to Ibushi back on July 29th, or will Ibushi be able to brush aside he recent loss of the DDT KO-D belt and prove that he is still one of the best around? This match will sure to be both physical and hard hitting with both men surely bringing out everything and anything to make sure they will leave as champion.
(4) IWGP Tag Championship Match: [60th Champions] Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. [Challengers] Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.
~ first defense.
~ The two former WWE Superstars in Lance Archer (Vance Archer) and Davey Boy Smith, Jr (Harry Smith) have come together to form a strong tag team within the Suzuki-gun faction. With already multiple upsets over the reigning champions, and night after night of standing tall above them with the belts in their hands, TenKoji will have a big battle on their hands to remain as the champions. TenKoji are no strangers to having a huge challenge in front of them and they will surely fight to the bitter end regardless of the outcome.
(5) Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi
~ Yujiro has been on quite a win streak since his recent return from CMLL a few months ago with a big win coming in the form of a pinfall victory over IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi. Yujiro showed signs that he wants a shot at the belt, but at that time the pecking order had already been set with Tanahashi looking to reclaim his G1 loses over Marufuji and now Suzuki for this show. Yujiro attacked Tetsuya Naito, mainly Naito’s injured right knee, after their scheduled tag match on 9/23and subsequently set up this upcoming match on 10/8. Naito will surely have revenge on his mind, but Yujiro has his eyes set on the IWGP Heavy belt. This match could very well lead to the next contender depending on who wins or loses.
(6) Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata
~ After the utter killing of Hiromu Takahashi in the New Japan ring by Shibata & Sakura on 9/23, Makabe & Inoue are hoping that their strength together can bring the fight that the invading team wants. Sakuraba and Shibata aim to show more or less that they are the best in Japan. They will be going into this match with nothing but confidence on their side. Makabe and Inoue on the other hand will have the tough task of stopping the invading team dead in their tracks. Makabe is known as the toughest brawlers in New Japan today, so if they aim to bring the fight Makabe is ready for it.
It is under speculation that the “former” New Japan Young Lion, Shibata could have his eyes set on turning to a singles competitor sooner than later with Goto, Nakamura, and even Tanahashi being among the list of names for Shibata to compete against. Could we see the start of this before the show is done?
(7) Tokyo Dome IWGP Right to Challenge Match: [Defending Right] Kazuchika Okada vs. [Challenger] “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson
~ Following this years G1 CLIMAX which saw Kazuchika Okada defeat Karl Anderson in the finals of the tournament, Anderson has had nothing on his mind but getting an inevitable rematch sooner than later. Now though, with Kazuchika Okada pushing for his G1 win to turn into a Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavy title match contract, it has made the upcoming rematch for Anderson to mean so much more. If Anderson is able to defeat Okada he will then earn Okada’s contract to compete at next years Wrestle Kingdom in the main event for the IWGP Heavy belt. Of course, that still leaves less than 3 months away for the big show and even more attention to that very contract. Will Okada prove that his G1 win was not a fluke and keep his WK Contract? We will see this Monday.
(8) IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match: [4th Champion] Shinsuke Nakamura vs. [Challenger] Hirooki Goto
~ 2nd Defense.
~ Hirooki Goto has his eyes set on reclaiming the IWGP Intercontinental belt from Shinsuke Nakamura after pinning Okada at the 9/23 show. Instead of going right after Okada or even Tanahashi for that matter, Goto immediately pointed to Nakamura and demanded a rematch for the IC belt which he lost to Nakamura on July 22nd of this year. Nakamura and Goto have a pretty strong rivaled past with both men showing at anytime that they can beat each other. This time with the belt on the line it should make this match mean even more. Nakamura holds a win over Goto from the title match in July and Goto got his win back during the G1 CLIMAX in August. It is time for these two to settle the score with the more worthy competitor walking out of the night with the belt around their waist.
(9) IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: [58th Champion] Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. [Challenger] Minoru Suzuki
~ 4th Defense.
~ This will be a double rematch for both men. Tanahashi [35] holds a victory over Suzuki from this years Wrestle Kingdom show, and Suzuki [44] holds a pinfall victory over Tanahashi from this years G1 CLIMAX. Tanahashi reclaimed his loss against Naomichi Marufuji on 9/23, and is looking to do the same against Suzuki.
During the press event for their upcoming match Suzuki stated that he aims to defeat Tanahashi and create a new future with the belt. With there only being a few months left before the big Wrestle Kingdom show there will be a lot of attention put forth to this match as the winner could very well be the one headlining the big show. Will Tanahashi remain as the symbol of New Japan Pro Wrestling, or will Suzuki prove that he is still has many tricks left in his arsenal?
