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Destruction '07

**Destruction '07** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 11, 2007, in Tokyo, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured nine matches, two of which were contested for championships. The event featured outside participants from American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It was the first event under the Destruction name.

## Production

### Storylines

Destruction '07 featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## Event

The event featured outside participants from American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), with whom NJPW had a working relationship at the time. In addition to Christopher Daniels, Rhino and Senshi, Ron Killings was also scheduled to wrestle at the event, but did not make the event. The event saw Shinsuke Nakamura make his return to the ring after a shoulder injury, which had sidelined him since the previous August. During the event, Dick Togo and Taka Michinoku successfully defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against former four-time champions, Gedo and Jado, and Hiroshi Tanahashi successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hirooki Goto.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Destruction ’07  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2016-07-05.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Destruction 2007 . *Pro Wrestling History*. Retrieved on 2015-08-14.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 ja:新日本プロレス「Destruction '07」 (in Japanese). *Nikkan Sports* (2007-11-11). Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved on 2016-07-05.
4. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. How Pro Wrestling Works . *HowStuffWorks, Inc.*. Discovery Communications. Retrieved on 2014-09-13.
Departure (2013)

**Departure** was a professional wrestling event produced by Pro Wrestling Noah. The event took place on August 4, 2013 at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan. This was the fifth event under the *Departure* name.

The show was headlined by KENTA defending the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Muhammad Yone. Another high-profile match scheduled for the show featured Taiji Ishimori defending the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship against Zack Sabre Jr.. The show also featured a single matches between Yoshihito Sasaki and Shinya Ishikawa and both members of TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste).

## Production

### Storylines

Departure (2013) featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

On August 1, it was announced that Taiji Ishimori would be defending the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship against Zack Sabre Jr.. During the tour Sabre began showcasing new armbar variations that he has been working on. On July 27, Sabre defeated Ishimori in a three-way match against Ishimori and Maybach Suwa Jr., Ishimori in a press conference stated that he realized that the there would be a potential slump that he was in, but felt that he was going to runnel his way through and come back full force when it comes time to defend the belt.

Muhammad Yone began showing off his grappling ability on Hitoshi Kumano in hopes of showing that he will not be taking easy on KENTA and Kumano's left shoulder injury. Yone began gaining determination leading on July 28 Yone pinning KENTA. Yone stated in a press conference that he claims to win big again.

The event would also feature a predule matches with Yoshihito Sasaki and Shinya Ishikawa facing TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) after the team pinned the champions on April 26 during the Global Tag League.
Daiki Yanagiuchi

Yanagiuchi in July 2022

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Tokyo, Japan

**Daiki Yanagiuchi** (柳内大貴, *Yanagiuchi Daiki*, born July 3, 1998), is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragon Gate (DG).

## Professional Wrestling Career

### Dragon Gate (2023–Present)

In 2023, Yanagiuchi tried to earn a training spot in the Dragon Gate Dojo dojo being inserted in the Dragon Gate Future class, but failed to pass an introductory test, leading him to beg Dragon Gate's General manager to accept him instead as member of staff in the Korakuen Hall working at part time, while training to become a professional wrestler, after he passed the introductory test on his second try. On February 4, Saito announced that Yanagiuchi would make his debut for the promotion on March 2. At the event, Yanagiuchi was defeated by Don Fujii on his debut match. As is customary for most professional wrestlers, Yanagiuchi spent most of his matches losing to other, more experienced wrestlers, which would help put over other wrestlers while at the same time give Watanabe some in-ring, televised, experience.

## In wrestling

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **"Future Dreams"** by Yatsuka Nakagawa
Early Christmas Tag Team Tournament

Promotional image featuring the tag teams participating in the tournament

The **Early Christmas Tag\_Team Tournament** (アーリークリスマス・タッグトーナメント, *Ārīkurisumasu taggutōnamento*) was a single-elimination tag team tournament held in Dragon Gate to determine the strongest team in the promotion for the year. The winners of the tournament will be the #1 contender for the Open The Twin Gate Championship.

## Announced competitors

On November 15, 2017 Dragon Gate announced a tag team tournament named Early Christmas Tag Team Tournament. Also, it was the dates for the tournament were announced to be on December 1,2 and 3 and the participants for the tournament. The tournament will feature two unaffiliated, two teams from VerserK, MaxiMuM and Tribe Vanguard and the format of the tournament would be a single-elimination format. The tournament was to replace this year's Summer Adventure Tag League due to Unit Warfare that led to the 5 Units Survival Race in the August series.

