New Japan Pro-Wrestling: King of Sports

WWZone · January 17, 2014

NJPW so called King of Sports had a spectular year of amazing matches making 2013 their best year, including with 3 matches getting 5 Star matches, lets see how well I'm able to book NJPW and see how many good matches I can make.

NJPW:

Heavyweight Division:

"The Underboss" Bad Luck Fale

Captain New Japan

"Bulldog the Second" Davey Boy Smith

"Wild Samurai" Hirooki Goto

"High Flying Star" Hiroshi Tannahashi

"Indomitable Bull" Hiroyoshi Tenzan

"Machine Gun" Karl Anderson

"The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata

"The Rainmaker" Kazuchikda Okada

Kazushi Sakuraba

"American Psycho" Lance Archer

Manabu Nakanishi

"Dangan" Masato Tanaka

"Ill Natured Man" Minoru Suzuki

Satoshi Kojima

"X Invader" Shelton X Benjamin

"King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura

"The Great Traitor" Takashi Iizuka

"Bad Boy" Tama Tonga

"Stardust Genius" Tetsuya Naito

"Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe

Tomoaki Honma

Tomohiro Ishii

"YTR" Toru Yano

"Blue Justice" Yuji Nagata

"Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi

Junior Heavyweight Division:

"The Russian Hooligan" Alex Koslov

"Made In Detroit" Alex Shelley

"Masked Bushido" BUSHI

"Complete Fighter" Gedo

Himoru Takahashi

"Wrestling Master" Jado

Jushin "Thunder" Liger

"Golden Star" Kota Ibushi

"New Japan Supernova" KUSHIDA

"El Desperado" Kyosuke Mikami

"World Warrior" Low-Ki

"Mr. Instant Replay" Matt Jackson

"Slick Nick" Nick Jackson

"Real Rock 'N' Rolla" Prince Devitt

"Mr. Forever" Rocky Romero

"Funky Weapon" Ryusuke Taguchi

Taichi

Taka Michinoku

Tiger Mask

"Mr High Tenson" Wataru Inoue

"Headhunter" YOSHI-HASHI

Non-Wrestlers:

Keiji Mutoh (Commentator/Semi Active)

Super Strong Machine (Backstage Worker/Semi Active)

Kenta Kobashi (Road Agent/Retired)

Masahiro Chono (Road Agent/Semi Active)

Tag Teams/Stables:

CHAOS (Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Gedo, Jado, Tomohiro Ishii, Takashi Iizuka, Toru Yano, Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov, YOSHI-HASHI & Yujiro Takashashi)

Bullet Club (Prince Devitt, Bad Luck Fale, Karl Anderson, Tama Tonga, Nick & Matt Jackson)

Blue Justice Army (Yuji Nagata, Captain New Japan, Wataru Inoue & Yuji Nagata)

Complete Players (Gedo, Jado, Masata Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi)

Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Shelton X Benjamin, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith, Taichi & Taka Michinoku)

BLOODY CHAOS (Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano)

Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero)

Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr)

Laughter7 (Katsuyori Shibata & Kazushi Sakauraba)

New Japan Heroes (Tiger Mask & Jushin Liger)

Ten-Koji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)

The Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA)

The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)

Titles:

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada

IWGP Tag Team Championship: KES (Davey Boy Smith & Lance Archer

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Prince Devitt

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura

IWGP NEVER Openweight Championship: Tetsuya Naito

Shows:

Wednesday: NJPW: King of Sports

PPVs:

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom (Saturday, Week 1, January)

NJPW The New Beginning (Saturday, Week 2, February)

NJPW New Japan Cup (Saturday, Week 3, March)

NJPW Invasion Attack (Saturday, Week 2, April)

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku (Saturday, Week 1, May)

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors (9 Days) (Starting from Wednesday Week 2, May - Ends on Saturday Week 2, June)

NJPW Dominion (Saturday, Week 3, June)

NJPW Kizuna Road (Saturday, Week 2, July)

NJPW G1 Climax (9 Days) (All throughout August)

NJPW Destruction (Saturday, Week 2, September)

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling (Saturday, Week 2, October)

NJPW Power Struggle (Saturday, Week 2, November)

NJPW World Tag League (4 Days) (All throughout December)

NJPW Christmas Bash (Saturday, Week 4, December)

