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  • [Tour Details]

    Shows: 11
    Total attendance: 35,004
    Average attendance: 3,183
    Highest attendance: 10,000 on 2/16/03 (headlined by Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Ryushi Yanagisawa)
    Lowest attendance: 1,350 on 2/1/03 (headlined by Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Yoshihiro Takayama, Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita)
    Longest match: AKIRA, Heat, Masahito Kakihara, Tiger Mask & Super Crazy vs. Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai, Gedo & Minoru Fujita on 2/16/03 at 26:56
    Shortest match: Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara vs. Tadao Yasuda, Makai #1 & Makai #2 on 2/16/03 at 0:53

    NJPW, 2/16/03 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet) (Buy Pt. 1) (Buy Pt. 2)
    Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
    10,000 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Hiroshi Tanahashi Return Match: Manabu Nakanishi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (7:36) with a German suplex hold.
    2. Shinya Makabe beat Toru Yano (3:41) with a German suplex hold.
    3. Osamu Nishimura beat Curry Man Michinoku Pro (10:11) with a ground Cobra Twist.
    4. Takashi Iizuka & Yutaka Yoshie beat Makai #4 & Makai #5 (12:13) when Yoshie used a diving body press on Makai #4.
    5. Kazunari Murakami beat Shinsuke Nakamura (6:28) by referee stop.
    6. Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Tadao Yasuda, Makai #1 & Makai #2 (0:53) when Makai #1 was DQ'd.
    7. Elimination Match: AKIRA, Heat, Masahito Kakihara, Tiger Mask & Super Crazy beat Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai, Gedo & Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo (26:56). Crazy used a Spiral bomb on Samurai (8:18). Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on Gedo (10:07). Fujita used an inside cradle on Kakihara (11:37). Fujita used a Michinoku Driver II on Crazy (14:18). Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Fujita (15:56). Liger used a brainbuster on Tiger (18:28). AKIRA used a Musasabi press on Liger (22:49). Heat used a Fisherman buster on Kanemoto (26:56).
    8. Yuji Nagata & Blue Wolf beat Josh Barnett & Perry Saturn (13:09) when Wolf used a Mongol slam on Saturn.
    9. IWGP Tag Team Title: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (c) beat Tadao Yasuda & Kazunari Murakami (20:36) when Tenzan used a diving headbutt on Yasuda (5th defense).
    10. NWF Heavyweight Title: Yoshihiro Takayama (c) beat Ryushi Yanagisawa (11:17) with a German suplex hold (1st defense).

    NJPW, 2/15/03
    Sanjo Welfare Hall
    1,600 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Super Crazy & Curry Man Michinoku Pro beat El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi (11:45) when Crazy used a moonsault press on Taguchi.
    2. Osamu Nishimura & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Blue Wolf & Toru Yano went to a draw (15:00) when the time limit expired.
    3. Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado & Gedo vs. AKIRA, Heat, Masahito Kakihara & Tiger Mask went to a draw (11:25) when Kanemoto & AKIRA were counted out.
    3a. Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado & Gedo beat AKIRA, Heat, Masahito Kakihara & Tiger Mask (3:38) when Gedo used the Gedo clutch on Kakihara.
    4. Josh Barnett beat Yutaka Yoshie (5:42) by referee stop.
    5. Yuji Nagata, Takashi Iizuka, Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Kazunari Murakami, Makai #1, Makai #4 & Makai #5 (14:28) by referee stop (Iizuka beat Makai #4).
    6. Tadao Yasuda & Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Shinya Makabe (11:59) when Yanagisawa used a right hook on Makabe.
    7. Masahiro Chono & Manabu Nakanishi beat Mike Barton & Perry Saturn (10:51) when Chono used an STF on Saturn.

