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[RESULTS]NJPW NEW YEAR GOLD SERIES 2005, 1/26/05 by Stuart - 26 Jan 2005

New Japan were on the move again, this time the Miyagi Sports Center was treated to a packed New Japan event. As usual the Young Lions took canter stage first. Nagao was dominating all throughout the match. Yamamoto and Anzawa weren’t able to stop the big machine. Yujiro was angry he wasn’t tagged in so he tagged himself in. A big mistake. Anzawa hit a Zero-Sen Kick for the win.

It was now time for Ryusuke Taguchi Farewell Match 2. This was Taguchi’s final match before heading to Mexico. Nishimura showed his respect for Taguchi with a handshake before things began. Nishimura and AmDragon had the experience in the match but Taguchi and Goto had the heart. Taguchi hit a dropkick and locked on a Crab Hold. AmDragon got to the ropes but Taguchi showed he hasn’t going to leave without a fight. Nishimura hit back with some nice MUGA moves. Nishimura hit a head stand on Goto and tagged to AmDragon. AmDragon finished the match off with a Dragon Sulpex. After the match Taguchi gave his farewell speech. He said he won’t return to New Japan until he is a better wrestlers and he thanked all the fans for their support.

Next a huge six man Jr. tag match. Jado & Gedo promised a mystery partner and promised he would join CTU. Jado & Gedo delivered, their secret partner was none other than Dick Togo. As soon as Togo entered the ring a massive Jr. brawl began. The match was nearly thrown out but the referee was able to get all six men under control. The match was filled with countless near falls and extreme moves. At one point Dick Togo was going to deliver a Diving Senton to Takemura on the outside but Tiger Mask pushed him off the ropes. Takemura got back in the ring and got a close three on Jado after a M-9. CTU then overpowered the New Japan Jr. Army. Dick Togo and Jado held Takemura down while Jado hit a Superfly Splash for the three count and the win for CTU. After the match Togo posed with Jado & Gedo while holding a CTU banner. Togo then took a CTU t-shirt and wore it out of the arena.

Another Black Japan vs. New Japan match followed. Yoshie and Kanemoto taking on Nagai and Liger. Liger didn’t want anything to do with Kanemoto, he could hardly even look at him during the match. Nagai used his knees to take down Kanemoto but missed a very early Hyper Knee. Kanemoto hit a vicious kick that caught Nagai square on the temple. Yoshie got the tag and hit a series of back fists. Nagai was drained and finally got a tag to Liger. Liger hit a brain buster and set Yoshie up for a Avalanche Style Brain Buster but Yoshie shoved Liger off the ropes. Liger then got caught in a Yoshie Diving Body Press. After the match Yoshie told Nagai that he doesn’t deserve one half of the All Asian Tag titles.

Finally our main event. A New Japan vs Black New Japan 5 vs. 5 Elimination Match, two wrestlers will start and the winner will advance to fight the next wrestler. Minoru Tanaka (who believes that he should fight for the IWGP) fought Makabe in the first round. Makabe was still a little beaten up after the attack from Nagata. Tanaka didn’t hold anything back catching Makabe off guard with his speed. The fans suspected this to be a normal Heavyweight/Jr. Heavyweight match with the Heavyweight getting the win but they were wrong. Tanaka jumped over a spear and caught Makabe in a Minoru Special. Makabe was caught in the middle of the ring and was forced to tap.

Tanahashi then made his way to the ring as Tanaka had to get ready for another fight. Tanaka met Tanahashi half way to the ring. And tried to stop Tanahashi from getting to the ring at all. Tanaka had no intention of letting Tanahashi to the ring. At the 18 count Tanahashi shoved Tanaka into the railing and got into the ring before the 20. Tanaka’s plan didn’t work and he was forced to the back. Before Tanahashi could catch his breath Scott Norton rang to the ring. Norton began pummeling Tanahashi and nearly pinned him with a Lariat. Norton hit a powerbomb and Tanahashi was being dominated by the big Black Japan gajin. Norton signaled for the finish and picked up Tanahashi. He started the run up for his Running Powerslam but Tanahashi somehow wriggled out and caught Norton with a cradle for the three.

Next Shibata fought Tanahashi. Shibata was full of fire and wanted to punish Tanahashi. Shibata hit a german suplex and a dragon suplex. Tanahashi hit back with a dropkick to the outside. Shibata used the railing to help himself up before getting hit with a Dragon Rocket. Both men made it in before the 20. The heated battle continued and Shibata nearly tapped out to a Dragon Sleeper. Tanahashi hit a flash cradle for another two. Shibata hit a German Suplex Hold for a two and then locked on a Dragon Sleeper. Tanahashi struggled to move. Shibata released it and charged forward for a P.K. for the three count. Nakamura then made his way ring, taking his time. Nakamura and Shibata stood off against one another and the crowd was ready for a massive brawl, and it delivered. Nakamura and Shibata held nothing back, catching each other with high kicks and hard strikes. The fight turned rolled to the apron where Shibata hit a German Suplex off the apron. The fighting didn’t stop there as they fought up towards the wrestler entrance. The referee reached his 20 count and both wrestlers were counted out.