WWZone · January 17, 2014

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2014 .... <div style="text-align:center;"><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37449" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2014: <div style="text-align:center;">III Main Event:</div> IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: "Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada (59th Champion) vs "Stardust Genius" Tetsuya Naito (7th Challenger/G1 Climax 2013 Winner) II Main Event: Special Singles Match: Keiji Mutoh vs "Ill Natured Man" Minoru Suzuki I Main Event: IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match: "King Of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura (6th Champion) vs "High Flying Star" Hiroshi Tanahashi (4th Challenger) Wrestle Kingdom 7 Triple Threat Rematch: Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: "Real Rock 'N' Rolla" Prince Devitt (66th Champion) vs "Golden Star" Kota Ibushi vs Low Ki (5th Challengers) Special Singles Match: "Wild Samurai" Hirooki Goto vs "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata King of Destroyer Match (Submissions, KO, TKO only): "Unchained Gorilla"Togi Makabe vs "The Underboss" Bad Luck Fale Special Singles Match: "YTR" Toru Yano vs "X Invader" Shelton X Benjamin Special 8 Men Team Match: "Blue Justice" Yuji Nagata, Kazushi Sakuraba, Tiger Mask & Jushin "Thunder Liger" vs Complete Players (Gedo, Jado, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi) IWGP Tag Team Championship Match: Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith jr) (63rd Champions) vs Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga) vs Ten-Koji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) (1st Challengers) Fatal Four Way Tag Team Warfare: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match: The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) (34th Champions) vs The Time Splitters (KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley) vs Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Taichi) vs Suzuki-gun) (1st Challengers) Co-Opener: Manabu Nakanishi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tomoaki Honma vs CHAOS (Takeshi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI) Opener: "El Desperado" Kyosuke Mikami vs "Bushido" BUSHI vs "Mr High Tensions" Wataru Inoue</div></blockquote></div> Predictions are welcome, I might give a prize to the winner. Also the card for the up coming NJPW: King of Sports show will be up shortly.

WWZone · January 17, 2014

The Match card of the first NJPW: King of Sports Show. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37449" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">NJPW: King of Sports:</div> <div style="text-align:center;">Main Event: Tetsuya Naito & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Shinsuke Nakamura) Singles Match: "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata vs "World Warrior" Low Ki Tag Team Match: Bullet Club (Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale) vs Togi Makabe & Kota Ibushi Tag Team Match: CHAOS (Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii) vs Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & Shelton X Benjamin) Singles Match: "Blue Justice" Yuji Nagata vs "Complete Fighter" Gedo Triple Threat Match: "Bulldog the Second" Davey Boy Smith Jr vs "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson vs Satoshi Kojima Triple Threat Match: "American Psycho" Lance Archer vs "Bad Boy" Tama Tonga vs "Indomitable Bull" Hiroyoshi Tenzan Singles Match: "El Desperado" Kyosuke Mikami vs "The Great Traitor" Takashi Iizuka[/b]</div></div></blockquote> Predictions are welcome, with a huge prize for the winner.

WWZone · January 21, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">New Japan Pro Wrestling: King of Sports #1:

NJPW Opening:

Segment Description:

A Video airs Showing Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tetsuya Naito, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr, Prince Devitt, Keiji Mutoh and Minoru Suzuki.

Road Agent Notes:

Unfortunately, this segment had to contend with a restless crowd.

Rating: B

Singles Match:

“El Desperado” Kyosuke Mikami vs “The Great Traitor” Takashi Iizuka

Segment Description:

Takashi Iizuka vs Kyosuke Mikami in 7:56 by pinfall with a Jigoku Tsuki (Bridging Exploder Suplex).

Road Agent Notes:

The announcing quality lifted the match,. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. Unfortunately, this match had to contend with a restless crowd. Takashi Iizuka looked good out there. Kyosuke Mikami is improving in Rumble and Performance skills.

Rating: B-

Triple Threat Match:

“American Psycho” Lance Archer vs “Bad Boy” Tama Tonga vs “Indomitable Bull” Hiroyoshi Tenzan

Segment Description:

Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Lance Archer and Tama Tonga in 9:45 when Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Tama Tonga by pinfall with a TTD (Kneeling Cradle Reverse Piledriver).

Road Agent Notes:

Hiroyoshi Tenzan looked good out there. This match lifted the crowd. Tama Tonga is improving in Rumble skills. Tama Tonga is improving in Technical skills.

Show Rating: B+

Triple Threat Match:

“Bulldog the Second” Davey Boy Smith Jr vs “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson vs Satoshi Kojima

Segment Description:

Karl Anderson defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr and Satoshi Kojima in 9:55 when Karl Anderson defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr by pinfall with a Gun Stun (Jumping Cutter).

Road Agent Notes:

This match lifted the crowd. Davey Boy Smith Jr is improving in Performance skills. Karl Anderson is improving in Technical skills. Satoshi is improving in Technical skills.

Rating: A

Singles Match:

“Blue Justice” Yuji Nagata vs “Complete Fighter” Gedo

Segment Description:

Gedo defeated Yuji Nagata in 16:16 by pinfall with a Complete Shot. During the match we also had Jado run and attack Yuji Nagata.

Road Agent Notes:

Gedo was visibly tiring toward the end. This match lifted the crowd. Gedo is improving in Rumble skills. Gedo is improving in Technical skills.

