12/19 &12/20 NEW JAPAN 'ROAD TO THE TOKYO DOME' TOUR RESULTS
By Matthew Macklin on 2014-12-20 17:18:13
December 20th Road to Tokyo Dome - Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
This is the last NJPW show before Wrestle Kingdom on January 4th.
1. El Desperado defeated Yohei Komatsu.
Desperado pinned Komatsu after Guittarra De La Angel
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV defeated Sho Tanaka & KUSHIDA.
Liger pinned Tanaka after a Brainbuster. After the match Desperado tried to attack, but Liger fought him off.
3. Ryusuke Taguchi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima defeated Captain New Japan, Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata.
Taguchi made Captain submit to an ankle lock.
4. TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-Gun) defeated Kazushi Sakuraba, YOSHI-HASHI & Jado.
Taichi pinned Jado with a Taichi (Gedo) Clutch.
5. Toru Yano vs Takashi Iizuka.
No contest. After the match Naomichi Marufuji & TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) of Pro Wrestling NOAH saved Yano from a Suzuki-Gun beat down. Marufuji & TMDK will be Yano's partners at Wrestle Kingdom as they take on Iizuka, Shelton Benjamin and KES (Lance Arched & Davey Boy Smith, Jr) of Suzuki-Gun.
6. Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata defeated Tomoaki Honma & Tetsuya Naito/
Shibata pinned Honma after a PK (Penalty Kick)
7. Togi Makabe, Kota Ibushi & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Tomohiro Ishii, Kazuchika Okada & Shinsuke Nakamura (CHAOS).
Makabe pinned Ishii after a King Kong Knee Drop
The main event was the perfect preview to Wrestle Kingdom. Some of the exchanges between Nakamura & Ibushi were particularly mesmerising as well as the physicality between Makabe & Ishii. This is a great place to start for a taste of the best of NJPW heading into January 4th.
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