NJPW: King of Sports

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[center][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/Njpw.jpg[/img] [b][u][color=red]ROSTER[/color][/u][/b] [b]New Japan Sekigun[/b] - Yuji Nagata - Hiroshi Tanahashi - Manabu Nakanishi - Takashi Iizuka - Naofumi Yamamoto [b]New Japan Jr. Sekigun[/b] - Ryusuke Taguchi - Koji Kanemoto - Tiger Mask - El Samurai - Wataru Inoue - Yujiro - Tetsuya Naito - Kazuchika Okada - Taichi Ishikari (unofficial) [b]Legend[/b] - Riki Choshu - Masahiro Chono - Shiro Koshinaka - Super Strong Machine - Jushin Thunder Liger - AKIRA [b]BLACK[/b] - Shinsuke Nakamura - Hirooki Goto - Giant Bernard - Travis Tomko - Minoru - Milano Collection AT - Prince Devitt [b]GBH[/b] - Hiroyoshi Tenzan - Togi Makabe - Toru Yano - Tomohiro Ishii - Jado - Gedo - Tomoaki Honma (unofficial) [b]NJF (New Japan Factory)[/b] - Katsuhiko Nagata - Masayuki Kono [b][u][color=red]IWGP[/color][/u][/b] [b]IWGP Heavyweight[/b]: Hiroshi Tanahashi (0 def.) [b]IWGP Tag Team[/b]: Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko (4 def.) [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight[/b]: Ryusuke Taguchi (3 def.) [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team[/b]: Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku (1 def.) [b][u][color=red]BRANDS[/color][/u][/b] [b]Lock Up[/b] [b]Wrestle Land[/b][/center]

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[b]Diary starts on 11/1![/b] [b][color=yellow]Recap of recent events, final 11/2 card[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]1 Nov 2007[/i] [center][img]http://www.njpw.co.jp/result_data/20071008/photo/09_06.jpg[/img][/center] After successfully completing his V4 defense against Jr. legend Koji Kanemoto, Ryusuke Taguchi was exuberantly happy during his post-match interview. Claiming he was honored to defeat such a star in Kanemoto, he also stated he is looking forward to his next defense which is presently unscheduled. Furthermore, final standings of the G1 Tag League are as follows: 1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto [8] - Hirooki Goto & Milano Collection AT [8] 3. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi [7] - Togi Makabe & Toru Yano [7] - Jado & Gedo [7] - Masahiro Chono & Akebono [7] 7. Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto [6] - Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko [6] That means that the G1 Tag League final will put Tanahashi and Goto in the same ring only 9 days before Goto's shot at Tanahashi's IWGP Heavyweight Title on the 11/11 Sumo Hall event. The full card for the 11/2 Korakuen show is as follows: [b]NJPW, 11/2/07 (SXW) Tokyo Korakuen Hall[/b] 1. Wataru Inoue vs. Taichi Ishikari 2. Gedo & Jado vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & El Samurai 3. Togi Makabe & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Takashi Uwano & Tiger Mask 4. Manabu Nakanishi vs. Toru Yano 5. Yuji Nagata, Mitsuhide Hirasawa, & Yujiro vs. Takashi Iizuka, Naofumi Yamamoto, & Tetsuya Naito 6. [b]BLACK vs. Legend[/b]: Giant Bernard, Travis Tomko, Prince Devitt, & Minoru vs. Super Strong Machine, Masahiro Chono, Jushin Thunder Liger, & AKIRA 7. [b]G1 Tag League - Final[/b]: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto vs. Hirooki Goto & Milano Collection AT

[SHaynes23]

I'll definitely be reading this, there aren't enough Japanese dynasties around here. Good luck with everything and I can't wait to see how it turns out.

[darkfire423]

i get to read this on two boards.

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 11/2/07[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]2 Nov 2007[/i] --> "[b][color=red]NEW JAPAN 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ CIRCUIT 2007 TRUTH ~G1 TAG LEAGUE FINAL~[/color][/b]" <-- [center][img]http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_data//20071027/3.jpg[/img][/center] After winning not only the G1 Climax, and the IWGP Heavyweight Title, Hiroshi Tanahashi can add another notch on his belt after today. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jr. partner Koji Kanemoto won the G1 Tag League today, becoming the first ever Heavy/Jr. team to win the league. These two teams threw everything they had at one another, and Milano even managed to lock Tanahashi in his Milankatame, the move that Tanahashi submitted to back on 10/21. Goto even kicked out of a Tanahashi Dragon Suplex Hold. Eventually, Tanahashi managed to hit a High Fly Flow on Milano, the same move that won him the G1 Climax and the IWGP title. Furthermore, the confrontations between Hirooki Goto and Tanahashi became even more heated, as they are still set to fight for the IWGP Heavyweight title on 11/11 at the Sumo Hall. Tanahashi and Kanemoto are now primed for a shot at the IWGP Tag Team Titles, held by Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko. Could Hiroshi Tanahashi become a double champion in the near future? Tanahashi has taken the role of a true company ace, winning both leagues in one year, alongside winning the IWGP Heavyweight title for the second time. Also, the rivalry between two of NJPW's hottest factions, BLACK and Legend, came to a heated encounter today when they met in an intense 8-man tag. BLACK's unofficial leader, Shinsuke Nakamura, is still out with injury, but his addition to the fray is bound to add to the conflict. BLACK were on the losing end today, and Legend seem to be showing that despite their collective age, they can still fight with the best NJPW has to offer. Can BLACK rebound when Nakamura returns? The Jr. division seems to be as hot as ever at the moment, with contenders to both the IWGP Jr. and IWGP Jr. Tag Team titles prominent all over the roster. Inoue, semi-finalist of the Best of the Super Jr. tournament, defeated Taichi Ishikari, while Gedo and Jado upset the team of Jr. Heavweight champion Ryusuke Taguchi and El Samurai. Also, Jushin Thunder Liger and AKIRA, of Legend, said that they may considering concentrating on the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team titles, which will be defended on 11/11. [b]NJPW, 11/2/07 (SXW) Tokyo Korakuen Hall 10,000 Fans[/b] - Super No Vacancy 1. Wataru Inoue beat Taichi Ishikari [b](9:02)[/b] with a Triangle Lancer. [i]These two didn't click at all. Although Ishikari is improving, this match did not start off the crowd on a good note.[/i] Rating: [COLOR="Orange"][b]C-[/b][/color]. 2. Gedo & Jado beat Ryusuke Taguchi & El Samurai [b](11:52)[/b] when Gedo used the Superfly Splash on El Samurai. [i]Bad stuff here. Don't know what happened, Taguchi & Samurai aren't the greatest team either though.[/i] Rating: [COLOR="DarkOrange"][b]D+[/b][/color]. 3. Togi Makabe & Tomohiro Ishii beat Takashi Uwano & Tiger Mask [b](10:52)[/b] when Makabe used a German Suplex Hold on Uwano. [i]Not that bad, but nothing great. Makabe looked good, and Uwano is improving.[/i] Rating: [color=orange][b]C-[/b][/color]. 4. Manabu Nakanishi beat Toru Yano [b](13:40)[/b] with a Mt. Fuji German Suplex Hold. [i]Best stuff of the night so far. Yano is improving. Fun encounter.[/i] Rating: [COLOR="DarkGreen"][b]B-[/b][/COLOR]. 5. Yuji Nagata, Mitsuhide Hirasawa & Yujiro beat Takashi Iizuka, Naofumi Yamamoto & Tetsuya Naito [b](16:51)[/b] when Nagata used the Nagata Lock III on Naito. [i]Nagata shone, but the rookies were relatively flustered by this kind of match. Not horrible, but not great. Hirasawa and Yujiro seem to be improving.[/i] Rating: [color=orange][b]C-[/b][/color]. 6. [b]BLACK vs. Legend[/b]: Jushin Thunder Liger, AKIRA, Masahiro Chono & Super Strong Machine beat Giant Bernard, Travis Tomko, Prince Devitt & Minoru [b](20:08)[/b] when Chono used a Kenka Kick on Tomko. [i]Fun match, nothing phenomenal. Chono and Liger came off looking really good. Tomko seems to be really getting better in a New Japan environment, and Minoru is getting better as well.[/i] Rating: [COLOR="DarkGreen"][b]B-[/b][/COLOR]. 7. [b]G1 Tag League - Final[/b]: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto beat Hirooki Goto & Milano Collection AT [b](21:52)[/b] when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Milano. [i]Great stuff here. Tanahashi is emitting off the aura of a true ace, while Goto was showing some heat in his exchanges with Tanahashi. Milano is still improving in these big match environments, and everything clicked quite well.[/i] Rating: [COLOr=green][b]B[/b][/color] (Match of the Night). Final Rating: [COLOR="DarkGreen"][b]B-[/b][/COLOR].