## See also

* King of Gate
* Summer Adventure Tag League
* New Years Unit War 6 Man Tag Team Tournament
Departure (2018)

**Departure** was a professional wrestling event produced by Pro Wrestling Noah. The event took place on August 5, 2018, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This was the eighth event under the *Departure* name.

The show was headlined by RATEL'S (HAYATA and YO-HEY) facing Back Breakers (Hajime Ohara and Hitoshi Kumano) in the finals of the 2018 Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League.

## Production

### Storylines

Departure (2018) featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Detonation (2021)

Promotional poster featuring various NJPW wrestlers

**Detonation (2021)** was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling's sub-brand New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America (NJoA). The event took place on November 15, 2021 and aired on tape delay on December 4, 12 and 18 2021 at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, California, United States with the event being the fifth NJPW event to be held with an audience, following the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. This was the third show under the Detonation name. The show was also part of the *NJPW Strong* televisions series.

## Production

### Background

On November 24, 2020, NJPW announced a the first event under the Detonation name with two nights being held at the Oceanview Pavilion in California, United States. NJPW began usually promoting the Detonation events since 2020, as part of NJPW annually promoting events in the Unied States. The 2020 Detonation events were also part of the *NJPW Strong* televisions series and were held behind closed doors without a live audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Detonation was announced on August 14, with the event taking place on November 15 at Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, California. This event also marked the fifth NJPW has held an event in the United States with fans in attendance since February 2020, due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets went on sale on August 17, costing from $20 to $150.

### Storylines

Detonation (2021) featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## Results

### Night 1

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### Night 2

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### Night 3

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Destruction '10

**Destruction '10** was a pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on October 11, 2010, in Tokyo, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured nine matches, two of which were contested for championships. DDT Pro-Wrestling representatives Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi and Pro Wrestling Noah representatives Atsushi Aoki and Go Shiozaki worked the event as outsiders. It was the fourth event under the Destruction name.

## Production

### Storylines

Destruction '10 featured nine matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## Event

During the event, Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi captured the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship from Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) in the first title switch of the event. In the main event, 2010 G1 Climax winner and freelancer Satoshi Kojima defeated Togi Makabe to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the second time.

## Reception

The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match was later named the 2010 Match of the Year by *Tokyo Sports*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Destruction'10  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 新日本プロレス「Destruction'10」  (in Japanese). *Sports Navi*. Yahoo! (2010-10-11). Archived from the original on 2010-10-13. Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Destruction 2010 . *Pro Wrestling History*. Retrieved on 2015-08-14.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 ja:新日本プロレス「Destruction'10」 (in Japanese). *Nikkan Sports* (2010-10-11). Archived from the original on 2010-10-15. Retrieved on 2016-07-05.
5. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. How Pro Wrestling Works . *HowStuffWorks, Inc.*. Discovery Communications. Retrieved on 2014-09-13.
6. ↑ *ja:東京スポーツ　プロレス大賞* (in Japanese). *Tokyo Sports*. Retrieved on 2014-01-20.
DragonDoor

***DragonDoor***
 **Headquarters** | Japan

**DragonDoor**, or **d2p** for short, was the first in a line of promotions based around the Dragon System that tried to be an alternative to Dragon Gate. Though the promotion had Ultimo Dragon's support, crowd interest was sparse as a result of bad booking and the use of older Luchadors who were taking up the spotlight from the performers fans actually wanted to see. The promotion lasted for less than a year, running six shows in total.

## History

With the failure of Toryumon X and the split in 2004 between Toryumon and Dragon Gate, Noriaki Kawabata founded a promotion that would be an alternative to Dragon Gate, believing that the outcast Toryumon talent still had much to offer. d2p ran its first show on April 27, 2005. The promotion initially started as a means of building around the two chosen aces, Taiji Ishimori and Shuji Kondo with Ishimori as face and Kondo as heel.

However, d2p was experiencing trouble right away. Fans were not connecting to Ishimori that would sufficiently justify his being an ace. Furthermore, Kondo was getting very popular despite being a heel. It was realized that Kondo and his fellow Aagan Iisou members "brother" YASSHI and Takuya Sugawara were the most over wrestlers in the promotion, primarily because of fan interest in them following their firing from Dragon Gate at the very end of 2004. This created problems with booking as they were suppose to be heels, but were instead getting the fan support.

Making matters worse was the booking itself. Kawabata booked some of his older Luchador friends for the shows and they started hogging all of the attention, very similar to the situation that eventually happened in World Championship Wrestling. With the older wrestlers taking the spotlight away from the younger wrestlers that the fans wanted to see, it only fueled disinterest. Furthermore, there were times where there were as much as fifty wrestlers used, leading to chaotic situations.

