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NJPW "SUPER J-CUP 5TH STAGE ~Land of Confusion Final~", 12/23/09 (SXW) (Look!)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,020 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House

1. SUPER J-CUP - Round 2: YAMATO beat Gedo (8:36) by referee stop.
2. SUPER J-CUP - Round 2: Prince Devitt beat Danshoku Dino (5:49) with a diving footstomp.
3. SUPER J-CUP - Round 2: Ryusuke Taguchi beat Koji Kanemoto (10:14) with an achilles tendon hold.
4. SUPER J-CUP - Round 2: Naomichi Marufuji beat Tigers Mask (6:39) with an Aussie suplex hold.
5. SUPER J-CUP - Semi Final: Prince Devitt beat YAMATO (8:41) with a vertical drop DDT.
6. SUPER J-CUP - Semi Final: Naomichi Marufuji beat Ryusuke Taguchi (10:57) with the Shiranui.
7. SUPER J-CUP Special 8 Man Tag: Jushin Thunder Liger, AKIRA, Taichi & Kota Ibushi beat Gedo, Atsushi Aoki , GENTARO & Fujita "Jr." Hayato (17:41) when AKIRA used a la magistral on Gedo.
8. SUPER J-CUP - Final: Naomichi Marufuji beat Prince Devitt (18:06) with the Pole Shift.

NJPW "SUPER J-CUP 5TH STAGE ~Land of Confusion~", 12/22/09 (Samurai! TV) (Look!)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,020 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House

1. SUPER J-CUP - Round 1: Tigers Mask beat Taichi (6:41) with a ground Octopus hold.
2. SUPER J-CUP - Round 1: Ryusuke Taguchi beat GENTARO (10:39) with the Dodon.
3. SUPER J-CUP - Round 1: YAMATO beat AKIRA (8:13) with a modified double kneelock.
4. SUPER J-CUP - Round 1: Danshoku Dino beat Jado (10:14) with a Gedo clutch.
5. SUPER J-CUP - Round 1: Gedo beat Kota Ibushi (14:15) with a Gedo clutch.
6. SUPER J-CUP - Round 1: Prince Devitt beat Atsushi Aoki (10:51) with a vertical drop DDT.
7. SUPER J-CUP - Round 1: Koji Kanemoto beat Fujita "Jr." Hayato (13:45) with an ankle hold.
8. SUPER J-CUP - Round 1: Naomichi Marufuji beat Jushin Thunder Liger (16:21) with the Pole Shift.

NJPW "NEW JAPAN LIVE IN USHIKU", 12/20/09
Ushiku Movement Park Gymnasium
1,000 Fans

1. Jado & Gedo beat Tiger Mask & Nobuo Yoshihashi (10:50) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Yoshihashi.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Koji Kanemoto & Taichi (14:24) when Liger used an air scissors drop on Taichi.
3. Takashi Iizuka beat Tomoaki Honma (9:01) by pinfall.
4. Super Strong Machine & Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Riki Choshu & Kazuchika Okada (9:31) when Machine used a Devil Windmill suplex hold on Okada.
5. Special Tag Match ~ NJPW year-end gift: Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (15:09) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Inoue.
6. Special 6 Man Tag Match ~ USHIKU ONE NIGHT STAND: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Togi Makabe beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (17:28) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Yano.

NJPW "NEW JAPAN LIVE IN MAEBASHI ~YUTAKA YOSHIE 15TH ANNIVERSARY~", 12/13/09 (Samurai! TV)
Green Dome Maebashi Sub Arena
1,115 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & Koji Kanemoto went to a draw (15:00) when the time limit expired.
2. Jado & Gedo beat Riki Choshu & Nobuo Yoshihashi (9:26) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Yoshihashi.
3. Hirooki Goto beat Kazuchika Okada (10:06) with a modified camel clutch.
4. Wataru Inoue beat TAJIRI (8:49) by DQ.
5. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (10:27) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Honma.
6. Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori beat Yuji Nagata & Mitsuhide Hirasawa (12:43) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Hirasawa.
7. Yutaka Yoshie 15th Anniversary Match: Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (18:13) when Tanahashi used a Texas Cloverleaf hold on Ishii.

