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[Tour Details]

Shows: 13
Total attendance: 32,180
Average attendance: 2,475
Highest attendance: 5,200 on 6/5/02 (headlined by Koji Kanemoto vs. Minoru Tanaka)
Lowest attendance: 1,200 on 5/20/02 (headlined by Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & AKIRA vs. Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Masahito Kakihara)
Longest match: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura on 6/5/02 at 60:00
Shortest match: Kensuke Sasaki vs. AKIRA on 5/28/02 at 0:38

NJPW, 6/5/02 (WPW)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
5,200 Fans

1. Masayuki Naruse beat Wataru Inoue (3:29) with a cross armbreaker.
2. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat El Samurai & Blue Wolf (8:38) when Goto used a backdrop suplex on Samurai.
3. Shiro Koshinaka & Kenzo Suzuki beat Yutaka Yoshie & Katsuyori Shibata (8:27) when Koshinaka used a powerbomb on Shibata.
4. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Curry Man Michinoku Pro beat Black Tiger, Gedo & GOKU-DO (13:29) when Curry used the Spicy Drop on Gedo.
5. Yuji Nagata & Masahito Kakihara beat Scott Norton & AKIRA (10:34) when Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on AKIRA.
6. Bas Rutten beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (3:41) with a sleeper hold.
7. IWGP Tag Team Title: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (c) vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura went to a draw (60:00) when the time limit expired (1st defense).
8. IWGP Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Match: Kensuke Sasaki beat Tadao Yasuda (5:35) with a lariat.
9. Best of the Super Jr. - Final: Koji Kanemoto beat Minoru Tanaka (14:12) with a Dragon suplex hold.

NJPW, 6/3/02
Saku City Gymnasium
1,400 Fans

1. Curry Man Michinoku Pro beat Wataru Inoue (8:33) with a moonsault press.
2. Masayuki Naruse beat Katsuyori Shibata (3:13) by referee stop.
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Blue Wolf (9:17) with a German suplex hold.
4. Shiro Koshinaka & Masahito Kakihara beat Hiro Saito & GOKU-DO (10:44) when Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on GOKU-DO.
5. 2/3 Falls: Koji Kanemoto, AKIRA, Black Tiger & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru Tanaka, El Samurai & Tiger Mask (21:27). Tiger Mask used a rolling double knee on Gedo (7:33). AKIRA used a Musasabi press on Samurai (8:43). Kanemoto used the Crossface of JADO on Tiger Mask (5:11).
6. Tadao Yasuda & Yutaka Yoshie beat Kensuke Sasaki & Kenzo Suzuki (10:57) by referee stop (Yasuda beat Suzuki).
7. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura beat Scott Norton, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tatsutoshi Goto (12:23) when Nakanishi used a hijack backbreaker on Goto.

NJPW, 6/2/02 (SXW)
Matsudo Movement Park Gymnasium
2,500 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Hiro Saito beat Blue Wolf (8:03) with a senton bomb.
2. Black Tiger & Gedo beat Curry Man Michinoku Pro & Wataru Inoue (9:23) when Gedo used the Complete Shot on Curry.
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Masayuki Naruse [3] beat Tiger Mask [3] (6:54) with a Kopylov clutch.
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Koji Kanemoto [4] beat Katsuyori Shibata [3] (6:12) with the Crossface of JADO.
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Minoru Tanaka [4] beat El Samurai [3] (13:01) with a la magistral trap.
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [4] vs. Jado [1] went to a double countout (3:10).
7. Tatsumi Fujinami, Shiro Koshinaka & Masahito Kakihara beat Masahiro Chono, Tatsutoshi Goto & AKIRA (11:10) when Koshinaka used a hip attack on AKIRA.
8. Kensuke Sasaki, Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Yuji Nagata, Tadao Yasuda & Yutaka Yoshie (16:17) when Sasaki used a lariat on Yoshie.
9. Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura beat Scott Norton & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (13:38) when Nishimura used a backslide on Norton.

NJPW, 5/30/02
Miyako City Gymnasium
1,600 Fans

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Wataru Inoue [2] beat Gedo [3] (11:19) with the Triangle Lancer.
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Black Tiger [3] beat Masahito Kakihara [3] (8:20) with an inside cradle.
3. Minoru Tanaka, Masayuki Naruse & Tiger Mask beat Koji Kanemoto, Hiro Saito & GOKU-DO (12:34) when Tiger used a rounding body press on GOKU-DO.
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: El Samurai [3] beat AKIRA [3] (11:48) with a chickenwing armlock.
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [4] beat Curry Man Michinoku Pro [2] (12:58) with a brainbuster.
6. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura beat Tadao Yasuda, Yutaka Yoshie & Blue Wolf (16:53) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Wolf.
7. Kensuke Sasaki, Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Scott Norton, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tatsutoshi Goto (11:31) when Sasaki used a Scorpion Deathlock on Goto.