Another booking disaster was the great amount of focus being used on the many gimmicks related to Ultimo Dragon. With "Dragon Tiger", "Dragon the Great", "Tiger the Great", and numerous imposters, it was a program that bombed very much like the ones used in World Wrestling Entertainment involving Undertaker in 1994 and Kane in 2006. Combined with the lack of fan support for the majority of the talent outside of Aagan Iisou as well as the mediocre match quality in comparison to the previous Toryumon projects and Dragon Gate, as well as a fraud scandal with financial backers Livedoor, DragonDoor folded on February 7, 2006 following its sixth and last show.
Dangerous Gate (2015)

Promotional poster for the event, featuring various Dragon Gate wrestlers

The **Dangerous Gate (2015)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event took place on August 16, 2015, in Tokyo at the Ota City General Gymnasium and was the third event under the Dangerous Gate.

The event featured 8 matches with three of Dragon Gate's three championships on the line. The main event saw Shingo Takagi defeating Masato Yoshino to win the Open The Dream Gate Championship for the third time. All in all, the events featured one title change.

## Production

### Storylines

Jimmyz and Mad Blankey continued their feud and Mad Blankey forced Millennials to disband on August 6 the match also include the Jimmyz also in that day Punch Tominaga challenged Akira Tozawa to a championship match but Tozawa siad that he would only accepted if Super Shisa also participated and the match was set to be at the Dangerous Gate. It was scheduled an exhibition Match the two rookies Kaito Ishida and Takehiro Yamamura and Shingo Takagi started a feud with Masato Yoshino and also Takagi challenged Yoshino for the Open The Dream Gate Championship.

## References

* http://www.iheartdg.com/results/generation15/

## External links

* http://www.iheartdg.com/results/generation15/
* http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=135928
Final Gate (2014)

Promotional poster feautring various Dragon Gate wrestlers

**Final Gate 2014** was a professional wrestling event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event took place on December 28, 2014, in Fukuoka, Japan in the Fukuoka Kokusai Center and was the thirteenth event under the Final Gate name.

The event featured seven matches with four of Dragon Gate's five championships on the line. The main event saw BxB Hulk defending Open The Dream Gate Championship against Shingo Takagi. All in all, the event featured two title changes.

## Production

### Storylines

On November 23 Shingo Takagi challenged BxB Hulk for the Open The Dream Gate Championship and the match was set to be on the Final Gate. On December 7 Punch Tominaga challenged Flamita for the Open The Brave Gate Championship also Dia.Hearts (Masaaki Mochizuki, Dragon Kid and Big R Shimizu) challenged Jimmyz (Ryo “Jimmy” Saito, Jimmy Susumu and Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!) for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship.

### Event

The event featured a match for the Open The Brave Gate Championship were Flamita defeated Punch Tominaga by DQ due to Tominaga removing Flamita's mask after the match Flamita refused the title and left the title in the ring and the title was vancated. Also Dia.Hearts (Masaaki Mochizuki, Dragon Kid and Big R Shimizu) defeated Jimmyz (Ryo “Jimmy” Saito, Jimmy Susumu and Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!) to become the new Open The Triangle Gate Championship and also Mad Blankey (YAMATO and Cyber Kong) defeated Millennials (T-Hawk and Eita) to become the new Open The Twin Gate Championship and the main event featured a match between BxB Hulk and Shingo Takagi were Hulk defeated Takagi to retain the Open The Dream Gate Championship.

## References

* http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=122350

## External links

* http://www.iheartdg.com/results/fantastic14/
Final Gate (2010)

The **Final Gate (2010)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event that took place on December 26, 2010, in Fukuoka at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center and was the fourth event under the Final Gate.

The event featured nine matches with three of Dragon Gate's sixth championships on the line. The main event was Masato Yoshino against Naruki Doi for the Open The Dream Gate Championship.

## Production

The Final Gate (2010) aired in Japan through Dragon Gate's internet streaming site, Niconico, with Japanese language commentaries. The Japanese commentary was provided by Katsuya Ichikawa. The event also aired on tape delay on Japanese TV Gaora Sports and was launched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series.

### Storylines

The Final Gate (2010) featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## Matches

### Three Way Tag Team Elimination match

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Detonation (2022)

Promotional poster featuring various NJPW wrestlers

**Detonation (2022)** was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling's sub-brand New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America (NJoA). The event took place on November 11, 2022 at The Vermont in Hollywood, California, United States. This was the fourth show under the Detonation name. The show was also part of the *NJPW Strong* televisions series.

