NJPW “CIRCUIT 2010 G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL”, 9/18/2010 (Sat)
Hiroshima Green Arena Small Arena
2,200 Spectators (sold out)
1. Tama Tonga & King Fale vs. Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi
Winner: Tonga (9:48) following the Tongan Twist on Mikami.
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask vs. Riki Choshu & Taichi
Winner: Tiger (9:06) with a Crucifix Hold on Taichi.
3. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Davey Richards
Winner: Nagata’s team (18:44) after Richards was DQ’d.
4. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Jado & Gedo
Winner: Gedo (16:58) with the Gedo Clutch on Taguchi.
5. Hirooki Gotoh vs. Tomohiro Ishii
Winner: Gotoh (11:00) following the Shouten Kai.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomoaki Honma
Winner: Nakamura (9:41) following the Boma Ye.
7. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima & Masato Tanaka
Winner: Tanahashi (16:35) with a Backslide on Tanaka.
~ Wow, I was sort of expecting Tanahashi to take the fall today, but with the exact opposite happening what does this mean to the power that Tanaka was holding going into his title match in little over a week? Maybe we will see some retribution before then?
AJP “FLASHING TOUR 2010”, 9/18/2010 (Sat)
Niitsu Citizen Hall
1. Manabu Soya vs. Hiroshi Yamato
Winner: Soya (11:48) following the Despair (Vertical Drop Death Valley) Bomb.
2. Akebono, Masanobu Fuchi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Ryota Hama, NOSAWA Rongai & BUSHI
Winner: Akebono (21:25) with a Body Press on NOSAWA.
3. Kaz Hayashi vs. Hate
Winner: Hayashi (9:58) with a Horizontal Cradle.
4. Masakatsu Funaki & Taiyo Kea vs. TARU & Minoru
Winner: Funaki (9:20) with a Backdrop Suplex on Minoru.
5. Minoru Suzuki & Osamu Nishimura vs. Masayuki Kono & Shuji Kondo
Winner: Suzuki (18:24) with a Gotch-Style Piledriver on Kondo.
6. Suwama, Seiya Sanada & KAI vs. KENSO, René Duprée & MAZADA
Winner: Suwama (16:20) with a German Suplex Hold on MAZADA.
~ Suzuki seems to be on a war path here as of late.
NOAH “SHINY NAVIGATION 2010”, 9/18/2010 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium Stadium #2
1,500 Spectators (overcrowded)
1. Akira Taue & Masashi Aoyagi vs. Yoshinari Ogawa & Kentaro Shiga
Winner: Shiga (10:11) with a Backslide on Aoyagi.
2. Shuhei Taniguchi vs. Kento Miyahara
Winner: Taniguchi (9:21) with a German Suplex Bomb.
3. Masao Inoue vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima
Winner: Nakajima (9:35) with a Sunset Flip.
4. Yutaka Yoshie vs. Makoto Hashi
Winner: Yoshie (11:54) with a Diving Body Press.
5. Takashi Sugiura & Mohammed Yone vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Go Shiozaki
Winner: Sasaki (22:05) following the Northern Light Bomb on Yone.
6. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Kotaro Suzuki, Genba Hirayanagi & Bobby Fish vs. KENTA, Atsushi Aoki, Taiji Ishimori & Ricky Marvin
Winner: KENTA (23:40) after the combination of an Elbow from Suzuki which set up KENTA for the Horizontal Cradle on Kanemaru.
7. GHC Tag Team Title Match / Vacant Title: Akitoshi Saito & Bison Smith vs. Yoshihiro Takayama & Takuma Sano
Winner: Takayama (21:31) after Takayama pinned Smith with an Everst German Suplex Hold. ~ New 21st Generation Champions
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Michinoku Pro
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Osaka Pro “SUMIRE SEPTEMBER SERIES”, 9/18/2010
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
148 Spectators
1. Masamune vs. Yutaka
Winner: Masamune (11:58) with a Flying Inside Cradle.
2. 3 Way Match: Daisuke Harada vs. Hideyoshi vs. Atsushi Kotoge
Winner: Hideyoshi (11:52) via pinfall on Harada.
3. Tigers Mask, Black Buffalo & Tadasuke vs. Orochi, The Bodyguard & HAYATA
Winner: Buffalo (13:45) with a Backdrop Suplex on HAYATA.
4. Osaka Pro Owari Title, 4 Way Decision Match: Kuishinbo Kamen vs. Kanjuro Matsuyama vs. Takaku Fuke vs. Takoyakida
Winner: Matsuyama (12:32) with a Tiger Suplex Hold on Takoyakida ~ New Champion.
5. Lumberjack Death Match: Kuuga defeated Ebessan III (9:37) following the Gamen Stamp.