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WEW Openweight Championship

The **WEW Openweight Championship** is a the top singles championship in the Pro Wrestling A-TEAM (A-TEAM) promotion. The title was created on March 3, 2017 following the creation of A-TEAM and after the WEW Heavyweight Championship being retired at in the Apache Pro Wrestling Army, which the promotion later succeeded in A-TEAM.

The creation of the title was announced on March 3, 2017, with the inaugural championship match taking place on April 19, 2018 which saw Daisaku Shimoda defeating Blue Shark to become the inaugural champion. This is the ninth title under the WEW name, although WEW means World Entertainment Wrestling, WEW closed in 2004 and the title is not part of WEW.

## History

On December 25, 2017 at Apache Pro Wrestling Army's last show it was announced that Kintaro Kanemura would be the last WEW Heavyweight Champion. Following the announcement, Tetsuhiro Kuroda and HASEGAWA announced the creation of A-TEAM (Apache Pro's successor). This led A-TEAM on March 3, 2017, announcing the creation of the championship, replacing the WEW Heavyweight Championship. Unlike the WEW Heavyweight Championship, the title is not specified to a certain division due to being an openweight championship. On April 19, 2018 Daisaku Shimoda defeating Blue Shark in a decision match to become the first WEW Openweight Champion.

The title belt shares a similar design to the WEW Junior Heavyweight Championship, the only differences between the titles are that the title has a black strap and the word Openweight in the middle.

## Gallery

* Champions

Daisaku Shimoda
Tozawa 10 Match Trial Series

**The Tozawa 10 Match Trial Series** is a ten-match trial series Akira Tozawa undertook in Dragon Gate from June 2005 through July 2005.

## Overview

Akira Tozawa was the third Dragon Gate trueborn. However, he was not showing much progress two months in his career. This was in contrast to Shingo Takagi and BxB Hulk, who were already beginning to live up to their potential. It did not help that Don Fujii was unrelenting in his bullying of the "dojo boy." Tozawa's primary sensei Masaaki Mochizuki and Kenichiro Arai decided to give him a trial series as a means of assessing his development.

Unfortunately, Tozawa failed rather miserably. Seeing that he was not quite ready to compete on the main stage just yet, he was sent back to the dojo for more training. He would return in October, alongside the debuting Yuki Ono. In many ways, this trail series did not do too much to pushing Tozawa in the right direction. Rather, it only held him back further. It would be years before he finally had the breakthrough needed to reach the same level of growth Shingo, Hulk, and later YAMATO would achieve.
Wrestling Dontaku 2009

**Wrestling Dontaku 2009** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3, 2009, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center. The event featured nine matches (including one dark match), one of which was contested for a championship. It was the sixth event and first in eight years under the Wrestling Dontaku name.

## Production

### Storylines

Wrestling Dontaku 2009 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

CIMA from Dragon Gate worked the event as an outsider. In the semi main event of the evening, Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson defeated Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) to become the number one contenders to the IWGP Tag Team Championship. In the main event, Hiroshi Tanahashi successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against the winner of the 2009 New Japan Cup, Hirooki Goto, and afterwards nominated Manabu Nakanishi as his next challenger.

## Aftermath

Three days after Wrestling Dontaku 2009, Manabu Nakanishi defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the first time in what was considered a major upset.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 *ja:レスリングどんたく 2009* (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wrestling Dontaku 2009 . *Pro Wrestling History*. Retrieved on 2015-08-14.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 ja:新日本プロレス「レスリングどんたく2009」 (in Japanese). *Nikkan Sports* (2009-05-03). Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved on 2016-07-05.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Golden, Hunter 2009-05-06. Rising Sun Soliloquy Newsletter #23 . *Wrestleview*. Retrieved on 2016-07-05.
5. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. How Pro Wrestling Works . *HowStuffWorks, Inc.*. Discovery Communications. Retrieved on 2014-09-13.
Toryumon 2000 Project Events

The following are the results from all Toryumon 2000 Project events.

## Desembarcamiento I - Night One

**Date:** November 13, 2001
**Venue:** Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,898

The very first Toryumon 2000 Project show.

## Desembarcamiento I - Night Two

**Date:** November 16, 2001
**Venue:** Umeda Stela Hall - Osaka, Japan
**Attendance:** 616

## Desembarcamiento I - Night Three

**Date:** November 18, 2001
**Venue:** Nagoya Club Ozone - Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
**Attendance:** 618

## Desembarcamiento I - Night Four

**Date:** November 19, 2001
**Venue:** Saku Synthesis Gym - Saku, Nagano, Japan
**Attendance:** 2,350

## Desembarcamiento II

**Date:** January 23, 2002
**Venue:** Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,810

## T2P Strongest, Merit Assessment League - Night One

**Date:** February 27, 2002
**Venue:** Bayside Genney - Osaka, Japan
**Attendance:** 722

## T2P Strongest, Merit Assessment League - Night Two

**Date:** March 2, 2002
**Venue:** Nagoya Synthesis Gym, 3rd Stadium - Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,200

## T2P Strongest, Merit Assessment League - Night Three

**Date:** March 3, 2002
**Venue:** Differ Ariake - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,500

## Los Conquistadores I - Night One

**Date:** May 29, 2002
**Venue:** Kokura North Gym - Okayama, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,029

The very first Toryumon 2000 Project show.