## Storylines

The event featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## Results

### Night 1

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* (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
* – refers to the video of that match

### Night 2

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### Night 3

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### Night 4

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Dylan James

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Auckland, New Zealand

**Dylan James** (born May 25, 1991) is a New Zealand professional wrestler.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Lariat
	+ Brainbuster
	+ Chokeslam-2018-Present
	+ *Jurassic Bomb* (High-Angle Powerbomb)
	+ Michinoku driver
* **Entrance Music**
	+ Turbo Charged (ZERO1)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Pro Wrestling A-TEAM**
	+ WEW Openweight Championship (1 time, current)
* **All Japan Pro Wrestling**
	+ World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ryoji Sai
	+ World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2018) – Joe Doering
* **Impact Pro Wrestling**
	+ IPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship - with Dave Deluxeo
* **Pro Wrestling Zero1**
	+ NWA United National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Masato Tanaka
	+ Furinkazan (2012) - with Zeus
	+ Fire Festival (2013)

## References

1. ↑ James Raideen – Puroresu Spirit . Retrieved on 2016-05-26.
2. ↑ James Raideen . Retrieved on 2016-05-26.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 James Raideen « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database . Retrieved on 2016-05-26.
4. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=13180&page=15
5. ↑ James Raideen . NZ Wrestling. Retrieved on 2016-05-26.
6. ↑ The World's Largest Wrestling Database . Retrieved on 2016-05-26.
F4

F4
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**Friend, Fight, Fan and Future** (友達、戦い、ファン、未来, *Tomodachi, faito, fan to mirai*), often abbreviated to **F4**, was a professional wrestling stable in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). Formed by Satoshi Kojima was the one of the face group in All Japan Pro Wrestling until Febuary 2010, the stable was disbanded when F4 lost in Eight Man Captain's Fall Elimination against Voodoo Murders (Minoru, Rene Dupree, TARU and Toshizo) and they were force to disband.

## History

### 2008

The stable was created when Kojima returned from injury and decided not to return to the Voodoo Murders and from there would form his own stable with the name F4 with KAI and Hiroshi Yamato On October 13, 2008, at Destruction '08, in a six-man tag team match, where he, Kai and Kojima were defeated by Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe, Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano). On December 14, Yamato, Kai and Kojima faced each other in a special three-way elimination match, where Yamato was victorious, scoring pinfalls over both of his opponents. In All Japan, F4 mainly feuded with the Voodoo Murders stable. Kai and Yamato finished the 2008 Junior Tag league with 4 points with 2 victories and 3 losses. Kai won the 2008 Junior League with 2 victories and 1 draw and 1 loss but ussuccesuly chellanged Silver King for the World Junior Heavyweight Championship.

### 2009

Kojima finished the 2009 Champion Carnival with 8 points with 4 victories and 1 loss but he lost to Kaz Hayashi in the semifinal. Yamato and Kai finished the 2009 Junior Tag league with 4 points with 2 victories and 3 losses. Kai finished the 2009 Junior League with 6 points with 3 victories and 1 loss but he lost in the semifinal to Shuji Kondo. Yamato finished the 2009 Junior League with 2 points with 1 victory and 3 losses.
On Septeember 13 2009 Zodiac left the Voodoo Murders stable and join the F4 stable. On September 26 2009 Satoshi Kojima defeated Yoshihiro Takayama for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.

### 2010

On Febuary 7 2010 F4 (Hiroshi Yamato, KAI, Satoshi Kojima & Zodiac) lost to Voodoo Murders (Minoru, Rene Dupree, TARU and Toshizo) in Eight Man Captain's Fall Elimination after the match they was forced to disband.

## Championships and Accomplishments

* **All Japan Pro Wrestling**
	+ Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (1 time) - Kojima
	+ Junior League (2008) - Kai
* ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
	+ Rookie of the Year (2008) - Kai
* ***Tokyo Sports***
	+ Fighting Spirit Award (2010) - Kojima

## References

* http://www.cagematch.net/?id=29&nr=434

1. ↑ http://www.puroresucentral.com/kojima.html
2. ↑ Destruction'08  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2013-01-23.
3. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2011). "Biggest issue of the year: The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue". *Wrestling Observer Newsletter*. Campbell, CA: 1–40. ISSN 1083-9593.
4. ↑ 2010 Tokyo Sports awards – New Japan involvement . *Strong Style Spirit* (2010-12-09). Retrieved on 2010-12-09.
Destruction '09

**Destruction '09** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 8, 2009, in Tokyo, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured nine matches, three of which were contested for championships. The event featured outside participation from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) representative Místico and HUSTLE representative Tajiri. It was the third event under the Destruction name.