10/8/2012 [Mon] 17:00 @ Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan
(1) Nakanishi’s Return Match: Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata & Strongman vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
~ Manabu Nakanishi makes his in ring return after being sidelined after suffering a cervical spinal injury in June of 2011. Nakanishi has been undergoing rehabilitation and strength training to prepare for his return. He was originally not scheduled to return for another month, but due to daily training and successful rehab he was cleared by the doctors sooner. Nakanishi aims to make it back up the ranks to once again compete for the IWGP Heavyweight belt.
(2) IWGP Junior Heavy Tag Championship Match: [33rd Champions] “FOREVER HOOLIGANS” Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov vs. [Challengers] “TIME SPLITTERS” KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley
~ 2nd Defense.
~ KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley don’t seem like an odd pairing at first glance, but in the recent months they have shown themselves to be a strong team, maybe not so much like MCMG, but their styles blend together well. It has brought them to a title match against Romero & Koslov who aim to remain the IWGP jr. tag champions as Romero says “FOREVAAA”. Both teams will be coming into the event looking strong and this should definitely be a highly energetic fast paced match to pick up the pace for the rest of the show.
(3) IWGP Junior Heavy Championship Match: [64th Champion] Kota Ibushi vs. [Challenger] Low Ki.
~ 3rd Defense.
~ Will Low Ki be successful as he aims to reclaim the belt that he lost to Ibushi back on July 29th, or will Ibushi be able to brush aside he recent loss of the DDT KO-D belt and prove that he is still one of the best around? This match will sure to be both physical and hard hitting with both men surely bringing out everything and anything to make sure they will leave as champion.
(4) IWGP Tag Championship Match: [60th Champions] Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. [Challengers] Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.
~ first defense.
~ The two former WWE Superstars in Lance Archer (Vance Archer) and Davey Boy Smith, Jr (Harry Smith) have come together to form a strong tag team within the Suzuki-gun faction. With already multiple upsets over the reigning champions, and night after night of standing tall above them with the belts in their hands, TenKoji will have a big battle on their hands to remain as the champions. TenKoji are no strangers to having a huge challenge in front of them and they will surely fight to the bitter end regardless of the outcome.
(5) Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi
~ Yujiro has been on quite a win streak since his recent return from CMLL a few months ago with a big win coming in the form of a pinfall victory over IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi. Yujiro showed signs that he wants a shot at the belt, but at that time the pecking order had already been set with Tanahashi looking to reclaim his G1 loses over Marufuji and now Suzuki for this show. Yujiro attacked Tetsuya Naito, mainly Naito’s injured right knee, after their scheduled tag match on 9/23and subsequently set up this upcoming match on 10/8. Naito will surely have revenge on his mind, but Yujiro has his eyes set on the IWGP Heavy belt. This match could very well lead to the next contender depending on who wins or loses.
(6) Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata
~ After the utter killing of Hiromu Takahashi in the New Japan ring by Shibata & Sakura on 9/23, Makabe & Inoue are hoping that their strength together can bring the fight that the invading team wants. Sakuraba and Shibata aim to show more or less that they are the best in Japan. They will be going into this match with nothing but confidence on their side. Makabe and Inoue on the other hand will have the tough task of stopping the invading team dead in their tracks. Makabe is known as the toughest brawlers in New Japan today, so if they aim to bring the fight Makabe is ready for it.
It is under speculation that the “former” New Japan Young Lion, Shibata could have his eyes set on turning to a singles competitor sooner than later with Goto, Nakamura, and even Tanahashi being among the list of names for Shibata to compete against. Could we see the start of this before the show is done?
(7) Tokyo Dome IWGP Right to Challenge Match: [Defending Right] Kazuchika Okada vs. [Challenger] “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson
~ Following this years G1 CLIMAX which saw Kazuchika Okada defeat Karl Anderson in the finals of the tournament, Anderson has had nothing on his mind but getting an inevitable rematch sooner than later. Now though, with Kazuchika Okada pushing for his G1 win to turn into a Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavy title match contract, it has made the upcoming rematch for Anderson to mean so much more. If Anderson is able to defeat Okada he will then earn Okada’s contract to compete at next years Wrestle Kingdom in the main event for the IWGP Heavy belt. Of course, that still leaves less than 3 months away for the big show and even more attention to that very contract. Will Okada prove that his G1 win was not a fluke and keep his WK Contract? We will see this Monday.
