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  • [Tour Details]

    Shows: 10
    Total attendance: 35,150
    Average attendance: 3,515
    Highest attendance: 11,000 on 2/16/02 (headlined by Tadao Yasuda vs. Yuji Nagata)
    Lowest attendance: 1,200 on 2/9/02 (headlined by Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tatsutoshi Goto vs. Yuji Nagata, Osamu Nishimura & Hiroshi Tanahashi)
    Longest match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Osamu Nishimura on 2/16/02 at 21:06
    Shortest match: Masahito Kakihara vs. Katsushi Takemura on 2/14/02 at 1:16

    NJPW, 2/16/02 (PPV/WPW) (Buy)
    Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
    11,000 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Handicap Match: Giant Silva & Giant Singh beat Yutaka Yoshie, Dan Devine & Chris Candido (5:49) when Singh used a Giant bomb on Candido.
    2. Daijiro Matsui beat Katsuyori Shibata (1:59) by referee stop.
    3. IWGP Heavyweight Title Tournament - Semi Final: Yuji Nagata beat Rick Steiner (11:30) with a fireman's carry hold.
    4. IWGP Heavyweight Title Tournament - Semi Final: Tadao Yasuda beat Masahiro Chono (6:36) with a shoulder hold.
    5. Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai, Masayuki Naruse & Wataru Inoue beat Koji Kanemoto, Jado, Gedo & GOKU-DO (19:04) when Inoue used the Triangle Lancer on GOKU-DO.
    6. Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Tatsumi Fujinami & Shiro Koshinaka (9:51) when Tanahashi used a Japanese leg roll clutch hold on Koshinaka.
    7. IWGP Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Osamu Nishimura (21:06) with a Buffalo sleeper.
    8. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Minoru Tanaka beat Masahito Kakihara (11:01) with a backslide to become the 42nd champion (decision match).
    9. Manabu Nakanishi beat Kensuke Sasaki (11:10) with a German suplex hold.
    10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Tadao Yasuda beat Yuji Nagata (15:15) with a front sleeper to become the 30th champion.

    NJPW, 2/14/02 (NJTV Internet)
    Fukushima City Gymnasium
    1,800 Fans

    1. Katsuyori Shibata beat Blue Wolf (6:28) with a crab hold.
    2. Masahito Kakihara beat Katsushi Takemura (1:16) with a cross armbreaker.
    3. Masayuki Naruse beat Wataru Inoue (10:04) with an armlock.
    4. Hiro Saito beat El Samurai (9:23) with a la magistral trap.
    5. Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru Tanaka & Chris Candido (15:09) when Gedo used the Gedo clutch on Tanaka.
    6. Giant Silva & Giant Singh beat Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (8:54) when Singh used a Giant bomb on Tanahashi.
    7. Kensuke Sasaki, Shiro Koshinaka & Dan Devine beat Manabu Nakanishi, Rick Steiner & Yutaka Yoshie (8:51) when Koshinaka used a horizontal cradle on Nakanishi.
    8. Yuji Nagata & Osamu Nishimura beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tatsutoshi Goto (13:31) when Nishimura used an Octopus hold on Goto.

    NJPW, 2/13/02 (SXW) (Buy)
    Shirakawa City Gymnasium
    1,500 Fans

    1. Chris Candido beat GOKU-DO (8:35) with an avalanche-style brainbuster.
    2. Shiro Koshinaka & Blue Wolf beat Osamu Nishimura & Katsushi Takemura (15:09) when Koshinaka used a powerbomb on Takemura.
    3. Masahito Kakihara beat Wataru Inoue (6:27) with a cross kneelock.
    4. Minoru Tanaka beat Katsuyori Shibata (5:42) with a heel hold.
    5. Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai & Masayuki Naruse beat Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo (15:23) when Samurai used a chickenwing armlock on Jado.
    6. Yuji Nagata & Rick Steiner beat Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (13:31) when Steiner used a Death Valley bomb on Suzuki.
    7. Masahiro Chono, Giant Silva & Giant Singh beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (11:58) when Silva used a Giant press on Hiro.
    8. Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie beat Kensuke Sasaki & Dan Devine (13:31) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Devine.

