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  • Shows: 9
    Total attendance: 25,703
    Average attendance: 2,856
    Highest attendance: 11,000 on 9/14/03 (headlined by Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Manabu Nakanishi)
    Lowest attendance: 1,503 on 9/4/03 (headlined by Yoshihiro Takayama & Shinya Makabe vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Thunder Liger)
    Longest match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura vs. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi on 9/9/03 & Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jun Akiyama & Takeshi Rikio on 9/14/03 at 30:00
    Shortest match: Jimmy Ambriz vs. Tatsutoshi Goto on 9/5/03 at 1:28

    NJPW, 9/15/03
    Osaka Namihaya Dome Sub Arena
    1,600 Fans

    1. Hirooki Goto beat Naofumi Yamamoto (8:44) with a cross armbreaker.
    2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Koji Kanemoto beat Minoru Fujita & Ryusuke Taguchi (9:37) when Kanemoto used a heel hold on Taguchi.
    3. Ryota Chikuzen beat Masahito Kakihara (8:27) with a chickenwing armlock.
    4. Jado, Gedo & Katsushi Takemura beat Tiger Mask, Heat & Masayuki Naruse (3:24) when Takemura used a moonsault press on Naruse.
    5. Shinya Makabe & Perry Saturn beat Blue Wolf & Toru Yano (9:45) when Saturn used a second rope moonsault press on Yano.
    6. Manabu Nakanishi beat Rick Steiner (6:57) with a German suplex hold.
    7. Yuji Nagata beat Jimmy Ambriz (3:39) with the Nagata Lock II.
    8. Triathlon Survivor: Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai #1 beat Masahiro Chono, Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi (19:23) by 2-1.
    - Masahiro Chono, Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai #1 (10:09) when Chono used a Yakuza kick on Makai #1.
    - Tadao Yasuda & Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi (16:25) when Yasuda pinned Yoshie after Yanagisawa used a high kick.
    - Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (19:27) with a high kick.
    9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Scott Norton (16:17) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Norton.

    NJPW "MEMORIAL RAINBOW DASH35", 9/14/03 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet) (Buy)
    Nagoya Rainbow Hall
    11,000 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy Full House

    1. Naofumi Yamamoto beat Hirooki Goto (7:16) with a Texas Cloverleaf hold.
    2. Tiger Mask, Heat & Masahito Kakihara beat El Samurai, Minoru Fujita & Ryusuke Taguchi (11:03) when Heat used the Minoru Special on Taguchi.
    3. Scott Norton & Rick Steiner beat Yutaka Yoshie & Toru Yano (8:42) when Norton used a powerbomb on Yano.
    4. Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Masayuki Naruse (5:27) with a backdrop suplex.
    5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Jushin Thunder Liger & Koji Kanemoto (c) beat Jado & Gedo (6:28) when Jado was DQ'd (4th defense).
    6. Handicap Match: Tadao Yasuda, Makai #1 & Ryota Chikuzen beat Osamu Nishimura, Kotetsu Yamamoto, Enson Inoue & Blue Wolf (8:06) when Yasuda used a Tiger Driver on Nishimura.
    7. Minoru Suzuki Pancrase beat Katsuyori Shibata (6:44) by pinfall after a sleeper hold.
    8. Masahiro Chono & Seiji Sakaguchi beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Shinya Makabe (10:11) when Chono used a ground Cobra Twist on Makabe.
    9. Yuji Nagata 11th Anniversary Match: Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jun Akiyama Pro Wrestling NOAH & Takeshi Rikio Pro Wrestling NOAH went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.
    10. IWGP Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Manabu Nakanishi (20:03) with the Anaconda Vice.

