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  • Shows: 17
    Total attendance: 52,037
    Average attendance: 3,016
    Highest attendance: 14,000 on 6/5/97 (headlined by Shinya Hashimoto vs. Keiji Muto)
    Lowest attendance: 1,300 on 5/29/97 (headlined by Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto, Michiyoshi Ohara & Akitoshi Saito vs. Kensuke Sasaki, Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima)
    Longest match: Shinya Hashimoto vs. Keiji Muto on 6/5/97 at 26:01
    Shortest match: Kendo Kashin vs. Kazuyuki Fujita on 6/5/97 at 5:46

    NJPW, 6/5/97 (WPW)
    Tokyo Nippon Budokan
    14,000 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Kendo Kashin beat Kazuyuki Fujita (5:46) with a cross armbreaker.
    2. Junji Hirata & Takashi Iizuka beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiro Saito (9:19) when Iizuka used a side throw on Hiro.
    3. Jushin Thunder Liger, Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling, Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro & Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Shinjiro Otani, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Yoshihiro Tajiri Big Japan & Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro (13:45) when Liger used a shotei on Takaiwa.
    4. Tiger King beat Kuniaki Kobayashi (12:01) with a German suplex hold.
    5. Tatsumi Fujinami, Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki beat Shiro Koshinaka, Akira Nogami & Michiyoshi Ohara (23:51) when Yamazaki used a wakigatame on Ohara.
    6. Riki Choshu & Osamu Kido beat Kengo Kimura & Takashi Ishikawa WAR (10:55) when Kido pinned Kimura.
    7. Best of the Super Jr. - Final: El Samurai beat Koji Kanemoto (23:51) with an avalanche-style reverse DDT.
    8. IWGP Tag Team Title: Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima (c) beat Masahiro Chono & nWo Sting (14:15) when Kojima used a lariat on Sting (1st defense).
    9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Shinya Hashimoto (c) beat Keiji Muto (26:01) with a vertical drop brainbuster (6th defense).

    NJPW, 6/3/97
    Yamagata Prefectural Gymnasium
    2,300 Fans

    1. Akitoshi Saito beat Yutaka Yoshie (6:28) by pinfall.
    2. Black Cat beat Scorpio Jr. (10:55) by pinfall.
    3. Jushin Thunder Liger, Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling, Kendo Kashin & Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro beat Koji Kanemoto, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro & Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling (14:38) when Kashin used a cross armbreaker on Guerrero.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Dr. Wagner Jr. [2] beat Doc Dean [2] (7:29) with a la magistral.
    5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: El Samurai [5] beat Shinjiro Otani [4] (18:35) by pinfall.
    6. Akira Nogami & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Kensuke Sasaki & Takashi Iizuka (9:29) when Nogami pinned Iizuka.
    7. Shinya Hashimoto & Junji Hirata beat Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsutoshi Goto (14:04) when Hashimoto pinned Goto.
    8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito beat Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima (10:38) when Sting pinned Kojima.

    NJPW, 6/1/97
    Odawara Arena
    4,000 Fans

    1. Dr. Wagner Jr. & Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling beat Black Cat & Yutaka Yoshie (10:55) when Wagner pinned Yoshie.
    2. El Samurai, Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling & Kendo Kashin beat Shinjiro Otani, Doc Dean & Robby Brookside (15:19) when Kashin used a cross armbreaker on Brookside.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro [3] beat Yoshihiro Tajiri Big Japan [3] (9:18) by pinfall.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro [3] beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa [4] (15:41) by pinfall.
    5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Koji Kanemoto [5] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [4] (16:32) by pinfall.
    6. Junji Hirata & Tadao Yasuda beat Akira Nogami & Akitoshi Saito (8:52) when Hirata pinned Saito.
    7. Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito (12:52) when Koshinaka pinned Hiro.
    8. Shinya Hashimoto, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima beat Kensuke Sasaki, Kazuo Yamazaki & Takashi Iizuka (14:07) when Hashimoto used a vertical drop brainbuster on Iizuka.

