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  • [Tour Details]

    Shows: 12
    Total attendance: 46,315
    Average attendance: 3,869
    Highest attendance: 11,000 on 2/18/01 (headlined by Kensuke Sasaki vs. Shinjiro Otani)
    Lowest attendance: 900 on 1/31/01 (headlined by Kensuke Sasaki, Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Michiyoshi Ohara)
    Longest match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura on 2/4/01 at 25:25
    Shortest match: Wataru Inoue vs. Katsuyori Shibata on 2/7/01 at 6:26

    NJPW, 2/18/01 (PPV/WPW) (Buy)
    Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
    11,000 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Minoru Tanaka, Koji Kanemoto & Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat El Samurai, Dr. Wagner Jr. & Silver King (14:55) when Kanemoto used a moonsault press on Wagner.
    2. Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Brian Johnston & The Sledge Hammer (7:16) when Ohara used a cross armbreaker on Hammer.
    3. Shiro Koshinaka & Yutaka Yoshie beat Osamu Nishimura & Jushin Thunder Liger (14:14) when Yoshie used a reverse figure-four leglock on Nishimura.
    4. Manabu Nakanishi beat Super J (11:31) with an Argentine backbreaker.
    5. Takashi Iizuka & Yuji Nagata beat Masahito Kakihara All Japan & Mitsuya Nagai All Japan (17:03) when Iizuka used a sleeper hold on Nagai.
    6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Riki Choshu & Shinya Makabe (15:20) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Choshu.
    7. Don Frye beat Masahiro Chono (12:27) with a sleeper hold.
    8. Keiji Muto beat Kazunari Murakami UFO (6:01) with a knee kick.
    9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kensuke Sasaki (c) beat Shinjiro Otani (14:53) with a Northern Light bomb (1st defense)

    NJPW, 2/17/01 (SXW) (Buy)
    Koshigaya Prefectural Sports Gymnasium
    2,000 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Shinya Makabe beat Katsuyori Shibata (7:28) with a crab hold.
    2. Osamu Nishimura beat Wataru Inoue (8:02) with a Cobra Twist.
    3. El Samurai, Dr. Wagner Jr. & Silver King beat Minoru Tanaka, Koji Kanemoto & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (13:50) when King used a moonsault press on Takaiwa.
    4. Shiro Koshinaka & Brian Johnston beat Michiyoshi Ohara & AKIRA (9:17) when Koshinaka used a powerbomb on AKIRA.
    5. Super J, Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Riki Choshu, Takashi Iizuka & Shinya Makabe (8:09) when Goto used a backdrop hold on Makabe.
    6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie (13:56) when Kojima used a lariat on Yoshie.
    7. Kensuke Sasaki, Yuji Nagata & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Don Frye, Shinjiro Otani & The Sledge Hammer (11:57) when Sasaki used a lariat on Hammer.

    NJPW, 2/15/01
    Act City Hamamatsu
    1,800 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Wataru Inoue beat Katsuyori Shibata (7:09) with a crab hold.
    2. Koji Kanemoto & Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat El Samurai & Kendo Kashin (14:41) when Takaiwa used the Mochizuki bomb on Kashin.
    3. Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka beat Dr. Wagner Jr. & Silver King (13:10) when Tanaka used the Minoru Special on Wagner.
    4. Junji Hirata & Kenzo Suzuki beat Riki Choshu & Shinya Makabe (6:35) when Suzuki used a tackle on Makabe.
    5. Yuji Nagata & Brian Johnston beat Satoshi Kojima & AKIRA (14:39) when Nagata used the Nagata Lock II on AKIRA.
    6. Shinjiro Otani & The Sledge Hammer beat Kensuke Sasaki & Osamu Nishimura (6:35) when Otani used a cobra hold on Nishimura.
    7. Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Super J & Tatsutoshi Goto (10:19) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Goto.

    NJPW, 2/14/01 (ISM) (Buy)
    Gifu Industrial Hall
    3,600 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Silver King beat Shinya Makabe (8:06) with a moonsault press.
    2. Osamu Nishimura beat Katsuyori Shibata (11:34) with a Cobra Twist.
    3. Minoru Tanaka, Koji Kanemoto & Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat El Samurai, Kendo Kashin & Dr. Wagner Jr. (18:38) when Takaiwa used a Death Valley bomb on Samurai.
    4. Takashi Iizuka & Yutaka Yoshie beat Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara (9:34) when Yoshie used a German suplex hold on Ohara.
    5. Super J & Hiro Saito beat Manabu Nakanishi & Kenzo Suzuki (10:12) when J used a diving lariat on Suzuki.
    6. Yuji Nagata & Brian Johnston beat Shinjiro Otani & The Sledge Hammer (12:07) when Johnston used a jumping knee attack on Hammer.
    7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & AKIRA beat Kensuke Sasaki, Super Strong Machine & Jushin Thunder Liger (14:55) when AKIRA used a Dragon suplex hold on Liger.