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## Los Conquistadores I - Night Two

**Date:** June 2, 2002
**Venue:** Osaka Seaside Sports Center - Osaka, Japan
**Attendance:** 621

## Los Conquistadores I - Night Three

**Date:** June 4, 2002
**Venue:** Zepp Sendai - Sendai, Japan
**Attendance:** 621

## Los Conquistadores I - Night Four

**Date:** June 6, 2002
**Venue:** Differ Ariake - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,720

## Los Conquistadores II

**Date:** August 11, 2002
**Venue:** Differ Ariake - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,600

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## Toryumon 2000 Project/Toryumon Japan Absolutamente

**Date:** September 8, 2002
**Venue:** Ariake Colosseum - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 8,800

## Los Conquistadores III

**Date:** October 27, 2002
**Venue:** Differ Ariake - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,750

## Toryumon 2000 Project XV

**Date:** December 26, 2002
**Venue:** Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,950

## La Ultima Function

**Date:** January 27, 2003
**Venue:** Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,263
Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni

**Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni** (レスリング薩摩の国, *Resuringu Satsuma no kuni*) is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event was established in 2021 and takes place in late April between the larger Sakura Genesis and Wrestling Dontaku events. The name of the event refers to the nickname of Kagoshima Prefecture, "Land of Satsuma" (薩摩の国 *Satsuma no kuni*), which was the core of Satsuma Domain. The event replaced Wrestling Hinokuni, which was previously held during the same period of the year in Kumamoto.

## External links

* The official New Japan Pro Wrestling website
United Empire: Rising

Promotional match card for the event

**United Empire: Rising** 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 May 15, 2022 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The shows were also part of the *NJPW Strong* televisions series and was produced by the United Empire stable led by Will Ospreay.

## 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

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* (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
* – refers to the video of that match
Wrestling World 2004

Promotional poster featuring the NJPW Wrestlers

**Wrestling World 2004** was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on January 4 in the Tokyo Dome. Wrestling World 2004 was the thirteenth January 4 Tokyo Dome Show held by NJPW. The show drew 40,000 spectators. Main event of the 15 match show was a unification match between IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and NWF Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Takayama. Nakamura won the match, retiring the NWF Championship after only being active for one year. The undercard saw NJPW mainstay Jushin Thunder Liger defeat Pro Wrestling Noah's Takashi Sugiura to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, marking the first time a Noah championship changed hands at a January 4 Tokyo Dome Show. Additionally Gedo and Jado successfully defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against Heat and Tiger Mask and Hiroshi Tanahashi retained the IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship against Yutaka Yoshie.

## Production

### Background

The January 4 Tokyo Dome Show is NJPW's biggest annual even and has been called "the largest professional wrestling show in the world outside of the United States" and the "Japanese equivalent to the Super Bowl".

### Storylines

Wrestling World 2004 featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wrestling World 2004 . ProWrestlingHistory.com (2004-01-04). Retrieved on 2010-04-13.
2. ↑ GFW News: New Japan Pro Wrestling "Wrestle Kingdom 9" press conference details . *Pro Wrestling Dot Net* (2014-12-23). Retrieved on 2017-10-09.
3. ↑ Keller, Wade 2016-12-13. New Japan's WrestleKingdom 11 to air on AXS TV starting Jan. 13 in four weekly special episodes with Ross & Barnett on commentary . *Pro Wrestling Torch*. Retrieved on 2017-10-09.
4. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. How Pro Wrestling Works . *HowStuffWorks, Inc.*. Discovery Communications. Retrieved on 2017-10-09.
Toryumon X Events

The following are the results from all five Toryumon X events.

## Toryumon X I

**Date:** August 22, 2003
**Venue:** Differ Ariake - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,750

This was the very first Toryumon X event.

After the opening Genki Horiguchi came to the hall and delivered a staredown to Naoki Tanizaki. Also The Sailor Boys announced that they would release their CD "Keep on Journey". After the main event, there was a live gig from them.