    NJPW, 2/12/03
    Okayama City Gymnasium
    2,800 Fans

    1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Naofumi Yamamoto (6:30) with a crab hold.
    2. Perry Saturn beat Toru Yano (6:35) with a Death Valley bomb.
    3. Tatsutoshi Goto & AKIRA beat Kengo Kimura & El Samurai (10:01) when Goto used a backdrop suplex on Samurai.
    4. Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado & Gedo beat AKIRA, Tiger Mask, Super Crazy & Curry Man Michinoku Pro (11:23) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Crazy.
    5. Josh Barnett beat Hiro Saito (3:37) by referee stop.
    6. Makai #2, Makai #4 & Makai #5 beat Takashi Iizuka, Blue Wolf & Masahito Kakihara (9:58) when Makai #5 used a Makai front sleeper on Kakihara.
    7. Mike Barton & Jim Steele beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura (11:05) when Barton used the Barton buster on Tenzan.
    8. Tadao Yasuda, Kazunari Murakami & Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Yuji Nagata, Yutaka Yoshie & Shinsuke Nakamura (13:10) when Yasuda used a koutoubu punch on Yoshie.
    9. Masahiro Chono, Manabu Nakanishi & Heat beat Yoshihiro Takayama, Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo (14:45) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Fujita.

    NJPW, 2/11/03 (WPW) (Buy)
    Gifu Industrial Hall
    3,000 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Blue Wolf beat Naofumi Yamamoto (5:25) with a crab hold.
    2. Super Crazy & Curry Man Michinoku Pro beat Jado & Gedo (10:54) when Crazy used a moonsault press on Jado.
    3. Perry Saturn, Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Osamu Nishimura, Yutaka Yoshie & Toru Yano (13:47) when Saturn used a Death Valley bomb on Yano.
    4. Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai beat AKIRA, Heat & Tiger Mask (13:10) when Samurai used a chickenwing armlock on Tiger.
    5. Josh Barnett beat Masahito Kakihara (5:44) with a cross heel hold.
    6. Makai #4 & Makai #5 beat Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka (6:44) when Iizuka was DQ'd.
    7. Yoshihiro Takayama, Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo beat Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Makai #2 (7:37) when Takayama used a German suplex hold on Makai #2.
    8. IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Tournament - Final: Mike Barton & Jim Steele beat Tadao Yasuda & Kazunari Murakami (4:49) when Yasuda was DQ'd.
    9. Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Yuji Nagata & Shinsuke Nakamura (15:32) when Tenzan used the TTD on Nakamura.

    NJPW, 2/9/03
    Osaka Rinkai Sports Center
    2,200 Fans

    1. Toru Yano beat Ryusuke Taguchi (6:23) with a Canadian backbreaker.
    2. AKIRA beat El Samurai (8:50) with a Musasabi press.
    3. Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado & Gedo beat Heat, Tiger Mask, Super Crazy & Curry Man Michinoku Pro (14:24) when Kanemoto used a moonsault press on Heat.
    4. IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Tournament - Semi Final: Mike Barton & Jim Steele beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (11:16) when Barton used the Barton buster on Hiro.
    5. Josh Barnett & Perry Saturn beat Manabu Nakanishi & Blue Wolf (13:39) when Barnett used a cross heel hold on Wolf.
    6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Osamu Nishimura, Yutaka Yoshie & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1, Makai #4 & Makai #5 (13:14) when Tenzan used the TTD on Makai #4.
    7. IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Tournament - Semi Final: Tadao Yasuda & Kazunari Murakami beat Takashi Iizuka & Masahito Kakihara (9:42) when Yasuda used a straight right punch on Iizuka.
    8. Masahiro Chono & Yuji Nagata beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Shinya Makabe (13:20) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Makabe.