Two brand new wrestlers made their way out next, none other with Nagata and Nakanishi. Nagata looked a little calmer this time around. Nakanishi overpowered Nagata at the start and the fans could see the rage building in Nagata. Nakanishi hit a lariat to the outside and caught Nagata with a Hercules Cutter on the floor. Nagata got straight back up and caught Nakanishi with a exploder on the hard floor. He then began hitting a defenseless Nakanishi with lefts and rights. The referee rolled to the outside and tried to stop Nagata. It worked but Nagata grabbed a chair. Nagata whacked Nakanishi and the referee called for the DQ. Nagata then caught the referee with the chair.

Tenzan was the next man out for New Japan. He rolled Nakanishi into the ring right away but only got a two count from the Nagata chair shot. Nakanishi was still a little dazed and Tenzan worked him over, hitting a TTD and a Moonsault for a long two count. Nakanishi powered back and hit a lariat and a Canadian backbreaker. Nakanishi then set Tenzan up for the Hercules Cutter but Tenzan slipped out from behind and rolled him up with a school boy. The final wrestler to fight was Chono. Tenzan was in control of the match until he missed a lariat and Chono locked on a FTS. Tenzan made it to the ropes but looked to have hurt his shoulder. Nakanishi stayed on the outside to watch the match. Tanaka then ran to the ring and climbed to the top. Tenzan turned round and got caught with a missile dropkick. Chono then hit a Yakuza Kick to the outside. Nakanishi hit a powerbomb and rolled a near lifeless Tenzan back into the ring. Chono then hit a Sliding Yakuza Kick for the three count and the win for Black New Japan.

NJPW, 1/26/05 (Samurai! TV)

Miyagi Sports Center

3000 Fans - No Vanacy

1. Naofumi Yamamoto & Akiya Anzawa def. Hiroshi Nagao & Yujiro (8:33)Anzawa used a Zero-Sen Kick on Yujiro

2. Ryusuke Taguchi Farewell Match #2: Osamu Nishimura & American Dragon def. Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirooki Goto (12:09) When American Dragon used a Dragon Suplex on Goto

3. New Japan vs Black New Japan: Jado , Gedo & Dick Togo def. Tiger Mask , Wataru Inoue & Katushi Takemura (15:42) When Gedo used a Superfly Splash on Takemura

4. New Japan vs Black New Japan: Yutaka Yoshie & Koji Kanemoto def. Mitsuya Nagai & Jushin Thunder Liger (11:32) When Yohsie used a Yohsie Diving Body Press  on Liger

5. New Japan vs Black New Japan 5 vs. 5 Elimination Match: Masahiro Chono , Manabu Nakanishi , Scott Norton , Katsuyori Shibata & Minoru Tanaka def. Hiroyoshi Tenzan , Yuji Nagata , Togi Makabe , Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shinsuke Nakamura (56:36)

-Minoru Tanaka def. Togi Makabe (5:21) when Tanaka a Minoru Special

-Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Minoru Tanaka (0:24) by count-out

-Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Scott Norton (6:32) When Tanahashi used an Inside Cradle

-Katsuyori Shibata def. Hiroshi Tanahashi (10:10) When Shibata used a P.K

-Shinsuke Nakamura   drew Katsuyori Shibata (12:23) when both were counted out

-Manabu Nakanishi def. Yuji Nagata (8:21) by DQ

-Hiroyoshi Tenzan def. Manabu Nakanishi (6:48) When Tenzan used a school boy

-Masahiro Chono def. Hiroyoshi Tenzan (7:57) when Chono pinned Tenzan after Tanaka & Nakanishi interference

Edited January 17, 2005 by Krazy_K

[Krazy_K]

[RESULTS]NJPW/Muga "MUGA IN SAPPORO", 1/29/05 by Stuart - 29 Jan 2005

New Japan traveled to the Sapporo Teisen Hall to run a very special MUGA based card. Our first MUGA match if the night was a junior based one. Hirooki Goto took on Katsuhiko Nakajima. Goto was warned very early in the first round for connecting with a fist. At the end of the first round both men looked a little worse for wear. Nakajima hit a German Suplex Hold for a two count. Goto fought back but was unable to overcome Nakajima. Nakajima locked on a Crab Hold and forced Goto to tap before round two was able to finish.