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## Toryumon X II

**Date:** January 25, 2004
**Venue:** Differ Ariake - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,800

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## Toryumon X III

**Date:** March 5, 2004
**Venue:** Differ Ariake - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,000

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## Toryumon X IV

**Date:** March 5, 2004
**Venue:** Tsuyuhashi Sports Center - Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,020

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## TORYUMON X FINAL

**Date:** September 9, 2004
**Venue:** Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan
**Attendance:** 1,268

Though Toryumon X had officially closed months prior, a final show in Japan was booked to give the promotion a proper send-off.
Wrestle Universe

**Wrestle Universe** is a subscription-based video streaming service owned by CyberFight a subsidiary of CyberAgent. In October 2016, DDT Pro Wrestling announced a new streaming service, the "DDT Universe" for events held by DDT, BASARA, Tokyo Joshi Pro, and Ganbare☆Puroresu. The service launched on January 23, 2017. All major brands events air live on the service, which also features matches from the promotion's archives, dating back to 2004. It presents live broadcasts as well as archived shows from throughout its history and many spin-offs.

Following CyberAgent's acquisition of Pro Wrestling NOAH in January 2020, DDT Universe started featuring Noah's being streamed in the streaming service, starting with the finals of the 2020 Global Junior League. Shortly after, on May 12, the service was renamed **Wrestle Universe** following the inclusion of NOAH and other DDT sub-brands including BOYZ and other wrestling promotions like Rojo Pro-Wrestling and Gatoh Move. On September 16, 2021, CyberFight announced the service would migrate to new platform with the new platform be launched on October 1, 2021. On February 3, 2022, CyberFight announced the acquisition of the rights to air Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) shows on the service.

The service has a current monthly subscription price of ¥900. As of January 2017, subscription numbers are 19.981 subscribers. The first calendar month of a subscription is free, with payments made 30 days after the users original sign-up date.

## References

1. ↑ DDT独自の動画配信サービス「DDT Universe」開設！　2017年1月スタート！  (in Japanese). *DDT Pro-Wrestling* (2016-10-24). Retrieved on 2016-10-25.
2. ↑ 動画配信サービス「DDT Universe」サイトオープンまであと10日！  (in Japanese). *DDT Pro-Wrestling* (2017-01-13). Retrieved on 2017-01-13.
3. ↑ https://dramaticddt.wordpress.com/ddt-universe/

## External links

* Wrestle Universe on Twitter
* Official website
Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship

### Shortest reign

Daichi Hashimoto, Daisuke Sekimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani and Masaya Takahashi, Takayuki Ueki and Toshiyuki Sakuda and Abdullah Kobayashi, Jaki Numazawa and Ryuji Ito and Jaki Numazawa, Ryuji Ito and Yuko Miyamoto (1 day)

The **Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship** is the top trios championship in the Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) promotion. It's a belt defended in the Yokohama Shopping Street area but is also defended in other cities of Japan.

In May 2012 BJW announced the creation of "Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship" opened in the Hexagon Bridge Shopping district in conjunction with expansion to 8 places in the Yokohama city. The first Champion was decided at the Hexagon Bridge on the shopping street on August 4. A defensive match is held at the shopping district previously but in some cases, it is usually organized during a match and in the future, there is a concept to do in the Yokohama shopping districts area.

## Gallery

* Champions

Yuji Okabayshi, Ryuichi Kawakami and Shinya IshikawaDaisuke Sekimoto, Jaki Numazawa and Ryuji ItoBrahman Kei, Brahman Shu and Takayuki UekiKankuro Hoshino, Masato Inaba and The Great KojikaAbdullah Kobayashi, Masaya Takahashi and Takayuki UekiHideki Suzuki, Yoshihisa Uto and Takuya NomuraYasufumi Nakanoue, Ryota Hama and Shogun OkamotoDaisuke Sekimoto, Hideoyoshi Kamitani and Kohei SatoYasufumi Nakanoue, Ryota Hama and Yoshihisa UtoMasaya Takahashi, Takayuki Ueki and Toshiyuki SakudaIsami Kodaka, Minoru Fujita and Ryuichi Sekine
Yu Owada

Owada in July 2023

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Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

**Yu Owada** (大和田侑, *Ōwada Yū*, born August 10, 2000 in Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah).

## Professional wrestling career

### Pro Wrestling NOAH (2023–Present)

After being trained in the Pro Wrestling Noah dojo, Owada made his official debut against fellow rookie Kai Fujimura on July 15, 2023 at One Night Dream in a losing effort. As is customary for most professional wrestlers, Inamura spent most of his matches losing to other, more experienced wrestlers, which would help put over other wrestlers while at the same time give Yano some in-ring, televised, experience.
Tomomitsu Matsunaga

