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1. Diamond Mine (Diamond Studd & Vinnie Vegas) vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scott Armstrong 2. The Italian Stallion vs. ?? 3. WCW WORLD TELEVISION: Steve Austin © vs. Junkyard Dog 4. WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT: Lex Luger © vs. Sting - TV Time Limit Draw BONUS: Which former top champion of a Japanese promotion debuts (technically returns) against The Italian Stallion? Fujinami

We all know the best way to book Bryan Danielson is force him to sit on the sidelines (despite being medically cleared by a handful of doctors not affiliated with the company) wasting some of the prime years of his career because he got over when his biggest detractors didn’t want him to.

I think it’s like the Ganryujima Island Deathmatch?

Black is not that slimming.

NJPW “Kantansu(TM) presents SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023 ～Road to POWER STRUGGLE～” Tokyo, Korakuen Hall 1,358 Fans 1. United Empire (Callum Newman, HENARE, Great-O-Khan) def. Boltin Oleg, Ren Narita, Shota Umino (6:52) after the Streets of Rage from HENARE on Oleg. (55) 2. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji) def. BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori & Gedo) (7:15) after the Gene Blaster from Tsuji on Gedo. (58) 3. Just 5 Guys (Yuya Uemura, Taichi, SANADA) def. Oskar Leube, Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi (11:16) after the Deadbolt Suplex from Uemura on Leube. (59) 4. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) [4] def. Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC [0] (7:38) after the Ron Miller Special from Eagles on Taguchi. (53) 5. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: YOH & MUSASHI [M-PRO] [2] def. Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira & TJP) [4] (15:01) after the Direct Drive from YOH on Akira. (61) 6. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Just 5 Guys (TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI) [4] def. HOUSE OF TORTURE (SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) [4] (8:26) after the Suplex de la Luna from DOUKI on Kanemaru. (58) 7. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors) [4] def. Intergalactic Jet Setters (KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight) [0] (14:54) after the Drilla Killa from Moloney on KUSHIDA. (61) 8. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI & Titan) [4] def. Master Wato & El Desperado [4] (17:20) after the El Inmortal from Titan on Wato. (65) SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023

NJPW “Kantansu(TM) presents SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023 ～Road to POWER STRUGGLE～” Tokyo, Korakuen Hall 1,412 Fans 1. Shota Umino, Ren Narita, Oskar Leube def. United Empire (Callum Newman, HENARE, Great-O-Khan) (7:20) after the Death Rider from Umino on Newman. (55) 2. Just 5 Guys (Yuya Uemura, Taichi, SANADA) def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito) (8:39) after the Deadbolt Suplex from Uemura on Tsuji. (59) 3. NJPW TV Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. © def. Boltin Oleg (10:15) with the Orienteering with Napalm Death. (Champion successful in V15). (62) 4. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI & Titan) [2] def. Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC [0] (6:35) after the Angel Immortal from Titan on DKC. (56) 5. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) [2] def. Just 5 Guys (TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI) [2] (9:17) after the Pulse Drop from Eagles on TAKA. (59) 6. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Master Wato & El Desperado [4] def. YOH & MUSASHI [M-PRO] [0] (12:05) after the Vendeval from Wato on MUSASHI. (65) 7. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: HOUSE OF TORTURE (SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) [4] def. Intergalactic Jet Setters (KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight) [0] (15:48) after the Snake Bite from SHO on KUSHIDA. (61) 8. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira) [4] def. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors) [2] (16:16) after the Mamba Splash from TJP on Connors. (61) - The mutual respect between Shota Umino and Ren Narita helped the young monster Oskar Leube bring out some extra aggression against the United Empire. The Empire's young upstart Callum Newman tried his best but fell victim to Shota's Death Rider as two-thirds of the Reiwa 3 Musketeers continued to impress. - Yuya Uemura is back in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and is here to show the world why some claim he's the forgotten "Reiwa Musketeer". Uemura has been racking up pins lately and got another huge win against his smiling contemporary in what may be considered an upset but those who know will say otherwise. - Zack Sabre Jr. and Botlin Oleg finally clashed in Korakuen Hall for the NJPW Television championship. Oleg used his wrestling ability to make Zack think about impressive counters but the champion's experience gave him an edge to earn his fifteenth defense. - BUSHI and Titan earned their first points in the tournament over the zany duo of Ryusuke Taguchi and The DKC. BUSHI sprayed mist to put a stop to Taguchi's ass-based offence and Titan scored the fall over DKC with the Angel Immortal. - TMDK's Ichiban Sweet Boys got the win over Just 5 Guys' TAKA Michinoku and DOUKI. Kosei Fujita was able to get a lot of offense on the wrestling legend TAKA but DOUKI played bully until Eagles got the hot tag. Eagles put TAKA away for the points. - The mutual respect between Ren Narita and El Desperado has led to the creation of a dangerous pair in the Junior Tag Team division as they dispatched YOH & Michinoku Pro's MUSASHI to continue their lead in the tournament. - Another two points for the HOUSE as SHO and Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat the Intergalactic Jet Setters after some nefarious cheating. KUSHIDA and Kevin Knight - former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag champions - continue to have a rocky start in this year's League. - Catch 2/2 managed to get their win back over the BULLET CLUB War Dogs - who previously beat the United Empire's team at NJPW STRONG Independence Day to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag titles - and score two more points in the tournament. The champions did not go gently into the good night and brought their all but TJP's years of experience gave him a slight edge over the competition. With the teams now 1-1 in competition, this rivalry continues to heat up. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023