NJPW, 5/29/02
Kesennuma City Gymnasium
1,500 Fans

1. Kenzo Suzuki beat Toru Yano (6:11) with a jumping knee attack.
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Masahito Kakihara [3] beat Jado [1] by forfeit.
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Curry Man Michinoku Pro [2] beat Katsuyori Shibata [3] (7:14) with the Spicy Drop.
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Gedo [3] beat Masayuki Naruse [2] (10:41) with the Complete Shot.
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tiger Mask [3] beat Wataru Inoue [1] (8:16) with a Tiger suplex hold.
6. Koji Kanemoto, Black Tiger & GOKU-DO beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru Tanaka & El Samurai (14:39) when Tiger used the Black Tiger Crusher on Samurai.
7. Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Nishimura beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (8:32) when Fujinami used a Dragon sleeper on Hiro.
8. Kensuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Tadao Yasuda & Blue Wolf (11:20) when Sasaki used a lariat on Wolf.
9. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie beat Scott Norton, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & AKIRA (13:34) when Nagata used the Nagata Lock II on AKIRA.

NJPW "SENDAI TOUKON MEMORIAL DAY", 5/28/02 (PPV/WPW)
Miyagi Sports Center
4,300 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Masayuki Naruse, Masahito Kakihara & Curry Man Michinoku Pro beat Black Tiger, Gedo & GOKU-DO (8:29) when Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on GOKU-DO.
2. The Bloody Yoshimoto Pro (Jd') beat Sachie Abe Yoshimoto Pro (Jd') (7:21) with the Bloody EX.
3. Tatsumi Fujinami, Osamu Nishimura & Katsuyori Shibata beat Yutaka Yoshie, Blue Wolf & Wataru Inoue (6:22) when Nishimura used a spinning toehold on Inoue.
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Minoru Tanaka [3] beat Tiger Mask [2] (10:22) with a horizontal cradle.
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Koji Kanemoto [3] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [3] (17:17) with a standing heel hold.
6. 30th Anniversary Toukon Match: Manabu Nakanishi beat Yoshiaki Yatsu SPWF (13:17) with a German suplex hold.
7. New Japan vs. Team 2000 Tug of War: Masahiro Chono, Scott Norton, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tatsutoshi Goto & AKIRA beat Yuji Nagata, Kensuke Sasaki, Tadao Yasuda, Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi by 3-1-1.
- Tatsutoshi Goto beat Tadao Yasuda (0:49) with a backdrop suplex.
- Kensuke Sasaki beat AKIRA (0:38) with a lariat.
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Kenzo Suzuki (9:41) with the TTD.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Scott Norton went to a draw (15:00) when the time limit expired.
- Masahiro Chono beat Yuji Nagata (12:36) with a Yakuza kick.

NJPW, 5/26/02 (NJTV Internet)
Fukushima Big Palette
2,700 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Katsuyori Shibata beat Toru Yano (5:29) with a crab hold.
2. Kenzo Suzuki beat Blue Wolf (8:11) with a spear.
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Katsuyori Shibata [3] beat Jado [1] by forfeit.
4. El Samurai & Masayuki Naruse beat Curry Man Michinoku Pro & Wataru Inoue (11:06) when Samurai used a huracanrana on Inoue.
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: AKIRA [3] beat Tiger Mask [2] (10:36) with a figure-four leglock.
6. Kensuke Sasaki, Osamu Nishimura & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto & GOKU-DO (12:30) when Tanahashi used a half-wristlock suplex hold on GOKU-DO.
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [3] beat Black Tiger [2] (13:30) with a high-angle front cradle.
8. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Gedo [2] beat Minoru Tanaka [2] (12:51) with the Gedo clutch.
9. Scott Norton, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Koji Kanemoto beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Masahito Kakihara (14:07) when Norton used a powerbomb on Kakihara.

NJPW, 5/25/02 (SXW)
Soka City Sports Gymnasium
1,800 Fans

1. Blue Wolf beat Toru Yano (5:30) with a Mongol slam.
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: AKIRA [2] beat Wataru Inoue [1] (7:47) with a la magistral.
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Katsuyori Shibata [2] beat Masahito Kakihara [2] (5:39) with a horizontal cradle.
4. Minoru Tanaka, Masayuki Naruse & Curry Man Michinoku Pro beat Black Tiger, Gedo & GOKU-DO (16:49) when Curry used the Spicy Drop on GOKU-DO.
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Koji Kanemoto [2] beat Jado [1] (12:06) with the Crossface of JADO.
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tiger Mask [2] beat El Samurai [2] (12:08) with an inside cradle.
7. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Osamu Nishimura & Jushin Thunder Liger (11:47) when Hiro used a senton bomb on Liger.
8. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi beat Tadao Yasuda & Yutaka Yoshie (14:36) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Yoshie.
9. Masahiro Chono, Scott Norton & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Kensuke Sasaki, Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (15:40) when Norton used a lariat on Suzuki.