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Koga, Ibaraki, Japan

**Tomomitsu Matsunaga** (松永智充, *Matsuanaga Tomomitsu*) (born November 13, 1980) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). He also appeared sporadically for Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Kaientai Dojo and Ice Ribbon.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Golden Arm Bomber/Sumo Lariat* (Lariat)
	+ High-angle belly to back suplex
* **Signature moves**
	+ Sharpshooter
* **Nicknames**
	+ "Hated Person"
* **Entrance Themes**
	+ "kink" by Archie Bronson Outfit (used while teaming with Michael Nakazawa, as part of the Nuru Nuru Brothers)
	+ "The Hart Foundation Theme" (used as part of the Shit Heart♥Foundation)
	+ "Cloud Nine" by Evanescence
	+ **"Runner"** by Bakufu Slump

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Dramatic Dream Team**
	+ KO-D Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Michael Nakazawa
	+ UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) - with Michael Nakazawa & Hikaru Sato
	+ Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (10 times)
WDWW Championship

The **WDWW Championship** is the comedy-based championship in Doutonbori Pro Wrestling promotion. It is not won via direct competition, it is instead won via a predetermined ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a wrestling angle.

## Gallery

* Gallery
* Champions

Original belt design

AkagiOsamu SuganumaMikiya SasakiKuishinbo KamenKinron
Yoshihiro Momota

**Yoshihiro Momota** (百田 義浩, *Momota Yoshihiro*) was a professional wrestler and a former ring announcer, known for his tenure in All Japan Pro Wrestling. He is the son of wrestler Rikidozan and the older brother of Mitsuo Momota.

## Career

In October 21, 1972, Momota, along with Shohei "Giant" Baba and younger brother Mitsuo Momota, founded All Japan Pro Wrestling where he started out as a ring announcer for the promotion. Around the mid-1970s, Momota decided to become a wrestler just like his father and his brother. He started training with Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr. and began wrestling in Texas before wrestling full-time for All Japan. His wrestling career didn't take off as well as planned although he did find a little success. In 1987 he retired from in-ring competition and decided to become a backstage helper and a member of the All Japan board of directors until he resigned from his position after Mitsuharu Misawa had disagreements with widow Motoko Baba.

## Family

Momota is the son of Rikidozan, a wrestling legend who is known as the "Father of Puroresu". He also had a younger brother Mitsuo Momota. His nephew is named Chikara and is scheduled to make his professional wrestling debut during 2013.

## Death

In November 22, 2000 Momota died of liver failure. He was 54 years old.

## Championships and accomplishments

* **All Japan Pro Wrestling**
	+ 11-Man Battle Royal winner (1979)

* **Tokyo Sports**
	+ Service Prize (2001)

## References

1. ↑ Hornbaker, Tim (2006). *National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling*. ECW Press, 328. ISBN 1-55022-741-6.
2. ↑ *ja:力道山孫が大鵬さん孫にエール* (in Japanese). *Nikkan Sports* (2013-02-02). Retrieved on 2013-02-06.
3. ↑ http://cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=4197&gimmick=Yoshihiro+Momota
4. ↑ http://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bilanzen&wrestler=9168&jahr=1979&monat=9
5. ↑ http://www.purolove.com/awards.php
～RYOGOKUTAN～ (2019)

The **～RYOGOKUTAN～ (2019)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). The event took place on November 4, 2019, in Tokyo at Ryogoku Kokugikan. The main event was Isami Kodaka against Yuko Miyamoto for the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship. The event also included a special tag team between Daisuke Sekimoto and WWE United Kingdom Champion WALTER, making his return to the promotion, against Yuji Hino and Yuji Okabayashi. All in all, the event featured eleven matches, three of which were contested for a championship including a dark match. The event was the fourth event under the ～RYOGOKUTAN～ name.

## Storylines

～RYOGOKUTAN～ (2019) featured professional wrestling matches that involve 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

### BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship match

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Uprising

**Uprising** was an annual event promoted by Dragon Gate USA.

## Uprising 2010

**Date:** May 8, 2010
**Venue:** International Centre - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
**Attendance:** 850

## Uprising 2011

**Date:** June 4, 2011
**Venue:** NYWC Sportatorium - Deer Park, New York
**Attendance:** 682

## Uprising 2012

**Date:** November 3, 2012
**Venue:** Flyers Skate Zone - Vorhees, New Jersey
**Attendance:** 593
WDW Tag Team Championship

### Most reigns

Billyken Kid (2 reigns) (as an individual) and Katsumi Oribe and Kazuaki Mihara (2 reigns) (as team)

### Shortest reign

Katsumi Oribe and Kazuki Mihara (28 days)

### Lightest winner

Masamune (78 kg (172 lb))

The **WDW (Wrestling Dōtonbori World) Tag Team Championship** is the top tag team championship in Doutonbori Pro Wrestling promotion. The title was announced on October 19, 2014 in conjunction with the start of a tournament to crown the first WDW Champion.