CIRCUIT 2009 NEW JAPAN ALIVE (11/22/09 to 12/5/09)

NJPW "DESTRUCTION '09", 11/8/09 (WPW/PPV) (Look!)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
7,500 Fans

1. Jado & Gedo beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt (9:32) when Gedo used the Gedo clutch on Taguchi.
2. TAJIRI beat Kazuchika Okada (9:03) with a la magistral.
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori & Koji Kanemoto beat Masahiro Chono, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA (9:44) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on AKIRA.
4. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (11:00) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Ishii.
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Tiger Mask beat Mistico (c) (12:01) with a modified armlock to become the 58th champion.
6. IWGP Tag Team Title: "Team 3D" Brother Ray & Brother Devon (c) vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson went to a double countout (15:42) (1st defense).
7. Special Singles Match - DESTRUCTION AWAKING!!: Masato Tanaka beat Hirooki Goto (14:28) with the Sliding D.
8. Chain Death Match - DESTRUCTION BURST!!: Togi Makabe beat Takashi Iizuka (16:55) by KO.
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (22:47) with the Boma Ye (2nd defense).

NJPW "CAMP ZAMA SLAMFEST III", 10/24/09 (Look!)
Kanagawa Camp Zama

1. Prince Devitt beat AKIRA (7:55) with an avalanche-style brainbuster.
2. Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Koji Kanemoto & Taichi (13:19) when Tiger used a rounding body press on Taichi.
3. Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue beat Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori & Kazuchika Okada (16:04) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Okada.
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Masahiro Chono & Togi Makabe beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (17:02) when Makabe used a top rope King Kong kneedrop on Ishii.
5. TAJIRI beat Super Strong Machine (13:12) with a horizontal cradle.
6. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Pegasus Kid beat Toru Yano, Jado & Gedo (15:48) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Gedo.

CIRCUIT 2009 TRUTH ~G1 TAG LEAGUE~ (10/17/09 to 11/1/09)

NJPW "MASAHIRO CHONO 25TH ANNIVERSARY - ARISTRIST IN RYOGOKU KOKUGIKAN", 10/12/09 (WPW/PPV) (Look!)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
11,000 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Kazuchika Okada won a 14 Man Time-lag Battle Royal (19:58) when he used a missile kick on Super Strong Machine. Participants: Super Strong Machine, Koji Kanemoto, Taichi, Tomoaki Honma, Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Kazuchika Okada, Nobuo Yoshihashi, Great Kojika , Tiger Toguchi, Gran Hamada, Don Arakawa, Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kuniaki Kobayashi.
2. Takao Omori beat Karl Anderson (6:31) with an Axe Bomber.
3. Hirooki Goto, Wataru Inoue, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt beat Masato Tanaka , Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo (13:35) when Goto used the Shouten on Gedo.
4. 3WAY Body Slam Match: Akebono beat Giant Bernard & Yutaka Yoshie (6:00) by body slamming Bernard.
5. Original Tiger Mask, Tiger Mask & Kota Ibushi beat Riki Choshu, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA (8:52) when Tiger Mask used a Destroy suplex hold on AKIRA.
6. Yuji Nagata & Kohei Sato beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (14:46) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Iizuka.
7. Double Main Event I - IWGP Heavyweight Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) beat Shinjiro Otani (19:19) with the Boma Ye (1st defense).
8. Double Main Event II - Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary Match: Masahiro Chono, Keiji Muto & Kenta Kobashi beat Manabu Nakanishi, Satoshi Kojima & Jun Akiyama (23:59) when Chono used a Shining Yakuza kick on Nakanishi.

NJPW "~GANBARO UONUMA!~", 10/10/09 (Look!)
Koide Village Gymnasium
2,500 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Koji Kanemoto beat Nobuo Yoshihashi (8:53) with an ankle hold.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA beat Tiger Mask & Taichi (11:28) when AKIRA used a Musasabi press on Taichi.
3. Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada beat Super Strong Machine & Mitsuhide Hirasawa (13:34) when Goto used the Shouten on Hirasawa.
4. Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Giant Bernard, Jado & Gedo (15:42) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Jado.
5. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (13:26) when Yano was DQ'd.
6. Wataru Inoue 10th Anniversary Match: Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (16:19) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Inoue.

NJPW "LEONIS IV", 9/25/09 (Look!)
Wakayama Big-U
250 Fans

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Nobuo Yoshihashi (9:29) with a crab hold.
2. Jado & Gedo beat Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma (12:46) when Gedo pinned Honma.
3. Togi Makabe beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa (9:04) with a lariat.
4. Shinsuke Nakamura beat Kazuchika Okada (7:42) with a doujime sleeper hold.
5. Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt beat Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask & Taichi (15:54) when Goto used the Shouten on Taichi.