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[b][color=yellow]Full 11/11 card[/color][/b] by [color=red][b]DEAN[/b][/color] - [i]4 Nov 2007[/i] [center][img]http://puroresufan.com/images/tours/111107b.jpg[/img][/center] The card is set and it is stacked. In addition to the already announced IWGP Heavyweight Title match, the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title matches, and the NJPW vs. TNA matches, 5 more matches have been added, making this show a monstrous 10 matches long. A 6-man tag pitting GBH against Legend will take place, with commemorative member Akebono teaming on the Legend side. Also, BLACK will get an opportunity to redeem their losses against the New Japan team of Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, and Naofumi Yamamoto. Koji Kanemoto and Takashi Uwano will square off in a one-on-one encounter, while Takashi Iizuka takes on Mitushide Hirasawa, and a huge 8-man Jr. tag rounds out the card. [b]NJPW "DESTRUCTION '07", 11/11/07 (WPW/PPV) Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan[/b] 1. Mitsuhide Hirawsaw vs. Takashi Iizuka 2. Jushin Thunder Liger, AKIRA, Taichi Ishikari & Yujiro vs. Wataru Inoue, Tetsuya Naito, El Samurai, & Ryusuke Taguchi 3. Koji Kanemoto vs. Takashi Uwano 4. [b]GBH vs. TNA ~ SPEAR or GORE[/b]: Toru Yano vs. Rhino [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] 5. [b]New Japan vs. TNA[/b]: Tiger Mask vs. Ron Killings [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] 6. [b]GBH vs. Legend[/b]: Togi Makabe, Tomohiro Ishii, & Tomoaki Honma vs. Masahiro Chono, Akebono, & Super Strong Machine 7. [b]New Japan Jr. vs. TNA X Division ~J or X~[/b]: Minoru & Prince Devitt vs. Christopher Daniels [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] & Senshi [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] 8. [b]BLACK vs. New Japan[/b]: Giant Bernard, Travis Tomko, & Milano Collection AT vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, & Naofumi Yamamoto 9. [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title[/b]: Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/img] (c) vs. Jado & Gedo 10. [b]IWGP Heavyweight Title[/b]: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Hirooki Goto

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Not sure if you wanted predictions made, but I love this so far, and wanted to haha. 1. [B]Mitsuhide Hirasawa[/B] vs. Takashi Iizuka 2. Jushin Thunder Liger, AKIRA, Taichi Ishikari & Yujiro vs. [B]Wataru Inoue, Tetsuya Naito, El Samurai, & Ryusuke [/B]Taguchi 3. [B]Koji Kanemoto[/B] vs. Takashi Uwano 4. GBH vs. TNA ~ SPEAR or GORE: Toru Yano vs. [B]Rhino [/B] 5. New Japan vs. TNA: [B]Tiger Mask[/B] vs. Ron Killings 6. GBH vs. Legend: Togi Makabe, Tomohiro Ishii, & Tomoaki Honma vs. [B]Masahiro Chono, Akebono, & Super Strong Machine[/B] 7. New Japan Jr. vs. TNA X Division ~J or X~: Minoru & Prince Devitt vs. [B]Christopher Daniels & Senshi [/B] 8. BLACK vs. New Japan: Giant Bernard, Travis Tomko, & Milano Collection AT vs. [B]Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, & Naofumi Yamamoto[/B] 9. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: [B]Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku (c[/B]) vs. Jado & Gedo 10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: [B]Hiroshi Tanahashi (c)[/B] vs. Hirooki Goto