## History

### Championship tournament

On October 19, 2014, it was announced that Dotonbori Pro Wrestling would also be introducing its own tag team championship. The first WDW Tag Team Champions would be crowned in the "Second Dotonbori Tag King Decision League" round-robin tournament taking place between July 6 and August 10, 2014. The two blocks containing the eight participating teams. In the tournament, a win was worth two points, a draw one point and a loss zero points. The top two teams from each block advanced to the finals and the winners wrestled in the tournament final to determine the inaugural champions. On August 10, Billyken Kid and Masamune defeated the Super Sonic (Daisuke Masaoka and Rapid) in the finals to win the tournament and become the inaugural WDW Tag Team Champions.

Final standings
 Real Inunakin and Super Delfin | 1 | Osamu Suganuma and Taiyoto Kamen | 0

* † Gamelas and Kuuga was pulled out of the tournament.
* † Magnitude Kishiwada & Takaku Fuke the first two points were canceled.

## Gallery

* Gallery
* Champions

Original belt design

Billyken Kid and MasamuneReal Inunakin and TORUHUB and OrochiJaki Numazawa and Masashi TakedaBillyken Kid and KuugaBillyken Kid and Super GatoRapid and OrochiKatsumi Oribe and Kazuaki MiharaHarutoki and Yuto KikuchiCaptain Amemura and RapidMagnitude Kishiwada and The Bodyguard
～RYOGOKUTAN～ (2016)

The **～RYOGOKUTAN～ (2016)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). The event took place on July 24, 2016, in Tokyo at Ryogoku Kokugikan. The main event was Ryuji Ito against Kankuro Hoshino in a Scaffold & G Shock Deathmatch for the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship. All in all, the event featured ten matches, five of which were contested for a championship. The event was the second event under the ～RYOGOKUTAN～ name.

## Event

The first match was between Atsushi Maruyama and Daichi Hashimoto against Kazumi Kikuta and Tatsuhiko Yoshino. The first title match saw Abdullah Kobayashi, Masaya Takahashi and Takayuki Ueki defeating Masashi Takeda, Jaki Numazawa and Takumi Tsukamoto for the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship.

Also AJPW's Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato defeated Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto for the All Asia Tag Team Championship. Later on Twin Towers (Kohei Sato and Shuji Ishikawa) sucessfuly defended the BJW Tag Team Championships against S.M.O.P. (Akebono and Ryota Hama).

In the semi final Hideyoshi Kamitani defeated Yuji Okabayashi for the BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship.

In the main event Kankuro Hoshino defeated Ryuji Ito for the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship in a Scaffold & G Shock Death Match.

Match results
War of the Worlds UK

Promotional poster for the tour

**War of the Worlds UK** was a multi-promotional professional wrestling "supershow" tour jointly produced by Mexico's Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), the UK based Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), and the U.S. based Ring of Honor (ROH).

The tour's three events took place on August 18 at the York Hall in London, August 19 at the Liverpool Olympia in Liverpool, and August 20 at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange in Edinburgh. The second night in Liverpool aired as a pay-per-view.

## Production

### Background

In 2014, NJPW and ROH formally forged a relationship, which saw them present the first War of the Worlds show on May 17, 2014, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York. The following year, War of the Worlds was held over two days at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in 2016 it was expanded to a three-show tour with shows taking place in Dearborn, Michigan, Toronto, Ontario and New York City. The 2017 War of the Worlds tour was held from May 7 to 14. On May 22, ROH announced a second War of the Worlds tour, this time taking place in the United Kingdom, for which they and NJPW would be joined by CMLL and RPW. The three shows would take place on August 18 in London, August 19 in Liverpool and August 20 in Edinburgh.

### Storylines

The War of the Worlds UK tour featured 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.

On August 9, ROH announced their sole World Championship match of the tour, which pitted defending champion and Bullet Club member Cody against *Los Ingobernables de Japon* member SANADA.

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

### Night 3

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

The **World Tag Team Championship** is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) promotion. The title was introduced on June 10, 1988 as a unification of two previous tag team titles in All Japan; the PWF Tag Team Championship, and the NWA International Tag Team Championship; when the PWF champions Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated NWA champions The Road Warriors. As with the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, it is symbolized by four belts, two for each wrestler, representing the former PWF and NWA titles. As with the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, it is symbolized by four belts, two for each wrestler, representing the former PWF and NWA titles. The World Tag Team Championship is not the only tag team title contested for in AJPW; the All Asia Tag Team Championship is also sanctioned by AJPW. In the past the World Tag Team Championship was vancant in order to be crown the new champions after winning the World's Strongest Tag Determination League. The All Asia Tag Team Championship is the secondat tag team tile in AJPW. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via the result of a scripted match. Title changes usually happen at AJPW-promoted events; although the title has only changed hands twice at a non-AJPW event, it has been defended in several other promotions.

