Post by Ll3yd on Mar 28, 2004 8:34:39 GMT -5
New Japan ran their March 28th rally in Tokyo at Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall). Results:
1. Makai Mask #1, Mitsuya Nagai, Katsuyori Shibata, & Ryushi Yanagisawa defeated Shin'ya Makabe, Yutaka Yoshie, Blue Wolf, & Toru Yano in 10 minutes, 32 seconds when Yanagisawa used a high-kick on Yano for the win.
2. Tiger Mask IV defeated Katsushi Takemura in 10 minutes, 21 seconds.
3. GHC Jr. Title Match: Jushin Liger defeated Masayuki Naruse in 18 minutes, 13 seconds with an avalanche-style brainbuster.
4. IWGP Jr. Title Match: Heat defeated Koji Kanemoto in 20 minutes, 48 seconds with a cross-arm scissors hold.
5. Josh Barnett defeated Mitsuya Nagai by disqualification in 4 minutes (Yasuda didn't appear) when Ken Shamrock did a run-in and challenged Barnett for the King of Pancrase title at NJ's 5/3 Tokyo Dome show.
6. U-30 Title Cage Death match: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kazunari Murakami in 12 minutes, 37 seconds by KO when Enson Inoue did a run-in.
After the match, the 5/3 Tokyo Dome match with Barnett was changed to Barnett & Enson Inoue vs. Ken Shamrock & Kazunari Murakami. Murakami appeared with the U-30 belt (even though he didn't win the match).
7. Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 12 minutes, 7 seconds with a cross-arm scissors (after Tenzan tried for the Anaconda Vice).
8. IWGP Tag Titles Match: Yoshihiro Takayama & Minoru Suzuki defeated Gen'ichiro Tenryu & Manabu Nakanishi when Suzuki pinned Nakanishi.
9. Yuji Nagata defeated Masa Chono in 14 minutes with the Nagata Lock III.
10. IWGP Title Match: Bob Sapp defeated Kensuke Sasaki in 8 minutes with a powerbomb to win the belt. . Sapp will defend the belt on 5/3 at the Tokyo Dome -- Shinsuke Nakamura challenged Sapp after the match for the belt.
credit: puroresupower.com
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I hoped they would'nt put the title on Sapp- i know he is a massive Draw in Japan but this hurts all the New Japan heavyweights and the Title. i wonder how long he will win the title. Nakamura is back and i would 'nt be surprised if he won the title back at the Tokyo dome.
Three title changes since Nakamura vacated due to injury
Tenzan-Sasaki and then Sapp. If they wanted to give it straight back to Nakamura they should have kept it on Tenzan to make hime look stronger and kept the title strong
1. Makai Mask #1, Mitsuya Nagai, Katsuyori Shibata, & Ryushi Yanagisawa defeated Shin'ya Makabe, Yutaka Yoshie, Blue Wolf, & Toru Yano in 10 minutes, 32 seconds when Yanagisawa used a high-kick on Yano for the win.
2. Tiger Mask IV defeated Katsushi Takemura in 10 minutes, 21 seconds.
3. GHC Jr. Title Match: Jushin Liger defeated Masayuki Naruse in 18 minutes, 13 seconds with an avalanche-style brainbuster.
4. IWGP Jr. Title Match: Heat defeated Koji Kanemoto in 20 minutes, 48 seconds with a cross-arm scissors hold.
5. Josh Barnett defeated Mitsuya Nagai by disqualification in 4 minutes (Yasuda didn't appear) when Ken Shamrock did a run-in and challenged Barnett for the King of Pancrase title at NJ's 5/3 Tokyo Dome show.
6. U-30 Title Cage Death match: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kazunari Murakami in 12 minutes, 37 seconds by KO when Enson Inoue did a run-in.
After the match, the 5/3 Tokyo Dome match with Barnett was changed to Barnett & Enson Inoue vs. Ken Shamrock & Kazunari Murakami. Murakami appeared with the U-30 belt (even though he didn't win the match).
7. Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 12 minutes, 7 seconds with a cross-arm scissors (after Tenzan tried for the Anaconda Vice).
8. IWGP Tag Titles Match: Yoshihiro Takayama & Minoru Suzuki defeated Gen'ichiro Tenryu & Manabu Nakanishi when Suzuki pinned Nakanishi.
9. Yuji Nagata defeated Masa Chono in 14 minutes with the Nagata Lock III.
10. IWGP Title Match: Bob Sapp defeated Kensuke Sasaki in 8 minutes with a powerbomb to win the belt. . Sapp will defend the belt on 5/3 at the Tokyo Dome -- Shinsuke Nakamura challenged Sapp after the match for the belt.
credit: puroresupower.com
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I hoped they would'nt put the title on Sapp- i know he is a massive Draw in Japan but this hurts all the New Japan heavyweights and the Title. i wonder how long he will win the title. Nakamura is back and i would 'nt be surprised if he won the title back at the Tokyo dome.
Three title changes since Nakamura vacated due to injury
Tenzan-Sasaki and then Sapp. If they wanted to give it straight back to Nakamura they should have kept it on Tenzan to make hime look stronger and kept the title strong