    NJPW, 9/11/03 (SXW) (Buy)
    Fukushima Big Palette
    1,800 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Wataru Inoue beat Naofumi Yamamoto (8:08) with the Triangle Lancer.
    2. Hiro Saito beat Hirooki Goto (6:53) with a diving senton.
    3. Jado, Gedo & Katsushi Takemura beat Heat, Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse (4:30) when Takemura used a moonsault press on Naruse.
    4. Tatsutoshi Goto beat Perry Saturn (2:40) with a backdrop suplex.
    5. Rick Steiner & Jimmy Ambriz beat Yuji Nagata & Toru Yano (8:41) when Steiner used a Death Valley bomb on Yano.
    6. Elimination Match: Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Ryota Chikuzen beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto, El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi (18:16). Liger threw Yasuda out of the ring (0:13). Yanagisawa used a Yanagi Lock on Samurai (5:58). Makai #1 used a Makai Windmill suplex hold on Kanemoto (11:55). Liger & Makai #1 fell out of the ring (17:28). Chikuzen used a diving body press on Taguchi (18:16).
    7. Scott Norton, Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita beat Yutaka Yoshie, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tiger Mask (14:36) when Norton used a Jackhammer on Tiger.
    8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura beat Manabu Nakanishi & Blue Wolf (16:24) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Wolf.

    NJPW, 9/9/03
    Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium
    2,000 Fans

    1. Masahito Kakihara beat Naofumi Yamamoto (4:09) with a cross armbreaker.
    2. Masayuki Naruse beat Ryusuke Taguchi (7:05) with the Naruse Lock.
    3. Tiger Mask & Heat beat Minoru Fujita & Wataru Inoue (11:25) when Heat used the Minoru Special on Inoue.
    4. Perry Saturn & Jimmy Ambriz beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (6:32) when Saturn used a second rope moonsault press on Hiro.
    5. Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Blue Wolf & Toru Yano (12:34) when Yoshie used a diving body press on Yano.
    6. Jado, Gedo & Katsushi Takemura beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & El Samurai (7:39) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Samurai.
    7. Elimination Match: Yoshihiro Takayama, Scott Norton, Rick Steiner & Shinya Makabe beat Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Ryota Chikuzen (10:59). Chikuzen used a diving body press on Makabe (7:01). Norton used a powerbomb on Chikuzen (7:56). Norton used a powerslam on Yasuda (8:08). Steiner used a brainbuster on Makai #1 (9:00). Takayama used a knee kick on Yanagisawa (10:59).
    8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura vs. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.

    NJPW, 9/8/03
    Misawa City Gymnasium
    1,600 Fans

    1. Minoru Fujita beat Hirooki Goto (7:10) with the BONEYARD.
    2. Hiro Saito beat Wataru Inoue (7:15) with a diving senton.
    3. Jado, Gedo & Katsushi Takemura beat Tiger Mask, Masayuki Naruse & Ryusuke Taguchi (9:01) when Takemura used a half-arm suplex on Taguchi.
    4. Jimmy Ambriz beat Toru Yano (1:55) with a front neck lock.
    5. Shinya Makabe & Perry Saturn beat Tatsutoshi Goto & El Samurai (9:00) when Saturn used a second rope moonsault press on Samurai.
    6. Jushin Thunder Liger & Koji Kanemoto beat Heat & Masahito Kakihara (10:35) when Kanemoto used a heel hold on Kakihara.
    7. 2/3 Falls: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Osamu Nishimura beat Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai #1 (14:57). Yasuda was DQ'd (1:33). Nishimura used a ground Cobra Twist on Yanagisawa (13:24).
    8. Yoshihiro Takayama, Scott Norton & Rick Steiner beat Manabu Nakanishi, Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi (19:43) when Takayama used a knee kick on Tanahashi.

    NJPW, 9/7/03
    Aomori Budokan
    2,500 Fans

    1. Wataru Inoue beat Hirooki Goto (7:48) with a crab hold.
    2. Toru Yano beat Naofumi Yamamoto (5:05) with a crab hold.
    3. Heat & Masahito Kakihara beat Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi (8:32) when Kakihara used an Inazuma leg lariat on Kanemoto.
    4. Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai (5:44) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Liger.
    5. Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Perry Saturn & Jimmy Ambriz (13:03) when Yoshie used a diving body press on Saturn.
    6. Scott Norton & Rick Steiner beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (5:26) when Steiner used a Death Valley bomb on Hiro.
    7. 2/3 Falls: Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Masayuki Naruse beat Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai #1 (19:48). Yanagisawa used a high kick on Naruse (13:22). Yasuda was DQ'd (4:07). Nagata used the Nagata Lock III on Makai #1 (2:19).
    8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Osamu Nishimura & Tiger Mask beat Yoshihiro Takayama, Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita (15:40) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Fujita.