## Gallery

* Champions

Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki YatsuAshura Hara and Genichiro TenryuStan Hansen and Genichiro TenryuTerry Gordy and Steve WilliamsStan Hansen and Danny SpiveyToshiaki Kawada and Mitsuharu MisawaToshiaki Kawada and Akira TaueTed DiBiase and Stan HansenKenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu MisawaJun Akiyama and Mitsuharu MisawaJohnny Ace and Steve WilliamsJohnny Ace and Kenta KobashiToshiaki Kawada and Akira TaueJun Akiyama and Kenta KobashiJohnny Ace and Bart GunnTakao Omori and Yoshihiro TakayamaMitsharu Misawa and Yoshinari OgawaTaiyo Kea and Johnny SmithTaiyo Kea and Keiji MutohBrian Adams and Bryan ClarkArashi and Keiji MutohTaiyo Kea and JamalToshiaki Kawada and Taiyo KeaJoe Doering and Keiji MutohTaiyo Kea and Minoru SuzukiMasakatsu Funaki and Keiji MutohTaiyō Kea and AkebonoJoe Doering and KONOThe Great Muta and KENSODark Cuervo and Dark OzzManabu Soya and Takao OmoriJoe Doering and Seiya SanadaGo Shiozaki and Jun AkiyamaSuwama and Joe DoeringJun Akiyama and Takao OmoriAkebono and Yutaka YoshieGo Shiozaki and Kento MiyaharaThe Bodyguard and ZeusDaisuke Sekimoto and Yuji OkabayashiKAI and Kengo MashimoJake Lee and Naoya NomuraSuwama and Shuji IshikawaKento Miyahara and YoshitatsuRyoji Sai and Dylan JamesZeus and Ryoji SaiKento Miyahara and Yuma AoyagiSuwama and Shotaro AshinoShuji Ishikawa and Kohei SatoRyuki Honda and Shotaro AshinoSuwama and KONOKento Miyahara and Takuya NomuraNaoya Nomura and Yuma Aoyagi
Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005

Promotional poster featuring the NJPW Wrestlers

**Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005** was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It took place on January 4 in the Tokyo Dome. Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005 was the fourteenth January 4 Tokyo Dome Show held by NJPW. Officially, the show drew 46,000 spectators. The undercard of the show featured an eight-man "submissions only" tournament which Ron Waterman won when he forced Yuji Nagata to submit in the finals. The show also saw Tiger Mask defeat Heat to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship and in the main event Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship. The show also featured a unique "Dog Fight" match between Masahiro Chono, Riki Choshu and Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Chono defeated Chosu in the first match and as a result had to wrestle Tenzan in the next match.

## Production

### Background

Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005 is NJPW's biggest annual even and has been called "the largest professional wrestling show in the world outside of the United States" and the "Japanese equivalent to the Super Bowl".

### Storylines

Wrestling World 2005 in Tokyo Dome featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wrestling World 2005 . ProWrestlingHistory.com (2005-01-04). Retrieved on 2010-04-13.
2. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 16, 2012). "Jan 16 Observer Newsletter: Cyborg busted for steroids, all the details, Edge and Horsemen going into WWE Hall, New Japan Dome Show review, 30 year Muchnick retrospective, TNA and Strikeforce shows, more". *Wrestling Observer Newsletter*. Campbell, California: 14–16. ISSN 1083-9593.
3. ↑ GFW News: New Japan Pro Wrestling "Wrestle Kingdom 9" press conference details . *Pro Wrestling Dot Net* (2014-12-23). Retrieved on 2017-10-09.
4. ↑ Keller, Wade 2016-12-13. New Japan's WrestleKingdom 11 to air on AXS TV starting Jan. 13 in four weekly special episodes with Ross & Barnett on commentary . *Pro Wrestling Torch*. Retrieved on 2017-10-09.
5. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. How Pro Wrestling Works . *HowStuffWorks, Inc.*. Discovery Communications. Retrieved on 2017-10-09.
Windy City Riot

**Windy City Riot** is a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was established in 2022 and is part of NJPW shows promoted in the United States. The event is also aired internationally in the NJPW's worldwide internet streaming site, NJPW World.

## See also

* ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds
* Honor Rising: Japan
* Global Wars
* Strong Style Evolved
U-Cup

The official logo of the U-Cup

The **U-Cup** (Uカップ, *U Kappu*) was a round-robin tournament held by Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH) to determine the strongest unit in the promotion for the year. The tournament took place on January 6 and 7, 2022, premiering NOAH's junior heavyweight division's sub brand N Innovation. The tournament composed of NOAH's junior heavyweight stables KONGOH, *Los Perros del Mal de Japón*, NOAH's juniors and Stinger.

