Jado & Gedo celebrated their 20th anniversary in pro wrestling today with a successful show at Korakuen Hall, drawing a sell out crowd despite All Japan’s biggest show of the year also taking place in Tokyo. The famous tag team faced an interesting challenge in the form of Pro Wrestling NOAH heels Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Genba Hirayanagi, who presented a tough fight for the hometown boys. The difference in experience and cohesion was telling though, as Jado & Gedo prevailed, Jado submitting Hirayanagi. This was Gedo’s return after a long injury that has kept him out much of the year, and the brothers hugged post-match before thanking fans. The show also saw several other interesting matches, such as a Hardcore Tag in which Yano & Masato Tanaka bested Makabe & Goto, while an all-star junior eight man tag also excited fans.

NJPW “GET OUT OF MY WAY ~JG20FTW~”, 8/30/09 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,900 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Milano Collection AT & Taichi beat Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi (9:45) when Milano used a Gedo clutch on Yoshihashi.
2. Tomohiro Ishii beat Tomoaki Honma (10:04) with a brainbuster.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura & Takashi Iizuka beat Yuji Nagata & Mitsuhide Hirasawa (10:23) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Hirasawa.
4. Manabu Nakanishi beat Wataru Inoue (11:28) with the Dai*Nakanishi German.
5. Tiger Mask, Jushin Thunder Liger, Great Sasuke & Kota Ibushi beat Koji Kanemoto, Ryusuke Taguchi, Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku (15:58) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Taguchi.
6. Across 4 Soul - Hardcore Rules Match: Toru Yano & Masato Tanaka beat Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto (16:40) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Goto.
7. This is our way -JG 20th STYLE-: Jado & Gedo beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Genba Hirayanagi (23:29) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Hirayanagi.