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  • [Tour Details]

    Shows: 13
    Total attendance: 35,300
    Average attendance: 2,715
    Highest attendance: 6,300 on 10/27/02 (headlined by Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Joanie Laurer & Great Kabuki)
    Lowest attendance: 1,200 on 10/22/02 (headlined by Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Scott Norton & Jack The Bull)
    Longest match: Yuji Nagata vs. Masahiro Chono on 10/26/02 at 60:00
    Shortest match: Jack The Bull vs. Toru Yano on 10/26/02 at 1:49

    NJPW, 11/4/02 (SXW/WPW) (Buy)
    Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall #11
    2,200 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. El Samurai beat Naofumi Yamamoto (5:07) with a cross armbreaker.
    2. Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie beat Blue Wolf & Toru Yano (10:03) when Nishimura used a Cobra Twist on Yano.
    3. American Dragon, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes beat Masahito Kakihara, Masayuki Naruse & Wataru Inoue (12:28) when Dragon used a Dragon suplex hold on Inoue.
    4. Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (9:22) when Goto was DQ'd.
    5. Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Scott Norton & Jack The Bull (12:05) when Suzuki used the Hagakure on Jack.
    6. Jr. Triathlon Survivor - Final: Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Heat & Tiger Mask (23:15) by 2-1.
    - Jushin Thunder Liger, Heat & Tiger Mask beat Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo (10:06) when Liger used a brainbuster on Jado.
    - Koji Kanemoto & Gedo beat Heat & Tiger Mask (13:27) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on Tiger.
    - Koji Kanemoto beat Heat (23:15) with a Falcon Arrow.
    7. New Japan vs. Makai Club Vol. 3 - 2/3 Falls: Tadao Yasuda, Kazunari Murakami, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Makai #2 beat Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Takashi Iizuka, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Manabu Nakanishi (25:15). Nakanishi used a German suplex hold on Makai #2 (9:50). Chono was DQ'd (7:25). Murakami used mounted punches on Nagata (8:00).

    NJPW, 11/3/02
    Iida Sports Center
    1,600 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Toru Yano beat Naofumi Yamamoto (4:55) with a front suplex.
    2. Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse beat Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes (9:22) when Naruse used the Crazy Cyclone on Romero.
    3. Shiro Koshinaka beat El Samurai (7:36) with a powerbomb.
    4. Yutaka Yoshie beat Jack The Bull (7:15) with a back blow.
    5. Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo beat Heat, Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue (13:15) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on Inoue.
    6. Kenzo Suzuki, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Blue Wolf beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (11:35) when Suzuki used the Hagakure on Goto.
    7. Yuji Nagata & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Scott Norton & American Dragon (16:56) when Liger used a Liger bomb on Dragon.
    8. Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Makai #2 beat Masahiro Chono, Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura (12:44) when Makai #2 used a diving body press on Iizuka.

    NJPW, 11/2/02 (NJTV Internet)
    Fukui City Gymnasium
    2,600 Fans

    1. Wataru Inoue beat Naofumi Yamamoto (5:05) with a crab hold.
    2. Jado & Gedo beat Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes (13:08) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on Romero.
    3. Hiro Saito & Koji Kanemoto beat Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse (11:50) when Kanemoto used an ankle hold on Naruse.
    4. Takashi Iizuka & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Shiro Koshinaka & Tiger Mask (11:44) when Iizuka used a sleeper hold on Tiger.
    5. Kenzo Suzuki, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Blue Wolf & Toru Yano beat Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Makai #2 (9:56) when Yano used a Canadian backbreaker on Makai #2.
    6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Manabu Nakanishi beat Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie (14:15) when Tenzan used the TTD on Yoshie.
    7. Scott Norton, Jack The Bull & American Dragon beat Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata & Heat (17:00) when Norton used a powerbomb on Heat.

