Start Time
| Pacific USA | Eastern USA | UK | Central Europe | Japan | East Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6 1:30AM | March 6 4:30AM | March 6 9:30AM | March 6 10:30AM | March 6 6:30PM | March 6 8:30PM |
Watch
- NJPW World (English & Japanese commentary available)
Venue
Ota City General Gymnasium
Tokyo, Japan
Match Card
| # | Match | Notes | Time Limit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Phantasmo (c) | vs. | ? | NJPW World Television Championship Match | 15 |
| 2 | TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson) | vs. | Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale) | Tag Team Match | 20 |
| 3 | Just 3 Guys (Yuya Uemura, Taichi & TAKA Michinoku) | vs. | War Dogs (SANADA, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo) | Six Man Tag Team Match | 20 |
| 4 | War Dogs (Gabe Kidd & Drilla Moloney) | vs. | House of Torture (Ren Narita & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) | Tag Team Match | 30 |
| 5 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Yota Tsuji, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi) | vs. | House of Torture (EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO & Dick Togo) | Eight Man Tag Team Match | 30 |
| 6 | El Desperado (c) | vs. | Francesco Akira | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match | 60 |
| 7 | Hirooki Goto (c) | vs. | Hiroshi Tanahashi | IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match | 60 |
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by EvanDeadlySins
11 comments
So no pre-show, right?
God speed people, I hope it’s a fantastic show and y’all enjoy it. Gonna have to catch up on delay tomorrow morning
Way to the Grandmaster is X while I’m on the way to Ota
Y’all – I’m smashed
The Mavericks traded Luka Doncic. My baseball team won’t pay anyone. And my football team has become so radically good I’m anxious we’re gonna fuck it all up.
And Tana is retiring. I want Goto to be GOated. But fuck me sports has cratered my mental. GOTO please have a dope match with Tana.
Also Charlton lfg!!!! And – Modelo costs $30? Now?? Like a legit 12 pack cost $30. We live in hell.
GOTOOOO
Gedo stomping out Taka gets a crowd chant. Then Taka comeback gets a crowd clap.
Fuck Dominick Mysterio lmao
“Sakura Genesis – in Europe we call it Sakura mega drive. ”
Chris you fucking nerd I love you 😍🥲
The entrance gear for LIJ gives a max aura buff.
Fwiw – I’m a pretty big Akira hater..(the tag matches get really over indulgent – worst of Bucks style)
He’s been great in this despy match. A ton of fighting spirit showing especially with the stretch muffler late. This has fucked. Especially the reversals. really good match
Is he going to use the extended intro theme for every defense? Fuck, I already wanted him to have a good length reign, now I want him to hold it forever. lol
Some asshole is gonna post in 15 years that Goto only faced NJPW dads and I stg I’m sending the reddit cares notification so fucking fast
I thought Goto might be a transitional champion to get the belt onto Tanahashi, but I take this win as NJPW anointing Goto as the man going forward… I’d expect at least 2 more defenses.
I’m also not convinced that that was Tanahashi’s last shot at the belt.