Zero Hour 0. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) vs. Gravity, El Hijo del Vikingo & Bandido 0. Miro vs. Keith Lee (w/CJ Perry) 0. Big Bill & Ricky Starks vs. Lucha Brothers (Rey Fénix & Penta El Zero Miedo) 1. ROH World/NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship: Eddie Kingston vs. Swerve Strickland 2. AEW TBS Championship: Kris Statlander vs. Willow Nightingale 3. Kenny Omega vs. Powerhouse Hobbs 4. AEW World Trios Championship: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn vs. United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) 5. AEW World Tag Team Championship: House Of Black (Brody King & Malakai Black) vs. Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) 6. AEW Women's World Championship: Saraya vs. Thunder Rosa 7. Adam Copeland vs. Christian Cage 8. Full Gear Title Eliminator - Final: Adam Page vs. Andrade El Idolo 9. AEW International Championship: Bryan Danielson vs. Kota Ibushi 10. AEW World Championship: MJF vs. Jay White

NJPW “Kantansu(TM) presents SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023 ～Road to POWER STRUGGLE～” Tokyo, Korakuen Hall Tue. October 24, 2023 1. United Empire (Callum Newman, HENARE, Great-O-Khan) vs. Oskar Leube, Ren Narita, Shota Umino 2. Just 5 Guys (Yuya Uemura, Taichi, SANADA) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito) 3. NJPW World TV Title, V15: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Boltin Oleg 4. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC [0] vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI & Titan) [0] 5. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Just 5 Guys (TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI) [2] vs. Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) [0] 6. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: YOH & MUSASHI [M-PRO] [0] vs. Master Wato & El Desperado [2] 7. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Intergalactic Jet Setters (KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight) [0] vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE (SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) [2] 8. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira & TJP) [2] vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors) [2] NJPW “Kantansu(TM) presents SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023 ～Road to POWER STRUGGLE～” Tokyo, Korakuen Hall Wed. October 25, 2023 1. United Empire (Callum Newman, HENARE, Great-O-Khan) vs. Boltin Oleg, Ren Narita, Shota Umino 2. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji) vs. BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori & Gedo) 3. Oskar Leube, Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Just 5 Guys (Yuya Uemura, Taichi, SANADA) 4. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC vs. Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) 5. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: YOH & MUSASHI [M-PRO] vs. Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira & TJP) 6. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Just 5 Guys (TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI) vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE (SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) 7. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Intergalactic Jet Setters (KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight) vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors) 8. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Master Wato & El Desperado vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI & Titan) SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023