## Announced competitors

On December 7, 2021, NOAH announced a tournament named **U-Cup**, as part of the premiering of NOAH's junior heavyweight division's sub brand N Innovation. The stables that were part of the tournament were KONGOH, *Los Perros del Mal de Japón*, NOAH's juniors and Stinger. As part of the tournament, NOAH announced various match formats for the tournament, which would include a Battle Royal to determine the #1 Contender to the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, with the winner facing HAYATA in a title match in the third night.

## Results

### Tournament bracket

Final standings
 *Los Perros del Mal de Japón* | 3

 NOAH Juniors | 2-1
 Stinger | 1-1
 *Los Perros del Mal de Japón* | 0-1

### League Matches

#### Night 1

 2
 3
 4
 5

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

1. ↑ Other competitors by order of elimination: Eita, Nosawa Rongai, Yoshinari Ogawa, Yuya Susumu, Tadasuke, Aleja, Nioh, Junta Miyawaki, Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara, Haoh, YO-HEY, Seiki Yoshioka, and Kotaro Suzuki.

#### Night 2

 2
 3
 4

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

##### Four-way elimination match

 2
 3
 Winner:
Tomoka Inaba

Inaba in November 2022

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Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan

**Tomoka Inaba** (稲葉共佳, *Inaba Tomoka*, ring name:稲葉ともか) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling and Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out.

## Professional wrestling career

### Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (2019–present)

Inaba made her professional wrestling debut in Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (often known as JTO) as one of Taka Michinoku's trainees on July 8, 2019, by teaming up with Giulia and Kaori Yoneyama and defeating Saori Anou, Rhythm and Koharu Hinata as a result of a six-man tag team match. At CMLL Lady's Ring, an event promoted by JTO in partnership with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre on September 17, 2019, Inaba teamed up with Mima Shimoda to defeat Maika and Sonya.

#### Pro Wrestling Wave (2020–present)

One of the other promotions in whih she competed is Pro Wrestling Wave. She made her first appearance at a house show from July 7, 2020, where she teamed up with Ayumi Hayashi and Suzu Suzuki to wrestle Crea, Haruka Umesaki and Mikoto Shindo into a fifteen-minute time-limit draw. Inaba also participated in one of the promotion's signature events, the Catch the Wave tournament, making her first appearance at the 2021 edition, placing herself in the "Potential Block" and scoring a total of two points after going against Miyuki Takase, Mio Momono and Sakura Hirota. She won the 2021 edition of the "Young Block Oh! Oh!", the rookie branch of the Catch the Wave tournament by winning the "Block A" with a total of five points, also involving Ami Miura, Ai Houzan and Shizuku Tsukata. Inaba defeated Chie Ozora in the finals from May 28.

#### World Wonder Ring Stardom (2022–present)

Inaba's first appearance into a World Wonder Ring Stardom ring occurred on March 11, 2022, at Stardom New Blood 1, an event created to promote rookie talent, where she teamed up with Aoi as team JTO in a losing effort against STARS stable members Saya Iida and Hanan. Inaba continued to perform mainly in the *New Blood* series of events. At Stardom New Blood 4 on August 26, 2022, Oedo Tai attacked God's Eye until Inaba came to the ring for the save. Syuri and Inaba then shook hands as Inaba became the newest member of God's Eye. Inaba made her first appearance in the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League at the 2022 edition where she teamed up with Syuri as "Karate Brave" and fought in the "Red Goddess Block" against the teams of AphrOditE (Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani), Mafia Bella (Giulia and Thekla), meltear (Tam Nakano and Natsupoi), Black Desire (Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid), Peach☆Rock (Mayu Iwatani and Momo Kohgo), We Love Tokyo Sports (Saki Kashima and Fukigen Death), and Mai Fair Lady (Mai Sakurai and Lady C).

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Pro Wrestling Wave**
	+ Young Block Oh! Oh! (2021)
* **Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out**
	+ Queen of JTO Championship (2 times, current)
* **Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling**
	+ Sendai Girls Junior Championship (1 time)
War of the Worlds Tour (2019)

## War of the Worlds Tour

Promotional poster featuring PCO and Matt Taven

**War of the Worlds (2019)** was a professional wrestling tour co-produced by the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotions. The tour's four events took place on May 8 at the Buffalo RiverWorks in Buffalo, New York, May 9 at the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 11 at the DeltaPlex Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan and May 12 at the Odeum Expo Center in Chicago, Illinois. The first night would be taped for future episodes of ROH's weekly television program, *Ring of Honor Wrestling*, while the second night aired live on pay-per-view (PPV), while also being broadcasted by ROH and NJPW's streaming services *Honor Club and* NJPW World and Fite TV. 2019 was the sixth year in which ROH and NJPW co-produced events under the War of the Worlds name.