Rating: A

Tag Team Match:

CHAOS (Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii) vs Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & Shelton X Benjamin)

Segment Description:

Suzuki-gun defeated CHAOS in 14:31 when Minoru Suzuki defeated Tomohiro Ishii with a Saka Otoshi (Inverted Facelock Takeover into a Rear-Naked Choke).

Road Agent Notes:

This match lifted the crowd. Tory Yano is improving in Performance skills. Tomohiro Ishii is improving in Technical and Performance skills. Minoru Suzuki is improving Rumble, Technical and Performance skills. Shelton X Benjamin is improving in Rumble and Technical skills.

Rating: B+

Suzuki Attacks Mutoh:

Segment Description:

After the match Minoru Suzuki rolled outside of the ring and attacked Keiji Mutoh.

Road Agent Notes:

This segment lifted the crowd.

Rating: A

Tag Team Match:

Bullet Club (Prince Devitt vs Bad Luck Fale) vs Togi Makabe & Kota Ibushi

Segment Description:

Togi Makabe and Kota Ibushi defeated Bullet Club in 17:09 when Kota Ibushi defeated Prince Devitt by pinfall with a Golden Star Press.

Road Agent Notes:

This match benefitted greatly from a hot crowd. This match lifted the crowd. Prince Devitt is improving in Rumble and Performance Skills. Bad Luck Fale is improving in Rumble, Technical and Performance skills. Togi Makabi is improving in Technical and Flying skills. Kota Ibushi is improving in Rumble and Technical skills.

Rating: B+

Singles Match:

“The Wrestler” Katsuyori Shibata vs “World Warrior” Low-Ki

Segment Description:

Katsuyori Shibata defeated Low-Ki in 23:48 by pinfall with a PK. During the match we also had Prince Devitt run in and attack Low-Ki.

Road Agent Notes:

The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. This match lifted the crowd. Katsuyori Shibata is improving in Technical skills. Katsuyori Shibata is improving in Performance skills.

Rating: B+

Main Event:

Tetsuya Naito & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Shinsuke Nakamura)

Segment Description:

Tetsuya Naito and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated CHAOS in 29:37 when Tetsuya Naito defeated Kazuchika Okada by pinfall with a Stardust Press.

Road Agent Notes:

Shinsuke Nakamura seemed off his game tonight. This match lifted the crowd. Tetsuya Naito is improving Performance skills. Hiroshi Tanahashi is improving in Technical skills. Kazuchika Okada is improving in Technical and Flying skills. Shinsuke Nakamura is improving in Rumble and Performance Skills.

Rating: A*

Final Notes:

Bad Luck Fale was used too much.

Final Rating: A</div>

WWZone · January 21, 2014

Important News:

Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks will be out for a month with a minor concussion so unfortunately The Young Bucks will have to vacant the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships and will be out of the 4 Way Warfare Match, so that means we will be having new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.

WWZone · January 24, 2014

Wrestle Kingdom 8:

Being held in front of 63,573 people at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, LIVE on Pay-Per-View.

Commentators: Kenta Kobashi, Masahiro Chono & Keiji Mutoh

Wrestle Kingdom Opening Promo

Segment Description:

A video airs showing Kazuchika Okada, Tetsuya Naito, Keiji Mutoh, Minoru Suzuki, Shinsuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata.

Road Agent Notes:

This segment benefitted greatly from a hot crowd. This segment lifted the crowd.

Rating: A

Opener:

“El Desperado” Kyosuke Mikami vs “Bushido” BUSHI vs “Mr High Tenson” Wataru Inoue

Segment Description:

Wataru Inoue defeated Kyosuke Mikami and BUSHI in 4:51 when Wataru Inoue defeated Kyosuke Mikami by pinfall with an Oracion Flame (Cross-Legged Scoop Slam Piledriver).

Road Agent Notes:

The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. Kyosuke Mikami is improving in Technical skills. BUSHI is improving in Rumble, Technical and Flying skills. Wataru Inoue is improving in Rumble skills.

Rating: B

Co-Opener:

Manabu Nakanishi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tomoaki Honma vs CHAOS (Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI)

Segment Description:

Nakanishi’s Team defeated CHAOS in 10:18 when Ryusuke Taguchi pinned with a Dodon (Chickenwing Facebuster)

Rating: B-

Fatal Four Way Tag Team Warfare:

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship:

The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) (34th Champions) vs The Time Splitters (KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley) vs Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) vs Suzuki-gun (Taka Michinoku & Taichi) (1st Challengers)

Special Notes:

Nick Jackson of the The Young Buck was injured at a DG-EVO Event with a Minor Concussion sidelining him from competing the ring for a month so The Young Bucks had to vacant the IWGP Jr Tag Belts.