    NJPW, 5/31/97
    Himeji Welfare Hall
    2,000 Fans

    1. Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro, Dr. Wagner Jr., Scorpio Jr. & Black Cat beat Koji Kanemoto, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Doc Dean & Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling (15:55) when Cat pinned Guerrero.
    2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Yoshihiro Tajiri Big Japan [3] beat Robby Brookside (11:34) with a huracanrana.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: El Samurai [4] beat Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro [2] (14:30) by pinfall.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Shinjiro Otani [4] beat Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling [4] (12:59) by pinfall.
    5. Michiyoshi Ohara & Akitoshi Saito beat Kendo Kashin & Yutaka Yoshie (10:41) when Saito pinned Yoshie.
    6. Kensuke Sasaki, Kazuo Yamazaki & Takashi Iizuka beat Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto & Akira Nogami (10:45) when Sasaki pinned Nogami.
    7. Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima beat Junji Hirata & Tadao Yasuda (12:44) when Kojima pinned Yasuda.
    8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito beat Tatsumi Fujinami, Shinya Hashimoto & Jushin Thunder Liger (12:41) when Sting pinned Liger.

    NJPW, 5/30/97
    Kure City Gymnasium
    1,800 Fans

    1. Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling beat Yutaka Yoshie (8:19) with a crab hold.
    2. Koji Kanemoto, Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro beat El Samurai, Doc Dean & Robby Brookside (13:37) when Kanemoto pinned Dean.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling [1] beat Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro [2] (11:05) with a huracanrana.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [4] beat Dr. Wagner Jr. [1] (12:59) with a ground Cobra Twist.
    5. Tatsutoshi Goto & Akira Nogami beat Tadao Yasuda & Black Cat (8:11) when Goto pinned Cat.
    6. Kensuke Sasaki, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima beat Shiro Koshinaka, Michiyoshi Ohara & Akitoshi Saito (11:12) when Kojima pinned Saito.
    7. Kazuo Yamazaki & Kendo Kashin beat Tatsumi Fujinami & Shinjiro Otani (12:45) when Yamazaki used a wakigatame on Otani.
    8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito beat Shinya Hashimoto, Junji Hirata & Takashi Iizuka (12:11) when Tenzan used a diving headbutt on Iizuka.

    NJPW, 5/29/97
    Uwajima City Bullring
    1,300 Fans

    1. Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Yutaka Yoshie beat Dr. Wagner Jr. & Black Cat (11:15) when Takaiwa pinned Cat.
    2. Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai & Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro beat Koji Kanemoto, Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro & Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling (13:12) when Liger pinned Guerrero.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Robby Brookside [1] beat Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling [4] (13:43) with a backslide.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Shinjiro Otani [3] beat Scorpio Jr. [1] (7:55) with a German suplex hold.
    5. Junji Hirata & Tadao Yasuda beat Kazuo Yamazaki & Kendo Kashin (10:32) when Hirata used a Devil Windmill suplex hold on Kashin.
    6. nWo Sting beat Akira Nogami (6:39) by pinfall.
    7. Tatsumi Fujinami & Shinya Hashimoto beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiro Saito (8:59) when Hashimoto pinned Hiro.
    8. Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto, Michiyoshi Ohara & Akitoshi Saito beat Kensuke Sasaki, Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima (12:48) when Goto used a backdrop suplex on Kojima.

    NJPW, 5/27/97
    Shiga Prefectural Gymnasium
    2,550 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Yutaka Yoshie beat Shinya Makabe (6:06) by pinfall.
    2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Scorpio Jr. [1] beat Robby Brookside [0] (10:07) by pinfall.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tatsuhito Takaiwa [4] beat Doc Dean [2] (11:36) by pinfall.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Koji Kanemoto [4] beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling [0] (15:12] by pinfall.
    5. Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai & Black Cat beat Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling, Dr. Wagner Jr. & Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro (13:22) when Liger pinned Wagner.
    6. Takashi Iizuka & Kendo Kashin beat Kazuo Yamazaki & Shinjiro Otani (12:25) when Iizuka used a Blizzard suplex on Otani.
    7. Riki Choshu, Tatsumi Fujinami & Tadao Yasuda beat Shiro Koshinaka, Akira Nogami & Michiyoshi Ohara (8:20) when Yasuda used an Argentine backbreaker on Nogami.
    8. Kensuke Sasaki & Junji Hirata beat Tatsutoshi Goto & Akitoshi Saito (10:59) when Hirata used a Devil Windmill suplex hold on Saito.
    9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito beat Shinya Hashimoto, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima (14:22) when Tenzan used a diving headbutt on Kojima.

