New Japan Pro Wrestling 2008

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Unfortunately, my last game suffered some sort of crash and had the data corrupted. So I'm starting anew, with my game set as beginning on 1/1/08. [center][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/Njpw.jpg[/img] [b]AS OF 1/1/08[/B] [b][u][color=red]ROSTER[/color][/u][/b] [b]New Japan Sekigun[/b] - Yuji Nagata - Hiroshi Tanahashi - Manabu Nakanishi - Takashi Iizuka - Naofumi Yamamoto - Takashi Uwano (unofficial) [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]RISE[/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][u][color=red]IWGP[/color][/u][/b] [b]IWGP Heavyweight[/b]: Hiroshi Tanahashi (1 defense) [b]IWGP Tag Team[/b]: Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko (4 defenses) [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight[/b]: Wataru Inoue (0 defenses) [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team[/b]: Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku (3 defenses) [b][u][color=red]BRANDS[/color][/u][/b] [b]Lock Up[/b] [b]Wrestle Land[/b][/center]

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After noticing some severe database errors, I had to fix a few things and so I will be re-doing this diary from the get go.

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[b][color=yellow]NJPW wrestlers in AJPW and WMF, quick 1/4 reminder[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]1 Jan 08[/i] First off, Happy New Year to everyone! We are only 3 days away from the biggest New Japan show of the year, "WRESTLE KINGDOM II IN TOKYO DOME"! For those of you who may have forgotten, the final card, as announced on 12/14/07, is as follows: [b]NJPW "WRESTLE KINGDOM II IN TOKYO DOME", 1/4/08 (WPW/PPV) Tokyo Dome[/b] 1. [b]THIS IS WAR! ~NONSTOP RISING~[/b]: Milano Collection AT, Minoru & Prince Devitt vs. Christian Cage [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img], AJ Styles [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] & Petey Williams [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] 2. [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title[/b]: Wataru Inoue (c) vs. Christopher Daniels [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] 3. [b]Japanese Muscle Monster vs. The American Monster[/b]: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Abyss [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] 4. [b]NEW JAPAN vs. The Alliance GROUND ZERO[/b]: Takashi Iizuka, Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Masato Tanaka [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/z1maxs.jpg[/img], Tatsuhito Takaiwa [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/z1maxs.jpg[/img], Yutaka Yoshie [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/mugas.jpg[/img] & Katsushi Takemura [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/mugas.jpg[/img] 5. [b]GET THE TABLE! GET THE HIGHEST! - Hardcore Match[/b]: Togi Makabe & Toru Yano vs. "Team 3D" Brother Ray [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] & Brother Devon [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] 6. [b]ONE NIGHT STAND ~LEGEND vs. VBH~[/b]: Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono, Super Strong Machine, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA vs. Jado, Gedo, TARU [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/ajpws.jpg[/img], Shuji Kondo [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/ajpws.jpg[/img] & "brother" YASSHI [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/ajpws.jpg[/img] 7. [b]Generation of Chaos[/b]: Hirooki Goto vs. Great Muta [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/ajpws.jpg[/img] 8. [b]IWGP Tag Team Title[/b]: Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko (c) vs. Rick Steiner [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] & Scott Steiner [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] 9. [b]Final Resolution~REAL vs. Justice~IWGP 3rd Belt[/b]: Kurt Angle [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] (c) vs. Yuji Nagata 10. [b]IWGP Heavyweight Title[/b]: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura That is the official match order as well. This event is looking to be one of the best Tokyo Dome cards in a long time. As for some other New Japan wrestlers, two members of GBH participated in some outside events on New Year's Eve. Tomohiro Ishii travled to WMF where he defeated Mammoth Sasaki in a hard fought battle. His GBH stablemate, Toru Yano, wrestled in AJPW in a losing effort to MAZADA. [b]AJPW, 12/13/07 Fukuchiyama Park Gymanisum 3,668 Fans[/b] - No Vacancy - MAZADA beat Toru Yano [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/njpws.jpg[/img] [b](12:27)[/b] with a Shoda Drop. Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. [b]WMF, 12/31/07 UMEDA HEAT BEAT 113 Fans[/b] - Tomohiro Ishii [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/njpws.jpg[/img] beat Mammoth Sasaki [b](15:01)[/b] with a Sheer Drop Brainbuster. Rating: [b][color=orange]D-[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow]Goto and Yamamoto in MUGA[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]2 Jan 08[/i] Last night, two New Japan wrestlers main evented the Muga World show at the Mikasa Sports Center. Hirooki Goto faced off with Naofumi Yamamoto in a New Japan Offer match to top off a night of Muga action. These two went all out, and wrestled a 20+ minute long battle for the fans of Muga. In the end, Goto's newfound size and strength was too much for Yamamoto, who was put down by the Shouten. [b]Muga World, 1/1/08 Mikasa Sports Center 202 Fans[/b] - Hirooki Goto [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/njpws.jpg[/img] beat Naofumi Yamamoto [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/njpws.jpg[/img] [b](25:07)[/b] with the Shouten. Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 1/4/08[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]4 Jan 08[/i] [center][img]http://www.njpw.co.jp/result_data/20071209/photo/07_05.jpg[/img][/center] In front of 30,000 fans in the Tokyo Dome, Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi exactly 3 years from the day on which he defeated Tanahashi for the IWGP U-30 Openweight Title in 2005. Nakamura became the 48th IWGP Heavyweight champion today, beginning his 2nd reign with the title. Tanahashi did not go down without a fight, as it took a second Shining Triangle attempt after multiple other moves to put Tanahashi away. As for Nakamura, he survived not one, but two High Fly Flow's, as well as Tanahashi's signature Dragon Suplex Hold. This was an epic match for the ages, and no doubt one of the best New Japan matches this century. After the match, Nakamura, in tears, claimed that he felt that winning the title was his destiny and thanked the fans and Tanahashi himself for allowing this to happen. An obviously emotional Nakamura embraced Tanahashi, as the future of New Japan stood side-by-side inside the ring. As for the rest of the card, Yuji Nagata brought back the IWGP 3rd Title to New Japan by defeating Kurt Angle in another epic contest. The match was back and forth and one of the best matches of Angle's career. Nagata claimed that this belt should be unified with the IWGP Heavyweight Title, and the only way that could happen is if he is the next challenger to the IWGP Heavyweight Title. Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko retained their IWGP Tag Team Title against the TNA team of Rick & Scott Steiner in a hard-hitting match that was one of the best gaijin vs. gaijin matches in recent New Japan history. Furthermore, Great Muta made his triumphant return to New Japan, in which he defeated Hirooki Goto in a bloody and wild brawl. Goto looked good in defeat, but Muta was too much for the young member of RISE. In other matches on the card, the combination of GBH and Voodoo Murders predictably fell to Legend, Chono pinning TARU. Makabe and Yano went toe-to-toe with Team 3D in a wild hardcore match. Makabe and Yano, the Tokyo Sports Tag Team of 2007, took everything Team 3D had to dish out, and gave it right back to them. In another surprising turn of events, Z1's Masato Tanaka pinned Tiger Mask in the 8-man tag featuring Z1 and Muga World talent. After the match, Tanaka asked New Japan to send him their best fighters, as he would prove the superiority of Z1 against anyone. Wataru Inoue successfully completed his V1 defense against Christopher Daniels in an exciting contest, while Nakanishi dominated Abyss and the TNA team of AJ Styles, Petey Williams, and Christian Cage pulled out an upset win against RISE's Milano Collection AT, Minoru, and Prince Devitt. [b]NJPW "WRESTLE KINGDOM II IN TOKYO DOME", 1/4/08 (WPW/PPV) Tokyo Dome 30,000 Fans[/b] - No Vacancy 1. [b]THIS IS WAR! ~NONSTOP RISING~[/b]: Christian Cage [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img], AJ Styles [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] & Petey Williams [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] beat Milano Collection AT, Minoru & Prince Devitt [b](10:01)[/b] when Styles used the Styles Clash on Devitt. [i]Hot opener. Minoru looked really good. Great match to kick off the show.[/i] Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b]. 2. [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title[/b]: Wataru Inoue (c) beat Christopher Daniels [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] [b](13:31)[/b] with the Triangle Lancer (1st defense). [i]Inoue and Daniels had great chemistry. This was a hot match that had the crowd really into it.[/i] Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b]. 3. [b]Japanese Muscle Monster vs. The American Monster[/b]: Manabu Nakanishi beat Abyss [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] [b](7:31)[/b] with a Mt. Fuji German Suplex Hold. [i]Nothing really special.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 4. [b]NEW JAPAN vs. The Alliance GROUND ZERO[/b]: Masato Tanaka [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/z1maxs.jpg[/img], Tatsuhito Takaiwa [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/z1maxs.jpg[/img], Yutaka Yoshie [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/mugas.jpg[/img] & Katsushi Takemura [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/mugas.jpg[/img] beat Takashi Iizuka, Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi [b](12:13)[/b] when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Tiger. [i]Both Kanemoto and Iizuka looked really good. Tanaka getting the win was pretty surprising here. After the match, Tanaka cut a promo saying he will take on anyone New Japan has to offer in order to show the dominance of Z1.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b]. 5. [b]GET THE TABLE! GET THE HIGHEST! - Hardcore Match[/b]: Togi Makabe & Toru Yano beat Brother Ray [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] & Brother Devon [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] [b](13:56)[/b] when Makabe used the King Kong Knee Drop on Devon. [i]Togi Makabe looked really good, but otherwise, a rather generic brawl. Not bad, not great.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 6. [b]ONE NIGHT STAND ~LEGEND vs. VBH~[/b]: Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono, Super Strong Machine, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA beat Jado, Gedo, TARU [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/ajpws.jpg[/img], Shuji Kondo [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/ajpws.jpg[/img] & "brother" YASSHI [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/ajpws.jpg[/img] [b](14:31)[/b] when Chono used the Shining Black on TARU. [i]Decent match. Could have been some more selling. Chono looked pretty good though.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 7. [b]Generation of Chaos[/b]: Great Muta [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/ajpws.jpg[/img] beat Hirooki Goto [b](15:55)[/b] with a Moonsault. [i]The lack of selling brought the match down a peg. Otherwise, it was pretty much what was expected. Should have been better.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 8. [b]IWGP Tag Team Title[/b]: Travis Tomko & Giant Bernard (c) beat Rick Steiner [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] & Scott Steiner [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] [b](14:15)[/b] when Bernard used the Bernard Driver on Scott (5th defense). [i]Bernard looked excellent out there. The Steiner's got a good reception, but are obviously not near the level they once were. Interesting gaijin vs. gaijin action though.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 9. [b]Final Resolution~REAL vs. Justice~IWGP 3rd Belt[/b]: Yuji Nagata beat Kurt Angle [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/tnas.jpg[/img] (c) [b](21:08)[/b] with a Back Drop Hold to become the 2nd champion. [i]Great match, crowd loved it. Nagata talked about challenging for the IWGP Heavyweight Title in order to unify the two belts.[/i] Rating: [b][color=blue]A[/color][/b]. 10. [b]IWGP Heavyweight Title[/b]: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [b](24:27)[/b] with a Shining Triangle to become the 48th champion. [i]Tanahashi and Nakamura have amazing chemistry. The crowd loved this. It was the official arrival of the future of New Japan. A perfect match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=LightBlue]A*[/COLOR][/b] (Match of the Night). Final Rating: [b][color=blue]A[/color][/b].