(8) IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match: [4th Champion] Shinsuke Nakamura vs. [Challenger] Hirooki Goto
~ 2nd Defense.
~ Hirooki Goto has his eyes set on reclaiming the IWGP Intercontinental belt from Shinsuke Nakamura after pinning Okada at the 9/23 show. Instead of going right after Okada or even Tanahashi for that matter, Goto immediately pointed to Nakamura and demanded a rematch for the IC belt which he lost to Nakamura on July 22nd of this year. Nakamura and Goto have a pretty strong rivaled past with both men showing at anytime that they can beat each other. This time with the belt on the line it should make this match mean even more. Nakamura holds a win over Goto from the title match in July and Goto got his win back during the G1 CLIMAX in August. It is time for these two to settle the score with the more worthy competitor walking out of the night with the belt around their waist.
(9) IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: [58th Champion] Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. [Challenger] Minoru Suzuki
~ 4th Defense.
~ This will be a double rematch for both men. Tanahashi [35] holds a victory over Suzuki from this years Wrestle Kingdom show, and Suzuki [44] holds a pinfall victory over Tanahashi from this years G1 CLIMAX. Tanahashi reclaimed his loss against Naomichi Marufuji on 9/23, and is looking to do the same against Suzuki.
During the press event for their upcoming match Suzuki stated that he aims to defeat Tanahashi and create a new future with the belt. With there only being a few months left before the big Wrestle Kingdom show there will be a lot of attention put forth to this match as the winner could very well be the one headlining the big show. Will Tanahashi remain as the symbol of New Japan Pro Wrestling, or will Suzuki prove that he is still has many tricks left in his arsenal?
Potential show of the year
They also announced the addition of an Openweight belt using the NEVER branding to be used for the younger guys. It's going to be decided in some kind of tournament on 11/15 and 11/19 on two NEVER shows.
Beautiful Bobby Eatin
SWEEEEEEEEEETNESS!
Why is Yujiro being pushed? He has very little worth. He should stay in Mexico longer.
Oh and early
to Wataru Inoue 
Oh and early
to Wataru Inoue
Honga Ciganesta
Japanese Keyhole Porn Don
Oh and early
I hate it has to be him.Not really
Some guy is upping a lot of full shows on Youtube, not sure how long they'll be there (Youtube Downloader though
)Last AJPW results:
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling results:
NJPW NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ KING OF PRO-WRESTLING, 10/8/12 (WPW/PPV/iPPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
9,000 Fans No Vacancy
1. Manabu Nakanishi Return Match: Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata & Strong Man (11:29) when Yano used the Uragasumi on Nakanishi.
2. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (c) beat KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (14:55) when Romero used a cradle on KUSHIDA (2nd defense).
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Low Ki beat Kota Ibushi (c) (17:05) with an avalanche-style Ki Krusher to become the 65th champion.
4. IWGP Tag Team Title: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) (12:47) when Smith Jr. used the Killer bomb on Kojima to become 61st champions.
5. Yujiro Takahashi beat Tetsuya Naito (5:41) by referee stop.
6. Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata beat Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue (7:10) when Shibata used a PK on Inoue.
7. Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Match: Kazuchika Okada beat Karl Anderson (16:26) with the Rainmaker.
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) beat Hirooki Goto (15:12) with the Boma Ye (2nd defense).
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Minoru Suzuki (29:22) with the High Fly Flow (4th defense).
NJPW NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ KING OF PRO-WRESTLING, 10/8/12 (WPW/PPV/iPPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
9,000 Fans No Vacancy
1. Manabu Nakanishi Return Match: Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata & Strong Man (11:29) when Yano used the Uragasumi on Nakanishi.
2. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (c) beat KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (14:55) when Romero used a cradle on KUSHIDA (2nd defense).
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Low Ki beat Kota Ibushi (c) (17:05) with an avalanche-style Ki Krusher to become the 65th champion.
4. IWGP Tag Team Title: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) (12:47) when Smith Jr. used the Killer bomb on Kojima to become 61st champions.
5. Yujiro Takahashi beat Tetsuya Naito (5:41) by referee stop.
6. Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata beat Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue (7:10) when Shibata used a PK on Inoue.
7. Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Match: Kazuchika Okada beat Karl Anderson (16:26) with the Rainmaker.
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) beat Hirooki Goto (15:12) with the Boma Ye (2nd defense).
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Minoru Suzuki (29:22) with the High Fly Flow (4th defense).