NJPW “Kantansu(TM) presents SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023 ～Road to POWER STRUGGLE～” Saitama, Kumagaya Citizen Gymnasium 866 Fans 1. United Empire (Callum Newman, HENARE, Great-O-Khan) def. Yuto Nakashima, Ren Narita, Shota Umino (6:46) after the Berserker Bomb from HENARE on Nakashima. (55) 2. Just 5 Guys (Yuya Uemura & SANADA) def. Boltin Oleg & Oskar Leube (7:02) after the Skull End from SANADA on Leube. (48) 3. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) def. BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori & Gedo) (7:09) after the Destino from Naito on Gedo. (59) 4. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira) [2] def. Ichiban Sweet Boys (Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles) [0] (10:41) after the Pinoy Stretch from TJP on Fujita. (64) Despite coming into the tournament with something to prove, Kosei Fujita and Robbie Eagles came up just short against the former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team champions. The TMDK pair impressed but TJP's years of experience gave him an edge over Fujita in the closing stretches as he put away the rookie for the Empire's first 2 points in this year's tournament. 5. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Just 5 Guys (TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI) [2] def. Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA) [0] (10:04) after the Suplex de la Luna from DOUKI on KUSHIDA. (59) The Intergalactic Jet Setters ran into DOUKI's llave style offence and it grounded "the Jet" Kevin Knight. 6. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: Master Wato & El Desperado [2] def. Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC [0] (8:43) after the Recientemente from Wato on DKC. (60) Even if they have a rocky relationship, to say the least, the makeshift tag team of Master Wato and El Desperado work well together. The funky comedy team of Taguchi and The DKC tried to find their Way to the Grand Hole but Wato and Desperado quickly dispatched them. 7. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) [2] def. YOH & MUSASHI [M-PRO] [0] (14:02) after the Trophy Kill from Connors on MUSASHI. (57) Looking to rekindle the magic he found with Lio Rush last year, YOH's friend and partner MUSASHI was welcomed to the cerulean blue by the dastardly BULLET CLUB War Dogs. The IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team champions made the friends' night a living hell and eventually put MUSASHI out and away with the Trophy Kill. It looks like this is the War Dogs' tournament to lose. 8. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023: HOUSE OF TORTURE (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SHO) [2] def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI & Titan) [0] (14:41) after the Snake Bite from SHO on BUSHI. (60) Shenanigans galore in our main event as the HOUSE OF TORTURE and Los Ingobernables de Japon fought to see who could wrestle dirtier. Kanemaru spit his whiskey in Titan's face, incapacitating the CMLL standout, and then BUSHI spit the mist in Kanemaru's! This split-second moment allowed SHO to sneak in and hit the Snake Bit for the win to earn two points for the HOUSE. SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023