    NJPW, 2/12/01
    Okayama Prefectural Gymnasium
    3,500 Fans

    1. Shinya Makabe beat Katsuyori Shibata (7:04) with a crab hold.
    2. Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Kendo Kashin beat Minoru Tanaka & Koji Kanemoto (12:06) when Kashin used a cross armbreaker on Tanaka.
    3. Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai beat Dr. Wagner Jr. & Silver King (13:31) when Liger used a brainbuster on King.
    4. Junji Hirata & Kenzo Suzuki beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (11:01) when Suzuki used a tackle on Goto.
    5. Riki Choshu, Shiro Koshinaka & Takashi Iizuka beat Super J, Michiyoshi Ohara & AKIRA (8:15) when Choshu used a lariat on AKIRA.
    6. Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata beat Shinjiro Otani & The Sledge Hammer (11:57) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Hammer.
    7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Kensuke Sasaki & Yutaka Yoshie (13:00) when Tenzan used the TTD on Yoshie.

    NJPW, 2/11/01 (WPW)
    Osaka Maishima Arena
    4,000 Fans

    1. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Katsuyori Shibata (12:57) when Kanemoto used a crab hold on Shibata.
    2. Kenzo Suzuki beat Hiro Saito (6:36) with a tackle.
    3. Brian Johnston beat The Sledge Hammer (7:13) with a cross armbreaker
    4. Jushin Thunder Liger & Kendo Kashin beat Dr. Wagner Jr. & Silver King (15:14) when Liger used a brainbuster on Wagner.
    5. Super J, Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Riki Choshu, Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie (8:46) when J used a lariat on Nishimura.
    6. Super Delfin Osaka Pro, Takehiro Murahama Osaka Pro & Tsubasa Osaka Pro beat Minoru Tanaka, El Samurai & Shinya Makabe (15:37) when Delfin used the Osaka Stunner on Samurai.
    7. Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & AKIRA (16:10) when Nagata used the Nagata Lock II on AKIRA.
    8. Keiji Muto & Shinjiro Otani beat Kensuke Sasaki & Shiro Koshinaka (12:55) when Otani used a cobra hold on Koshinaka.

    NJPW, 2/9/01 (SXW) (Buy)
    Tokyo Korakuen Hall
    1,715 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. El Samurai & Shinya Makabe beat Minoru Tanaka & Katsuyori Shibata (15:58) when Samurai used the Samurai bomb on Shibata.
    2. Osamu Kido beat Osamu Nishimura (8:58) with a wakigatame.
    3. Shiro Koshinaka & Brian Johnston beat Super J & Hiro Saito (10:56) when Koshinaka used a diving hip attack on Hiro.
    4. Dr. Wagner Jr. & Silver King beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Kendo Kashin (14:03) when Wagner used a Michinoku Driver II on Kashin.
    5. Super Strong Machine & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara (8:57) when Machine used a Devil Windmill suplex hold on Ohara.
    6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Shinjiro Otani & The Sledge Hammer (17:00) when Tenzan used a diving headbutt on Hammer.
    7. Kensuke Sasaki, Takashi Iizuka & Kenzo Suzuki beat Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata & Yutaka Yoshie (18:41) when Iizuka used a sleeper hold on Nakanishi.

    NJPW, 2/8/01
    Fukushima City Gymnasium
    2,100 Fans

    1. Shinya Makabe beat Wataru Inoue (9:08) with a crab hold.
    2. Kendo Kashin beat Katsuyori Shibata (6:37) with a cross armbreaker.
    3. Dr. Wagner Jr. & Silver King beat Minoru Tanaka & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (11:29) when King used a moonsault press on Takaiwa.
    4. Yutaka Yoshie & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Osamu Nishimura & Kenzo Suzuki (12:52) when Yoshie used a German suplex hold on Suzuki.
    5. Satoshi Kojima & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Riki Choshu & Shiro Koshinaka (11:59) when Kojima used a lariat on Choshu.
    6. Manabu Nakanishi & Junji Hirata beat Shinjiro Otani & The Sledge Hammer (12:42) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Hammer.
    7. Kensuke Sasaki, Takashi Iizuka, Yuji Nagata & Brian Johnston beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Super J, Hiro Saito & Michiyoshi Ohara (15:47) when Johnston used a cross armbreaker on Ohara.