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 11/11/07[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]11 Nov 2007[/i] [center][img]http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_data//20071008/2.jpg[/img][/center] Hiroshi Tanahashi was successful in his V1 defense against up-and-coming heavyweight Hirooki Goto. In the main event of a 10-match, 2 and a half-hour show, Tanahashi pinned Goto after a High Fly Flow, which seems to be the most powerful move in Tanahashi's arsenal. Goto hit Tanahashi with his amazing Shouten finisher, but Tanahashi kicked out only to deliver a Dragon Suplex Hold for a 2 count. After countering a second Shouten attempt with an Enzugiri/Sling Blade combination, Tanahashi hit his High Fly Flow for the victory. After the match, Tanahashi said he was impressed with Goto, saying that he is a future IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Tanahashi ended by saying that he is going to show the world that he is the best IWGP Heavyweight Champion in New Japan history, leaving to a crowd responding in mixed reaction to Tanahashi's subtle arrogance. Also, Dick Togo and TAKA Michinoku retained their IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Titles, and claimed they wanted to break all previous title records, and defend their belts successfully more than any other IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team ever. Many thought Gedo and Jado would begin their 5th reign tonight, but Togo and Michinoku pulled out an upset of sorts in a fast-paced, high-intensity Jr. tag. New Japan won the initial battle against TNA tonight, winning 2 of the 3 matches. Toru Yano lost the first encounter to Rhino, while Tiger Mask went on to defeat Ron Killings, and BLACK's Minoru and Prince Devitt defeated TNA's X-Division representatives of Christopher Daniels and Senshi. The Jr. tag match was quite impressive, and gave NJPW a heads up on the ongoing confrontation between the two promotions that is going to culminate at the 1/4/08 Tokyo Dome event. Furthermore, BLACK won their other tag match, in which IWGP Tag Team Champion Giant Bernard pinned Yuji Nagata. Bernard has been on somewhat of a streak as of late, and has just pinned a formed IWGP Heavyweight Champion. BLACK still awaits the return of unofficial leader Shinsuke Nakamura. In one last note, Jushin Thunder Liger pinned IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Ryusuke Taguchi in the Jr. 8-man tag. Will Liger vie for another shot at the Jr. belt? [b]NJPW "DESTRUCTION '07", 11/11/07 (WPW/PPV) Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan 10,000 Fans[/b] - Super No Vacancy 1. Takashi Iizuka beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa [b](5:43)[/b] with a Blizzard Suplex. [i]Decent opener. Hirasawa and Iizuka have great chemistry, and it showed. Iizuka came out of the match looking really good.[/i] Rating: [color=yellow][b]C+[/b][/color]. 2. Jushin Thunger Liger, AKIRA, Taichi Ishikari & Yujiro beat Wataru Inoue, Tetsuya Naito, El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi [b](11:08)[/b] when Liger used a Brainbuster on Taguchi. [i]Average match. AKIRA was wrestling injured, so that slowed the match down a bit. Liger looked really good. Inoue and Naito are still improving.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 3. Koji Kanemoto beat Takashi Uwano [b](7:38)[/b] with a Falcon Arrow. [i]Nothing special. These two didn't click and it showed.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b]. 4. [b]GBH vs. TNA ~ SPEAR or GORE[/b]: Rhino [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] beat Toru Yano [b](10:01)[/b] with the Gore. [i]What was expected from these two. A brawl. Nothing great.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b]. 5. [b]New Japan vs. TNA[/b]: Tiger Mask beat Ron Killings [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] [b](11:31)[/b] with a Tiger Suplex Hold. [i]Once again, a decent match. Not much to be said.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 6. [b]GBH vs. Legend[/b]: Masahiro Chono, Akebono & Super Strong Machine beat Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Tomohiro Ishii [b](13:23)[/b] when Machine used the Devil Windmill Suplex on Honma. [i]Makabe & Chono looked really good out there, but nothing out of the ordinary. Makabe and Honma seem to be improving. A rather tame performance, but a good one, especially for Akebono.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 7. [b]New Japan Jr. vs. TNA X Division ~J or X~[/b]: Minoru & Prince Devitt beat Christopher Daniels [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] & Senshi [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] [b](17:33)[/b] when Minoru used the Minoru Special on Daniels. [i]Best match of the night so far. Minoru looked really good, and this match got the crowd going. All 4 men clicked well. Some nice action.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b]. 8. [b]BLACK vs. New Japan[/b]: Travis Tomko, Giant Bernard & Milano Collection AT beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Naofumi Yamamoto [b](13:05)[/b] when Bernard used the Bernard Driver on Nagata. [i]Back to the average matches. This should have been better. Nagata stood out though.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 9. [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles[/b]: Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/img] (c) beat Gedo & Jado [b](12:37)[/b] when TAKA used a Michinoku Driver II on Gedo (2nd defense). [i]A better match. Similar to the BLACK vs. TNA Jr. tag.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b]. 10. [b]IWGP Heavyweight Title[/b]: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Hirooki Goto [b](24:43)[/b] with the High Fly Flow (1st defense). [i]Match suffered due to a lack of selling. Still got the crowd hot and put on a good performance.[/i] Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b] (Match of the Night). Final Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow]11/24 Lock Up fill card, next tour schedule[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]14 Nov 2007[/i] The full card for the next Lock Up brand show has been announced. Representatives from Big Japan, Dragon Gate, Michinoku Pro, and ZERO1-MAX will be competing in matches on the 24th. In some very good news, Ultimo Dragon pupil and next NJPW wrestler Kazuchika Okada has recovered from injury and will make his NJPW-affiliated debut on this event, wrestling Michinoku Pro masked man Yoshisune. [b]LOCK UP, 11/24/07 Tokyo Korakuen Hall[/b] 1. Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Naofumi Yamamoto 2. Dick Togo, TAKA Michinoku [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/img], & Ikuto Hidaka [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/z1maxs.jpg[/img] vs. Tetsuya Naito, Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro 3. [b]Kazuchika Okada Debut Match[/b]: Kazuchika Okada vs. Yoshisune [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/mpros.jpg[/img] 4. [b]GBH vs. BLACK[/b]: Tomoaki Honma & Gedo vs. Milano Collection AT & Prince Devitt 5. [b]GBH vs. Apache Army[/b]: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, & Jado vs. Kintaro Kanemura, Mammoth Sasaki, & GENTARO 6. [b]Legend vs. New Hazard[/b]: Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA vs. YAMATO [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/dgs.jpg[/img] & BxB Hulk [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/dgs.jpg[/img] 7. [b]WEW Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Match[/b]: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Daisuke Sekimoto [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/bjpws.jpg[/img] Also, the schedule for the final tour of 2007 is as follows: [b][u][i]NEW JAPAN 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ CIRCUIT 2007 NEW JAPAN ALIVE[/i][/u][/b] - 11/23 @ Koshigaya Katsura Studio - 11/25 @ Kyoto City Gymnasium - 12/2 @ Fujisawa City Akiba Bunka Gymnasium - 12/5 @ Wel Sunpia Kochi - 12/6 @ Tex Port Imabari - 12/7 @ Tokushima Municipal Gymnasium - 12/8 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2 - 12/9 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium Full cards will be announced hopefully this week.