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Great card, and I think you just found a rivalry you that can take NJPW to the undisputed number one in the world.

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[b][color=yellow]Nagata & Nakanishi in Z1, Ishii & Makabe in BJW[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]5 Jan 08[/i] Only one night after the huge Tokyo Dome event, 4 of New Japan's wrestlers wrestled in two other promotions. Two of the New Japan Sekigun in Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi wrestled hard-hitting matches in Z1-MAX. Nagata went one-on-one with Masato Tanaka in a match that has been built ever since they showed some disdain for one another back in 2007 in Shinjiro Otani's 15th Anniversary Match. Nakanishi wrestled in a rather different 4-Way Match. [b]Z1-MAX, 1/5/08 Hirata Townsman Gymnasium 1,000 Fans[/b] - Super No Vacancy - Tadao Yasuda beat Manabu Nakanishi [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/njpws.jpg[/img], Ryouji Sai, & Takao Omori [b](17:42)[/b] in a 4-Way Match with Guillotine Choke on Omori. Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. - Masato Tanaka beat Yuji Nagata [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/njpws.jpg[/img] [b](19:06)[/b] with the Sliding D. Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. As for the other 2 wrestlers, GBH's Togi Makabe and Tomohiro Ishii both wrestled in BJW, with Togi Makabe taking on death match star Abdullah Kobayashi. [b]BJW, 1/5/08 Tokyo R'n Hall 1,000 Fans[/b] - Super No Vacancy - Ryuji Yamakawa beat Tomohiro Ishii [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/njpws.jpg[/img], Kaori Yoneyama, & Shadow WX [b](15:47)[/b] in a 4-Way Match with the Reverse Tiger Driver on Shadow. Rating: [b][color=red]E+[/color][/b]. - Togi Makabe [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/njpws.jpg[/img] beat Abdullah Kobayashi [b](24:15)[/b] with the King Kong Knee Drop. Rating: [b][color=orange]D[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow]Makabe in AJPW, TRIPLE CROWN SHOT![/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]6 Jan 08[/i] Togi Makabe is on quite the streak of matches in the last few days. On the 4th, he and Toru Yano defeated TNA's Brother Ray and Brother Devon in a Hardcore match. Yesterday, he defeated Abdullah Kobayashi in BJW. And now, he received a shot at Kensuke Sasaki's Triple Crown! That's right, in a move relatively unknown to New Japan officials, Togi Makabe challenged Kensuke Sasaki for the Triple Crown. Makabe put up a fight and these two put on the best match of the night, but in the end, Kensuke was too much for the leader of GBH. [b]AJPW, 1/6/08 Tokyo Metropolitan Tax Office 4,512 Fans[/b] - [b]Triple Crown[/b]: Kensuke Sasaki beat Togi Makabe [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/njpws.jpg[/img] [b](22:36)[/b] with a Northern Lights Bomb (3rd defense). Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b] (Match of the Night).