Super Junior Tag League lineup revealed! The lineup for the Super Jr. Tag League is now official, with ten teams participating across two action-packed weeks. The top two point scorers in this round-robin league will compete at Power Struggle on November 4- here are the teams gunning for the top two spots! Watch Super Jr. Tag League/Road to Power Struggle on NJPW World! IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions BULLET CLUB War Dogs Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney Debut entry After an impressive defence against the Intergalactic Jet Setters on October 9, the BULLET CLUB War Dogs will be wearing the titles heading into the Super Jr. Tag League and they’ll be relishing the targets on their backs. YOH & MUSASHI Debut entry The 2022 Super Junior Tag League winners, YOH and Lio Rush would be set for a sure favourite spot in Super Junior Tag League, but after illness beset Rush on the last tour, YOH reached out to an old friend: M-Pro’s MUSASHI. Can YOH make the team dream work for a second year in a row? Ichiban Sweet Boys Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita Debut entry Kosei Fujita’s ‘world tour’ takes him back to Japan where he combines with TMDK teammate Robbie Eagles. Eagles and Fujita have been impressive in Australia in recent weeks with wins including over the Natural Classics in NJPW TAMASHII. Now, this first time SJTL combination could be a dark horse tandem to win the whole league. Catch 2/2 TJP & Francesco Akira 2nd entry, 2nd consecutive Catch 2/2 headed into last year’s Super Junior Tag League as champions, and as a championship team that restored prestige and value in the IWGP Junior Tag titles as workhorse championships in the pro-wrestling world. Though coming up short of the trophies, they did retain the tag titles in the face of eventual winners Lio Rush and YOH- this year they’ll be using the league as a jumping off point to get back to title contention. Los Ingobernables de Japon BUSHI & Titan 2nd entry, 2nd consecutive Back in Japan for the first time since making the Best of the Super Jr. 30 final, Titan reforms his masked man tag team with BUSHI. A dynamic and hard-hitting combination, the LIJ pair were well in the mix heading into the final days of last year’s league, and look to go a step further in 2023. El Desperado & Master Wato Debut Entry The Best of Seven trios series that played out through the Road to Destruction was meant to settle just who were the better men across three separate rivalries and determine who was the best team overall. It doesn’t exactly seem like that turned out to be the case after Destruction in Ryogoku, but it does seem to have engendered a mutual, if grudging respect between both sides. Royal Quest III saw Shota Umino and Ren Narita unite for a common good in London and in SJTL, Master Wato and El Desperado will put long-held differences aside in the hope of securing the tag trophies. HOUSE OF TORTURE SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru Debut entry If SHO’s behaviour was contemptible enough to be dubbed ‘the shame of Ehime’ during last year’s SJTL tour, things might get even worse with Heel Master Yoshinobu Kanemaru acting as the Murder Machine’s ultimate enabler. In SHO and Kanemaru, H.O.T now have two of the most dominant players in the junior tag ranks of the last six years under the same team banner, and the two are sure to throw wrenches (and whiskey) in the works of any other team plans. Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC Debut Entry Ryusuke Taguchi doesn’t have the best of reputations when it comes to having tag team partners leave him, and history has repeated for the coach from last year to this. Clark Connors and Ryusuke Taguchi made quite the endearing team in the 2022 SJTL, but Connors’ new direction and current success in BULLET CLUB War Dogs put paid to that. Connors’ departure came at the bitter and violent expense of the DKC, who now looks to bring the fire to this combination, and has a lot of unfinished business with Clark. Intergalactic Jet Setters KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight 2nd entry, 2nd consecutive Kevin Knight and KUSHIDA head into their second Super Junior Tag League with top-flight experience under their belts and confidence in themselves and one another. Last year’s tournament saw an unprecedented rise for Knight, who graduated from Young Lion status mid-tour, and it could be argued that Knight was just as responsible for KUSHIDA’s success in the team as the other way around. This year they could well be in the running heading into the final night in Osaka. Just Five Guys DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku Debut entry Rounding out the lineup are DOUKI and TAKA Michinoku for Just Five Guys. Pairing the ever-dynamic and popular DOUKI with the ‘legend’ TAKA may seem on its surface like an underdog side, but Michinoku has picked up quite a few wins in the last tour, and this duo could surprise over the course of the league.