    NJPW, 2/11/02 (WPW) (Buy)
    Osaka Maishima Arena
    3,200 Fans

    1. Hiro Saito beat Blue Wolf (8:37) with a senton bomb.
    2. El Samurai, Masayuki Naruse & Chris Candido beat Katsuyori Shibata, Wataru Inoue & Katsushi Takemura (14:10) when Naruse used the Crazy Cyclone on Takemura.
    3. Giant Silva beat Tatsutoshi Goto (3:33) with a Giant press.
    4. Rick Steiner beat Osamu Nishimura (6:57) with a Death Valley bomb.
    5. Jushin Thunder Liger & Masahito Kakihara beat Jado & Gedo (14:51) when Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on Gedo.
    6. Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie (16:49) when Suzuki used a spear on Yoshie.
    7. Giant Singh beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (8:40) with a chokeslam.
    8. Masahiro Chono & Koji Kanemoto beat Tatsumi Fujinami & Minoru Tanaka (15:04) when Chono used a Butterfly Lock on Fujinami.
    9. Yuji Nagata & Tadao Yasuda beat Kensuke Sasaki & Dan Devine (11:00) when Yasuda used a front sleeper on Devine.

    NJPW, 2/10/02 (ISM) (Buy)
    Okayama City Gymnasium
    4,000 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Blue Wolf beat Chris Candido (7:13) with a Mongol slam.
    2. Yutaka Yoshie beat Hiro Saito (8:56) with a backfist.
    3. Minoru Tanaka & Katsuyori Shibata beat Masahito Kakihara & Wataru Inoue (13:31) when Tanaka used a cross armbreaker on Inoue.
    4. Jado, Gedo & GOKU-DO beat El Samurai, Masayuki Naruse & Tiger Mask Michinoku Pro (15:27) by referee stop (Gedo beat Tiger).
    5. Giant Silva & Giant Singh beat Shiro Koshinaka & Katsushi Takemura (6:43) when Singh used a Giant bomb on Takemura.
    6. Kensuke Sasaki, Osamu Nishimura & Dan Devine beat Yuji Nagata, Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (13:42) when Devine used a double-arm screw suplex on Suzuki.
    7. Manabu Nakanishi & Rick Steiner beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tatsutoshi Goto (13:16) when Steiner used a Death Valley bomb on Goto.
    8. Tatsumi Fujinami & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Masahiro Chono & Koji Kanemoto (17:12) when Fujinami used a figure-four leglock on Kanemoto.

    NJPW, 2/9/02
    Wakayama Prefectural Hashimoto Gymnasium #2
    1,200 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Wataru Inoue beat Blue Wolf (6:42) with the Triangle Lancer.
    2. Minoru Tanaka & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Masayuki Naruse & Masahito Kakihara went to a draw (20:00) when the time limit expired.
    3. Shiro Koshinaka & Yutaka Yoshie beat Hiro Saito & GOKU-DO (11:00) when Koshinaka used a powerbomb on GOKU-DO.
    4. Giant Silva & Giant Singh beat Rick Steiner & Chris Candido (9:24) when Silva used a Giant press on Candido.
    5. Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai & Tiger Mask Michinoku Pro (17:09) when Kanemoto used a Tiger suplex hold on Samurai.
    6. Kensuke Sasaki & Dan Devine beat Manabu Nakanishi & Kenzo Suzuki (9:34) when Devine used a double-arm screw suplex on Suzuki.
    7. Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Yuji Nagata, Osamu Nishimura & Hiroshi Tanahashi (17:13) when Tenzan used the TTD on Nishimura.

    NJPW, 2/8/02 (WPW) (Buy)
    Gifu Industrial Hall
    3,300 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Chris Candido beat Katsushi Takemura (7:34) with a diving headbutt.
    2. Wataru Inoue beat GOKU-DO (9:48) with the Triangle Lancer.
    3. El Samurai & Tiger Mask Michinoku Pro beat Masahito Kakihara & Katsuyori Shibata (10:40) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Shibata.
    4. Giant Silva & Giant Singh beat Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie (6:54) when Singh used a chokeslam on Yoshie.
    5. Yuji Nagata, Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (16:22) when Tanahashi pinned Hiro after Suzuki used a spear.
    6. Masahiro Chono & Koji Kanemoto beat Shiro Koshinaka & Jushin Thunder Liger (14:50) when Chono used a diving shoulder attack on Koshinaka.
    7. Kensuke Sasaki & Dan Devine beat Manabu Nakanishi & Rick Steiner (1:31) when Sasaki used a Northern Light bomb on Nakanishi.
    8. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Jado & Gedo (c) beat Minoru Tanaka & Masayuki Naruse (19:44) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Naruse (5th defense).