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[b][color=yellow]Yano in AJPW, Ishii in WMF[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]7 Jan 08[/i] Two members of GBH wrestled last night, Toru Yano on the losing end of a 6-man tag, Tomohiro Ishii losing to Mr. Gannosuke. Both were said to be decent matches. [b]AJPW, 1/7/08 Aizubange Town Gymnasium 3,368 Fans[/b] - Katsuhiko Nakajima, Yoshikazu Taru, & Nobukazu Hirai beat Taiyo Kea, Toru Yano [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/njpws.jpg[/img], & Kohei Suwama [b](15:27)[/b] when Nakajima used a German Suplex Hold on Yano. Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. [b]WMF, 1/7/08 Battle Sphere Tokyo 145 Fans[/b] - Mr. Gannosuke beat Tomohiro Ishii [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/njpws.jpg[/img] [b](18:58)[/b] with the Thunder Fire Powerbomb. Rating: [b][color=orange]D-[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow]Full 1/13 LOCK UP card[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]9 Jan 08[/i] A little bit late, the card for the next LOCK UP brand show has been announced. In quite the big match, BJW's Daisuke Sekimoto will get a shot at current IWGP Tag Team Champion, Giant Bernard. If Sekimoto scores a pinfall over this fellow powerhouse, will New Japan officials seriously consider offering him a full-time contract? [b]LOCK UP, 1/13/08 (Samurai! TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall[/b] 1. [b]Riki Pro vs. Apache[/b]: Takashi Uwano vs. GENTARO [img]http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/apache.jpg[/img] 2. [b]GBH vs. New Japan[/b]: Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano, & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Yujiro, & Tetsuya Naito 3. [b]GBH vs. New Japan[/b]: Gedo & Jado vs. Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto 4. Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku vs. Prince Devitt & Milano Collection AT 5. [b]GBH vs. Apache[/b]: Togi Makabe vs. Mammoth Sasaki [img]http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/apache.jpg[/img] 6. [b]BJW vs. RISE[/b]: Daisuke Sekimoto [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/bjpws.jpg[/img] vs. Giant Bernard

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I love NJPW, and I'm glad somebody is doing a current dynasty with them. I also really like the fact that you're doing the LOCK UP cards too. Should be interesting, and I'll be reading. Good luck.

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Thanks a ton for the replies guys. As for the LOCK UP shows, they're so fun to do in TEW because I get to totally break away from a normal NJPW show. I can use whoever I want, do whatever matches I want, and make it as star-studded or not as possible. I'm posting the results of my first one right now.

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[b][color=yellow][Results] LOCK UP, 1/13/08[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]13 Jan 08[/i] [center][img]http://www.njpw.co.jp/result_data/20071010/photo/06_01.jpg[/img][/center] In quite the pleasant surprise, Togi Makabe and Mammoth Sasaki put on an amazing match in front of a packed house at Korakuen today. These two have met in many different types of matches with many other wrestlers involved, but today's singles encounter was one of the best LOCK UP matches in recent memory. [b]LOCK UP, 1/13/08 (Samurai! TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall 2,300 Fans[/b] - Super No Vacancy 1. [b]Riki Pro vs. Apache[/b]: Takashi Uwano beat GENTARO [img]http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/apache.jpg[/img] [b](8:01)[/b] with a German Suplex Hold. [i]Takashi Uwano is improving. The commentary added some to match, it was very good. Decent contest.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 2. [b]GBH vs. New Japan[/b]: Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Yujiro, Mitsuhide Hirasawa & Tetsuya Naito [b](10:09)[/b] when Yano used a Front Suplex on Yujiro. [i]Good commentary added a bit. The young lions look like they are improving steadily. Below average match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. 3. [b]GBH vs. New Japan[/b]: Jado & Gedo vs. Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto went to a time limit draw [b](20:00)[/b]. [i]Not much to be said here. Both teams wrestled a decent match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 4. Prince Devitt & Milano Collection AT beat TAKA Michinoku & Dick Togo [b](10:45)[/b] when Milano used the IR on TAKA. [i]Milano getting the pin over the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team champ TAKA could mean a title shot down the line. Not much to be said otherwise.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 5. [b]GBH vs. Apache[/b]: Togi Makabe beat Mammoth Sasaki [img]http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/apache.jpg[/img] [b](12:35)[/b] with the King Kong Knee Drop. [i]Great match here. Sasaki and Makabe had an obvious chemistry, and it showed here. This suffered due to a slight lack of selling. Otherwise, Togi looked really good in the end, and the match got the crowd going.[/i] Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b] (Match of the Night). 6. [b]BJW vs. RISE[/b]: Giant Bernard beat Daisuke Sekimoto [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/bjpws.jpg[/img] [b](14:50)[/b] with the Bernard Driver. [i]Not much to be said here. Average match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. Final Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow]Makabe in Apache[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]14 Jan 08[/i] Makabe continues his constant wrestling with a stop in Apache today. Makabe, a regular for Apache, wrestled in a hard-hitting 6-man tag, teaming with Mammoth Sasaki, whom he defeated on the 1/13 LOCK UP card yesterday. [b]Apache Pro "STOMP!", 1/14/08 Hitachi Pond Central Gymnasium 1,000 Fans[/b] - No Vacancy - Togi Makabe [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/njpws.jpg[/img], Mammoth Sasaki, & BADBOY Hido beat Hi69, Jun Kasai, & Daikokubo Benkei [b](24:06)[/b] when Makabe used the King Kong Knee Drop on Benkei. Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow]Nakamura's V1 announced[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]18 Jan 08[/i] [center][img]http://puroresufan.com/images/nakamura060507.jpg[/img][IMG]http://i19.tinypic.com/6kh6lxg.jpg[/IMG][/center] A huge announcement was made today at the New Japan offices. As Yuji Nagata had alluded to in his post-match promo back on 1/4, his newly won IWGP 3rd Title will be unified with Shinsuke Nakamura's newly won IWGP Heavyweight Title come 2/17 at Sumo Hall. Both men have agreed that the titles will unify into the IWGP [b]Heavyweight[/b] Title, not the 3rd Title, as that belt is not officially recognized by NJPW and the IWGP Committee. Both men seem very passionate about unifying the two titles, and even more so about getting into the ring with their opponent. Back on 8/12/07, Yuji Nagata separated Nakamura's shoulder with an Avalanche Exploder Suplex, causing Nakamura to forfeit the G1-Climax Semi-Final match in which Nagata went on to win (eventually losing to Hiroshi Tanahashi who would defeat Nagata for the title on 10/8). After recovering from the injury, Nakamura went on quite the streak, winning a #1 Contender's Match against Togi Makabe on 12/9, and eventually winning the title from Tanahashi on 1/4, the same night Nagata won the 3rd Title from Kurt Angle. Now, Nagata has an opporunity to regain the IWGP Heavyweight Title and unify it with the IWGP 3rd Title, ending the controversy that has lasted since Brock Lesnar unofficially kept the belt. This match will take place on 2/17/08 at Sumo Hall, and it sure to be full of passion and fire from two of New Japan's greatest wrestlers. The card for the rest of the tour, and the rest of the Sumo Hall show, should be announced shortly. [b]NJPW, 2/17/08 (WPW/PPV) Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan[/b] 1. [b]IWGP Heavyweight Title/IWGP 3rd Title Unification[/b]: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yuji Nagata (c)