    NJPW, 2/7/03
    Yamagata Sports Center Sub Arena
    1,500 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Blue Wolf beat Naofumi Yamamoto (4:37) with a lariat.
    2. El Samurai beat Ryusuke Taguchi (5:35) with a diving headbutt.
    3. Jado & Gedo beat Tiger Mask & Super Crazy (8:44) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on Crazy.
    4. Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie beat Kengo Kimura & Hiro Saito (11:57) when Nishimura used a reverse cradle on Kimura.
    5. Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo beat Heat, Masahito Kakihara & Curry Man Michinoku Pro (14:30) when Fujita used a Michinoku Driver II on Curry.
    6. Mike Barton & Jim Steele beat Manabu Nakanishi & Toru Yano (9:08) when Steele used the Turbo Drop II on Yano.
    7. Josh Barnett beat Tatsutoshi Goto (2:12) with a cross heel hold.
    8. Yoshihiro Takayama, Perry Saturn & Shinya Makabe beat Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai #2 (9:44) when Takayama used a German suplex hold on Makai #2.
    9. Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Takashi Iizuka beat Kazunari Murakami, Makai #1, Makai #4 & Makai #5 (18:24) when Chono used a Yakuza kick on Makai #1.

    NJPW, 2/6/03 (SXW) (Buy)
    Dream Messe Miyagi
    2,500 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Naofumi Yamamoto (6:44) with a cross armbreaker.
    2. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Kengo Kimura & El Samurai (9:47) when Hiro used a diving senton on Samurai.
    3. Makai #1 & Makai #2 beat Blue Wolf & Toru Yano (11:47) when Makai #2 used a diving body press on Yano.
    4. Tiger Mask, Super Crazy & Curry Man Michinoku Pro beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado & Gedo (14:02) when Curry used the Spicy Drop on Gedo.
    5. IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Tournament - Round 1: Takashi Iizuka & Masahito Kakihara beat Makai #4 & Makai #5 (9:51) by referee stop (Iizuka beat Makai #4).
    6. Josh Barnett & Perry Saturn beat Manabu Nakanishi & Heat (12:56) when Barnett used a cross heel hold on Heat.
    7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Koji Kanemoto (c) beat Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo (17:06) with an ankle hold (5th defense).
    8. Tadao Yasuda, Kazunari Murakami & Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Yuji Nagata, Yutaka Yoshie & Shinsuke Nakamura (14:32) when Yanagisawa used a right high kick on Yoshie.
    9. Yoshihiro Takayama, Mike Barton & Jim Steele beat Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura (18:31) when Takayama used a German suplex hold on Nishimura.

    NJPW, 2/4/03
    Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium
    2,500 Fans

    1. Toru Yano beat Ryusuke Taguchi (5:56) with a crab hold.
    2. Osamu Nishimura & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Yutaka Yoshie & Naofumi Yamamoto went to a draw (15:00) when the time limit expired.
    3. Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai beat Super Crazy & Curry Man Michinoku Pro (11:08) when Samurai used a chickenwing armlock on Crazy.
    4. Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo beat Heat, Masahito Kakihara & Tiger Mask (16:11) when Gedo used the Gedo clutch on Kakihara.
    5. Josh Barnett beat Makai #2 (5:03) by KO.
    6. IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Tournament - Round 1: Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo (7:13) when Goto used a backdrop suplex on Makabe.
    7. Yoshihiro Takayama & Perry Saturn beat Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai #1 (10:59) when Takayama used a knee kick on Makai #1.
    8. Mike Barton & Jim Steele beat Yuji Nagata & Blue Wolf (15:32) when Steele used the Turbo Drop II on Wolf.
    9. Tadao Yasuda, Kazunari Murakami, Makai #4 & Makai #5 beat Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka (17:23) when Murakami used an armlock on Iizuka.

