Post by Ll3yd on Mar 12, 2004 11:26:19 GMT -5
New Japan ran their March 12th rally in Tokyo at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym II, claiming 3,800 paid. Results:
1. Heat, Masayuki Naruse, Wataru Inoue, & Tiger Mask IV defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Hirooki Goto, Koji Kanemoto, & Jushin Liger in 14 minutes, 33 seconds when Heat used a Minoru Special on Taguchi for the win.
2. Toru Yano defeated Naofumi Yamamoto in 3 minutes, 48 seconds.
3. Osamu Nishimura defeated Katsushi Takemura in 6 minutes, 37 seconds with a Dragon Sleeper.
4. Tatsutoshi Goto & Hiro Saito defeated Mitsuya Nagai & Makai Mask #1 in 7 minutes, 48 seconds when Goto used a back-drop suplex on Nagai for the win.
5. IWGP Jr. Tag Titles Match: Curry Man & American Dragon defeated Gedoh & Jadoh in 17 minutes, 33 seconds when Curry Man used a double-arm face crusher on Gedoh for the win.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yutaka Yoshie defeated Tadao Yasuda & Kazunari Murakami in 7 minutes, 45 seconds when Tanahashi used a Jumping Elbow Drop on Yasuda for the win.
7. Minoru Suzuki defeated Scott Norton in 5 minutes, 18 seconds by TKO from a choke sleeper.
8. Yoshihiro Takayama defeated Katsuyori Shibata in 3 minutes, 34 seconds with a choke sleeper for the TKO.
9. Gen'ichiro Tenryu & Manabu Nakanishi defeated Yuji Nagata & Masa Chono in 8 minutes, 58 seconds when Tenryu used his 53 years old (brainbuster) on Nagata for yet another win.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Kensuke Sasaki defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 15 minutes, 45 seconds with his "Volcano Eruption" finisher. Sasaki will face Bob Sapp for the title on 3/28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall) in Tokyo. Sasaki becomes the 36th IWGP champion.
credit; puroresupower.com
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I think this is a stupid move by NJPW, Tenzan only just won the title after losing it on his first defense. They are making Tenzan look like a joke. I hope they dont put the title on Bob Sapp- i dont care how much he draws
1. Heat, Masayuki Naruse, Wataru Inoue, & Tiger Mask IV defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Hirooki Goto, Koji Kanemoto, & Jushin Liger in 14 minutes, 33 seconds when Heat used a Minoru Special on Taguchi for the win.
2. Toru Yano defeated Naofumi Yamamoto in 3 minutes, 48 seconds.
3. Osamu Nishimura defeated Katsushi Takemura in 6 minutes, 37 seconds with a Dragon Sleeper.
4. Tatsutoshi Goto & Hiro Saito defeated Mitsuya Nagai & Makai Mask #1 in 7 minutes, 48 seconds when Goto used a back-drop suplex on Nagai for the win.
5. IWGP Jr. Tag Titles Match: Curry Man & American Dragon defeated Gedoh & Jadoh in 17 minutes, 33 seconds when Curry Man used a double-arm face crusher on Gedoh for the win.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yutaka Yoshie defeated Tadao Yasuda & Kazunari Murakami in 7 minutes, 45 seconds when Tanahashi used a Jumping Elbow Drop on Yasuda for the win.
7. Minoru Suzuki defeated Scott Norton in 5 minutes, 18 seconds by TKO from a choke sleeper.
8. Yoshihiro Takayama defeated Katsuyori Shibata in 3 minutes, 34 seconds with a choke sleeper for the TKO.
9. Gen'ichiro Tenryu & Manabu Nakanishi defeated Yuji Nagata & Masa Chono in 8 minutes, 58 seconds when Tenryu used his 53 years old (brainbuster) on Nagata for yet another win.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Kensuke Sasaki defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 15 minutes, 45 seconds with his "Volcano Eruption" finisher. Sasaki will face Bob Sapp for the title on 3/28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall) in Tokyo. Sasaki becomes the 36th IWGP champion.
credit; puroresupower.com
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I think this is a stupid move by NJPW, Tenzan only just won the title after losing it on his first defense. They are making Tenzan look like a joke. I hope they dont put the title on Bob Sapp- i dont care how much he draws