## Production

### Storylines

Destruction '09 featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## Event

The event saw one title switch, when Místico lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship back to Tiger Mask, ending his three-month-long reign. The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) tag team Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) returned to NJPW at the event to make their first successful defense of the IWGP Tag Team Championship against the winners of the 2009 G1 Tag League, Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson), though the match ended in a double countout. In the main event Shinsuke Nakamura retained the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 クアーズ ライト Presents Destruction'09  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 新日本プロレス「Destruction'09」  (in Japanese). *Sports Navi*. Yahoo! (2009-11-08). Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Destruction 2009 . *Pro Wrestling History*. Retrieved on 2015-08-14.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 ja:新日本プロレス「Destruction'09」 (in Japanese). *Nikkan Sports* (2009-11-08). Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. Retrieved on 2016-07-05.
5. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. How Pro Wrestling Works . *HowStuffWorks, Inc.*. Discovery Communications. Retrieved on 2014-09-13.
Destruction '08

**Destruction '08** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on October 13, 2008, in Tokyo, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured nine matches (including one dark match), three of which were contested for championships. All Japan Pro Wrestling representatives Hiroshi Yamato, Kai and Satoshi Kojima, as well as the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion Keiji Mutoh, took part in the event as outsiders. It was the second event under the Destruction name.

## Production

### Storylines

Destruction '08 featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## Event

During the event, No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro) won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the first time by defeating Prince Prince (Minoru and Prince Devitt), while Pro Wrestling Zero1's Masato Tanaka lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Yuji Nagata, ending his year-long reign. In the main event, Keiji Mutoh made his fourth successful defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Destruction'08  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 新日本プロレス「Destruction'08」  (in Japanese). *Sports Navi*. Yahoo! (2008-10-13). Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Destruction 2008 . *Pro Wrestling History*. Retrieved on 2015-08-14.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 ja:新日本プロレス「Destruction'08」 (in Japanese). *Nikkan Sports* (2008-10-13). Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved on 2016-07-05.
5. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. How Pro Wrestling Works . *HowStuffWorks, Inc.*. Discovery Communications. Retrieved on 2014-09-13.
Fantastica Mania 2011

Official poster for the January 23rd Fantastica Mania

***Fantastica Mania* 2011** was the name of two professional wrestling major shows produced that took place on January 22 and January 23, 2011 in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The event was the first ever co-promoted events between Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and features matches with wrestlers from both promotions and both NJPW and CMLL championships being defended.

On the first night NJPW wrestler Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Máscara Dorada to win the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, marking the first time that a NJPW wrestler had won that particular title. Night one also saw NJPW representatives successfully defend the CMLL World Middleweight Championship and the IWGP Tag Team Championship against CMLL challengers. On night two La Sombra, Máscara Dorada and La Mascara successfully defended the CMLL World Trios Championship on the undercard while Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) defeated Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) bringing the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship back to the promotion after being held by the DDT team since October 2010. Also on night two Tiger Mask defeated longtime rival Tomohiro Ishii in a *Lucha de Apuestas*, forcing Ishii to have his hair shaved off.

## Background

Each of the events featured six professional wrestling matches, some with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines while other matches were the first time some wrestlers faced off. The Fantastica Mania events was the result of several years of co-operation between New Japan Pro Wrestling and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, which had seen both companies exchange wrestlers for various events.

## Fantastica Mania January 22, 2011

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## Fantastica Mania January 23, 2011

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## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Flores, Manuel (January 24, 2011). "NJPW CMLL Presents Fantasticamania 2011". *SuperLuchas* MagazineSpanish. Mexico City, Mexico: CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–7. Issue 398. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Flores, Manuel 2011-01-22. Resultados "Fantasticamanía" – CMLL/NJPW en Japón – Los mexicanos perdieron todos los duelos por campeonatos  (in Spanish). *SuperLuchas* Magazine. Retrieved on 2011-01-31.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Results: New Japan x CMLL, 1/22/11 . Puroresufan (2011-01-22). Retrieved on 2011-01-31.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Zayfreb 2011-01-23. Resultados NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2011, 23 de enero.  (in Spanish). *SuperLuchas* Magazine. Retrieved on 2011-01-31.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Results: New Japan x CMLL, 1/23/11 . Puroresufan (2011-01-23). Retrieved on 2011-01-31.
Dominion 6.16

Promotional poster for the event, featuring Kazuchika Okada and other NJPW wrestlers

## Information

### City

Osaka, Japan

**Dominion 6.16** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 16, 2012, in Osaka, Osaka, at the newly renamed Bodymaker Colosseum. The event featured ten matches, four of which were contested for championships. It was the fourth event under the Dominion name.