    NJPW, 10/31/02
    Tottori Industrial Gymnasium
    2,700 Fans

    1. El Samurai beat Toru Yano (6:18) with a cross armbreaker.
    2. Masahito Kakihara, Masayuki Naruse & Wataru Inoue beat American Dragon, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes (13:12) when Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on Reyes.
    3. Heat & Tiger Mask beat Jado & Gedo (13:54) when Heat used a wrist-clutch Fisherman buster on Jado.
    4. Osamu Nishimura & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Hiro Saito & Koji Kanemoto (16:42) when Nishimura used an Octopus hold on Hiro.
    5. Takashi Iizuka & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Kenzo Suzuki & Blue Wolf (11:58) when Iizuka used a sleeper hold on Wolf.
    6. Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie beat Scott Norton & Jack The Bull (11:16) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Jack.
    7. Yuji Nagata & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Makai #1 & Makai #2 (6:32) when Nagata used a wrist-clutch Exploder on Makai #2.
    8. Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Makai #2 beat Masahiro Chono, Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiroshi Tanahashi (13:16) when Yasuda used a Tiger Driver on Tanahashi.

    NJPW, 10/30/02
    Tsuyama City Gymnasium
    1,600 Fans

    1. Hiro Saito beat Wataru Inoue (7:24) with a diving senton.
    2. Takashi Iizuka beat Naofumi Yamamoto (4:05) with a crab hold.
    3. Kenzo Suzuki beat Toru Yano (6:32) with the Hagakure.
    4. American Dragon, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes beat Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo (19:33) when Romero used a huracanrana on Gedo.
    5. El Samurai, Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Heat & Tiger Mask (16:40) when Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on Tiger.
    6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Blue Wolf (15:50) when Goto used a backdrop suplex on Wolf.
    7. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie beat Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Makai #2 (11:08) when Makai #2 was DQ'd.
    7a. Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Makai #2 beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie (4:49) when Makai #2 used a diving body press on Yoshie.
    8. Scott Norton & Jack The Bull beat Masahiro Chono & Shiro Koshinaka (11:08) when Norton used a powerslam on Koshinaka.


    NJPW "FIGHTING SPIRIT MEMORIAL DAY IN KOBE", 10/27/02 (WPW) (Buy)
    Kobe World Hall
    6,300 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Toru Yano beat Naofumi Yamamoto (4:40) with a crab hold.
    2. Heat, Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue beat American Dragon, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes (12:47) when Heat used a Fisherman buster on Reyes.
    3. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Scott Norton & Jack The Bull (5:44) when Goto used a backdrop suplex on Jack.
    4. Jr. Triathlon Survivor - Semi Final: Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo beat El Samurai, Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse (23:19) by 2-1.
    - Masahito Kakihara beat Koji Kanemoto (7:05) with the Kaki Cutter.
    - Jado & Gedo beat El Samurai & Masayuki Naruse (15:55) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Naruse.
    - Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo beat El Samurai, Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse (23:19) when Kanemoto used a Tiger suplex hold on Samurai.
    5. Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo beat Yutaka Yoshie & Blue Wolf (9:02) when Makabe used a Dragon suplex hold on Wolf.
    6. European Catch Rules: Osamu Nishimura beat Jushin Thunder Liger (R5 1:36) with a Japanese leg roll clutch hold.
    7. New Japan vs. Makai Club 5 vs. 5 Series Vol. 2 - Singles Series: Yuji Nagata, Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Nakanishi, Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Tadao Yasuda, Kazunari Murakami, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Makai #2 by 3-2.
    - Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (6:20) by KO.
    - Kenzo Suzuki beat Makai #2 (3:47) with the Hagakure.
    - Yuji Nagata beat Makai #1 (6:04) by DQ.
    - Tadao Yasuda beat Takashi Iizuka (6:31) by pinfall after Yanagisawa used a right high kick.
    - Manabu Nakanishi beat Kazunari Murakami (4:41) by pinfall after an Argentine backbreaker.
    8. IWGP Tag Team Title: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (c) beat Joanie Laurer & Great Kabuki (12:40) when Chono used an STF on Kabuki (3rd defense).