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[b][color=yellow]11/23~12/9 Full Cards/Two big IWGP matches[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]16 Nov 2007[/i] [center][img]http://puroresufan.com/images/tanahashimarriage100907.jpg[/img][/center] At the most recent NJPW press conference, two huge IWGP title matches were announced in sort of a deal between two competitors. G1 Tag League winners Hiroshi Tanahashi and Koji Kanemoto vied for their shot at the IWGP Tag Team Titles, held by Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko. Bernard and Tomko accepted the challenge, on one condition: that Giant Bernard would receive a shot at Hiroshi Tanahashi's IWGP Heavyweight Title. Bernard has put up some impressive wins as of late, including pinning ex-champ Yuji Nagata, and was already a top contender in the eyes of NJPW officials. This will be Tanahashi's second shot at Bernard and Tomko's belts, as he was pinned by Bernard when he and Naofumi Yamamoto challenged Bernard and Tomko on 7/8/07. Both matches were signed, and they will take place on the final 2 days of the tour. Also, 2 other IWGP matches were signed for the 12/9 event. Jushin Thunder Liger has officially issued a challenge to the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title, and it has been confirmed and accepted. In his first shot at the belt since 2005, one of the greatest Jr. champions of all time will take on veteran-beating phenomenon Ryusuke Taguchi. Also, Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku will defend their IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Titles, this time against the Italy Brothers/members of BLACK, Minoru & Milano Collection AT. Also, it should be noted that Kazuchika Okada's debut will be on the NJPW show the day before the Lock Up show. [b]NJPW, 11/23/07 Koshigaya Katsura Studio[/b] 1. Gedo vs. Takashi Uwano 2. Ryusuke Taguchi, El Samurai, & Yujiro vs. Tiger Mask, Wataru Inoue, & Kazuchika Okada 3. Masahiro Chono, Riki Chosu, & Super Strong Machine vs. Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, & Tomoaki Honma 4. Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA vs. Minoru & Milano Collection AT 5. Hirooki Goto & Prince Devitt vs. Togi Makabe & Jado 6. Giant Bernard vs. Takashi Iizuka 7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Koji Kanemoto, & Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, & Mitsuhide Hirasawa [b]LOCK UP, 11/24/07 Tokyo Korakuen Hall[/b] 1. Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Naofumi Yamamoto 2. Dick Togo, TAKA Michinoku [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/img], & Ikuto Hidaka [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/z1maxs.jpg[/img] vs. Tetsuya Naito, Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro 3. Kazuchika Okada vs. Yoshisune [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/mpros.jpg[/img] 4. [b]GBH vs. BLACK[/b]: Tomoaki Honma & Gedo vs. Milano Collection AT & Prince Devitt 5. [b]GBH vs. Apache Army[/b]: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, & Jado vs. Kintaro Kanemura, Mammoth Sasaki, & GENTARO 6. [b]Legend vs. New Hazard[/b]: Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA vs. YAMATO [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/dgs.jpg[/img] & BxB Hulk [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/dgs.jpg[/img] 7. [b]WEW Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Match[/b]: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Daisuke Sekimoto [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/bjpws.jpg[/img] [b]NJPW, 11/25/07 Kyoto City Gymnasium[/b] 1. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa & Takashi Uwano 2. Wataru Inoue & Dick Togo vs. El Samurai & Tetsuya Naito 3. Tiger Mask & Kazuchika Okada vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro 4. Hirooki Goto, Minoru, & Milano Collection AT vs. Togi Makabe, Gedo, & Jado 5. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka, & Taichi Ishikari vs. Mashahiro Chono, Super Strong Machine, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA 6. Giant Bernard, Travis Tomko, & Prince Devitt vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Koji Kanemoto, & Naofumi Yamamoto [b]NJPW, 12/2/07 Fujisawa City Akiba Bunka Gymnasium[/b] 1. Takashi Uwano vs. Tomohiro Ishii 2. Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/img] vs. Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto 3. Masahiro Chono & Akebono vs. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano 4. Hirooki Goto & Prince Devitt vs. Tiger Mask & Yujiro 5. Yuji Nagata & Kazuchika Okada vs. Takashi Iizuka & Tetsuya Naito 6. Jushin Thunder Liger, AKIRA, Ryusuke Taguchi, & El Samurai vs. Milano Collection AT, Minoru, Gedo, & Jado 7. Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko vs. Riki Chosu & Super Strong Machine 8. Manabu Nakanishi & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naofumi Yamamoto [b]NJPW, 12/5/07 Wel Sunpia Kochi[/b] 1. Tetsuya Naito vs. Taichi Ishikari 2. Dick Togo, TAKA Machinoku [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/img], & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Wataru Inoue, Yujiro, & Takashi Uwano 3. Tiger Mask vs. Kazuchika Okada 4. Jado & Gedo vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & El Samurai 5. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka, & Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, & Tomoaki Honma 6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto vs. Giante Bernard & Prince Devitt 7. Hirooki Goto, Travis Tomko, Minoru, & Milano Collection AT vs. Masahiro Chono, Super Strong Machine, Jushin Thunder Liger, & AKIRA [b]NJPW, 12/6/07 Tex Port Imabari[/b] 1. Taichi Ishikari vs. Tetsuya Naito 2. Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Wataru Inoue & Kazuchika Okada 3. Minoru vs. Jado 4. Masahiro Chono & Riki Chosu vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 5. Manabu Nakanish & Yujiro vs. Giant Bernard & Milano Collection AT 6. Hirooki Goto, Travis Tomko, & Prince Devitt vs. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, & Gedo 7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Takashi Iizuka & Mitsuhide Hirasawa 8. Super Strong Machine, Jushin Thunder Liger, & AKIRA vs. Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask, & El Samurai [b]NJPW, 12/7/07 Tokushima Municipal Gymnasium[/b] 1. Takashi Iizuka vs. Takashi Uwano 2. Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA vs. Tetsuya Naito & Naofumi Yamamoto 3. Rysuke Taguchi, El Samurai, & Yujiro vs. Tiger Mask, Wataru Inoue, & Kazuchika Okda 4. Jado & Gedo vs. Milano Collection AT & Prince Devitt 5. Hirooki Goto & Travis Tomko vs. Masahiro Chono & Super Strong Machine 6. Togi Makabe, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, & Mitsuhide Hirasawa 7. Giant Bernard & Minoru vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto [b]NJPW, 12/8/07 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2[/b] 1. Tomoaki Honma vs. Takashi Uwano 2. Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tetsuya Naito 3. Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/img] vs. Kazuchika Okada & Tiger Mask 4. Hirooki Goto, Minoru, Milano Collection AT, & Prince Devitt vs. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue, Yujiro, & Taichi Ishikari 5. Manabu Nakanishi & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto 6. Akebono, Masahiro Chono, Riki Chosu, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA vs. Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado, & Gedo 7. [b]IWGP Tag Team Titles[/b]: Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto [b]NJPW, 12/9/07 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium[/b] 1. Tiger Mask, El Samurai, & Yujrio vs. Wataru Inoue, Tetsuya Naito, & Taichi Ishikari 2. Akebono & Takashi Uwano vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma 3. Takashi Iizuka vs. Travis Tomko 4. Super Strong Machine & AKIRA vs. Hirooki Goto & Prince Devitt 5. Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Gedo, & Jado vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Naofumi Yamamoto, Koji Kanemoto, & Kazuchika Okada 6. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Masahiro Chono & Riki Chosu 7. [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles[/b]: Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/img] (c) vs. Minoru & Milano Collection AT 8. [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title[/b]: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Jushin Thunder Liger 9. [b]IWGP Heavyweight Title[/b]: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Giant Bernard