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good work, i like your dinasty

[SHaynes23]

That's going to be a great match for the championship, it's up in the air who's going to win.

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[b][color=yellow]New cards for next tour, big IWGP matches for 2/17[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]20 Jan 08[/i] [center][img]http://i4.tinypic.com/8f2e3b6.gif[/img][/center] Back on 11/22/07, Koji Kanemoto and AJPW's Shuji Kondo were on opposing ends of a tag team match on a small Ring Soul show. After the match, both men agreed they must face each other in a singles contest in 2008. This match will happen, and it will be on 2/17/08 at Sumo Hall. These men are two of the best Jr. Heavyweights in Japan, and with that being said, NJPW officials have announced that this match will determine a new #1 Contender to Wataru Inoue's IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title. [center][IMG]http://i4.tinypic.com/73b8peb.jpg[/IMG][/center] In another big announcement for the 2/17 card, Tokyo Sport's 2007 Tag Team of the Year, GBH's Togi Makabe and Toru Yano, will be challenging RISE's Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko for their IWGP Tag Team Titles. These two factions have clashed before and this match is going to be another chapter in the on-going rivalry between the two groups. In the last of the IWGP matches, RISE's Minrou and Milano Collection AT will challenge Dick Togo and TAKA Michinoku for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. Milano pinned TAKA in a tag match back on the 1/13 LOCK UP show, and this is the immediate reward of that pinfall. Minoru and Milano seemed sure they would bring the belts not only back into New Japan possession, but they would add a third title to RISE's collection (Shinsuke Nakamura is the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, while Bernard and Tomko hold the IWGP Tag Titles). RISE's new found dominance (holding half of all the belts in New Japan) is quite intimidating at the moment, as they may be on a mission to hold every title in New Japan. In one last note, some very interesting singles matches are on the tour cards. On 1/27, Yuji Nagata takes on Tomohiro Ishii. On 2/2, Legend participates in 3 separate single encounters against other New Japan wrestlers. On 2/9, Toru Yano gets the opportunity of a lifetime in a singles non-title match against current IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinsuke Nakamura. On 2/11, Takashi Uwano also gets a huge opportunity by taking on Hiroshi Tanahashi. On 2/14, Yuji Nagata squares off with Hirooki Goto, in what is sure to be a heated encounter, and on 2/18, Hirooki Goto gets another singles match against Legend's Masahiro Chono. The rest of the matches for the Sumo Hall show and the cards for the rest of the tour are as follows: [b]NJPW "EXCITING BATTLE IN OKINAWA 2008", 1/25/08 Okinawa Prefectural Budokan[/b] 1. Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Tetsuya Naito 2. Takashi Iizuka vs. Ryusuke Taguchi 3. Tiger Mask & Yujiro vs. Minoru & Prince Devitt 4. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue vs. Jado & Gedo 5. Masahiro Chono & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano 6. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Hirooki Goto & Milano Collection AT [b][i][u]Circuit 2008 NEW JAPAN ISM[/u][/i][/b] [b]NJPW, 1/27/08 (WPW/Samurai! TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall[/b] 1. Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada 2. Koji Kanemoto, Wataru Inoue & Tetsuya Naito vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & Yujiro 3. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Togi Makabe, Gedo & Jado 4. Manabu Nakanishi & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Toru Yano & Tomoaki Honma 5. [b]Special Singles Match[/b]: Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii 6. [b]Legend vs. RISE~THE FIRST ENCOUNTER[/b]: Giant Bernard, Milano Collection AT & Minoru vs. Super Strong Machine, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA 7. [b]Legend vs. RISE~THE NEXT OF MANY[/b]: Shinsuke Nakamura & Hirooki Goto vs. Masahiro Chono & Riki Chosu [b]NJPW, 2/2/08 Sanjo Welfare Hall[/b] 1. [b]Special Legend Singles Match #1[/b]: Super Strong Machine vs. Takashi Uwano 2. [b]Special Legend Singles Match #2[/b]: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Taichi Ishikari 3. [b]Special Legend Singles Match #3[/b]: Masahiro Chono vs. Travis Tomko 4. Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku [IMG]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/IMG] vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro 5. Naofumi Yamamoto, Mitushide Hirasawa, Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue vs. Hirooki Goto, Giant Bernard, Minoru & Prince Devitt 6. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka, Tetsuya Naito & Kazuchika Okada vs. Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Gedo & Jado 7. Shinsuke Nakamura & Milano Collection AT vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto [b]NJPW, 2/3/08 Ota City Nitta Gymnasium Ex Arena[/b] 1. Prince Devitt vs. Tetsuya Naito 2. Tiger Mask & Kazuchika Okada vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro 3. Toru Yano, Gedo & Jado vs. Hirooki Goto, Minoru & Milano Collection AT 4. Shinsuke Nakamura, Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko vs. Togi Makabe, Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma 5. Yuji Nagata & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naofumi Yamamoto 6. Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Uwano, Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue vs. Masahiro Chono, Super Strong Machine, Riki Chosu, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA [b]NJPW, 2/8/08 Tokorozawa Citizen Gymnasium #2[/b] 1. Takashi Uwano vs. Tomoaki Honma 2. Naofumi Yamamoto & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Milano Collection AT & Prince Devitt 3. Ryusuke Taguchi, Yujiro, Tiger Mask & Kazuchika Okada, vs. Dick Togo, TAKA Michinoku [IMG]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/IMG] , Wataru Inoue & Tetsuya Naito 4. AKIRA & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Gedo & Jado 5. Masahiro Chono, Riki Chosu & Super Strong Machine vs. Togi Makabe, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 6. Yuji Nagata, Takashi Iizuka, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi & Koji Kanemoto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Hirooki Goto, Giant Bernard, Traivs Tomko & Minoru [b]NJPW, 2/9/08 Kiyohara City Gymnasium #2[/b] 1. Tiger Mask vs. Kazuchika Okada 2. Jado & Gedo vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro 3. Minoru, Milano Collection AT & Prince Devitt vs. Koji Kanemoto, Wataru Inoue & Tetsuya Naito 4. Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku [IMG]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/IMG] vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA 5. Hirooki Goto, Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko vs. Togi Makabe, Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma 6. [b]Special Singles Match[/b]: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Toru Yano 7. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto [b]NJPW, 2/11/08 Gifu Industrial Hall[/b] 1. Manabu Nakanishi, Tetsuya Naito, Wataru Inoue & Kazuchika Okada vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Ryusuke Taguchi, Yujiro & Tiger Mask 2. Tomoaki Honma, Jado & Gedo vs. Masahiro Chono, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA 3. Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Riki Chosu & Super Strong Machine 4. [b]Special Singles Match[/b]: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Takashi Uwano 5. Hirooki Goto & Prince Devitt vs. Yuji Nagata & Koji Kanemoto 6. [b]GBH Special Members Match[/b]: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku [IMG]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/kdojos.jpg[/IMG] vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Giant Bernard, Travis Tomko, Minoru & Milano Collection AT [b]NJPW, 2/14/08 Hitachinaka Matsudo Gymnasium[/b] 1. Takashi Uwano vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 2. Tiger Mask vs. Kazuchika Okada 3. AKIRA vs. Tetsuya Naito 4. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro 5. Jado & Gedo vs. Minoru & Milano Collection AT 6. Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto 7. Shinsuke Nakamura, Giant Bernard, Travis Tomko & Prince Devitt vs. Masahiro Chono, Riki Chosu, Super Strong Machine & Jushin Thunder Liger 8. [b]Special Singles Match[/b]: Yuji Nagata vs. Hirooki Goto [b]NJPW, 2/17/08 (WPW/PPV) Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan[/b] 1. Prince Devitt vs. Kazuchika Okada 2. Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask vs. Super Strong Machine, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA 3. Takashi Iizuka, Naofumi Yamamoto, Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Tomoaki Honma, Gedo & Jado 4. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Wataru Inoue 5. [b]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title #1 Contendership[/b]: Shuji Kondo [img]http://puroresufan.com/images/logo/ajpws.jpg[/img] vs. Koji Kanemoto 6. [b]Special Singles Match~RISE vs. Legend[/b]: Hirooki Goto vs. Masahiro Chono 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 Tag Team Title[/b]: Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko (c) vs. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano 9. [b]IWGP Heavyweight Title/IWGP 3rd Title Unification[/b]: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yuji Nagata (c)