CIRCUIT 2009 NEW JAPAN GENERATION (9/12/09 to 9/27/09)

NJPW "GET OUT OF MY WAY ~JG20FTW~", 8/30/09 (Samurai! TV) (Look!)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,900 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Milano Collection AT & Taichi beat Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi (9:45) when Milano used a Gedo clutch on Yoshihashi.
2. Tomohiro Ishii beat Tomoaki Honma (10:04) with a brainbuster.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura & Takashi Iizuka beat Yuji Nagata & Mitsuhide Hirasawa (10:23) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Hirasawa.
4. Manabu Nakanishi beat Wataru Inoue (11:28) with the Dai*Nakanishi German.
5. Tiger Mask, Jushin Thunder Liger, Great Sasuke & Kota Ibushi beat Koji Kanemoto, Ryusuke Taguchi, Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku (15:58) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Taguchi.
6. Across 4 Soul - Hardcore Rules Match: Toru Yano & Masato Tanaka beat Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto (16:40) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Goto.
7. This is our way -JG 20th STYLE-: Jado & Gedo beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Genba Hirayanagi (23:29) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Hirayanagi.

G1 CLIMAX 2009 ~NEW LORDS, NEW LAWS~ (8/7/09 to 8/16/09)

NEW JAPAN LIVE 2DAYS ~2NIGHT'S THE NIGHT~ (7/22/09 to 7/23/09)

NJPW "LEONIS III", 7/21/09 (Look!)
Sapporo Concarino
223 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Tomohiro Ishii beat Tomoaki Honma (11:24) with a hammerlock.
2. Milano Collection AT & Taichi beat Wataru Inoue & Nobuo Yoshihashi (13:19) when Taichi used a head kick on Yoshihashi.
3. Val Venis & Karl Anderson beat Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada (12:41) when Venis used the Money Shot on Okada.
4. Shinsuke Nakamura beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa (7:59) with a knee kick.
5. Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tiger Mask (15:25) when Taguchi used an inside cradle on Tiger.

CIRCUIT 2009 NEW JAPAN SOUL (7/5/09 to 7/20/09)

NJPW "DOMINION 6.20", 6/20/09 (WPW) (Look!)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
5,800 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA beat Koji Kanemoto & Nobuo Yoshihashi (6:47) when AKIRA used a Musasabi press on Yoshihashi.
2. Takao Omori & Yutaka Yoshie beat Super Strong Machine & Mitsuhide Hirasawa (5:26) when Omori used an Axe Bomber on Hirasawa.
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title #1 Contender Match: Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt beat Milano Collection AT & Taichi (13:13) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Taichi.
4. Mascara Contra Mascara: Tiger Mask beat Black Tiger (4:32) with a chickenwing hold.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma (12:12) when Nakamura used a knee kick on Inoue.
6. Special Singles Match - NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Diffusions I: Go Shiozaki beat Kazuchika Okada (8:28) with the Go Flasher.
7. IWGP Tag Team Title - Hardcore Rules: "Team 3D" Brother Ray & Brother Devon (c) beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (18:04) when Devon pinned Anderson after a super powerbomb through a table (3rd defense).
8. Special Singles Match - NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Diffusions II: Takashi Sugiura beat Hirooki Goto (14:42) with an Olympic slam.
9. Special Singles Match - Dominion's Scepter: Toru Yano beat Togi Makabe (14:16) with the Oni Koroshi.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Manabu Nakanishi (c) (31:18) with the High Fly Flow to become the 52nd champion.

BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVI ~THE HARD LUCK SOLDIERS~ (5/30/09 to 6/14/09)

NJPW "DISSIDENCE", 5/6/09 (SXW) (Look!)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,005 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & AKIRA beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi (4:53) when AKIRA used a Musasabi press on Yoshihashi.
1. Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt beat Milano Collection AT & Taichi (11:27) when Devitt used a brainbuster on Taichi.
2. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma beat Karl Anderson & Jado (5:14) when Makabe used a top rope King Kong kneedrop on Jado.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Giant Bernard beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Super Strong Machine (9:32) when Nakamura used the Landslide on Tenzan.
4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Tiger Mask (c) beat Black Tiger (10:12) with a Destroy suplex hold (3rd defense).
5. Special Singles Match - Rule of Dissidence: Hirooki Goto beat Takao Omori (11:33) with a modified armlock.
6. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Wataru Inoue beat Tomohiro Ishii (24:31) with the Oracion Flame.
7. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Manabu Nakanishi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) (21:42) with a German suplex hold to become the 51st champion.