    NJPW, 5/26/97
    Takamatsu City Gymnnasium
    2,200 Fans

    1. Black Cat & Yutaka Yoshie beat Dr. Wagner Jr. & Scorpio Jr. (13:10) when Cat pinned Scorpio.
    2. El Samurai, Kendo Kashin & Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro beat Shinjiro Otani, Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling & Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling (14:14) when Kashin used a cross armbreaker on Otani.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro [2] beat Robby Brookside [0] (12:23) by pinfall.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Koji Kanemoto [3] beat Doc Dean [2] (10:27) with a Tiger suplex hold.
    5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [3] beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa [3] (15:53) by pinfall.
    6. Takashi Iizuka beat Akitoshi Saito (10:44) with a cross kneelock.
    7. Tatsutoshi Goto & Akira Nogami beat Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki (7:41) when Goto pinned Yamazaki.
    8. Shiro Koshinaka & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima (10:42) when Koshinaka pinned Nakanishi.
    9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito beat Tatsumi Fujinami, Shinya Hashimoto & Tadao Yasuda (12:11) when Sting used a diving lariat on Yasuda.

    NJPW, 5/25/97 (WPW)
    Tottori Industrial Gymnasium
    3,650 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Robby Brookside beat Yutaka Yoshie (12:29) by pinfall.
    2. Dr. Wagner Jr., Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling & Scorpio Jr. beat Shinjiro Otani, Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro (16:35) when Wagner used a la magistral on Takaiwa.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Koji Kanemoto [2] beat Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro [2] (14:53) with a cross armbreaker.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling [4] beat El Samurai [3] (15:12) by pinfall.
    5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Doc Dean [2] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [2] (11:51) by pinfall.
    6. Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima beat Kendo Kashin & Black Cat (8:42) when Nakanishi used a backbreaker on Cat.
    7. Tatsumi Fujinami, Kazuo Yamazaki & Takashi Iizuka beat Akira Nogami, Michiyoshi Ohara & Akitoshi Saito (9:54) when Fujinami used a Dragon sleeper on Saito.
    8. Shinya Hashimoto & Tadao Yasuda beat Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsutoshi Goto (11:25) when Hashimoto pinned Goto.
    9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito beat Riki Choshu, Kensuke Sasaki & Junji Hirata (10:09) when Sting used a diving body press on Hirata.

    NJPW, 5/24/97
    Okayama City Gymnasium
    3,200 Fans

    1. Yutaka Yoshie beat Black Cat (11:48) with a cross armbreaker.
    2. Koji Kanemoto, Dr. Wagner Jr. & Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro beat El Samurai, Doc Dean & Robby Brookside (13:40) when Wagner used a la magistral on Brookside.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tatsuhito Takaiwa [3] beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling [0] (12:14) by pinfall.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling [3] beat Yoshihiro Tajiri Big Japan [2] (13:36) by pinfall.
    5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [2] beat Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro [2] (16:32) by pinfall.
    6. Junji Hirata & Shinjiro Otani beat Kazuo Yamazaki & Kendo Kashin (13:11) when Hirata pinned Kashin.
    7. Tatsumi Fujinami, Kensuke Sasaki & Tadao Yasuda beat Tatsutoshi Goto, Michiyoshi Ohara & Akitoshi Saito (10:25) when Fujinami used a Dragon sleeper on Ohara.
    8. Riki Choshu & Takashi Iizuka beat Shiro Koshinaka & Akira Nogami (9:04) when Choshu pinned Nogami.
    9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito beat Shinya Hashimoto, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima (14:09) when Tenzan pinned Kojima.

