My Fire Pro Wrestling World: NJPW 47th Anniversary Show (Mar.W1.19.Wed)

NJPW 47th Anniversary Show

Wednesday.March.Week 1.2019

Yurakuen Hall

Referee: Red Shoes Unno

CHAMPIONS

IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Bad Luck Fale (1x)(2D)(Since Sat.Sep.W2.18)

IWGP INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: Michael Elgin (1x)(4D)(Since Sat.Nov.W0.18)

IWGP UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Beretta (1x)(0D)(Since Fri.Feb.W0.19)

NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPION: Minoru Suzuki (2x)(2D)(Since Sun.Dec.W1.18)

IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Taiji Ishimori (1x)(0D)(Since Wed.Mar.W1.19)

IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)(1x)(0D)(Since Sat.Feb.W3.19)

IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI & Shingo Takagi)(1x)(0D)(Since Sat.Feb.W0.19)

NEVER OPENWEIGHT SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Ryusuke Taguchi (1x)(0D)(Since Feb.W3.19.Fri)

TONIGHT: New Japan Pro Wrestling is gearing up for an exciting start to its 2019. We are currently on the Road to the annual New Japan Cup tournament. This year the Cup will have 32 competitors. The winner will be a part of the big event at Madison Square Garden and face the IWGP Heavyweight Champion Bad Luck Fale.

NJPW begun with its first show on March 6, 1972, in Tokyo. Every year NJPW honors that moment with its annual Anniversary Show. The 47th Anniversary Show will have seven matches, a few grudge matches and the traditional Champion versus Champion main event. With the upcoming major events, how will the Anniversary Show impact the landscape of the New Japan?

MATCH #1

30 MINUTE LIMIT

8-Man Tag Match

BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Chase Owens & Hikuleo) vs Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Ayato Yoshida & Ren Narita

WINNER: N/A

Method: Draw

Finish: N/A

Time: 30:00

Rating: 89%

MATCH #2

30 MINUTE LIMIT

Tag Match

CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii) vs Yuji Nagata & Toa Henare

WINNER: Yuji Nagata & Toa Henare

Method: Submission from Nagata on Ishii

Finish: Nagata Lock III

Time: 24:04

Rating: 86%

MATCH #3

30 MINUTE LIMIT

8-Man Tag Match

Satoshi Kojima, Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku)

WINNER: Satoshi Kojima, Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi

Method: Pinfall from Taguchi on Kanemaru

Finish: Tiger Suplex

Time: 18:27

Rating: 82%

MATCH #4

IWGP Jr. TAG CHAMPIONSHIP

60 MINUTE LIMIT

Tag Match

Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI & Shingo Takagi)(c) vs Roppongi 3K (SHO & YOH)

WINNERS and STILL IWGP Jr. TAG CHAMPIONS: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI & Shingo Takagi)

Method: Pinfall from BUSHI on SHO

Finish: Rollup Pin

Time: 23:48

Rating: 91%

MATCH #5

IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

60 MINUTE LIMIT

Singles Match

Taiji Ishimori (c) vs Jyushin Thunder Liger

WINNER and STILL IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Taiji Ishimori

Method: Submission

Finish: Omoplata Crossface

Time: 17:31

Rating: 88%

MATCH #6

ANNIVERSARY DAY SPECIAL

60 MINUTE LIMIT

6-Man Tag Match

CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Hirooki Goto) & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & SANADA)

WINNERS: CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Hirooki Goto) & Hiroshi Tanahashi

Method: Pinfall from Tanahashi on Naito

Finish: High Fly Flow

Time: 34:39

Rating: 86%

MATCH #7

MAIN EVENT

ANNIVERSARY DAY SPECIAL

CHAMPION vs CHAMPION

60 MINUTE LIMIT

Singles Match

Bad Luck Fale (IWGP Heavyweight Champion) vs Minoru Suzuki (NEVER Openweight Champion)

WINNER: Minoru Suzuki (NEVER Openweight Champion)!

Method: Submission

Finish: Scissors Front Necklock

Time: 20:50

Rating: 91%

Event Rating: 87.571428571429%