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 11/23/07[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]23 Nov 2007[/i] --> "[B][color=red]NEW JAPAN 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ CIRCUIT 2007 NEW JAPAN ALIVE[/color][/b]" <-- Ultimo Dragon's top pupil, Kazuchika Okada, made quite an impressive debut today, scoring the pinfall on Yujiro in a 6-man tag that also included IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Ryusuke Taguchi. Giant Bernard also picked up a big win in a hot match with Takashi Iizuka, which only adds momentum into his IWGP Title matches on 12/8 and 12/9. [b]NJPW, 11/23/07 Koshigaya Katsura Studio 7,341 Fans[/b] - No Vacancy 0. Tetsuya Naito vs. Taichi Ishikari went to a time limit draw [b](15:00)[/b]. [i]Decent dark match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 1. Gedo beat Takashi Uwano [b](7:01)[/b] with a Superfly Splash. [i]This was a hot opener, one of the best openers all year. Crowd was into it.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b]. 2. Kazuchika Okada, Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue beat Ryusuke Taguchi, El Samurai & Yujiro [b](9:04)[/b] when Okada used a Tiger Driver on Yujiro. [i]Decent match. Inoue came out of this match looking really good.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b]. 3. Masahiro Chono, Riki Choshu & Super Strong Machine beat Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii [b](10:10)[/b] when Choshu used a Sasorigatame on Honma. [i]Nice match. Chono looked really good here. Legend is coming off stronger and stronger every show.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b]. 4. Minoru & Milano Collection AT beat Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA [b](13:45)[/b] when Milano used the IR on AKIRA. [i]Great, great match. AKIRA is still injured, so this could have been even better if it wasn't for that. The crowd was really hot after this, although Milano defeating a member of Legend was a slight upset.[/i] Rating: [b][color=lime]B+[/color][/b] (Tie for Match of the Night). 5. Togi Makabe & Jado beat Hirooki Goto & Prince Devitt [b](10:10)[/b] when Makabe used a school boy with tight grab on Devitt. [i]Makabe got major heat for the cheap finish. An average match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 6. Giant Bernard beat Takashi Iizuka [b](9:41)[/b] with a Bernard Bomb. [i]Great match, got the crowd really going.[/i] Rating: [b][color=lime]B+[/color][/b] (Tie for Match of the Night). 7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Koji Kanemoto & Naofumi Yamamoto beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Mitsuhide Hirasawa [b](15:31)[/b] when Kanemoto used a Falcon Arrow on Hirasawa. [i]Crowd liked this. Tanahashi looked real good.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b]. Final Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow][Results] Lock Up 11/24/07[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]24 Nov 2007[/i] [center][img]http://www.njpw.co.jp/result_data/20071010/photo/06_01.jpg[/img][/center] Quick note: Gedo has been sidelined with a minor injury, so he dropped off the show. The tag was changed to be a singles match, with Milano Collection AT being removed from the card. [b]LOCK UP, 11/24/07 Tokyo Korakuen Hall 2,853 Fans[/b] - Super No Vacancy 1. Naofumi Yamamoto beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa [b](6:49)[/b] with a Texas Cloverleaf. [i]Hirasawa and Yamamoto don't click, and it showed.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D[/color][/b]. 2. Tetsuya Naito, Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro beat Dick Togo, TAKA Michinoku [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/img] & Ikuto Hidaka [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/z1maxs.jpg[/img] [b](8:56)[/b] when Taguchi used the Dodon on Michinoku. [i]Decent match, nothing special.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 3. Yoshisune [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/mpros.jpg[/img] beat Kazuchika Okada [b](9:29)[/b] with a Cyclone Elbow Strike. [i]Do not know what happened here. Crowd hated this.[/i] Rating: [b][color=red]E+[/color][/b]. 4. [b]GBH vs. BLACK[/b]: Prince Devitt beat Tomoaki Honma [b](9:09)[/b] with the Prince's Throne. [i]Better than the last match, but nothing too good.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 5. [b]GBH vs. Apache Army[/b]: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Jado beat Kintaro Kanemura, Mammoth Sasaki & GENTARO [b](11:34)[/b] when Makabe used the King Kond Knee Drop on Kanemura. [i]Good match. Makabe looked excellent out there...and he is still improving match my match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b] (Tie for Match of the Night). 6. [b]Legend vs. New Hazard[/B]: Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA beat YAMATO [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/dgs.jpg[/img] & BxB Hulk [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/dgs.jpg[/img] [b](13:58)[/b] when Liger used a Brainbuster on YAMATO. [i]Could have been better. AKIRA was off his game, and still injured. BxB Hulk was visibly tired. Liger came off looking good, and he kinda single-handily made the match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b] (Tie for Match of the Night). 7. [b]WEW Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Match[/b]: Daisuke Sekimoto [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/bjpws.jpg[/img] beat Tomohiro Ishii [b](15:32)[/b] with a High Angle German Suplex. [i]Nothing special.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. Final Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b].

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Thoguhts?

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I like how your diary is like the Puroresu Fan website. Great work.

