NJPW/AJPW We Are Pro-Wrestling Love - 1 юли 2012

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Big news this morning in Japan as a joint show between New Japan and All Japan has been announced to take place on July 1st, 2012 in Sumo Hall. This year marks the 40th anniversary for both promotions, and with this major point it was decided that the two promotions will be holding a commemorative show.

Both Presidents of their respected promotions appeared today in Japan to announce the date of the show and say a few words. AJPW's President Masayuki Uchida and NJPW's President Naoki Sugabayashi both look forward to working together and putting on a memorial show for the wrestling fans.

No matches have been announced as of yet, but they are looking to hold a few dream matches. It is expected that there will be 8 or 9 matches, including IWGP Heavyweight Title and Triple Crown title matches.

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NJPW/AJPW "NJPW & AJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ SUMMER NIGHT FEVER IN RYOGOKU ~ WE ARE PRO-WRESTLING LOVE!" (WPW/Asahi Newstar/GAORA TV)

July 1st, 2012

Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. KENSO, Captain New Japan & Masanobu Fuchi vs. Jado, Gedo & YOSHI-HASHI

2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Shiryu, BUSHI & SUSHI vs. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, KAI, Hiroshi Yamato & Hiromu Takahashi

3. Takao Omori, Manabu Soya, Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi

4. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & KUSHIDA vs. Masakatsu Funaki, Masayuki Kono & Minoru Tanaka

5. All Asia Tag Team Title: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi © vs. Akebono & Ryota Hama (7th defense)

6. Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga vs. Seiya Sanada & Joe Doering

7. Suwama & Shuji Kondo vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Kazuchika Okada

8. AJPW & NJPW 40th Anniversary Triple Main Event I: Keiji Muto, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii

9. AJPW & NJPW 40th Anniversary Triple Main Event II ~ Triple Crown: Jun Akiyama © vs. Taiyo Kea (4th defense)

10. AJPW & NJPW 40th Anniversary Triple Main Event III ~ IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi © vs. Togi Makabe (1st defense)

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NJPW/AJPW “NJPW & AJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ WE ARE PRO-WRESTLING LOVE!” (WPW/Asahi Newstar/GAORA TV)

July 1st, 2012

Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

11,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. KENSO, Masanobu Fuchi & Captain New Japan beat YOSHI-HASHI, Jado & Gedo (7:02) when Captain used the Caribbean Death Grip on Gedo.

2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Shiryu, BUSHI & SUSHI beat Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, KAI, Hiroshi Yamato & Hiromu Takahashi (8:50) when BUSHI used a Firebird splash on Takahashi.

3. Takao Omori, Manabu Soya, Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson beat Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (12:09) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Taichi.

4. Masakatsu Funaki, Masayuki Kono & Minoru Tanaka beat Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & KUSHIDA (9:48) when Funaki used the Hybrid Cluster on KUSHIDA.

5. All Asia Tag Team Title: Akebono & Ryota Hama beat Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi © (12:35) when Hama used the Ryota Hammer on Okabayashi to become the 88th champions.

6. Seiya Sanada & Joe Doering beat Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga (12:21) when Doering used the Revolution bomb on Tonga.

7. Shinsuke Nakamura & Kazuchika Okada beat Suwama & Shuji Kondo (14:13) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Kondo.

8. NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary Main Event I: Keiji Muto, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (12:09) when Muto used a moonsault press on Ishii.

9. NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary Main Event II – Triple Crown: Jun Akiyama © beat Taiyo Kea (23:26) with the Sternness Dust (4th defense).

10. NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary Main Event III – IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi © beat Togi Makabe (22:41) with the High Fly Flow (1st defense).

* New Japan and All Japan celebrated their 40th anniversary years in style with a successful event that packed Sumo Hall and entertained the crowd.

* Hiroshi Tanahashi’s sixth reign as IWGP Heavyweight Title started with a huge match against Togi Makabe, surprisingly the first time these two have ever met for the belt. With both being so popular there were split calls but the flow of the match turned Tanahashi in something of a pseudo-heel role and he was booed in parts while Makabe won much support. As expected this turned into a very hot match with lots of near falls but there could be only one winner and it was the “Ace of the Universe” as Tanahashi pinned Makabe following a barrage of High Fly Flows. Tanahashi will have little time to rest as he must make his V2 defense against Masato Tanaka on 7/22 in Yamagata.

* Following his successful V4 defense of the Triple Crown over Taiyo Kea in a match that was reminiscent of the Four Corners of Heaven (Misawa/Kawada/Kobashi/Taue), Akiyama was politely challenged by Masakatsu Funaki.

* With the legendary Keiji Muto to help them out, Tenzan and Kojima finally got one over on CHAOS with the former nWo Japan trio besting Yano, Iizuka & Ishii when Muto dropped his moonsault press on Ishii to give TenKoji some momentum going into the IWGP Tag Team Title decision match against Yano & Iizuka.

* The CHAOS duo of Nakamura & Okada defeated All Japan’s power fighting combination of Suwama & Kondo and mocked the losers after the match, causing Suwama to go into a frenzy where he had to be held back and was mocked even further as Okada did the Rainmaker pose.

* There was said to be a good chemistry between New Japan’s Naito and All Japan’s Sanada with the feeling that these two could have a good rivalry if given the chance.

* There was a scuffle between Nagata and Funaki after the fourth match as their feud continues to intensify.