NJPW "DESTRUCTION IN RYOGOKU", 10.09.2023 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan 5,002 Fans 0. Frontier Zone: Oskar Leube, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask, Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI def. Takeshi Masada [DDT], Kazuma Suni [DDT], Kengo, Jun Masaoka, Takahiro Katori (8:14) after an Oh My & Garankle from Taguchi on Katori. 1. Just 5 Guys (Yuya Uemura, DOUKI, Taichi) def. House of Torture (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi) (7:57) after the Deadbolt Suplex from Uemura on Takahashi. 2. Tanga Loa def. Chase Owens (8:15) with the O.J.K. 3. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito) def. United Empire (Callum Newman, HENARE, Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb) (7:44) after the Destino from Naito on Newman. 4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors) (c) def. International Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA) (13:28) after the Full Clip from Moloney on KUSHIDA (Champions successful in V2). 5. Best of 7 Series - Final: Master Wato, Shota Umino, Yuji Nagata def. Strong Style (El Desperado, Ren Narita, Minoru Suzuki) (14:10) after the Death Rider from Umino on Narita. 6. STRONG Openweight Tag Team Title: El Phantasmo & Hikuleo def. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin) (c) (13:12) after the Super Thunder Kiss '86 from Phantasmo on Coughlin (Failed V1 -> 6th Champions). 7. NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Title: Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada (c) def. Josh Alexander [IMPACT], Chris Sabin [IMPACT], Alex Shelley [IMPACT] (15:40) after the High Fly Flow from Tanahashi on Shelley (Champions successful in V3). 8. NEVER Openweight Title: Tama Tonga def. David Finlay (c) (19:39) with the DSD (Failed V2 -> 40th Champion) 9. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title, 3-Way Match: Hiromu Takahashi (c) def. Mike Bailey [IMPACT] & YOH (17:53) after the TIME BOMB II on YOH (Champion successful in V6). 10. IWGP World Heavyweight Title, Lumberjack Death Match: SANADA (c) def. EVIL (28:01) with the Dead Fall. (Champion successful in V4). NJPW "ROYAL QUEST III", 10.14.2023 London Copper Box Arena, England 3,191 Fans 1. Taiji Ishimori def. Robbie X [RevPro] (7:48) with the Bloody Cross. 2. El Desperado def. Trent Seven [RevPro] (8:08) with the El Es Clero. 3. Yota Tsuji def. Luke Jacobs [RevPro] (9:01) with the Gene Blaster. 4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors) (c) def. Leon Slater [RevPro] & Cameron Khai [RevPro] (12:02) after the Full Clip. from Connors on Khai (Champions successful in V3). 5. Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa) def. BULLET CLUB (Alex Coughlin, David Finlay, Gabe Kidd) (10:41) after the Apeshit from Loa on Finlay. 6. Ren Narita & Shota Umino def. United Empire (Francesco Akira & Great-O-Khan) (10:25) after the Death Rider from Umino on Akira. 7. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI) def. Just 5 Guys (SANADA & DOUKI) (9:29) after the Destino from Naito on DOUKI. 8. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Eddie Kingston [AEW], Michael Oku [RevPro] def. United Empire (HENARE, Jeff Cobb, TJP) (10:39) after the Three Quarter Nelson from Oku on TJP. 9. Special Singles Match: Shingo Takagi def. Tomohiro Ishii (21:26) with the Last of the Dragon. 10. IWGP US (UK) Title: Will Ospreay (c) def. Zack Sabre Jr. (31:19) with the Stormbreaker (Champion successful in V2).

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Hiroshi Tanahashi - Shota Umino - Master Wato - Yuji Nagata - KUSHIDA - Kevin Knight - Satoshi Kojima - Hiroyoshi Tenzan - Ryusuke Taguchi - Togi Makabe - Tiger Mask - Tomoaki Honma Tetsuya Naito - BUSHI - Hiromu Takahashi - Shingo Takagi - Titan - Yota Tsuji David Finlay - Alex Coughlin - Bad Luck Fale - Chase Owens - Clark Connors - Drilla Moloney - Gabe Kidd - Gedo - KENTA - Taiji Ishimori Kazuchika Okada - Hirooki Goto - Rocky Romero - Tomohiro Ishii - Toru Yano - YOH - YOSHI-HASHI SANADA - DOUKI - Taichi - TAKA Michinoku - Yuya Uemura Will Ospreay - Francesco Akira - Great-O-Khan - HENARE - Jeff Cobb - TJP - Callum Newman EVIL - SHO - Yoshinobu Kanemaru - Yujiro Takahashi - Dick Togo Zack Sabre Jr. - Mikey Nicholls - Robbie Eagles - Shane Haste - Bad Dude Tito - Kosei Fujita Tama Tonga - Tanga Loa - El Phantasmo - Hikuleo - Jado Adrian Quest - Alex Shelley [IMPACT] - Alex Zayne - Chris Sabin [IMPACT] - DKC - Eddie Kingston [AEW] - Fred Rosser - JR Kratos - Josh Alexander [IMPACT] - Lance Archer [AEW] - Mike Bailey [IMPACT] - Tom Lawlor Mercedes Mone - Giulia - Mayu Iwatani Boltin Oleg - Oskar Leube - Yuto Nakashima - Ryohei Oiwa [on excursion]