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 11/25/07[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]25 Nov 2007[/i] --> "[b][color=red]NEW JAPAN 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ CIRCUIT 2007 NEW JAPAN ALIVE[/color][/b]" <-- In what may be considered an upset win, Giant Bernard pinned IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi in the main event 6-man tag of today's show. Bernard is slated to challenge Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Title on 12/9, while Tanahashi is challenging Bernard on 12/8 for the IWGP Tag Team Titles. [b]NJPW, 11/25/07 Kyoto City Gymnasium 3,689 Fans[/b] 1. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa & Takashi Uwano [b](7:53)[/b] when Ishii used a Brainbuster on Uwano. [i]Nothing special.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. 2. Wataru Inoue & Dick Togo beat El Samurai & Tetsuya Naito [b](9:31)[/b] when Inoue used a Triangle Lancer on Naito. [i]Average. Samurai showed some flying skills.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 3. Tiger Mask & Kazuchika Okada beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro [b](11:39)[/b] when Tiger used a Tiger Suplex Hold on Yujiro. [i]Tiger Mask came off looking good.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. 4. Hirooki Goto, Milano Collection AT, & Minoru beat Togi Makabe, Jado & Gedo [b](15:18)[/b] when Goto used the Shouten on Gedo. [i]This match got the crowd going. Everyone on the GBH side is showing signs of improvement.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b]. 5. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka & Taichi Ishikari beat Masahiro Chono, Super Strong Machine, Jushin Liger & AKIRA [b](16:54)[/b] when Nagata used a Back Drop Hold on Machine. [i]Great contest. AKIRA's injury is still slowing him down a bit, but this match had the crowd going crazy.[/i] Rating: [b][color=lime]B+[/color][/b] (Match of the Night). 6. Travis Tomko, Giant Bernard & Prince Devitt defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Koji Kanemoto & Naofumi Yamamoto [b](14:58)[/b] when Bernard used the Bernard Driver on Tanahashi. [i]Both Bernard and Tanahashi came off looking really good. Their matches on 12/8 and 12/9 should be fun.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b]. Final Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b].

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This isn't dead, just took a break.