    NJPW, 9/5/03
    Iwaki Municipal Gymnasium
    2,100 Fans

    1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Naofumi Yamamoto (9:04) with a crab hold.
    2. Masayuki Naruse beat Hirooki Goto (6:40) with the Naruse Lock.
    3. Tiger Mask & Heat beat El Samurai & Wataru Inoue (10:25) when Tiger used an inside cradle on Samurai.
    4. Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Fujita beat Jado, Gedo & Katsushi Takemura (9:29) when Takemura was DQ'd.
    5. Jimmy Ambriz beat Tatsutoshi Goto (1:28) with a shoulder hold.
    6. Elimination Match: Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Ryota Chikuzen beat Osamu Nishimura, Yutaka Yoshie, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano (13:05). Yanagisawa used a Yanagi Lock on Yano (3:07). Nishimura used a ground Cobra Twist on Makai #1 (3:54). Yoshie used a diving body press on Yanagisawa (5:54). Yasuda used a koutoubu punch on Yoshie (6:05). Nishimura & Yasuda fell out of the ring (10:09). Chikuzen used a diving body press on Tanahashi (13:05).
    7. Yoshihiro Takayama & Shinya Makabe beat Manabu Nakanishi & Masahito Kakihara (11:07) when Takayama used a knee kick on Kakihara.
    8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Hiro Saito beat Scott Norton, Rick Steiner & Perry Saturn (15:59) when Tenzan used the TTD on Saturn.

    NJPW, 9/4/03 (SXW) (Buy)
    Tokyo Korakuen Hall
    1,503 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Toru Yano beat Wataru Inoue (6:37) with a Canadian backbreaker.
    2. Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Fujita beat Heat & Ryusuke Taguchi (12:42) when Kanemoto used an ankle hold on Taguchi.
    3. Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai #5 beat Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse (6:30) when Makai #5 used a modified sickle hold on Kakihara.
    4. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Makai #1 & Ryota Chikuzen (8:48) when Goto used a backdrop suplex on Chikuzen.
    5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Tiger Mask (c) beat Katsushi Takemura (4:49) by DQ (3rd defense).
    6. Manabu Nakanishi beat Perry Saturn (7:31) with an Argentine backbreaker.
    7. Tadao Yasuda vs. Katsuyori Shibata went to a no contest (1:30).
    8. Scott Norton, Rick Steiner & Jimmy Ambriz beat Yuji Nagata, Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi (13:59) when Norton used a lariat on Yoshie.
    9. Yoshihiro Takayama & Shinya Makabe beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Thunder Liger (16:00) when Makabe used a lariat on Liger.

    NJPW, 9/3/03
    Chichibu Citizen Gymnasium
    1,600 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. El Samurai beat Naofumi Yamamoto (7:46) with a chickenwing armlock.
    2. Wataru Inoue beat Hirooki Goto (5:28) with the Triangle Lancer.
    3. Makai #5 beat Minoru Fujita (8:07) with a Makai sleeper.
    4. Jushin Thunder Liger & Koji Kanemoto beat Heat & Ryusuke Taguchi (13:24) when Liger used a brainbuster on Taguchi.
    5. Tiger Mask, Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse beat Jado, Gedo & Katsushi Takemura (9:56) when Takemura was DQ'd.
    6. Rick Steiner, Perry Saturn & Jimmy Ambriz beat Yutaka Yoshie, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano (11:58) when Steiner used a Death Valley bomb on Yano.
    7. Elimination Match: Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Ryota Chikuzen (Makai #2) beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (13:31). Goto used a backdrop suplex on Yanagisawa (4:35). Makai #1 used a lariat on Goto (4:47). Makai #1 used a Makai Windmill suplex hold on Hiro (6:08). Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Chikuzen (8:01). Makai #1 threw Nakanishi out of the ring (8:39). Yasuda used a Tiger Driver on Nagata (13:31).
    8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura beat Scott Norton & Shinya Makabe (12:54) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Makabe.

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