New Japan Pro-Wrestling (On NJPWWorld and Triller TV)

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Windy City Riot notes:

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Ren Narita beat Minoru Suzuki using that metal board.
Stephanie Vaquer retained the NJPW Strong Women's Title vs AZM.
TMDK's Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste won the NJPW Strong Tag Titles vs ELP and Hikuleo, Fred Rosser and Tom Lawler, and Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson in a 4 way tag match. Isaacs and Nelson then beat up Rosser and Lawler post-match, and cut Lawlers hair.
Shota Umino beat Scapegoat Jack Perry. Entertaining match with Perry milking the Punk situation, he even did a front face lock and the Punk knee in the corner. Umino after did the GTS taunt.
Mustafa Ali beat Hiromu Takahashi.
Eddie Kingston vs Gabe Kidd turned into Kidd, Finlay, KENTA and Clark Connors beating Kingston, Homicide, TJP and Jeff Cobb in a Riot Rules 8 man tag. Then Kingston challenged Kidd at May 11th to a No Ropes Last Man Standing match.
ZSJ won the NJPW TV Title from Matt Riddle. Riddle was getting booed during the match. Jeff Cobb then came out and wants a future TV title shot.
Nic Nemeth beat Ishii.
Mox won the IWGP World Title from Naito in the main event. Mox was about to give Umino a future title shot, but then Ren Narita attacked Mox and said he's the next challenger. Then Umino made the save.
Good show with a hot crowd.

 

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Wrestling World in Taiwan notes:

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Yoshi-Hashi and Goto retained the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Titles vs Sanada and Yuya Uemura.
Tanahashi, Toru Yano and Boltin Oleg won the vacant NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Titles vs EVIL, SHO and Yoshinobu Kanemaru in the main event

 

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Wrestling World in Taiwan notes:

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Yoshi-Hashi and Goto retained the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Titles vs Sanada and Yuya Uemura.
Tanahashi, Toru Yano and Boltin Oleg won the vacant NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Titles vs EVIL, SHO and Yoshinobu Kanemaru in the main event

HANAKO is tall, SLK is not.

 

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A special press conference on April 18 saw Yuya Uemura and Great-O-Khan present their choices of rules for the KOPW 2024 title match on the Road to Dontaku in Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall on April 27.

Yuya Uemura’s rules:
61 minutes, best of three falls Catch Rules
No strikes allowed. Grapples, throws and submissions only for pinfall or submission.

Great-O-Khan’s rules:
No time limit, best of three round Rural Revitalization Rules
First fall- Mazda Tyre Carrying Contest
Second fall- Hiroshima Lemon Eating Contest
Third fall- Table Match

 

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Ryusuke Taguchi injured; to miss Dontaku series | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING

Thank you for supporting New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Ryusuke Taguchi, who was scheduled to compete this weekend on the Road to Dontaku, was involved in a bicycle accident, sustaining wounds to his face hands and knees as well as injuring his neck. ...

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Taguchi out for a few weeks:

"Taguchi, who was scheduled to compete this weekend on the Road to Dontaku, was involved in a bicycle accident, sustaining wounds to his face hands and knees as well as injuring his neck."

 

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A special press conference on April 18 saw Yuya Uemura and Great-O-Khan present their choices of rules for the KOPW 2024 title match on the Road to Dontaku in Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall on April 27.

Yuya Uemura’s rules:
61 minutes, best of three falls Catch Rules
No strikes allowed. Grapples, throws and submissions only for pinfall or submission.

Great-O-Khan’s rules:
No time limit, best of three round Rural Revitalization Rules
First fall- Mazda Tyre Carrying Contest
Second fall- Hiroshima Lemon Eating Contest
Third fall- Table Match

Great-O-Khan wins the vote again:

 

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wonder if this means they will merge the Stardom content into NJPW World eventually?

 

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Road to Wrestling Dontaku April 23rd notes:

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Tanahashi, Toru Yano and Boltin Oleg retained the NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Titles vs EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
Then there was a Bullet Club War Dogs vs LIJ Best of 5 Series containing 5 different singles matches:
Yota Tsuji beat Gedo (LIJ lead 1-0)
Gabe Kidd beat Bushi (LIJ 1-1 War Dogs)
Shingo Takagi beat Clark Connors (LIJ lead 2-1)
Drilla Moloney beat Naito due to interference from NOAH's Jake Lee (LIJ 2-2 War Dogs)
David Finlay beat Hiromu Takahashi in the main event (War Dogs win 3-2).

 

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he sure went hard on that lemon!

 

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Road to Wrestling Dontaku April 27th notes:

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TMDK retained the NJPW Strong Tag Titles vs ELP and Hikuleo.
Yuya Uemura won the KOPW Title from Great-O-Khan in the Rural Revitalization In Hamamatsu 2 Out Of 3 Falls match:
1st fall: Uemura won the Tyre Carrying Contest, putting 4 tyres on a cone.
2nd fall: Great-O-Khan won the Lemon Eating Contest.
3rd fall: Yuya Uemura won the Tables Match.
LIJ beat Bullet Club War Dogs and Jake Lee in a 10 Man Elimination match (which could be won via pin, submission or over the top rope) in the main event.

 

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Best of the Super Jr A and B Blocks:


NJPW Wrestling Satsuma No Kuni notes:

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Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney retained the IWGP Jr Tag Titles vs Hiromu Takahashi and Bushi.
SHO retained the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Title vs Douki due to Ren Narita interfering and pulling Douki's mask off, in the main event.

 

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SANADA to miss Dontaku series, All Together | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING

Thank you for supporting New Japan Pro-Wrestling. After missing two events on the Road to Dontaku, it has been determined that SANADA be absent from the remainder of the Dontaku tour, as well as All Together as he returns to Tokyo for a me...

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After missing two events on the Road to Dontaku, it has been determined that SANADA be absent from the remainder of the Dontaku tour, as well as All Together as he returns to Tokyo for a medical appraisal.

 

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Wrestling Dontaku May 3rd notes:

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Jeff Cobb won the NJPW TV Title from ZSJ.
David Finlay beat Yota Tsuji via using the Shillelagh while the ref wasn't looking.
Nic Nemeth retained the IWGP Global Title vs Tanahashi in the main event. Post-match Finlay and Nemeth had a pull apart brawl. Nemeth said he'll defend his Global Title tomorrow night vs Finlay.

 

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Wrestling Dontaku May 4th notes:

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KENTA and Chase Owens won the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Titles from Yoshi-Hashi and Goto.
Shingo Takagi retained the Never Openweight Title vs Gabe Kidd. Enjoyed this match.
David Finlay won the IWGP Global Title from Nic Nemeth.
Jon Moxley retained the IWGP World Title vs Ren Narita in the main event.

 

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