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4/3 RESULTS FROM NEW JAPAN'S ROAD TO SAKURA GENESIS 2024

From Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Japan:

1 - Katsuya Murashima and Shoma Kato vs. Yujiro Takahashi and EVIL

Yujiro pins Kato after Pimp Juice.

2 - Boltin Oleg, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Toru Yano vs. TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi and SANADA

Uemura pins Tiger Mask after a top rope body press.

3 - El Desperado and YOSHI-HASHI vs. Taiji Ishimori and Chase Owens

Ishimori kicked Desperado in the groin then rolled him into a Gedo Clutch.

Ishimori pins Desperado

4 - Gauntlet Match:  Kevin Knight, KUSHIDA and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Callum Newman, Francesco Akira and TJP

The winner faces Gedo, Drilla Moloney and Clark Conners.

Ishii pins Newman with a brainbuster.    Drilla, Conners and Gedo hit the ring.   They attack Ishii and, Knight and KUSHIDA.   

Knight hits a Spike DDT on Gedo.

Knight pins Gedo.

After the match, Knight and KUSHIDA pose with the IWGP Tag belts.   War Dogs and Catch 22 fight over the belts.

Knight and KUSHIDA challenge them to a Tornado Tag Match at SAKURA GENESIS.   War Dogs and Catch 22 accept.  

5 - Shingo Takagi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru

Takagi went for Last of the Dragon, but Kanemaru grabbed the referee.  Kanemaru kicked the referee by mistake and sprayed Takagi with the Suntory Surprise.   EVIL, Yujiro and Dick Togo hit the ring and stomp on Takagi.  Kanemaru goes for a pin, but Takagi kicks out.   

Kanemaru punches the referee and gets disqualified.   Kanemaru takes off the referee's shirt and puts it on.

House of Torture beat up Takagi.   EVIL hits Everything on Evil on Takagi.   EVIL announces that in the special referee in their match for the  NEVER Openweight Title will be Yoshinobu Kanemaru.

6 - YOH and Shota Umino vs. SHO and Ren Narita

YOH pins SHO with a Direct Driver.

After the match, YOH promises to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title this Saturday.

7 -  Hiromu Takahashi and Tetsuya Naito vs. BUSHI and Yota Tsuji

Good match between members of Los Ingobernales de Japon.   BUSHI hits a DDT on Hiromu.  Naito with a high kick to BUSHI. Tsuji hits a knee strike on Naito.  Hiromu with superkick to Tsuji.   BUSHI with Codebreaker on Hiromu.   BUSHI with a rewind kick on Hiromu.  Hiromu picks up BUSHI in a fireman's carry and drives him into the turnbuckle.  Hiromu hits a Dynamite Plunger.   Tsuji breaks the count.   Naito hits a Tornado DDT on Tsuji.   Hiromu picks up BUSHI on his shoulders.   BUSHI reverses into a Bushi Roll.

BUSHI pins Hiromu

After the match, BUSHI warns Hiromu that the Best of the Super Juniors is coming and he is ready.

Tsuji addresses Naito and says he will be ready at SAKURA GENESIS.   

SAKURA GENESIS 2024 will be on Saturday April 6, 2024.

The top matches are:

• IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (Tornado Tag):   Kevin Knight and KUSHIDA vs.Francesco Akira and TJP vs. Drilla Moloney and Clark Conners
• IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship:  YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto vs. Chase Owens and KENTA
• IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship:  YOH vs. SHO
• NEVER Openweight Championship:  Shingo Takagi vs. EVIL (special referee, Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
• IWGP World Heavyweight Championship:   Yota Tsuji vs. Tetsuya Naito

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