NJPW "DIVERGENCE", 5/5/09 (Samurai! TV) (Look!)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,005 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Jado beat Nobuo Yoshihashi (6:47) with the Crossface of JADO.
2. Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt beat Milano Collection AT & Taichi (11:04) when Taguchi pinned Milano.
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA beat Yuji Nagata, Super Strong Machine & Mitsuhide Hirasawa (10:13) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Hirasawa.
4. Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori & Tiger Mask beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Black Tiger (11:15) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Anderson.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma (11:29) when Nakamura used the Landslide on Honma.
6. Special Tag Match - NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Intentions: Takashi Sugiura & Atsushi Aoki beat Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada (16:20) when Sugiura used an Olympic slam on Okada.
7. Special Tag Match - NJPW vs. NOAH & DDT Battle Intentions: Takeshi Morishima & Kota Ibushi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto (20:25) by referee stop (Morishima beat Kanemoto).

NJPW "WRESTLING DONTAKU 2009", 5/3/09 (WPW/PPV) (Look!)
Fukuoka International Center
5,500 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Nobuo Yoshihashi (6:18) with the Hira Bottom.
2. Milano Collection AT & Taichi beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt (10:15) when Milano used the Victoria Milanese on Taguchi.
3. Wataru Inoue, AKIRA & Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Black Tiger & Jado went to a draw (9:39) when Inoue & Ishii were counted out.
4. Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori beat Riki Choshu & Masahiro Chono (12:07) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Choshu.
5. Wrestling Dontaku 2009 Special Tag Match - TENJIN Deadline: Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (11:32) when Nakamura used the Landslide on Honma.
6. Wrestling Dontaku 2009 Special Tag Match - HAKATA Cross Fire: Jushin Thunder Liger & CIMA beat Tiger Mask & Koji Kanemoto (13:03) when Liger used the CTB on Kanemoto.
7. Justice Revenge in FUKUOKA - Dog Collar Chain Death Match: Yuji Nagata beat Takashi Iizuka (20:07) by KO.
8. TenKoji Return - IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Match: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (18:44) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Tenzan.
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Hirooki Goto (29:39) with the High Fly Flow (3rd defense).

CIRCUIT 2009 NEW JAPAN BRAVE (4/11/09 to 5/1/09)

NJPW "RESOLUTION '09", 4/5/09 (WPW/PPV) (Look!)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
8,000 Fans

1. Koji Kanemoto beat Kazuchika Okada (8:27) by referee stop.
2. Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Tomoaki Honma beat Wataru Inoue, Milano Collection AT & Taichi Ishikari (8:52) when Honma used a diving headbutt on Ishikari.
3. Resolution '09 Special 6 Man Tag Match - NJPW Greatest Heritage: Masahiro Chono, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA beat Riki Choshu, Super Strong Machine & El Samurai (8:19) when AKIRA used a Musasabi press on Samurai.
4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin (c) beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt (12:54) when Shelley pinned Devitt after the Made in Detroit (2nd defense).
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title - Belt Contra Mascara: Tiger Mask (c) vs. Black Tiger went to a double countout (6:47).
5a. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title - Belt Contra Mascara: Tiger Mask (c) beat Black Tiger (4:49) with a Destroy suplex hold (2nd defense).
6. Resolution '09 Special Tag Match - Big Comeback WILD HEART: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori (15:50) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Omori.
7. Resolution '09 Special Singles Match - HUGE RIOT: Hirooki Goto beat Toru Yano (16:10) with a modified armlock.
8. Resolution '09 Special Singles Match - Bolt from the blue - Chain Death Match: Takashi Iizuka beat Yuji Nagata (21:58) by referee stop.
9. Resolution '09 Special Singles Match - The end of discord: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Togi Makabe (12:42) with the Landslide.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title - WHICH IS GENIUS?: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Kurt Angle (15:11) with the High Fly Flow (2nd defense).

NJPW "EXCITING BATTLE IN OKINAWA 2009", 3/29/09 (Look!)
Okinawa Prefectural Budokan
2,500 Fans

1. Okinawa Pro Offer Match: Shisaou , Captain "Churaumi Pirates" Zack & Mil Mongoose beat Super Delfin , Kaijin Habu Otoko & Menso~re Oyaji (9:37) when Shisaou used the Final Shisa on Oyaji.
2. Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & Taichi Ishikari (11:49) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Ishikari.
3. Tomohiro Ishii & Jado beat Wataru Inoue & Nobuo Yoshihashi (11:27) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Yoshihashi.
4. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi beat Riki Choshu & Kazuchika Okada (10:39) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Okada.
5. Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Hirooki Goto & Milano Collection AT (16:41) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Milano.
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Karl Anderson (12:09) with the High Fly Flow.