    NJPW, 2/2/03 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet) (Buy)
    Tsukisamu Green Dome
    6,000 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Naofumi Yamamoto beat Ryusuke Taguchi (7:25) with a single-leg crab hold.
    2. Tatsutoshi Goto beat Toru Yano (4:15) with a backdrop suplex.
    3. Makai #1 & Makai #2 beat Kengo Kimura & Shinya Makabe (7:35) when Makai #1 used a Makai Windmill suplex hold on Kimura.
    4. Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo beat Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo, Super Crazy & Curry Man Michinoku Pro (12:01) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on Curry.
    5. Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #4 & Makai #5 beat Takashi Iizuka, Blue Wolf & Shinsuke Nakamura (7:53) when Yanagisawa used a jumping knee kick on Nakamura.
    6. Jushin Thunder Liger, Takehiro Murahama Osaka Pro & El Samurai beat Heat, Masahito Kakihara & Tiger Mask (12:18) when Murahama used a cross armbreaker on Tiger.
    7. IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Tournament - Round 1: Tadao Yasuda & Kazunari Murakami beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Hiroshi Nagao (debut) (3:02) when Yasuda used a straight right punch on Nagao.
    8. IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Tournament - Round 1: Mike Barton & Jim Steele beat Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie (11:07) when Barton used the Barton buster on Yoshie.
    9. Josh Barnett & Perry Saturn beat Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (12:49) when Barnett used a cross heel hold on Tenzan.
    10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Yuji Nagata (c) beat Osamu Nishimura (20:01) with the Nagata Lock III (8th defense).

    NJPW, 2/1/03 (NJ+IWTV Internet)
    Sapporo Teisen Hall
    1,350 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy Full House

    1. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Round 1: Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Makai #2 (10:25) when Hiro used a diving senton on Makai #2.
    2. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Round 1: Kazunari Murakami, Makai #4 & Makai #5 beat Yuji Nagata, Takashi Iizuka & Masahito Kakihara (12:49) when Murakami used a cross armbreaker on Kakihara.
    3. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Round 1: Manabu Nakanishi, Osamu Nishimura & Heat beat Mike Barton, Jim Steele & Super Crazy (17:15) when Heat used a Fisherman buster on Crazy.
    4. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Round 1: Yoshihiro Takayama, Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo beat Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Koji Kanemoto (16:55) when Takayama used a knee kick on Kanemoto.
    5. Perry Saturn & Blue Wolf beat Yutaka Yoshie & Toru Yano (10:24) when Saturn used a Death Valley bomb on Yano.
    6. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Semi Final: Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Kazunari Murakami, Makai #4 & Makai #5 (6:50) when Makai #4 was DQ'd.
    7. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Semi Final: Yoshihiro Takayama, Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo beat Manabu Nakanishi, Osamu Nishimura & Heat (12:34) when Fujita used a Michinoku Driver II on Heat.
    8. Tiger Mask & Curry Man Michinoku Pro beat El Samurai & Gedo (11:51) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Gedo.
    9. Teisen Hall Cup 6 Man Tag Team Tournament - Final: Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Yoshihiro Takayama, Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo (10:18) when Goto used a backdrop suplex on Makabe.

    NJPW, 1/30/03 (SXW) (Buy)
    Tokyo Korakuen Hall
    1,554 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Naofumi Yamamoto (7:02) with a crab hold.
    2. Jado & Gedo beat Super Crazy & Curry Man Michinoku Pro (11:37) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Curry.
    3. Makai #4 & Makai #5 beat Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano (5:48) when Iizuka was DQ'd.
    4. IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Tournament - Entrance Match: Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Makai #1 & Makai #2 (8:12) when Goto used a vital part attack on Makai #1.
    5. Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai beat Heat, Masahito Kakihara & Tiger Mask (15:58) when Samurai used a chickenwing armlock on Heat.
    6. Osamu Nishimura won a 12 Man New Japan Rumble (35:09) when he used a backslide on Mike Barton. Order of elimination: Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Minoru Fujita, Kengo Kimura, Shinya Makabe, Yutaka Yoshie, Jim Steele, Manabu Nakanishi, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Tadao Yasuda & Mike Barton.
    7. Yoshihiro Takayama & Perry Saturn beat Yuji Nagata & Blue Wolf (13:48) when Takayama used a German suplex hold on Wolf.

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