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 12/2/07, + SUPER STRONG MACHINE TO RETIRE[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]2 Dec 07[/i] [center][img]http://www.puroresufan.com/images/hirata.jpg[/img][/center] At the post show press conference, Super Strong Machine, aka Junji Hirata, announced that he will retire from active competition in exactly one month. A special ceremonial show will be held to commemorate his retirement, with him booking the show himself and placing himself in any match he wants. The date for this show is yet to be announced. --> "[b][color=red]NEW JAPAN 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ CIRCUIT 2007 NEW JAPAN ALIVE[/color][/b]" <-- [b]NJPW, 12/2/07 Fujisawa City Akiba Bunka Gymnasium 8,518 Fans[/b] - No Vacancy 1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Takashi Uwano [b](5:58)[/b] with a Brainbuster. [i]Generic opener.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D[/color][/b]. 2. Hirooki Goto & Prince Devitt beat Tiger Mask & Yujiro [b](6:33)[/b] when Goto used the Shouten on Yujiro. [i]Despite dominating the match, Goto seemed a little off. A pure exhibition for Goto's strength.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b]. 3. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku [b](9:45)[/b] when Inoue used a Triangle Lancer on TAKA. [i]Kanemoto came out of the match looking really good. Inoue getting an upset victory over the current IWGP Jr. Tag Champ was surprising.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 4. Akebono & Masahiro Chono beat Togi Makabe & Toru Yano [b](8:20)[/b] when Chono used a Kenka Kick on Yano. [i]Both Chono and Makabe were really on, and made the match. Fun contest.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b] (Tie for Match of the Night). 5. Yuji Nagata & Kazuchika Okada beat Takashi Iizuka & Tetsuya Naito [b](9:58)[/b] when Nagata used a Back Drop Hold on Naito. [i]Both Nagata and Iizuka came out of the match looking really good. Nagata is starting to get some wins again.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b]. 6. Jushin Liger, AKIRA, Ryusuke Taguchi & El Samurai beat Minoru, Milano Collection AT, Jado & Gedo [b](10:34)[/b] when Liger used a CTB on Milano. [i]AKIRA and Samurai were both slowed down by injury...they may have to take some time off. Liger, Minoru, & Milano looked awesome out there. Good match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b] (Tie for Match of the Night). 7. Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko beat Riki Choshu & Super Strong Machine [b](8:47)[/b] when Bernard used a Bernard Bomb on Machine. [i]Tomko was off his game tonight...but the match still got the crowd hot. Good showing for Bernard.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b] (Tie for Match of the Night). 8. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naofumi Yamamoto beat Manabu Nakanishi & Mitsuhide Hirasawa [b](12:08)[/b] when Tanahashi used a Dragon Suplex Hold on Hirasawa. [i]Tanahashi and Yamamoto have ZERO chemistry as a team. Otherwise, Tanahashi and Nakanishi came out of the contest looking pretty good. Not that good of a match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. Final Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 12/5/07[/b][/color] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]5 Dec 2007[/i] --> "[b][color=red]NEW JAPAN 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ CIRCUIT 2007 NEW JAPAN ALIVE[/color][/b]" <-- [b]NJPW, 12/5/07 Wel Sunpia Kochi 8,500 Fans[/b] 1. Taichi Ishikari beat Tetsuya Naito [b](7:36)[/b] with a Back Drop. [i]Nothing special...decent opener.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b]. 2. Dick Togo, TAKA Michinoku & Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Wataru Inoue, Takashi Uwano & Yujiro [b](7:49)[/b] when TAKA used a Michinoku Driver II on Uwano. [i]Wataru Inoue looked really good here, otherwise, a rather pedestrian match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b]. 3. Tiger Mask beat Kazuchika Okada [b](5:36)[/b] with a Tiger Suplex Hold. [i]Tiger Mask looked good, but Okada is still young and learning.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D[/color][/b]. 4. Ryusuke Taguchi & El Samurai beat Jado & Gedo [b](10:41)[/b] when Taguchi used a German Suplex Hold on Gedo. [i]El Samurai still seems to be injured, but is working through it. Jado looked real good.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 5. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto beat Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Tomoaki Honma & Tomohiro Ishii [b](12:48)[/b] when Nagata used a Nagata Lock III on Honma. [i]Yuji Nagata looked really good. Togi Makabe came across as a great brawler. Decent match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto beat Giant Bernard & Prince Devitt [b](12:42)[/b] when Tanahashi used a High Fly Flow on Devitt. [i]This match got the crowd going. Really good stuff here.[/i] Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b] (Match of the Night). 7. Masahiro Chono, Super Strong Machine, Jushin Liger & AKIRA beat Minoru, Milano Collection AT, Hirooki Goto & Travis Tomko [b](14:46)[/b] when Machine used a Devil Windmill Suplex on Minoru. [i]AKIRA was slowed by his injury. Chono looked really good though. Average match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. Final Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 12/6/07[/b][/color] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]6 Dec 2007[/i] --> "[b][color=red]NEW JAPAN 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ CIRCUIT 2007 NEW JAPAN ALIVE[/color][/b]" <-- [b]NJPW, 12/6/07 Tex Port Imabari 1,563 Fans[/b] 1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Taichi Ishikari [b](7:09)[/b] with the Dodon. [i]These two have great chemistry, and it showed.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 2. Koji Kanemoto & Tetsuya Naito beat Wataru Inoue & Kazuchika Okada [b](6:33)[/b] when Kanemoto used an ankle hold on Okada. [i]Inoue and Okada showed some great chemistry as a team. Kanemoto came out of the match looking great.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. 3. Minoru beat Jado [b](11:06)[/b] with a Minoru Special. [i]Nothing special.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 4. Masahiro Chono & Riki Choshu beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii [b](7:53)[/b] when Choshu used Lariat on Yano. [i]Chono looked really good. There was a slight lack of selling, but this was still a good match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b] (Match of the Night). 5. Giant Bernard & Milano Collection AT beat Manabu Nakanishi & Yujiro [b](8:42)[/b] when Bernard used a Bernard Driver on Yujiro. [i]Nakanishi and Yujiro have zero chemistry as a team. Otherwise, a mediocre match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 6. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Gedobeat Hirooki Goto, Travis Tomko & Prince Devitt [b](8:50)[/b] when Makabe used a King Kong Knee Drop on Tomko. [i]Nothing special.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naofumi Yamamoto beat Takashi Iizuka & Mitsuhide Hirasawa [b](9:31)[/b] when Yamamoto used a crab hold on Hirasawa. [i]Interesting. Tanahashi and Yamamoto show no chemistry, while Hirasawa and Iizuka show a ton. Iizuka and Hirasawa also had a good match against each other back on 11/11. But both Tana and Iizuka looked good in the long run. Not a good match all together.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. 8. Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask & El Samurai beat Super Strong Machine, Jushin Liger & AKIRA [b](12:43)[/b] when Nagata used a Back Drop Hold on Liger. [i]Both AKIRA and El Samurai are still hurt. Nagata and Liger looked real good. Pedestrian match otherwise.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. Final Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 12/7/07[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]7 Dec 07[/i] Once again, Tanahashi and Bernard met in the ring on this tour. Tanahashi picked up the win with his Arm-Trap German on Minoru, but sparks did fly between Bernard and Tanahashi. The fans seem to be very excited over their upcoming match for the IWGP Heavyweight Title on 12/9. Another small note, Masahiro Chono has been putting on amazing matches this tour, and hasn't been on the losing side of a contest since the 11/25 8-man tag. Could Chono be preparing for one last shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Title? --> "[b][color=red]NEW JAPAN 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ CIRCUIT 2007 NEW JAPAN ALIVE[/color][/b]" <-- [b]NJPW, 12/7/07 Tokushima Municipal Gymnasium 1,287 Fans[/b] 1. Takashi Iizuka beat Takashi Uwano [b](5:41)[/b] with a Blizzard Suplex. [i]Pretty good for a squash match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 2. Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA beat Tetsuya Naito & Naofumi Yamamoto [b](8:35)[/b] when Liger used a Liger Bomb on Naito. [i]AKIRA's still hurt. Liger looked great though. Combine that, with two relatively young wrestlers...you get a below-average match. Surprising for a Liger tag.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. 3. Tiger Mask, Wataru Inoue & Kazuchika Okada beat Ryusuke Taguchi, El Samurai & Yujiro [b](10:41)[/b] when Inoue used a Triangle Lancer on Yujiro. [i]Odd. Tiger Mask looked good, but this was bad.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D-[/color][/b]. 4. Milano Collection AT & Prince Devitt beat Jado & Gedo [b](13:09)[/b] when Milano used an IR on Gedo. [i]Nice win for Milano. Below average match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b]. 5. Masahiro Chono & Super Strong Machine beat Hirooki Goto & Travis Tomko [b](9:32)[/b] when Chono used a Shining Kenka Kick on Tomko. [i]Once again, Chono doesn't disappoint. He's been amazing all tour...and he looked great here. Best stuff of the night so far.