    NJPW, 2/7/01
    Yokosuka Sports Center
    2,000 Fans

    1. Wataru Inoue beat Katsuyori Shibata (6:26) with an achilles tendon hold.
    2. Silver King beat El Samurai (11:36) with a moonsault press.
    3. Osamu Nishimura beat Shinya Makabe (13:26) with a Cobra Twist.
    4. Minoru Tanaka, Koji Kanemoto & Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Kendo Kashin & Dr. Wagner Jr. (14:23) when Takaiwa used a Death Valley bomb on Wagner.
    5. Shiro Koshinaka, Takashi Iizuka & Brian Johnston beat Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara (12:22) when Iizuka used a sleeper hold on Hiro.
    6. Shinjiro Otani & The Sledge Hammer beat Yuji Nagata & Kenzo Suzuki (14:49) when Hammer used the Sledge Driver on Suzuki.
    7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Super J beat Kensuke Sasaki, Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie (18:49) when Kojima used a lariat on Yoshie.

    NJPW, 2/4/01 (WPW) (Buy)
    Hokkaido Sports Center
    6,500 Fans

    1. Katsuyori Shibata beat Wataru Inoue (7:29) with a kneel kick.
    2. Minoru Tanaka, Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shinya Makabe beat Kendo Kashin, Dr. Wagner Jr. & Silver King (12:34) when Tanaka used the Minoru Special on King.
    3. Brian Johnston & Yutaka Yoshie beat Shiro Koshinaka & Koji Kanemoto (12:18) when Yoshie used a half-nelson suplex on Kanemoto.
    4. Shinjiro Otani beat Michiyoshi Ohara (8:39) with a cobra hold.
    5. Riki Choshu & Kenzo Suzuki beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (8:25) when Choshu used a lariat on Goto.
    6. Kensuke Sasaki & Yuji Nagata beat Super Strong Machine & Jushin Thunder Liger (14:10) when Sasaki used a Northern Light bomb on Liger.
    7. Keiji Muto beat Takashi Iizuka (16:33) with a knee kick.
    8. IWGP Tag Team Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) beat Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura (25:25) when Tenzan used the TTD on Nishimura (3rd defense).

    NJPW, 2/3/01 (WPW) (Buy)
    Hokkaido Sports Center
    7,200 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. El Samurai & Kendo Kashin beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shinya Makabe (10:33) when Samurai used an avalanche-style reverse DDT on Makabe.
    2. Junji Hirata & The Sledge Hammer beat Yutaka Yoshie & Kenzo Suzuki (9:56) when Hirata used a Devil Windmill suplex hold on Suzuki.
    3. Super J, Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Shiro Koshinaka, Brian Johnston & Osamu Nishimura (11:16) when J used an enzui lariat on Koshinaka.
    4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Kensuke Sasaki & Jushin Thunder Liger (16:48) when Kojima used a lariat on Liger.
    5. Epilogue of Dragon 3rd: Tatsumi Fujinami beat Yoshiaki Fujiwara (10:54) with a figure-four leglock.
    6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Minoru Tanaka & Koji Kanemoto (c) beat Dr. Wagner Jr. & Silver King (19:55) when Kanemoto used a moonsault press on King (3rd defense).
    7. Keiji Muto & Shinjiro Otani beat Masahiro Chono & Don Frye (12:43) when Muto pinned Chono.
    8. Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata beat Toshiaki Kawada All Japan, Masanobu Fuchi All Japan & Nobutaka Araya All Japan (23:23) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Araya.

    NJPW, 1/31/01 (SXW) (Buy)
    Tokyo Differ Ariake
    900 Fans

    1. Shinya Makabe beat Wataru Inoue (8:20) with a crab hold.
    2. El Samurai beat Katsuyori Shibata (6:47) with a diving headbutt.
    3. Brian Johnston & Yutaka Yoshie beat Shiro Koshinaka & Kenzo Suzuki (11:03) when Johnston used a cross armbreaker on Koshinaka.
    4. Kendo Kashin, Dr. Wagner Jr. & Silver King beat Minoru Tanaka, Koji Kanemoto & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (17:48) when Kashin used a cross armbreaker on Tanaka.
    5. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Junji Hirata & Jushin Thunder Liger (12:06) when Goto used a backdrop hold on Hirata.
    6. Shinjiro Otani beat The Sledge Hammer (5:34) with a cobra hold.
    7. Don Frye & Super J beat Takashi Iizuka & Yuji Nagata (17:58) when Frye used a sleeper hold on Nagata.
    8. Kensuke Sasaki, Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Michiyoshi Ohara (14:56) when Nishimura used an Octopus hold on Ohara.

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