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3/6/23 Results from New Japan’s Anniversary Event from Ota City, Tokyo Japan:
1 - Kosei Fujita and Zack Sabre Jr. vs. El Phantasmo and KENTA.
KENTA taps out Fujita with Game Over.
2 - Satoshi Kojima, Toru Yano and Tama Tonga vs. Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis and Will Ospreay
Aussie Open hits Coreallis on Kojima. Fletcher pins Kojima.
3 - Ren Narita, El Desperado and Minoru Suzuki vs. Dick Togo, SHO and EVIL
Desperado pins Togo after hitting Pinche Loco. After the match, EVIL attacks Ren Narita and smashed him in the head with a chair. Narita’s nose was bloodied. EVIL and House of Torture retreats. EVIL and Narita will meet later in the New Japan Cup.
4 - SANADA, Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito vs. Aaron Henare, Great O-Khan and Jeff Cobb
Henare battles Takagi. Cobb hits a Tour of the Islands on Takagi. Cobb throws Naito with a Spin Cycle. Henare punt kicks Takagi and hits Streets of Rage. Henare pins Takagi clean. Big pop for the win. Aaron Henare will face Shingo Takagi on Friday in the New Japan Cup.
5 - Lio Rush and YOH vs. BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi
Rush pins BUSHI with a Final Hour.
New Japan Cup 2023 Matches:
6 - Round 1 Match: Shota Umino vs. Yujiro Takahashi
Pieter is Back with the Tokyo Pimp. Umino controlled the match till SHO appeared at ringside. Yujiro hit Pimp Juice for a two count. SHO jumps in the ring. Yujiro hits a low blow. Yujiro tries to hit Umino with his Pimp Stick but misses. Umino hits a DDT on Yujiro. Umino hits a Death Rider on SHO. Umino hits a Death Rider on Yujiro. Umino pins Yujiro. Shota Umino moves on in the Tournament and will face Zack Sabre Jr. next
7 - Round 1 Match: David Finlay vs. Tomohiro Ishii
David Finlay comes out with Gedo! New member of Bullet Club and the replacement for Jay White. Both men attack each other at the bell. They trade blows. It is a fight. They beat the hell out of each other. A stiff good match. Finlay drops Ishii with a Trash Panda. Finlay pins Ishii. David Finlay moves on in the Tournament and will face Great O-Khan in the next Round. Gedo cuts a promo putting over Finlay as the future of Bullet Club.
8 - IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI
Good competitive match. Tanahashi took the brunt of the offense by Bishomon. Okada tagged in and he took some punishment too. Okada fought back and applied the Money Clip to Goto. Goto does not submit but he avoids the Rainmaker. Back and forth match. Tanahashi goes for a High FlyFlow but YOSHI-HASHI gets the knees up. Bishomon hits a Violent Flash on Tanahashi, and follow with Shoto. Okada breaks up the count. Goto with a reverse GTR on Okada. Lots of near falls. Crowd is popping huge. Goto and YOSHI-HASHI hit a Naraku (double swinging neck breaker) on Tanahashi. YOSHI-HASHI pins Tanahashi. Bishomon retain the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.
Great back and forth match. The only problem is Okada cannot hold the World Title and Tag Title. So the challengers were not going to win. Okada could not take the pin so it would have been Tanahashi to take the fall. The crowd was pumped so it was a success. If the tag titles were not on the line then perhaps there could some suspension of disbelief. However, this win really solidified Bishomon as a the top team in New Japan.
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