NJPW "LEONIS II", 3/19/09 (Look!)
Osaka World Hall
204 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Wataru Inoue beat Nobuo Yoshihashi (9:29) with a crab hold.
2. Karl Anderson beat Kazuchika Okada (11:53) with the Gun Stun.
3. Tiger Mask & Milano Collection AT beat Black Tiger & Tomoaki Honma (15:59) when Milano used a jackknife hold on Honma.
4. Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Prince Devitt (14:07) when Goto used the Shouten on Devitt.
5. Val Venis, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi & Taichi Ishikari (16:45) when Venis used the Money Shot on Ishikari.

CIRCUIT 2009 NEW JAPAN CUP ~SOUL ON THE RING~ (3/8/09 to 3/22/09)

NJPW "STRONG STYLE 37TH ANNIVERSARY", 3/6/09 (Samurai! TV) (Look!)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,800 Fans

0. Milano Collection AT & Taichi Ishikari beat Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi (7:37) when Milano used a thrust kick on Yoshihashi.
1. Super Strong Machine 25th Anniversary Match: Riki Choshu, Super Strong Machine & Hiro Saito beat Shiro Koshinaka, Akira Nogami & Masashi Aoyagi (7:27) when Machine used a Devil Windmill suplex hold on Nogami.
2. Takashi Iizuka, Jado & Gedo beat Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt (11:03) when Iizuka used a Jigoku Tsuki on Devitt.
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Yutaka Yoshie , Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto beat Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma (14:46) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Honma.
4. Shinsuke Nakamura & Hirooki Goto beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (12:29) when Nakamura used a flying cross armbreaker on Anderson.
5. 37th Anniversary Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tiger Mask beat Masahiro Chono & Jushin Thunder Liger (17:22) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Liger.

NJPW "NEW DIMENSION", 2/28/09 (SXW) (Look!)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,600 Fans

1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Nobuo Yoshihashi (8:06) with a crab hold.
2. New Japan Cup Participant Match: Tomoaki Honma beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa (10:29) with a diving headbutt.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger & Koji Kanemoto beat Tiger Mask & Kazuchika Okada (11:17) when Kanemoto used an ankle hold on Okada.
4. Manabu Nakanishi & Taichi Ishikari beat Jado & Gedo (15:48) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Jado.
5. Takashi Iizuka beat AKIRA (12:38) by referee stop.
6. New Japan Cup Special 6 Man Tag Match: Shinsuke Nakamura, Wataru Inoue & Milano Collection AT beat Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (14:48) when Milano used a jackknife hold on Ishii.
7. NEW DIMENSION Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata beat Masahiro Chono & Hirooki Goto (16:27) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Goto.

CIRCUIT 2009 NEW JAPAN ISM (1/30/09 to 2/15/09)

NJPW "WRESTLE KINGDOM III IN TOKYO DOME", 1/4/09 (WPW/PPV) (Look!)
Tokyo Dome
40,000 Fans

0. Milano Collection AT, Minoru & Taichi Ishikari beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi (6:24) when Milano used a super scrap kick on Yoshihashi.
1. Wrestle Kingdom Grand Opening VIENTO DORADO: Mistico, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt beat Averno, Jado & Gedo (9:50) when Mistico used the La Mistica on Averno.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger 20th Anniversary Match: Jushin Thunder Liger & Takuma Sano beat Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto (8:47) when Liger used an avalanche-style brainbuster on Kanemoto.
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title ~Tread on!!~: Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin beat Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito (c) (13:21) when Sabin pinned Naito after the Made in Detroit to become the 22nd champions.
4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title ~Ballistic interception~: Tiger Mask beat Low Ki (c) (8:48) with a modified Tiger suplex hold to become the 56th champion.
5. Fighting Holdings Competition: Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono, Kurt Angle & Kevin Nash beat Giant Bernard, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Karl Anderson (7:09) when Angle used an ankle lock on Anderson.
6. World Heavyweight Title ~Crusade for Justice~: Yuji Nagata (c) beat Masato Tanaka (11:41) with a backdrop hold (3rd defense).
7. New Japan vs. NOAH Battle Tendencies ~the invasion~: Jun Akiyama beat Manabu Nakanishi (10:27) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.
8. IWGP Tag Team Title - Hardcore Rules: "Team 3D" Brother Ray & Brother Devon beat Togi Makabe & Toru Yano (c) (15:34) when Ray pinned Makabe after the 3D to become the 52nd champions.
9. New Japan vs. NOAH Battle Tendencies ~the encounter~: Shinsuke Nakamura & Hirooki Goto beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Takashi Sugiura (15:17) when Nakamura used a flying cross armbreaker on Sugiura.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Keiji Muto (c) (30:22) with the High Fly Flow to become the 50th champion.