## Production

### Storylines

Dominion 6.16 featured ten professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## Event

The opening match saw participation from the DDT Pro-Wrestling trio of Daisuke Sasaki, Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi as part of Ibushi setting up a challenge for Prince Devitt's IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. The third match was a decision match to determine the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask defeated Taichi and Taka Michinoku to win the vacant title, when Liger revived his old Kishin Liger persona, after being unmasked by Taichi. The event saw Low Ki successfully defend the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against 2012 Best of the Super Juniors winner Ryusuke Taguchi, while two attempts were unable to determine the winner between IWGP Tag Team Champions, Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano, and challengers, Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima). As a result, four days later, the IWGP Tag Team Championship was declared vacant. In the main event, Hiroshi Tanahashi recaptured the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Kazuchika Okada.

## Reception

*Tokyo Sports* later named the main event the 2012 Match of the Year.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Dominion 6.16  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 新日本プロレス「Dominion 6.16」  (in Japanese). *Sports Navi*. Yahoo! (2012-06-16). Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dominion 2012 . *Pro Wrestling History*. Retrieved on 2015-08-14.
4. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. How Pro Wrestling Works . *HowStuffWorks, Inc.*. Discovery Communications. Retrieved on 2014-09-13.
5. ↑ 7月シリーズ『Kizuna Road』最終戦7・22山形でIWGP 3大タイトルマッチ＆タッグ王座決定戦！  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling* (2012-06-20). Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
6. ↑ *ja:「２０１２年度プロレス大賞」受賞者* (in Japanese). *Tokyo Sports* (2012-12-11). Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
7. ↑ 【最年少タイ!!】オカダが『プロレス大賞』MVPを「あたりまえ」の初受賞!! ベストバウトはオカダvs棚橋！中邑は技能賞!!  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling* (2012-12-11). Retrieved on 2013-10-18.

## External links

* The official New Japan Pro Wrestling website
DragonDoor Events

The following are the full results from all six DragonDoor events.

## PRELUDE

**Date:** July 19, 2005
**Venue:** Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan

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## Aquamarine Cup - Night One

**Date:** July 23, 2005
**Venue:** Aquamarine Studio - Chiba Japan

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## Aquamarine Cup - Night Two

**Date:** July 24, 2005
**Venue:** Aquamarine Studio - Chiba Japan

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## Los Conquistadores

**Date:** September 9, 2005
**Venue:** Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan

## Los Conquistadores II

**Date:** November 24, 2005
**Venue:** Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan

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## Return of the Hexagon - T2P One Night Stand

**Date:** February 7, 2006
**Venue:** Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan

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Departure

**Departure** is a professional wrestling event promoted by Pro Wrestling NOAH (NOAH). The event was established in 2000 following All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus that resulted in 24 out of the 26 contracted native wrestlers for All Japan to newly founded Pro Wrestling Noah and event would be held annually until 2004 and returned one time in 2009 until suffered two hiatus in 2010 to 2012 another one in 2014 and 2016. The event is one of NOAH's biggest events alongside The Great Voyage, New Sunrise, NOAH The Chronicle and Noah the Best.
Final Gate (2012)

## Final Gate'12

**Final Gate'12** was a professional wrestling event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event took place on December 23, 2012, in Fukuoka, Japan in the Fukuoka Kokusai Center and was the eleventh event under the Final Gate name.

The event featured seven matches with four of Dragon Gate's five championships on the line. The main event saw CIMA defending Open The Dream Gate Championship against BxB Hulk and Shingo Takagi. All in all, the event featured no title changes.

## Production

### Storylines

During the Crown Gate tour Jimmy Kagetora consecutive asked Dragon Kid a shot for the Open The Brave Gate Championship. On November 23 YAMATO strated a feud with Akira Tozawa and the GM Yagi announced that they would face off at the Final Gate later that night it was announced that CIMA would defend the Open The Dream Gate Championship in a three way match at the Final Gate. On December 1 it was announced that CIMA would face BxB Hulk and Shingo Takagi for the Open the Dream Gate Champion. Also during the Crown Gate tour Dragon Kid's Open the Brave Gate Champion was stolen by Dr. Muscle. On December 6 Dr. Muscle said if Kid gave chance to Kagetora for the Open the Brave Gate Champion that he would return the title and Kid accepted the challenge and the match was to the Final Gate. Also during the Crown Gate tour Mad Blankey (Naoki Tanisaki and Cyber Kong) won a tornament to become the 1# contenders for the Open The Twin Gate Championship and the match was set to be on the Final Gate. Two days later it was announced that Jimmyz (Mr. Quu Quu Toyonaka Dolphin, Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! and Ryo "Jimmy" Saito) would defend the Open The Triangle Gate Championship against World-1 International (Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino and Ricochet) at the Final Gate.