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b] (Tie for Match of the Night). 6. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii [b](12:23)[/b] when Nakanishi used a Mt. Fuji German Suplex Hold on Ishii. [i]Decent match. Nagata looked good.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto beat Giant Bernard & Minoru [b](15:12)[/b] when Tanahashi used a Arm-Trap German Suplex Hold on Minoru. [i]Not bad, but nothing special to be said here.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b] (Tie for Match of the Night). Final Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 12/8/07[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]8 Dec 07[/i] [center][img]http://www.njpw.co.jp/result_data/20071102/photo/09_05.jpg[/img][/center] Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko successfully defended their titles for the fifth time today, and this one was over IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi and Koji Kanemoto. There was heated back-and-forth action between Bernard and Tanahashi, but in the end, a Bernard Bomb on Kanemoto sealed the win for the gaijin team. Bernard has a shot at Tanahashi's title tomorrow night, and his momentum may just carry him to another win. Also, Legend and GBH were involved in a heated 10-man brawl, that was all over the arena. In another contest, IWGP Jr. Tag champs Dick Togo and TAKA Michinoku were disqualified in their tag match against Tiger Mask and Kazuchika Okada when Dick Togo disregarded referee warnings and attacked Tiger Mask with a chair. Technically, Tiger and Okada won the match, so they may campaign for a shot at the Jr. Tag straps. Also, AKIRA's injury has become quite severe, and he was replaced on the card, with some other small modifications to other matches. AKIRA and El Samurai will be unable to compete on the 12/9 show as well, and small changes will also be made to that card to compensate for their injuries. --> "[b][color=red]NEW JAPAN 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ CIRCUIT 2007 NEW JAPAN ALIVE[/color][/b]" <-- [b]NJPW, 12/8/07 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2 4,086 Fans[/b] - No Vacancy 1. Jado beat Takashi Uwano [b](6:48)[/b] with a Backdrop Suplex. [i]Nothing special.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D[/color][/b]. 2. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Tetsuya Naito [b](7:36)[/b] with a German Suplex Hold. [i]Oh my. Absolutely no chemistry. Horrible match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=red]E-[/color][/b]. 3. Kazuchika Okada & Tiger Mask beat Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku [b](1:58)[/b] via disqualification when Togo hit Tiger Mask with a steel chair multiple times. [i]Some real heel work by the IWGP Jr. Tag Champs. Fans booed the finish, some nice heat on Togo and TAKA.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D-[/color][/b]. 4. Manabu Nakanishi & Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto [b](11:16)[/b] when Nakanishi used a Hercules Cutter on Yamamoto. [i]Below average, although Manabu came across really well.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. 5. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue, Yujiro & Taichi Ishikari beat Hirooki Goto, Minoru, Milano Collection AT & Prince Devitt [b](10:37)[/b] when Nagata used the Nagata Lock I on Milano. [i]Nagata makes any match watchable, he looked great out there.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b]. 6. Akebono, Masahiro Chono, Riki Choshu, Jushin Thunder Liger & Super Strong Machine beat Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Togi Makabe, Gedo & Tomoaki Honma [b](16:47)[/b] when Chono used an STF on Honma. [i]Akebono and Honma were gassed by the end, but this was just a chaotic brawl from the start. Makabe went RIGHT after Chono...there is some brewing heat between those two. Average match, which Chono made just a bit better once again by looking awesome.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 7. [b]IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles[/b]: Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko (c) beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto [b](17:56)[/b] when Bernard used the Bernard Bomb on Kanemoto (5th defense). [i]Oddly, Bernard seemed off his game tonight. Tanahashi looked good, but this match just didn't really click. Eh, decent.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. Final Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 12/9/07[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]9 Dec 07[/i] [center][img]http://www.njpw.co.jp/result_data/20071111/photo/12_05.jpg[/img][/center] Hiroshi Tanahashi successfully completed his V2 defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Title today, in a brutal contest with Giant Bernard. Bernard, who pinned Koji Kanemoto last night to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles, used his brute strength and power for most of the match, but even his high impact Bernard Bomb and Bernard Driver could not put Tanahashi away. Tanahashi used his High Fly Flow to knock the wind out of his larger opponent, and defeated Giant Bernard in a IWGP Heavyweight Title match for the second time in his career, the first of which was in July of 2006, when Tanahashi used the Sling Blade to defeat Bernard in the tournament to crown the vacant IWGP Heavyweight Champion. After the match, Tanahashi spoke about how no one in NJPW is on his level, and he is more than willing to defend the title against anyone from anywhere. He also issued a challenge to TNA wrestling, demanding them to send him their greatest wrestler so he can prove that no one from Japan or the U.S. will be able to take his title away from him. In other major news, Jushin Liger defeated IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Ryusuke Taguchi to win the title for a record 12th time. Liger last held the title in 1999. It took a lot for the living legend to put away the "Funky Weapon", as Taguchi knew it would be an enormous accomplishment for him to defeat Liger. In the end, Liger walked away with the belt after using his patented Liger Bomb. In another small surprise, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, outsiders Dick Togo and TAKA Michinoku retained their titles in their V3 defense against BLACK's most experienced Jr. tandem of Minoru and Milano Collection AT. After their disqualification on 12/8, NJPW officialrs have expressed some discontent with Togo and TAKA, but no disciplinary action can be taken against a team that holds a title. Will any NJPW team be able to take the titles off of Togo and TAKA? Also, Masahiro Chono continued his winning ways and pinned Manabu Nakanishi with the Shining Kenka Kick. --> "[b][color=red]NEW JAPAN 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ CIRCUIT 2007 NEW JAPAN ALIVE[/color][/b]" <-- [b]NJPW, 12/9/07 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium 9,860 Fans[/b] - No Vacancy 1. Wataru Inoue & Tetsuya Naito beat Tiger Mask & Yujiro [b](5:37)[/b] when Inoue used a Triangle Lancer on Yujiro. [i]Average opener. Inoue made quick work of Yujiro with a nasty Triangle Lancer. Tiger Mask looked real good.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b]. 2. Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma beat Akebono & Takashi Uwano [b](5:06)[/b] when Ishii used a Brainbuster on Uwano. [i]Boring.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. 3. Takashi Iizuka beat Travis Tomko [b](9:11)[/b] with a jujigatame. [i]These two just didn't click at all.[/i] Rating: [i]Boring.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. 4. [b]GBH vs. New Japan[/b]: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Jado & Gedo beat Naofumi Yamamoto, Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Koji Kanemoto & Kazuchika Okada [b](9:27)[/b] when Makabe used King Kong Knee Drop on Hirasawa. [i]Fun brawl, like most GBH multi-man tags. Kanemoto and Makabe totally made the match, both looked awesome.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 5. [b]BLACK vs. Legend[/b]: Hirooki Goto beat Super Strong Machine [b](11:50)[/b] with the Shouten. [i]Nothing special. Nice win for Goto over legend SSM.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 6. [b]New Japan vs. Legend[/b]: Masahiro Chono & Riki Choshu beat Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi [b](11:59)[/b] when Chono used a Shining Kenka Kick on Nakanishi. [i]Awesome match. Everyone here is just so good, this came out brilliantly. Despite a small lack of selling, this got the crowd going crazy.[/i] Rating: [b][color=limegreen]B+[/color][/b] (Tie for Match of the Night). 7. [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles[/b]: Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku (c) beat Minoru & Milano Collection AT [b](12:34)[/b] when TAKA used the Just Facelock on Minoru (3rd defense). [i]Another great match. Short, compact, fast, and to the point. Crowd loved it.[/i] Rating: [b][color=limegreen]B+[/color][/b] (Tie for Match of the Night). 8. [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title[/b]: Jushin Thunder Liger beat Ryusuke Taguchi (c) [b](15:34)[/b] with a Liger Bomb to become the 53rd champion. [i]Liger looked excellent, and this was a really good match. Not as good as the last two, but one of the best matches of Taguchi's career. Fun stuff.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b]. 9. [b]IWGP Heavyweight Title[/b]: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Giant Bernard [b](18:51)[/b] with the High Fly Flow (2nd defense). [i]Good match...but Tanahashi and Bernard don't really click. A slight lack of selling, but the crowd still liked this match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b]. Final Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b].