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  • NJPW, 6/5/98 (WPW)
    Tokyo Nippon Budokan
    13,000 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Tadao Yasuda beat Yutaka Yoshie (9:01) by pinfall.
    2. Satoshi Kojima beat Kazuyuki Fujita (8:10) by pinfall.
    3. Elimination Match: Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai, Kendo Kashin, Dr. Wagner Jr. & Nanjyo Hayato beat Koji Kanemoto, Shinjiro Otani, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Shiryu World Championship Wrestling & Masakazu Fukuda (27:40). Fukuda pinned Hayato (8:22). Liger pinned Fukuda (13:18). Samurai pinned Otani (16:05). Takaiwa used a Death Valley bomb on Samurai (16:56). Kanemoto pinned Liger (21:58). Wagner pinned Kanemoto (24:36). Takaiwa used a Death Valley bomb on Samurai (25:57). Kashin used a cross armbreaker on Shiryu (26:34). Kashin used a cross armbreaker on Takaiwa (27:40).
    4. Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki beat Michael Wallstreet & Big Titan (11:39) when Yamazaki used a German suplex hold on Wallstreet.
    5. Different Style Fight: Don Frye beat Yoshiaki Fujiwara (6:19) by referee stop.
    6. IWGP Tag Team Title: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Genichiro Tenryu WAR & Shiro Koshinaka (19:51) when Tenzan used a diving headbutt on Koshinaka to become the 34th champions.
    7. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Tatsumi Fujinami (c) beat Shinya Hashimoto (20:38) with a sleeper hold (1st defense).

    NJPW, 6/4/98 (WPW)
    Takamatsu City Gymnasium

    1. Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Felino
    2. El Samurai & Kendo Kashin vs. Koji Kanemoto & Tatsuhito Takaiwa
    3. Jushin Thunder Liger, Yuji Yasuraoka WAR & Nanjyo Hayato vs. Shinjiro Otani, Shiryu World Championship Wrestling & Masakazu Fukuda
    4. Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Nishimura beat Kazuo Yamazaki & Junji Hirata (12:36) when Fujinami used a figure-four leglock on Yamazaki.
    5. Shinya Hashimoto & Tadao Yasuda vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima
    6. Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Michael Wallstreet, Big Titan & Hiro Saito beat Genichiro Tenryu WAR, Shiro Koshinaka, Kengo Kimura, Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara (14:14) when Tenzan used a diving headbutt on Ohara.

    NJPW, 6/3/98 (WPW)
    Osaka Central Gymnasium
    8,000 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Kazuyuki Fujita beat Akitoshi Saito (7:11) with a cross armbreaker.
    2. IWGP Tag Team Title Tournament - Round 1: Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima beat Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara (11:28) when Kojima used a lariat on Goto.
    3. IWGP Tag Team Title Tournament - Round 1: Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki beat Michael Wallstreet & Big Titan (12:00) when Yamazaki used a German suplex hold on Titan.
    4. Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai & Kendo Kashin beat Shinjiro Otani, Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shiryu World Championship Wrestling (11:18) when Kashin used an avalanche-style cross armbreaker on Otani.
    5. Shinya Hashimoto & Tadao Yasuda beat Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Nishimura (9:25) when Hashimoto used a vertical drop brainbuster on Nishimura.
    6. IWGP Tag Team Title Tournament - Semi Final: Genichiro Tenryu WAR & Shiro Koshinaka beat Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima (14:23) when Tenryu used a powerbomb on Nakanishi.
    7. IWGP Tag Team Title Tournament - Semi Final: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki (11:23) when Chono used a Yakuza kick on Sasaki.
    8. Best of the Super Jr. - Final: Koji Kanemoto beat Dr. Wagner Jr. (26:17) with a Tiger suplex.

    NJPW, 6/1/98
    Ogaki Castle Hall

    1. Tatsumi Fujinami, Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki beat Masahiro Chono, Big Titan & Hiro Saito (13:35) when Fujinami used a triangle choke hold on Hiro.
    2. Genichiro Tenryu WAR & Shiro Koshinaka beat Shinya Hashimoto & Junji Hirata (15:19) when Koshinaka used a powerbomb on Hirata.

    NJPW, 5/31/98
    Tottori Industrial Gymnasium

    1. Genichiro Tenryu WAR & Shiro Koshinaka beat Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Nishimura (15:27) when Koshinaka used a powerbomb on Nishimura.

    NJPW, 5/30/98
    Himeji Welfare Hall

    NJPW, 5/29/98
    Kure City Gymnasium

    1. Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Michael Wallstreet beat Tatsumi Fujinami, Kensuke Sasaki & Osamu Nishimura (11:35) when Chono pinned Nishimura.

    NJPW, 5/28/98
    Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall #3

    1. Tatsumi Fujinami & Kensuke Sasaki beat Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima (10:31) when Sasaki pinned Kojima.

    NJPW, 5/26/98
    Shiga Prefectural Gymnasium

    1. Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Nishimura beat Shiro Koshinaka & Kengo Kimura (10:54) when Fujinami used a ground Cobra Twist on Kimura.

    NJPW, 5/25/98
    Fukuchiyama Park Gymnasium

    1. Tatsumi Fujinami & Kazuo Yamazaki beat Shiro Koshinaka & Michiyoshi Ohara (11:03) when Yamazaki used a wakigatame on Ohara.

    NJPW, 5/24/98
    Tsu City Gymnasium

    NJPW, 5/23/98 (WPW)
    Twin Messe Shizuoka

    1. Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai & Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Shiryu World Championship Wrestling & Felino (15:01) when Liger used a Liger bomb on Felino.
    2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Shinjiro Otani beat Masakazu Fukuda (14:38) with a Dragon suplex hold.
    3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto beat Kendo Kashin (15:52) with a Tiger suplex hold.
    4. Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiro Saito (10:25) when Koshinaka used a powerbomb on Hiro.
    5. Tatsumi Fujinami, Kensuke Sasaki & Tadao Yasuda beat Shinya Hashimoto, Junji Hirata & Tadao Yasuda (12:17) when Fujinami used a figure-four leglock on Yasuda.

    NJPW, 5/22/98
    Kuki City Gymnasium

    NJPW, 5/21/98
    Komagane Citizen Gymnasium

    NJPW, 5/19/98
    Kasumigaura Bunka Gymnasium

    NJPW, 5/18/98
    Chiba Park Gymnasium

    1. Tatsumi Fujinami, Kensuke Sasaki & Osamu Nishimura beat Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto & Akitoshi Saito (12:00) when Sasaki pinned Saito.

    NJPW, 5/17/98
    Tokyo Korakuen Hall

    NJPW, 5/16/98 (WPW)
    Matsudo Movement Park Gymnasium

    1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Shiryu World Championship Wrestling beat Felino (10:19) with a crossface hold.
    2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Jushin Thunder Liger (15:03) with a lariat.
    3. Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Big Titan beat Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara (11:30) when Chono used an STF on Goto.
    4. Tatsumi Fujinami & Kensuke Sasaki beat Shinya Hashimoto & Osamu Nishimura (15:40) when Sasaki used a lariat on Nishimura.

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