## References

* http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=89518

## External links

* http://www.iheartdg.com/results/fantastic12/
Dead or Alive (2011)

**Dead or Alive (2011)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Dragon Gate. It took place in the Prefectural Gym in Aichi, Japan on May 5, 2011. It was the fourth annual Dead or Alive event.

## Background

Dead or Alive (2011) featured professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines that played out on the Dragon Gate's television program. Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## References

1. ↑ 0Dead or Alive . *Dragon Gate*. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
DGUSA Enter The Dragon

**Enter The Dragon** is an annual event promoted by Dragon Gate USA. It serves as the promotion's anniversary show and is generally regarded as the biggest of the year for DGUSA. The first show was originally called Open The Historic Gate and used Enter The Dragon as the sub-title for for pay-per-view.

## Enter The Dragon 2010

**Date:** July 24, 2010
**Venue:** The Asylum Arena - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
**Attendance:** 855

## Enter The Dragon 2011: Second Anniversary Celebration

**Date:** June 5, 2011
**Venue:** BB King Blues Club and Grill - Manhattan, New York
**Attendance:** 680

## Enter The Dragon 2012: Third Anniversary Celebration

**Date:** July 29, 2012
**Venue:** The Congress Theatre - Chicago, Illinois
**Attendance:** 712

## Enter The Dragon 2013: Fourth Anniversary Celebration

**Date:** July 28, 2013
**Venue:** Highline Ballroom - Manhattan, New York
**Attendance:** 547
F-1 Tag Team Championship

F-1 Tag Team Championship Wrestle-1 version

The **F-1 (Fake-1 Grand Prix) Tag Team Championship** (**F-1**（**フェイク-1グランプリ**) **タッグ選手権**/F-1 (feiku-1 guranpuri) taggu senshuken) was an unofficial tag team title in All Japan Pro Wrestling that apparently was not recognized by the promotion. It’s more of a comedy title as matches are a mix of regular wrestling and impromptu standup comedy routines involving the wrestlers.

## History

It was created by Keiji Mutoh in December 2006, and he & Japanese comedian Kannazuki were the first to win the titles. On August 30, 2015 on Keiji Mutoh promotion's Wrestle-1 it was announced that they are going to revive the titles and on October 9, 2015 are going to have a new champions. At Wrestle-1 Tour 2015 Fan Appreciation Day Keiji Mutoh and Kannazuki defeated Manabu Soya and Sugichan to win the titles for their second time, it is their first time as the F-1 Tag Team Champions in the Wrestle-1 promotion.

## Gallery

* Gallery
* Champions

Original belt designThe second design of the beltKeiji Mutoh and Kannazuki with the original title belts (AJPW)

Keiji Mutoh and KannazukiKoriki Choshu and Ryota HamaRG and Manabu SoyaKannazuki and Takao Omori
Final Gate (2007)

The **Final Gate (2007)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event that took place on December 28, 2007, in Tokyo at the Korakuen Hall and was the first event under the Final Gate.

The event featured seven matches with one of Pro Wrestling Noah's championships on the line. The main event was CIMA, Don Fujii and Shingo Takagi against Masaaki Mochizuki, K-ness and Susumu Yokosuka.

## Production

The Final Gate (2007) aired in Japan through Dragon Gate's internet streaming site, Niconico, with Japanese language commentaries. The Japanese commentary was provided by Katsuya Ichikawa. The event also aired on tape delay on Japanese TV Gaora Sports and was launched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series.

### Storylines

Final Gate (2007) featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Departure (2015)

Promotional Poster featuring the Pro Wrestling Noah roster

**Departure** was a professional wrestling event produced by Pro Wrestling Noah. The event took place on August 5, 2015 at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan. This was the sixth event under the *Departure* name.

The show was headlined by Naomichi Marufuji facing longtime partner and rival Takashi Sugiura. Another high-profile match scheduled for the show featured Atsushi Kotoge facing Daisuke Harada in the finals of the 2015 Global Junior Heavyweight League. The show also featured matches from the 2015 Global Junior Heavyweight League to crown the winner of both A and B blocks of the tournament.

## Production

### Storylines

Departure (2015) featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Dragon Gate Trueborn

The following is a list of Japanese wrestlers who have graduated from the Dragon Gate Dojo in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, along with the USA Dojo in Houston, Texas. Graduates are regarded as Dragon Gate Trueborn, having been trained in the Dragon System exclusively through Dragon Gate as
opposed to the Ultimo Dragon Gym. They are listed in chronological order.