New Japan Pro Wrestling was founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972, following his break from the Japanese Wrestling Association (founded in 1953 by Inoki’s trainer, the legendary Rikidozan). The company of today bears partial resemblance to the company of Inoki, having changed ownership twice but still pays immense tribute to its founder. They still refer to New Japan’s philosophy and style as Strong Style, a phrase coined by Inoki that most find difficult to define; most attempts end in a hodgepodge of hard striking, stubborn fighting spirit, an appreciation of simplicity, but also a flair for dramatically charismatic bursts of roaring. Modern NJPW matches attempt to capture this essence, though often filtered through a framework reminiscent of classic King’s Road All-Japan (the company founded in 1972 by Giant Baba, Rikidozan’s other star pupil.) New Japan flourished through the ‘70s and ‘80s, centering on Inoki, homegrown talent, and a parade of foreign menaces. By the ’80s, a new crop of wrestlers trained by Inoki had emerged, including Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, and the original Tiger Mask, Satoru Sayama. Into this mix were foreign wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan and Big Van Vader, who both achieved massive success in Japan before they did so in America. Starting around 1990, the next generation of New Japan legends began to assert themselves: Keiji Mutoh, Masahiro Chono, Shinya Hashimoto, Jushin Liger, and Hiroshi Hase, among others like Choshu acolyte Kensuke Sasaki. This generation would draw incredible attendances and gates and influence an entire generation through their partnership with World Championship Wrestling. Many traditions in New Japan, including the G1 Climax and Best of the Super Juniors, started in this period. NJPW continued to successfully produce tremendous wrestlers, several of whom would become known as the “Third Generation:” Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi, Osamu Nishimura, and Koji Kanemoto, among others. Unfortunately, this period saw gate success falter, partly due to the rise of mixed martial arts (especially Pride Fighting Championships and K-1) and a larger wrestling recession of the early-2000s. Inoki’s response was not favorably received. Intoxicated by the allure of MMA, to which he had always considered himself a proto-MMA fighter (obviously including his famed, and derided, battle with Muhammed Ali), Inoki leaned into this concept. He had several of his wrestlers enter MMA fights with mixed results. Shinsuke Nakamura did adequately, while Yuji Nagata was obliterated by Mirko Cro Cop and Fedor Emelianenko. Inoki heavily pushed wrestlers like Kazuyuki Fujita, who had MMA success but did not catch on in pro wrestling. Inoki departed New Japan in 2005, selling to Yuke’s. This is where New Japan began a slow comeback story. Hiroshi Tanahashi led the way, willing himself to ace status. Shinsuke Nakamura, originally a supernova rookie that plateaued, went to Mexico and returned with the flamboyant character he portrays to this day. And most importantly, two kids from the dojo system, Tetsuya Naito and Kazuchika Okada, would return from excursion in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Yuke’s sold NJPW to Bushiroad in 2012, the year Okada returned. From this point, wrestling history would be fundamentally changed by a sequence of events originating in New Japan: Okada and Tanahashi would embark on a four-year feud over the IWGP Heavyweight title, confirming Tanahashi’s status as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time and elevating Okada into a superstar that would take New Japan global. The company launched New Japan World, with English commentary on most major events. Tetsuya Naito went to Mexico in mid-2015, leaving as a face but returning as the lethargic heel he portrays today, having aligned with Los Ingobernables during his month in CMLL. His chase of Okada from 2017-2020 brought the company to unprecedented heights. Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi full transfer from DDT. Omega’s reign as BULLET CLUB leader from 2016-2018, including a legendary four-match rivalry with Okada and Wrestle Kingdom match with Chris Jericho, essentially laid the groundwork for All Elite Wrestling. NJPW now finds itself transitioning into a new era. The pillars of the old way, like Tanahashi and Naito, are slowly losing steam, and their bodies are starting to crumble. Okada, being the younger of this generation, has shifted towards a role as an easily provoked, ornery veteran who refuses to capitulate to the next generation. New returns like Yota Tsuji and Shota Umino have taken shots at titles well before schedule. As New Japan eases into its sixth decade, things are brewing.