    NJPW, 5/23/97
    Matsusaka City Gymnasium
    2,500 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling & Black Cat beat Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai, Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro & Doc Dean (11:59) when Takaiwa pinned Dean.
    2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro [1] beat Scorpio Jr. [0] (8:05) by pinfall.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Koji Kanemoto [2] beat Dr. Wagner Jr. [1] (12:11) with a huracanrana.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Shinjiro Otani [2] beat Robby Brookside [0] (15:31) by pinfall.
    5. Kazuo Yamazaki & Kendo Kashin beat Junji Hirata & Yutaka Yoshie (11:22) when Yamazaki used a cross armbreaker on Yoshie.
    6. Kensuke Sasaki, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima beat Tatsutoshi Goto, Michiyoshi Ohara & Akitoshi Saito (14:07) when Sasaki pinned Saito.
    7. Shiro Koshinaka & Akira Nogami beat Shinya Hashimoto & Tadao Yasuda (10:45) when Koshinaka pinned Yasuda.
    8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito beat Riki Choshu, Tatsumi Fujinami & Takashi Iizuka (8:01) when Tenzan used a diving headbutt on Iizuka.

    NJPW, 5/21/97
    Iwaki Municipal Gymnasium
    1,850 Fans

    1. Shinjiro Otani beat Yutaka Yoshie (9:11) with a crab hold.
    2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Doc Dean [1] beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling [0] (16:04) by pinfall.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro [2] beat Dr. Wagner Jr. [1] (12:39) with a huracanrana.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: El Samurai [3] beat Scorpio Jr. [0] (9:00) with a huracanrana.
    5. Koji Kanemoto & Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro beat Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling & Robby Brookside (14:53) when Nakajima used a jackknife hold on Brookside.
    6. Kazuo Yamazaki & Kendo Kashin beat Takashi Iizuka & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (11:48) when Kashin used a cross armbreaker on Takaiwa.
    7. Shinya Hashimoto, Kensuke Sasaki & Osamu Kido beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito (11:14) when Hashimoto pinned Hiro.
    8. Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto, Akira Nogami & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Keiji Muto, Manabu Nakanishi, Satoshi Kojima & Tadao Yasuda (16:20) when Koshinaka used a diving hip attack on Yasuda.

    NJPW, 5/20/97
    Tokyo Korakuen Hall
    1,787 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Dr. Wagner Jr. [1] beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling [0] (11:13) with a la magistral.
    2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tatsuhito Takaiwa [2] beat Koji Kanemoto [0] (18:09) with a Death Valley bomb.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Yoshihiro Tajiri Big Japan [2] beat Shinjiro Otani [1] (11:44) with a Dragon suplex hold.
    4. El Samurai & Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro beat Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling & Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro (12:42) when Samurai pinned Jericho.
    5. Takashi Iizuka & Kendo Kashin beat Doc Dean & Robby Brookside (9:18) when Kashin used a cross armbreaker on Dean.
    6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & nWo Sting beat Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara (12:38) when Tenzan pinned Ohara.
    7. Shiro Koshinaka & Akira Nogami beat Kazuo Yamazaki & Osamu Kido (8:54) when Koshinaka pinned Kido.
    8. Shinya Hashimoto, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima beat Keiji Muto, Kensuke Sasaki & Tadao Yasuda (18:32) when Hashimoto pinned Yasuda.

    NJPW, 5/19/97
    Tochigi Prefectural South Gymnasium
    2,000 Fans

    1. Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Yutaka Yoshie (9:30) with a sleeper hold.
    2. Koji Kanemoto, Shinjiro Otani, Kendo Kashin & Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling beat Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai, Dr. Wagner Jr. & Robby Brookside (17:10) when Kashin used a cross armbreaker on Samurai.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro [1] beat Doc Dean [0] (12:29) with a backslide.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling [2] beat Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro [0] (10:53) by pinfall.
    5. Michiyoshi Ohara beat Hiro Saito (9:27) by pinfall.
    6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & nWo Sting beat Osamu Kido & Tadao Yasuda (8:18) when Sting used a Scorpion Deathlock on Yasuda.
    7. Riki Choshu & Kazuo Yamazaki beat Shiro Koshinaka & Akira Nogami (6:00) when Choshu pinned Nogami.
    8. Shinya Hashimoto, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima beat Keiji Muto, Kensuke Sasaki & Takashi Iizuka (19:37) when Hashimoto used a DDT on Iizuka.