## Dragon Gate Trueborn

### Non-Debutees

The following is a list of wrestlers who have trained at the Dragon Gate Dojo but did not officially made their in ring debut at Dragon Gate's main roster.
Destination

**Destination** is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by Pro Wrestling NOAH (NOAH). The event has been held since 2021 and aired domestically on AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe and his tradiona held at the Nippon Budokan, dubbed the "Holy Land", an arena were NOAH traditionally held events. The event is one of NOAH's biggest events alongside The Great Voyage, New Sunrise, Reboot, Departure and Noah the Best.
Dead or Alive (2009)

The **Dead or Alive (2009)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event that took place on May 5 2009, in Nagoya, Aichi at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium and was the second event under the Dead or Alive.

The event featured eight matches with three of Dragon Gate's sixth championships on the line. The main event was Naruki Doi against Akebono for the Open The Dream Gate Championship.

## Production

The Dead or Alive (2009) aired in Japan through Dragon Gate's internet streaming site, Niconico, with Japanese language commentaries. The Japanese commentary was provided by Katsuya Ichikawa. The event also aired on tape delay on Japanese TV Gaora Sports and was launched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series.

### Storylines

Dead or Alive (2009) featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## Matches

### Four-way elimination match

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### Three-way elimination tag team match

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Fantastica Mania 2024

Promotional poster for the tour

***Fantastica Mania* 2024** is an upcoming professional wrestling tour, co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion. The tour will take place between February 12 and 19, 2024 with shows taking place in Osaka, Kagawa, Nagoya, Chiba and Tokyo. The 2024 shows were the twelveth time that NJPW and CMLL co-promoted shows in Japan under the *Fantastica Mania* name. The shows featured six to seven matches each, including one to four matches contested for a championship owned by CMLL.

## Background

The tour was officially announced on January 17, 2024, along with the CMLL wrestlers taking part in the tour. NJPW also announced that Kamaitachi, who had previously worked in CMLL, would return for the tour. The shows took place in Osaka, Kagawa, Nagoya, Chiba and Tokyo, which all hosted the Fantastica Mania events. The shows would air through NJPW's internet streaming site, NJPW World. Also announced was the return of the traditional Faction tag team tournament. On January 25, it was announced that Dragon Gate's Strong Machine J and MUSASHI would be replacing Master Wato's in his matches for the tour, after he was sidelined with an injury.

## Results

### February 12

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### February 13

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### February 14

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### February 16

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### February 17

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**Faction Tag Team Tournament**

### February 18

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Fukumen MANIA

***Fukumen MANIA***

**Fukumen MANIA** is a Japanese Lucha Libre promotion based in Tokyo, Japan.

## History

Fukumen MANIA is owned by former Michinoku Pro wrestler Mr. Cacao (aka Macho Pump). The company runs shows on an irregular basis in Tokyo.

## Roster

* Bison TAGAI
* EL 920
* Gabai Ji-chan
* Ken45°
* Manabu Hara
* Masamune
* Mr. Cacao
* Osamu Namaguchi
* Puma King
* Super Chino
* Tigre Ace
* Tigre Black
* Vancouver Cat
* Violento Jack
* Yujiro Yamamoto

## External links

* Official site
* Fukumen MANIA Facebook
* Fukumen MANIA Youtube
Don Arakawa

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Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan

**Makoto Arakawa** (荒川真, *Arakawa Makoto*) was a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name **Don Arakawa** (ドン・アラカワ, *Don Arakawa*), he worked for many promotions, such as New Japan Pro Wrestling, Super World of Sports, All Japan Pro Wrestling and many more. During his time in NJPW he won the 1974 Karl Gotch Cup, he was a commentator and also recognized as one of New Japan Gratest Wrestlers.

## Career

Mokoto Arakawa would joined NJPW in 1972. Later, his physical similarity with Rikidozan was availed to make him a comedy character. Don Arakawa announced his retirement for the first time in 1989, but a year later he made a comeback in SWS. After its failure, he never officially joined another promotion. One of the most important comedy characters in Japan, Arakawa occasionally wrestled in some shows, teaming up with other “modern” comedy wrestlers. In 2011, Arakawa would be inducted to the NJPW Greatest Wrestlers Hall of Fame.

On December 2, 2017, it was announced that on November 5, 2017, Arakawa passed away at the age of 71.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Backslide
	+ Chickenwing Facelock
	+ German Suplex Hold
	+ Piledriver
	+ Uppercut

## Championships and accomplishments

* **New Japan Pro Wrestling**
	+ Karl Gotch Cup (1974)
	+ NJPW Greatest Wrestlers (2010)