    NJPW "FUKUOKA FIGHTING SPIRIT MEMORIAL DAY", 10/26/02 (PPV/WPW) (Buy)
    Fukuoka International Center
    6,000 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Jack The Bull beat Toru Yano (1:49) with the Jack buster.
    2. Shiro Koshinaka, El Samurai & Wataru Inoue beat Hiro Saito, Jado & Gedo (7:21) when Koshinaka used a powerbomb on Gedo.
    3. Scott Norton beat Blue Wolf (4:37) with a powerbomb.
    4. Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita Kaientai Dojo beat Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse (3:58) when Makabe used a lariat on Kakihara.
    5. Jr. Triathlon Survivor - Semi Final: Jushin Thunder Liger, Heat & Tiger Mask beat American Dragon, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes (15:00) by 2-1.
    - Heat beat American Dragon (5:19) with a Fisherman buster.
    - Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (10:30) when Romero used a huracanrana on Tiger.
    - Jushin Thunder Liger, Heat & Tiger Mask beat American Dragon, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes (15:00) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Romero.
    6. Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Joanie Laurer & GREAT MUTA (4:52) when MUTA was counted out.
    7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Koji Kanemoto (c) beat Bas Rutten (10:11) with an ankle hold (3rd defense).
    8. New Japan vs. Makai Club 5 vs. 5 Series Vol. 1 - Singles Elimination Match: Tadao Yasuda, Kazunari Murakami, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Makai #2 beat Takashi Iizuka, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi, Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie (23:48). Iizuka used a sleeper hold on Makai #2 (1:02). Makai #1 used a Makai Windmill suplex hold on Iizuka (3:40). Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Makai #1 (2:27). Yanagisawa used a right high kick on Nakanishi (3:56). Tenzan used the TTD on Yanagisawa (1:47). Yasuda used a front sleeper on Tenzan (4:04). Yasuda pinned Yoshie after Murakami used a knee kick (3:25). Nishimura used a ground Cobra Twist on Yasuda (2:54). Murakami used a sleeper hold on Nishimura (0:33).
    9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Yuji Nagata (c) vs. Masahiro Chono went to a draw (60:00) when the time limit expired (5th defense).

    NJPW, 10/25/02 (NJTV Internet)
    Koshi Town Gymnasium
    1,800 Fans

    1. Jado & Gedo beat El Samurai & Masahito Kakihara (10:46) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on Samurai.
    2. Tatsutoshi Goto & Osamu Nishimura beat Shiro Koshinaka & Takashi Iizuka (10:07) when Nishimura used an inside cradle on Iizuka.
    3. American Dragon, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue (14:21) when Dragon used a cobra clutch crossface hold on Inoue.
    4. Kenzo Suzuki & Blue Wolf beat Scott Norton & Jack The Bull (11:13) when Wolf used a Mongol slam on Jack.
    5. Tadao Yasuda beat Toru Yano (4:52) by referee stop.
    6. Makai #1, Makai #2 & Makai #3 beat Manabu Nakanishi, Yutaka Yoshie & Masayuki Naruse (11:27) when Makai #3 used a chokeslam on Naruse.
    7. Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Koji Kanemoto beat Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Heat (20:22) when Tenzan used the TTD on Tanahashi.

    NJPW, 10/24/02
    Kagoshima Arena
    2,500 Fans

    1. Toru Yano beat Naofumi Yamamoto (5:27) with a crab hold.
    2. Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsutoshi Goto vs. Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie went to a draw (15:00) when the time limit expired.
    3. Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo beat El Samurai, Masayuki Naruse & Wataru Inoue (16:57) when Kanemoto used an ankle hold on Samurai.
    4. Jack The Bull & American Dragon beat Heat & Masahito Kakihara (10:19) when Jack used the Jack buster on Kakihara.
    5. Manabu Nakanishi & Blue Wolf beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiro Saito (13:48) when Nakanishi used a hijack backbreaker on Hiro.
    6. Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Scott Norton, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes (13:59) when Nagata used the Nagata Lock II on Reyes.
    7. Takashi Iizuka beat Makai #2 (5:43) with a sleeper hold.
    8. Tadao Yasuda, Makai #1, Makai #2 & Makai #3 beat Masahiro Chono, Takashi Iizuka, Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (12:13) when Makai #3 used a tornado clothesline on Suzuki.