    NJPW, 5/18/97
    Komagane Citizen Gymnasium
    1,700 Fans

    1. Shinjiro Otani beat Yutaka Yoshie (10:10) with a crab hold.
    2. Kendo Kashin & Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Koji Kanemoto & Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling (13:43) when Kashin used a cross armbreaker on Guerrero.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling [1] beat Scorpio Jr. [0] (11:16) by pinfall.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: El Samurai [2] beat Robby Brookside [0] (11:32) by pinfall.
    5. Jushin Thunder Liger & Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro beat Dr. Wagner Jr. & Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro (13:03) when Naniwa used a huracanrana on Wagner.
    6. Shinya Hashimoto, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima beat Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara (14:54) when Hashimoto pinned Goto.
    7. Kazuo Yamazaki & Takashi Iizuka beat Kensuke Sasaki & Osamu Kido (8:30) when Yamazaki used a horizontal cradle on Kido.
    8. Riki Choshu, Keiji Muto & Tadao Yasuda beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito (8:32) when Yasuda used a high kick on Hiro.

    NJPW, 5/17/97 (WPW)
    Ueda Citizen Gymnasium
    2,700 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Jushin Thunder Liger, Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro, Doc Dean & Robby Brookside beat Koji Kanemoto, Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling, Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling & Scorpio Jr. (14:34) when Liger pinned Scorpio.
    2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tatsuhito Takaiwa [1] beat Dr. Wagner Jr. [0] (9:53) by pinfall.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Shinjiro Otani [1] beat Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro [0] (12:26) with a Dragon suplex hold.
    4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: El Samurai [1] beat Yoshihiro Tajiri Big Japan [1] (13:42) by pinfall.
    5. Osamu Kido & Tadao Yasuda beat Kazuo Yamazaki & Kendo Kashin (10:21) when Kido used a wakigatame on Kashin.
    6. Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima beat Tatsutoshi Goto & Akira Nogami (11:33) when Nakanishi used a hijack backbreaker on Goto.
    7. Riki Choshu & Keiji Muto beat Shiro Koshinaka & Michiyoshi Ohara (9:38) when Choshu pinned Ohara.
    8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito beat Shinya Hashimoto, Kensuke Sasaki & Takashi Iizuka (12:57) when Tenzan pinned Iizuka.

    NJPW, 5/16/97
    Kiryu Citizen Gymnasium
    2,500 Fans

    1. El Samurai, Gran Naniwa Michinoku Pro, Doc Dean & Robby Brookside beat Koji Kanemoto, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Dr. Wagner Jr. & Hanzo Nakajima Michinoku Pro (15:10) when Samurai used a la magistral on Wagner.
    2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Yoshihiro Tajiri Big Japan [1] beat Scorpio Jr. [0] (9:16) with a huracanrana.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [1] beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. World Championship Wrestling [0] (10:20) by pinfall.
    4. Takashi Iizuka beat Chris Jericho World Championship Wrestling (12:16) with a Blizzard suplex.
    5. Kazuo Yamazaki & Kendo Kashin beat Osamu Kido & Yutaka Yoshie (9:16) when Kashin used a cross armbreaker on Yoshie.
    6. Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima beat Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara (12:07) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Ohara.
    7. Shiro Koshinaka & Akira Nogami beat Shinya Hashimoto & Shinjiro Otani (11:27) when Nogami used a German suplex hold on Otani.
    8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, nWo Sting & Hiro Saito beat Keiji Muto, Kensuke Sasaki & Tadao Yasuda (11:52) when Sting used a jumping lariat on Yasuda.

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