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 1/25/08[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]25 Jan 08[/i] [b]NJPW "EXCITING BATTLE IN OKINAWA 2008", 1/25/08 Okinawa Prefectural Budokan 2,936 Fans[/b] 1. Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Tetsuya Naito [b](8:04)[/b] with a German Suplex Hold. [i]Naito seemed off his game tonight. Not too bad.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D+[/color][/b]. 2. Takashi Iizuka beat Ryusuke Taguchi [b](9:35)[/b] with the Blizzard Suplex. [i]Not much to be said here.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 3. Minoru & Prince Devitt beat Tiger Mask & Yujiro [b](10:42)[/b] when Minoru used a Cross Kneelock on Tiger. [i]Minoru and Devitt have great chemistry as a team. A decent match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 4. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Jado & Gedo [b](11:47)[/b] when Inoue used the Triangle Lancer on Gedo. [i]This was a good match that got the crowd really going. Inoue gets a nice win.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b]. 5. Masahiro Chono & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Togi Makabe & Toru Yano [b](13:46)[/b] when Chono used the Shining Black on Yano. [i]This was even better than the last match. Chono and Liger are still awesome, and Makabe and Yano are really coming along as a great team. This lifted the crowd.[/i] Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b] (Tie for Match of the Night). 6. Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Milano Collection AT & Hirooki Goto [b](19:23)[/b] when Nagata used a Back Drop Hold on Milano. [i]This was great too. Nagata getting the win over the champ's team was big. Their rivalry is only growing now.[/i] Rating: [b][color=green]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 1/27/08[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]27 Jan 08[/i] -->"[b][color=red]CIRCUIT 2008 NEW JAPANISM[/color][/b]"<-- In an event dominated by the RISE vs. Legend theme, the two factions put on two consecutive amazing matches as the main and semi-main events today. In the semi, Legend trio of Super Strong Machine, Jushin Liger and AKIRA defeated RISE's trio of Giant Bernard, Milano Collection AT and Minoru in a great back-and-forth contest. In the main event, IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and fellow RISE member Hirooki Goto defeated Legend's most prominent heavyweights: Masahiro Chono and Riki Chosu. Nakamura, using his Landslide maneuver against Chono, scored the pinfall in what is being called one of the best tags in recent New Japan history. [b]NJPW, 1/27/08 (WPW/Samurai! TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall 2,300 Fans[/b] - Super No Vacancy 1. Tetsuya Naito beat Kazuchika Okada [b](5:34)[/b] with a German Suplex Hold. [i]Naito seemed off again tonight. Not good.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D-[/color][/b]. 2. Koji Kanemoto, Wataru Inoue & Taichi Ishikari beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & Yujiro [b](8:55)[/b] when Kanemoto used the Falcon Arrow on Yujiro. [i]Hot match, crowd loved it, and Kanemoto looked really good.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b]. 3. Manabu Nakanishi & Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Tomoaki Honma & Toru Yano [b](7:35)[/b] when Nakanishi used the Hercules Cutter on Honma. [i]Nakanishi looked really good here. Otherwise, a rather decent match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 4. Togi Makabe, Jado & Gedo beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto [b](10:31)[/b] when Makabe used the King Kong Knee Drop on Iizuka. [i]Not much to say beyond the fact that the crowd really liked it.[/i] Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b]. 5. [b]Special Singles Match[/b]: Yuji Nagata beat Tomohiro Ishii [b](12:03)[/b] with the Nagata Lock III. [i]Nagata looked really good here.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 6. [b]Legend vs. RISE~THE FIRST ENCOUNTER[/b]: Super Strong Machine, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA beat Giant Bernard, Minoru & Milano Collection AT [b](11:37)[/b] when Liger used a Brainbuster on Minoru. [i]Great, great match. Crowd loved it.[/i] Rating: [b][color=limegreen]B+[/color][/b]. 7. [b]Legend vs. RISE~THE NEXT OF MANY[/b]: Shinsuke Nakamura & Hirooki Goto beat Masahiro Chono & Riki Choshu [b](13:44)[/b] when Nakamura used the Landslide on Chosu. [i]Could have been a bit more selling. otherwise, absolutely tremendous match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=blue]A[/color][/b] (Match of the Night). Final Rating: [b][color=limegreen]B+[/color][/b].