    NJPW, 2/3/02 (NJTV Internet)
    Sapporo Teisen Hall
    1,350 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy Full House

    1. Hiro Saito beat Blue Wolf (7:54) with a senton bomb.
    2. GOKU-DO beat Chris Candido (9:36) with the Complete Shot.
    3. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Wataru Inoue beat Masahito Kakihara & Katsushi Takemura (10:02) when Tanahashi used a half-hatch suplex hold on Takemura.
    4. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Semi Final: Masahiro Chono, Giant Silva & Giant Singh beat Tatsumi Fujinami, Osamu Nishimura & Jushin Thunder Liger (16:15) when Silva used a Giant press on Nishimura.
    5. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Semi Final: Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Rick Steiner beat Kensuke Sasaki, Yutaka Yoshie & Dan Devine (9:38) when Steiner used a Death Valley bomb on Yoshie.
    6. Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo beat El Samurai, Minoru Tanaka & Masayuki Naruse (21:00) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Samurai.
    7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Shiro Koshinaka & Kenzo Suzuki (13:32) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Koshinaka.
    8. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Final: Masahiro Chono, Giant Silva & Giant Singh beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Rick Steiner (14:35) when Singh used a Giant bomb on Nakanishi.

    NJPW, 2/2/02 (NJTV Internet)
    Sapporo Teisen Hall
    1,300 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Wataru Inoue beat Katsushi Takemura (8:56) with the Triangle Lancer.
    2. Katsuyori Shibata beat Chris Candido (7:07) with a grounded headlock.
    3. El Samurai beat GOKU-DO (7:02) with a chickenwing armlock.
    4. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Round 1: Tatsumi Fujinami, Osamu Nishimura & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo (17:48) when Nishimura used a Cobra Twist on Jado.
    5. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Round 1: Kensuke Sasaki, Yutaka Yoshie & Dan Devine beat Shiro Koshinaka, Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (15:11) when Devine used a double-arm screw suplex on Tanahashi.
    6. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Round 1: Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Rick Steiner beat Minoru Tanaka, Masayuki Naruse & Masahito Kakihara (12:01) when Steiner used a Death Valley bomb on Naruse.
    7. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Round 1: Masahiro Chono, Giant Silva & Giant Singh beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (14:02) when Silva used a Giant press on Hiro.

    NJPW, 2/1/02 (WPW) (Buy)
    Hokkaido Sports Center
    6,500 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Giant Singh beat Chris Candido (4:02) with a Giant bomb.
    2. Yutaka Yoshie beat Blue Wolf (7:23) by referee stop.
    3. Masahito Kakihara & Katsuyori Shibata beat El Samurai & Wataru Inoue (11:20) when Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on Inoue.
    4. Osamu Nishimura & Dan Devine beat Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (13:00) when Devine used a double-arm screw suplex on Suzuki.
    5. Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru Tanaka, Masayuki Naruse & Tiger Mask Michinoku Pro beat Koji Kanemoto, Jado, Gedo & GOKU-DO (19:44) when Naruse used the Crazy Cyclone on GOKU-DO.
    6. Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Riki Choshu, Tatsumi Fujinami & Shiro Koshinaka (9:26) when Chono used a Yakuza kick on Koshinaka.
    7. IWGP Heavyweight Title Tournament - Round 1: Rick Steiner beat Kensuke Sasaki (8:09) with a Death Valley bomb.
    8. IWGP Heavyweight Title Tournament - Round 1: Tadao Yasuda beat Giant Silva (2:39) with a sleeper hold.
    9. IWGP Heavyweight Title Tournament - Round 1: Yuji Nagata beat Manabu Nakanishi (12:31) with a backdrop hold.

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