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NJPW Fighting Spirit Tour '92 JANUARY 1992 NJPW Fighting Spirit - Night 1 JANUARY 8, 1992 - Nagano City Sports Park General Gymnasium (2,560 FANS - NO VACANCY!) 1. Koji Kanemoto defeated Osamu Nishimura in 7:40 by submission with a Koji Clutch. (51) 2. Kantaro Hoshino defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 9:23 by pinfall with a Flying Body Press. (41) 3. Masashi Aoyagi defeated Michiyoshi Ohara in 7:53 by pinfall. (46) 4. Black Cat and Hiroshi Hase defeated Kengo Kimura and Akira Nogami in 16:21 when Hiroshi Hase pinned Kengo Kimura. (63) 5. Osamu Kido defeated Tony Halme in 5:43 by submission. (44) 6. Dragon Bombers (Tatsumi Fujinami, Shiro Koshinaka and Jushin Thunder Liger) defeated Pegasus Kid, Tony St. Clair and Flying Scorpio in 11:23 when Shiro Koshinaka submitted Flying Scorpio. (62) 7. Masahiro Chono and Shinya Hashimoto defeated Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Brad Armstrong in 11:58 when Shinya Hashimoto pinned Brad Armstrong with a Jumping Spike DDT. (63) 8. Scott Norton, Rambo and Kim Duk defeated Riki Choshu, Masa Saito and Keiji Mutoh in 15:46 when Scott Norton pinned Masa Saito with a Brainbuster. (55) NJPW Fighting Spirit - Night 4 JANUARY 14, 1992 - Hakodate Citizen Gymnasium (3,480 FANS - SUPER NO VACANCY!) 1. Koji Kanemoto defeated Osamu Nishimura in 11:58 by submission with a Koji Clutch. (48) 2. Black Cat defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 13:27 by pinfall with a Bridging German Suplex. (42) 3. Masashi Aoyagi and Osamu Kido defeated Kantaro Hoshino and Michiyoshi Ohara in 12:25 when Osamu Kido pinned Kantaro Hoshino. (47) 4. Jushin Thunder Liger and Akira Nogami defeated Pegasus Kid and Flying Scorpio in 15:52 when Akira Nogami pinned Flying Scorpio. (65) 5. Masa Saito and Kengo Kimura defeated Brad Armstrong and Tony St. Clair in 11:27 when Masa Saito pinned Tony St. Clair with a Saito Suplex. (52) 6. Tony Halme defeated Kim Duk in 7:30 by submission with a Torture Rack. (40) 7. Masahiro Chono and Hiroshi Hase defeated Tatsumi Fujinami and Shiro Koshinaka in 15:39 when Masahiro Chono submitted Shiro Koshinaka with a Deathlock STF. (70) 8. Riki Choshu, Keiji Mutoh and Shinya Hashimoto defeated Scott Norton, Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Rambo in 14:49 when Shinya Hashimoto pinned Rambo with a Jumping Spike DDT. (69) NJPW Fighting Spirit - Night 6 JANUARY 17, 1992 - Nakajima Sports Center (6,500 FANS - SUPER NO VACANCY FULL HOUSE!) 1. Koji Kanemoto defeated Osamu Nishimura in 9:42 by submission with a Koji Clutch. (55) 2. Michiyoshi Ohara and Black Cat defeated Osamu Kido and Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 12:03 when Michiyoshi Ohara submitted Hiroyoshi Tenzan. (51) 3. Masa Saito and Kengo Kimura defeated Kim Duk and Tony St. Clair in 7:14 when Masa Saito pinned Tony St. Clair with a Saito Suplex. (53) 4. Shinya Hashimoto and Akira Nogami defeated Brad Armstrong and Pegasus Kid in 12:29 when Shinya Hashimoto pinned Brad Armstrong with a Spinning Heel Kick. (67) 5. Scott Norton defeated Tony Halme in 5:48 by pinfall with a Brainbuster. (48) 6. Keiji Mutoh and Hiroshi Hase defeated Tatsumi Fujinami and Shiro Koshinaka in 20:19 when Keiji Mutoh submitted Shiro Koshinaka. (71) 7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Norio Honaga (c) in 16:43 by pinfall with a Shooting Star Press. (60) 8. Riki Choshu and Masahiro Chono defeated Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Rambo in 15:21 when Riki Choshu submitted Rambo with a Sasori-Gatame. (68)

I don't want Gabe in a big company. I want him to save WrestleMania Weekend.