    NJPW, 10/22/02
    Munakata Yurikusu Event Hall
    1,200 Fans

    1. Blue Wolf beat Wataru Inoue (8:01) with a Mongol slam.
    2. American Dragon, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes beat Heat, Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse (10:39) when Romero used a huracanrana on Naruse.
    3. Osamu Nishimura beat Hiro Saito (6:50) with a ground Cobra Twist.
    4. Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsutoshi Goto vs. Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi went to a draw (20:00) when the time limit expired.
    5. Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai & Tiger Mask beat Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo (17:28) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Gedo.
    6. Tadao Yasuda, Makai #1 & Makai #2 & Makai #3 beat Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Nakanishi, Yutaka Yoshie & Toru Yano (14:36) when Makai #3 used a tornado clothesline on Yano.
    7. Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Scott Norton & Jack The Bull (11:19) when Chono used a Yakuza kick on Jack.

    NJPW, 10/21/02
    Strait Messe Shimonoseki
    2,000 Fans
    - No Vacancy

    1. Toru Yano beat Naofumi Yamamoto (4:59) with a front suplex.
    2. Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse beat El Samurai & Tiger Mask (10:22) when Naruse used the Crazy Cyclone on Samurai.
    3. Tatsutoshi Goto beat Wataru Inoue (5:10) with a backdrop suplex.
    4. Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo beat American Dragon, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes (16:23) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Reyes.
    5. Jushin Thunder Liger & Heat beat Azteca Pro Wrestling KAGEKI & Diablo Pro Wrestling KAGEKI (13:39) when Heat used a right high kick on Diablo.
    6. Scott Norton & Jack The Bull beat Shiro Koshinaka & Yutaka Yoshie (9:54) when Norton used a powerbomb on Koshinaka.
    7. Tadao Yasuda, Makai #1, Makai #2 & Makai #3 beat Takashi Iizuka, Kenzo Suzuki, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Blue Wolf (9:26) when Makai #3 used a tornado clothesline on Wolf.
    8. Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura (18:55) when Tenzan used a front cradle on Nishimura.

    NJPW, 10/20/02
    Beppu B-Con Plaza
    2,300 Fans

    1. Makai #2 beat Toru Yano (6:50) with a chickenwing hold.
    2. Koji Kanemoto & Gedo beat Masayuki Naruse & Tiger Mask (13:26) when Kanemoto used an ankle hold on Naruse.
    3. American Dragon, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Heat & Masahito Kakihara (11:17) when Dragon used a cobra clutch crossface hold on Kakihara.
    4. Shiro Koshinaka & Takashi Iizuka beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (11:05) when Iizuka used a sleeper hold on Hiro.
    5. Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Wataru Inoue (7:05) with a right high kick.
    6. Yutaka Yoshie & Blue Wolf vs. Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi went to a draw (20:00) when the time limit expired.
    7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura beat Scott Norton & Jack The Bull (11:12) when Tenzan used a diving headbutt on Jack.
    8. Masahiro Chono & Manabu Nakanishi beat Tadao Yasuda & Makai #1 (8:44) when Chono used a Cobra Twist on Makai #1.

    NJPW, 10/19/02
    Nagasaki Prefectural Gymnasium
    2,500 Fans

    1. Wataru Inoue beat Naofumi Yamamoto (5:36) with a crab hold.
    2. El Samurai, Masahito Kakihara & Tiger Mask beat American Dragon, Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes (13:34) when Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on Reyes.
    3. Shiro Koshinaka & Osamu Nishimura beat Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano (12:29) when Koshinaka used a powerbomb on Yano.
    4. Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto went to a draw (20:00) when the time limit expired.
    5. Jushin Thunder Liger, Heat & Masayuki Naruse beat Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo (16:13) when Heat used a Fisherman buster on Jado.
    6. Scott Norton & Jack The Bull beat Yutaka Yoshie & Blue Wolf (11:24) when Norton used a powerbomb on Wolf.
    7. Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai #1 beat Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Manabu Nakanishi (5:21) when Yanagisawa used a right high kick on Chono.

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