Segment Description:

Suzuki-gun defeated Time Splitter and Forever Hooligans in 12:40, when Taka Michinoku pinned Alex Koslov after a Michinoku Driver. Suzuki-gun II win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championships and become the 35th Champions.

Road Agent Notes:

The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. Taka Michinoku looked good out there. Alex Shelley is improving in Rumble and Performance skills. KUSHIDA is improving in Rumble, Techincal and Flying skills. Taichi is improving in Rumble, Technical & Flying skills.

Rating: B

IWGP Tag Team Championship:

Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr) (63rd Champions) vs Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga) vs Ten-Koji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)

Segment Description:

Ten-Koji defeated KES and Bullet Club in 12:09, when Satoshi Kojima pinned Tama Tonga with a Cozy Lariat. Ten-Koji win the IWGP Tag Team Championships and become the 64th Champions.

Road Agent Notes:

Tama Tonga seemed off his game tonight. This match lifted the crowd. Davey Boy Smith Jr is improving in Rumble skills. Karl Anderson is improving in Perforamnce skills. Hiroyoshi Tenzan is improving in Performance skills. Satoshi Kojima is improving Performance skills.

Rating: B+

Special 8 Men Tag Team Match:

Blue Justice Army (Yuji Nagata, Kazushi Sakuraba), Tiger Mask & Jushin “Thunder” Liger vs Complete Players (Gedo, Jado, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi)

Segment Description:

Blue Justice Army defeated Complete Players in 10:38 when Yuji Nagata defeated Masato Tanaka by pinfall with a Backdrop Suplex.

Road Agent Notes:

This match lifted the crowd. Kazushi Sakuraba is improving in Performance skills. Masato Tanaka is improving in Rumble skills. Yujiro Takahashi is improving in Rumble and Technical skills.

Rating: A

Special Singles Match:

“YTR” Toru Yano vs “X Invader” Shelton X Benjamin

Segment Description:

Toru Yano defeated Shelton X Benjamin in 8:55 by pinfall with an Oni Koroshi (Kneeling Powerbomb). The match also had a lot of interference: Taka Michinoku & Taichi attacked Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii attacked Shelton X Benjamin.

Road Agent Notes:

This match benefitted greatly from a hot crowd. This match lifted the crowd.

Rating: B+

King Of Destroyer Match:

(Submissions, KO & TKO Only)

“Unchained Gorilla” Togi Makabe vs “The Underboss” Bad Luck Fale

Segment Description:

Togi Makabe defeated Bad Luck Fale in 15:26 by submission.

Road Agent Notes:

The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. This match benefitted greatly from a hot crowd.

Rating: B

Special Singles Match:

“Wild Samurai” Hirooki Goto vs “The Wrestler” Katsuyori Shibata

Segment Decription:

Hirooki Goto defeated Katsuyori Shibata in 14:53 by pinfall with a Go To Heaven.

Road Agent Notes:

The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost.

Wrestle Kingdom 7 Triple Threat Rematch:

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship:

“Real Rock ‘N’ Rolla” Prince Devitt (66th Champion) vs “Golden Star” Kota Ibushi vs “World Warrior” Low-Ki (2nd Challengers)

Segment Description:

Kota Ibushi defeated Prince Devitt and Low-Ki in 15:34 when Kota Ibushi pinned Low-ki with a Golden Star Press. Kota Ibushi wins the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship becoming the 67th Champion.

Rating: B+

Main Event I:

IWGP Intercontinental Championship:

Shinsuke Nakamura (4th Champion) vs Hiroshi Tanahashi (4th Challenger)

Segment Description:

Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in 25:06 by pinfall with a Boma Ye. Shinsuke makes defense number 5 of his IWGP Intercontinental Championship reign.

Road Agent Notes:

This match lifted the crowd.

Rating: A*

Main Event II

Special Singles Match:

Keiji Mutoh vs “The Ill Natured Man” Minoru Suzuki

Segment Description:

Keiji Mutoh defeated Minory Suzuki in 29:42 by pinfall with a Shining Wizard.

Road Agent Notes:

This match suffered because there was not enough selling shown. This match lifted the crowd. Minoru Suzuki is improving in Performance skills.

Rating: A*

Main Event III:

IWGP Heavyweight Championship:

“The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada (59th Champion) vs “Stardust Genius” Tetsuya Naito (7th Challenger/G1 Climax 2013 Winner)

Segment Description:

Kazuchika Okada defeated Tetsuya Naito in 44:44 by pinfall with a Rainmaker. Kazuchika Okada makes defense number 7 of his IWGP Heavyweight Championship reign.

Road Agent Notes:

Both men were visibly tiring toward the end. This match lifted the crowd.

Rating: A

Notes:

This show might have actually hurt our popularity overall.

Overall Rating: A

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