NJPW, 5/24/02 (WPW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,480 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Wataru Inoue beat Toru Yano (5:17) with a crab hold.
2. El Samurai & Blue Wolf beat AKIRA & GOKU-DO (8:35) when Wolf used a Mongol slam on GOKU-DO.
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Curry Man Michinoku Pro [1] beat Black Tiger [2] (8:46) with a front cradle.
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tiger Mask [1] beat Gedo [1] (14:49) with a Tiger suplex hold.
5. Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie beat Scott Norton & Tatsutoshi Goto (7:22) when Yoshie used a back blow on Goto.
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Minoru Tanaka [2] beat Masayuki Naruse [2] (12:14) with a backslide.
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [2] beat Katsuyori Shibata [1] (9:45) with a brainbuster.
8. Tadao Yasuda & Kenzo Suzuki beat Kensuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (11:17) when Suzuki used a backdrop suplex on Tanahashi.
9. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Masahito Kakihara beat Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Koji Kanemoto (19:08) when Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on Kanemoto.

NJPW, 5/23/02
Kira Messe Numazu
2,000 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Hiro Saito beat Blue Wolf (7:28) with a senton bomb.
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Masahito Kakihara [2] beat Curry Man Michinoku Pro [0] (9:23) with the Kaki Cutter.
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Gedo [1] beat AKIRA [1] (11:12) with the Gedo clutch.
4. Osamu Nishimura beat GOKU-DO (7:04) with a reverse cradle.
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: El Samurai [2] beat Masayuki Naruse [2] (9:19) with a chickenwing armlock.
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Black Tiger [2] beat Koji Kanemoto [1] (13:35) with a leg clip inside cradle.
7. Tiger Mask & Katsuyori Shibata beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka (12:15) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Tanaka.
8. Tadao Yasuda & Yutaka Yoshie beat Yuji Nagata & Kenzo Suzuki (13:03) when Yoshie used a back blow on Suzuki.
9. Scott Norton, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Kensuke Sasaki, Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroshi Tanahashi (14:45) when Norton used a powerbomb on Tanahashi.

NJPW, 5/20/02
Iwade Municipal Townsman Gymnasium
1,200 Fans

1. Blue Wolf beat Toru Yano (5:22) with a standing heel hold.
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Black Tiger [1] beat Jado [1] (5:00) with a leg clip inside cradle.
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Minoru Tanaka [1] beat Wataru Inoue [1] (8:13) with a horizontal cradle.
4. Jushin Thunder Liger & Masayuki Naruse beat Hiro Saito & GOKU-DO (10:02) when Naruse used the Crazy Cyclone on GOKU-DO.
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Koji Kanemoto [1] beat Curry Man Michinoku Pro [0] (10:50) with a tombstone piledriver.
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: El Samurai [1] beat Gedo [0] (13:25) with a chickenwing armlock.
7. Tadao Yasuda & Yutaka Yoshie beat Kensuke Sasaki & Kenzo Suzuki (9:22) by referee stop (Yasuda beat Suzuki).
8. Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura beat Scott Norton & Tatsutoshi Goto (8:47) when Nishimura used a ground Cobra Twist on Goto.
9. Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & AKIRA beat Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Masahito Kakihara (14:02) when Tenzan used the TTD on Tanahashi.

NJPW, 5/19/02 (NJTV Internet)
Tsu City Gymnasium
3,000 Fans - No Vacancy

1. GOKU-DO beat Toru Yano (6:16) with a cobra clutch.
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Wataru Inoue [1] beat El Samurai [0] (7:21) with the Triangle Lancer.
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Katsuyori Shibata [1] beat Black Tiger [0] (8:20) with a German suplex hold.
4. Minoru Tanaka & Curry Man Michinoku Pro beat Jado & Gedo (12:07) when Tanaka used a backslide on Jado.
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Masayuki Naruse [2] beat AKIRA [1] (9:37) with a cross heel hold.
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [1] beat Masahito Kakihara [1] (14:06) with a brainbuster.
7. Tadao Yasuda, Yutaka Yoshie & Kenzo Suzuki beat Scott Norton, Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (9:35) when Yasuda used a front sleeper on Hiro.
8. Kensuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Yuji Nagata & Blue Wolf (15:47) when Tanahashi used a German suplex hold on Wolf.
9. Tatsumi Fujinami, Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura beat Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Koji Kanemoto (17:06) when Nishimura used a front cradle on Kanemoto.

NJPW, 5/18/02 (SXW)
Yamato Sports Center
3,500 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Blue Wolf beat Toru Yano (debut) (4:53) with a crab hold.
2. Tatsutoshi Goto & GOKU-DO beat Kenzo Suzuki & Katsuyori Shibata (14:02) when Goto used a backdrop suplex on Shibata.
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Masayuki Naruse [1] beat Wataru Inoue [0] (10:23) with a triangle choke hold.
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jado [1] beat Curry Man Michinoku Pro [0] (10:47) with the Crossface of JADO.
5. Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai beat Black Tiger & Gedo (12:34) when Samurai used a huracanrana on Tiger.
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Masahito Kakihara [1] beat Koji Kanemoto [0] (12:28) with the Kaki Cutter.
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: AKIRA [1] beat Minoru Tanaka [0] (16:13) with a la magistral.
8. Yuji Nagata & Tadao Yasuda beat Kensuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (10:34) when Yasuda used a front sleeper on Tanahashi.
9. Masahiro Chono, Scott Norton & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Manabu Nakanishi, Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie (15:52) when Norton used a powerslam on Nishimura.