Match two brought the crowd an open weight MUGA fight. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jushin Thunder Liger. Liger came out fighting like he had nothing to lose. He hit a number of low kicks and knocked him down with a Koppou Kick. Nakamura fought back in the second and nearly won the match with a ront Sleeper but just as Liger was about to submit to the pain the buzzer ended the second round. The match rolled into the fourth round and Nakamura could see the moment to eend the match. Liger went for another Shotei but Nakamura was able to avoid it and in one quick moment locked on a Shining Triangle. Liger struggled but soon tapped out giving Nakamura the win.

Our third match of the night saw IWGP Champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan fighting Minoru Tanaka. Tanaka said that he would make the step into the heavyweight division and tonight he would beat the IWGP Champion, and from the start he meant it. Tanaka caught Tenzan off guard during the first round. Tenzan had no reply for Tanaka. At the end of the first round Tenzan looked a little worried, while Tanaka was as smug as ever. Tenzan was able to fight back in the second round, he used his head more than any thing else. One head butt caught Tanaka right on his nose and busted it open. The blood seemed to anger Tanaka and he locked Tenzan in a Minoru Special. Tenzan was able to get to the ropes though. In the third round Tenzan was able to wrap the match up. The blood lose was too much for Tanaka and Tenzan caught him in an Anaconda Vice and Tanaka tapped out. After the match Tenzan praised Tanaka for going as long as he did with him.

Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yutaka Yoshie took center stage next as the former tag champions fought against one another. Yoshie used his size to control Tanahashi. After a slow first round and action finally picked up in the second. Yoshie hit a flurry of back fists; the last was turned into a spinning back fist. Tanahashi fought back and hit a bJumping Elbow. Yoshie hit a lariat that sent Tanahashi over the top to the outside. One baseball slide later. Both wrestlers were fighting on the outside. Tanahashi hit a Dragon Suplex on the floor but Yoshie was still able to get in at 19. Yoshie hit a Yoshie Diving Body Press but Tanahashi got a shoulder up. Tanahashi then used his super speed and rolled Yoshie up for the three.

In a rematch from the 1/4 Tokyo Dome Takashi Iizuka challenged Minoru Suzuki. Everyone knows that MiSuzuki is an experienced shoot fighter so they knew that MiSuzuki would have the upper hand. MiSuzuki totally controlled the match with a variety of sleepers. Iizuka really had no answer but he nearly got the surprise victory with a Blizzard Suplex. MiSuzuki ducked a lariat and locked Iizuka in a Sleeper Hold for the round one victory.

Our main event of the night saw “Mr. Muga” Osamu Nishimura fight “Mr. Saikyo” Yuji Nagata. Nagata had been on a beating spree at the moment and no doubt he would continue it against Nishimura. Nagata knew that 3 warnings would result in a DQ and that a chair shot was worth two warnings. He knew that if push came to shove he could blast Nishimura with a chair. The first three rounds were full of holds and counters. By the fourth round Nagata began to get annoyed with Nishimura. Nishimura nearly defeated Nagata in the fourth round with a Ground Cobra Twist. Nagata fought back and locked Nishimura in a Reverse Nagata III. In the sixth round Nagata rolled to the outside and grabbed a chair. He blasted Nishimura and gave himself two warnings, Nishimura also somehow kicked out. Nagata snapped and grabbed the chair again. He swung with force but Nishimura was able to grab the chair and spin Nagata, he knelt down and Nagata slid into a Backslide for the three count. Nishimura didn’t stay around after the match as Nagata was furious with what happened.

NJPW/Muga "MUGA IN SAPPORO", 1/29/05 (Samurai! TV)

Sapporo Teisen Hall

1,350 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House

1. European Catch Rules: Katsuhiko Nakajima def. Hirooki Goto (R2, 2:34)

2. European Catch Rules: Shinsuke Nakamura def. Jushin Thunder Liger (R4, 1:13)

3. European Catch Rules: Hiroyoshi Tenzan def. Minoru Tanaka (R3, 2:00)

4. European Catch Rules: Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Yutaka Yoshie (R3, 2:59)

5. European Catch Rules: Minoru Suzuki def. Takashi Iizuka (R1, 1:57)

6. European Catch Rules: Osamu Nishimura def. Yuji Nagata (R6, 2:12)

Edited January 25, 2005 by Krazy_K

[LUKIE]

Your shows are really detailed. Your MUGA show doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Even with those wrestlers, they would still follow the MUGA Style of wrestling, but you threw that out, even with Nishimura. Nishimura would have won with a Sleeper Hold, or a Figure Four (To be honest, Nagata would have won) while Yoshie heading to the top rope is just plain wierd.

It should have been New Japan with European Catch Rules, not MUGA.

We still have to wait a few more shows to find out where your heading with the booking. But they are looking really really good.

Let's see if this one get's better then my old one I hope so

[TGC]

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