NJPW & WCW: Super Warriors in Tokyo Dome JANUARY 4, 1992 TOKYO DOME NJPW & WCW Super Warriors in Tokyo Dome JANUARY 4, 1992 - TOKYO DOME (42,00 FANS - SELL OUT!) 1. Black Cat defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 9:48 by pinfall with a Bridging German Suplex. (39) 2. Kuniaki Kobayashi and Osamu Kido defeated Kantaro Hoshino and Kengo Kimura in 11:49 when Kuniaki Kobayashi pinned Kengo Kimura. (56) 3. AKIRA, Jushin Thunder Liger and Masashi Aoyagi defeated Raging Staff (Hiro Saito, Norio Honaga and Super Strong Machine) in 14:52 when Jushin Thunder Liger pinned Norio Honaga with a Brainbuster. (61) 4. Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko defeated Michiyoshi Ohara and Shiro Koshinaka in 11:22 when Arn Anderson pinned Michiyoshi Ohara with a Spinning Spinebuster. (57) 5. Dustin Rhodes and Dusty Rhodes defeated Kim Duk and Masa Saito in 13:33 when Dusty Rhodes submitted Kim Duk with a Figure Four Leglock. (45) 6. Scott Norton defeated Tony Halme in 8:45 by pinfall with a Brainbuster. (41) 7. Shinya Hashimoto defeated Bill Kazmaier in 12:14 by pinfall with a Jumping Spike DDT. (56) 8. Big Van Vader defeated El Gigante in 7:17 by pinfall. (47) 9. Masahiro Chono defeated Brad Armstrong in 14:33 by pinfall with a Yakuza Kick. (69) 10. Antonio Inoki defeated Hiroshi Hase in 14:27 by pinfall with a Bridging Fallaway Slam. (73) 11. The Great Muta and Sting defeated The Steiner Brothers (Scott Steiner and Rick Steiner) in 21:50 when Sting submitted Rick Steiner with a Scorpion Deathlock. (71) 12. IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT & GREATEST 18 CHAMPIONSHIPS: Riki Choshu (c - G18) defeated Tatsumi Fujinami (c - Heavy) in 23:20 by pinfall with The Lariat. (79)

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1. IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA) © vs. Gedo & Jado 2. CHAOS (Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & Shelton X Benjamin & TAKA Michinoku) 3. IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Prince Devitt © vs. Kota Ibushi 4. IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) © vs. Muscle Orchestra (Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man) 5. NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Masato Tanaka © vs. Tomohiro Ishii 6. TETSUYA NAITO RETURN MATCH: La Sombra vs. Tetsuya Naito 7. IWGP INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Shinsuke Nakamura © vs. Lance Archer 8. Katsuyori Shibata & Hirooki Goto vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata 9. IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Kazuchika Okada © vs. Togi Makabe

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu 2. BUSHI & Takaaki Watanabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Hiromu Takahashi 3. Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Shelton Benjamin) vs. CHAOS (Shinsuke Nakamura & Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI) 4. Muscle Orchestra (Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man) & Captain New Japan vs. TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) & Katsuyori Shibata 5. Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga & Bad Luck Fale) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tiger Mask IV & Yuji Nagata 6. CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Takashi Iizuka) vs. Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto 7. NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Masato Tanaka © vs. Tomoaki Honma 8. BEST OF THE SUPER JUNIORS FINAL: Kenny Omega vs. Prince Devitt

Pro Wrestling Shakespeare - Like "Absurdsit Entertainment" but more extreme. Fans expect 0% matches and 100% angles for both events and TV.

1. Check Shimatani, Galeno Del Mal, Ryuichi Kawakami vs. Gringo Loco, Hartley Jackson, Yutani 2. CIMA, El Lindaman, Junjie, Shigehiro Irie vs. Issei Onituska, Masato Kamino, Takanori Ito, Yusuke Kodama 3. MICHIKO & Risa Sera vs. DASH Chisako & Yukari Hosokawa 4. Soma Watanabe & Yuya Susumu vs. Keiichi Sato & Kotaro Suzuki 5. UWF Rules: Minoru Tanaka & Yu Iizuka vs. Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato 6. G-INFINITY Championship Match: Jun Saito & Rei Saito (C) vs. KAZMA Sakamoto & Quiet Storm 7. Special Singles Match: Kota Ibushi vs. Kaito Ishida 8. GLEAT x AJPW Super Generation Struggle: Kaz Hayashi, T-Hawk, Suwama & Kento Miyahara vs. Hayato Tamura, Tetsuya Izuchi, Atsuki Aoyagi & Yuma Aoyagi