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 2/2/08[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]2 Feb 08[/i] [center][img]http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_data//20071209/3.jpg[/img][/center] -->"[b][color=red]CIRCUIT 2008 NEW JAPANISM[/color][/b]"<-- [b]NJPW, 2/2/08 Sanjo Welfare Hall 8,310 Fans[/b] 1. [b]Special Legend Singles Match #1[/b]: Super Strong Machine beat Takashi Uwano [b](9:15)[/b] with the Devil Windmill Suplex. [i]Uwano seems to be improving. Decent opener.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 2. [b]Special Legend Singles Match #2[/b]: Jushin Thunder Liger beat Taichi Ishikari [b](11:38)[/b] with a Sheer-Drop Brainbuster. [i]Ishikari could have sold more. Liger looked awesome. Decent.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C[/color][/b]. 3. [b]Special Legend Singles Match #3[/b]: Masahiro Chono beat Travis Tomko [b](10:31)[/b] with the Shining Black. [i]Chono looked good out there. This was decent too, nothing special.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 4. TAKA Michinoku & Dick Togo beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro [b](12:46)[/b] when Togo used a Pedigree on Yujiro. [i]Not too much to say here.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 5. Hirooki Goto, Giant Bernard, Minoru & Prince Devitt beat Naofumi Yamamoto, Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue [b](14:55)[/b] when Goto used the Shouten on Tiger Mask. [i]Minoru looked goos, crowd liked it, solid midcard match.[/i] Rating: [b][color=darkgreen]B-[/color][/b]. 6. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka, Tetsuya Naito & Kazuchika Okada beat Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo [b](16:42)[/b] when Nagata used a Back Drop Hold on Ishii. [i]Nagata looked great. Makabe looked great. Nakanishi looked great. Ths should have been really good, but Naito looked totally gassed at a crucial part of the match, and things weren't that good then. This should have been a lot better. It also seems that Nagata has Ishii's number, as he has defeated him in two different matches over the last two shows.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Milano Collection AT [b](14:34)[/b] when Tanahashi used a Dragon Suplex Hold on Milano. [i]Great match. After he got the pin, Tanahashi got on the mic and said that he hasn't lost a step since he won the IWGP Heavyweight belt back in October, and the only reason he lost was because Nakamura was the better man that night in January. Tanahashi said he has one mission: to be the better man than Nakamura the next time they meet.[/i] Rating: [b][color=limegreen]B+[/color][/b] (Match of the Night). Final Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b].

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You are doing a great job of really getting this feud for the title going. I'm hoping Tanahasi comes out on top because I really like his work, but the way it's being booked it could really go either way. Keep up the good work on this.

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[b][color=yellow][Results] New Japan, 2/3/08[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]3 Feb 08[/i] [center][img]http://www.njpw.co.jp/result_data/20071125/photo/05_01.jpg[/img][/center] -->"[b][color=red]CIRCUIT 2008 NEW JAPANISM[/color][/b]"<-- Legend once again put on an amazing match today, one of many recent tags that have just been great encounters. Today, an army of 5 New Japan Sekigun wrestlers took on all of Legend (excluding Koshinaka, who's still injured) in a 20-minute war. This was match was just one of many recent matches involving Legend that are excellent contests. So far, Legend seems to be the MVP of the tour. [b]NJPW, 2/3/08 Ota City Nitta Gymnasium Ex Arena 7,500 Fans[/b] 1. Prince Devitt beat Tetsuya Naito [b](8:48)[/b] with the Prince's Throne. [i]Not bad for an opener.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]C-[/color][/b]. 2. Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro beat Tiger Mask & Kazuchika Okada [b](12:09)[/b] when Taguchi used a German Suplex Hold on Okada. [i]Tiger Mask looked good. Not that great otherwise.[/i] Rating: [b][color=orange]D[/color][/b]. 3. Toru Yano, Jado & Gedo beat Hirooki Goto, Minoru & Milano Collection AT [b](15:30)[/b] when Yano used a Front Suplex on Minoru. [i]Minoru looked good here: Yano getting the pin over him was quite the upset.[/i] Rating: [b][color=yellow]C+[/color][/b]. 4. Shinsuke Nakamura, Travis Tomko & Giant Bernard beat Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Tomohiro Ishii [b](16:39)[/b] when Tomko used a Spinning Rack Pancake on Honma. [i]Much better than expected. Nakamura looked awesome. This match lifted crowd.[/i] Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b]. 5. Yuji Nagata & Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naofumi Yamamoto [b](20:36)[/b] when Nagata used a Back Drop Hold on Yamamoto. [i]Yamamoto looked tired near the end here. Tanahashi came off really awesome. This match had a great dynamic of the veterans and the young lions facing a parallel team. This was really good as well.[/i] Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b]. 6. Masahiro Chono, Super Strong Machine, Riki Choshu, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA beat Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Uwano, Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue [b](20:55)[/b] when Choshu used a Lariat on Uwano. [i]Chono really stood out here, looking as good as he ever has in recent years. Crowd was molten. Uwano giving up the pinfall to his mentor was also a nice little touch. Legend is putting on some amazing matches.[/i] Rating: [b][color=blue]A[/color][/b] (Match of the Night). Final Rating: [b][color=green]B[/color][/b].

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Thanks a ton for the replies man.

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[b][color=yellow]New Japan looking to hold open try-outs once again[/color][/b] by [b][color=red]DEAN[/color][/b] - [i]5 Feb 08[/i] [center][img]http://puroresufan.com/images/choshu121407.jpg[/img][/center] New Japan President Naoki Sugabayashi announced today, alongside LOCK UP President Riki Chosu and Z1-MAX President Yoshiyuki Nakamura, that they are looking across Japan for new, young talent to try out for their dojos. These try-outs will be held sometime in the spring, and young men from all over the country are encouraged to come. "All 3 of us are looking to expand our talent pool" Chosu said. "We want to see what young men can eventually become the talent of tomorrow." These try-outs are open to the public, and New Japan scouts are already scouring the wrestling scene for young men looking for opportunities.