## Production

### Background

In 2014, Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH) formally forged a relationship, which saw them present the first War of the Worlds show on May 17, 2014, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York. The following year, War of the Worlds was held over two days at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in 2016 it was expanded to a three-show tour with shows taking place in Dearborn, Michigan, Toronto, Ontario and New York City and later it was expanded to a four day tour. The 2018 War of the Worlds tour was officially announced in January 2018, when ROH put tickets on sale for the events. These marked the fifth annual shows co-promoted by NJPW and ROH.

ROH began announcing the NJPW wrestlers for the tour, starting with Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, Hirooki Goto, the ROH and IWGP Tag Team Champions, the Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa), Hikuleo and *Los Ingobernables de Japon* (EVIL and SANADA).

### Storylines

The War of the Worlds tour featured 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.

## Results

### Night 1

 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9

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

### Night 3

 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9

* (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
* – refers to the video of that match
Wrestling World 2000

**Wrestling World 2000** was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on January 4, 2000 in the Tokyo Dome. Wrestling World 2000 was the ninth January 4 Tokyo Dome Show held by NJPW. The show drew 53,500 spectators and $5,900,000 in ticket sales. The event saw the return of World Championship Wrestling's Chris Benoit under the ring name Wild Pegasus, reprising the character he played for NJPW in the early to mid-1990s. The show also featured Rick Steiner and Randy Savage, both working as freelancers brought in specifically for the show. The twelve match card saw a successful defense of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship as well as Kensuke Sasaki defeating Genichiro Tenryu to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. The undercard featured a match between Masahiro Chono defeated Keiji Mutoh bearing a stipulation that the losing wrestler's faction would have to disband. Chono represented Team 2000, while Mutoh represented nWo Japan. Through Mutoh's loss nWo Japan ceased to be. It also featured the retirement match of Kazuo Yamazaki, as he wrestled his student, Yuji Nagata.

## Production

### Background

The January 4 Tokyo Dome Show is NJPW's biggest annual even and has been called "the largest professional wrestling show in the world outside of the United States" and the "Japanese equivalent to the Super Bowl".

### Storylines

Wrestling World 2000 featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wrestling World 2000 . ProWrestlingHistory.com (2000-01-04). Retrieved on 2010-04-13.
2. ↑ GFW News: New Japan Pro Wrestling "Wrestle Kingdom 9" press conference details . *Pro Wrestling Dot Net* (2014-12-23). Retrieved on 2017-10-09.
3. ↑ Keller, Wade 2016-12-13. New Japan's WrestleKingdom 11 to air on AXS TV starting Jan. 13 in four weekly special episodes with Ross & Barnett on commentary . *Pro Wrestling Torch*. Retrieved on 2017-10-09.
4. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. How Pro Wrestling Works . *HowStuffWorks, Inc.*. Discovery Communications. Retrieved on 2017-10-09.
Yuya Aoki

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Yokohama, Japan

**Yuya Aoki** (青木優也, *Aoki Yuya*, born September 10, 1996) is a Japanese professional wrestler trained by and signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), where he currently performs on their heavyweight division. He is a former BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion.

## Professional wrestling career

In 2016 he entred in the BJW Dojo he took a auditon which he passed. On January 17, 2017 he made his debut losing to Yuji Okabayashi. On May 7 it was announced that Aoki was going to participate in the tournament for the inagural BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion. but he only finished the tournament with 2 points faling to adavance to the finals. On September 15, 2019 Aoki won his first championship in BJW after defeating TAJIRI for the BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship. On October 21, after a record breaking 402 days reign, Aoki lost the title to Tatsuhiko Yoshino, afterwards, Aoki announced his move to the heavyweight division.

 In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Swan Dive Missile Kick
	+ Tiger suplex

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Big Japan Pro Wrestling**
	+ BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani (1)
Yasutaka Yano

Yano in October 2021

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Imabari, Ehime, Japan

**Yasutaka Yano** (矢野安崇, *Yano Yasutaka*, born August 10, 2000 in Ehime, Japan) is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for working in Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah).

## Early life

Since junior high school, Yano inspered to become a professional wrestler, with Kotaro Suzuki being one of his idols, leading him to practice athletics and wrestling. After graduating from high school, he joined the Pro Wrestling Noah dojo in March 2019.

## Professional wrestling career

### Pro Wrestling NOAH (2020–2023)

After nineteen months, in the Pro Wrestling Noah dojo, Yano made his official debut against fellow rookie Kinya Okada on October 28, 2020 in a losing effort. As is customary for most professional wrestlers, Inamura spent most of his matches losing to other, more experienced wrestlers, which would help put over other wrestlers while at the same time give Yano some in-ring, televised, experience.

Shortly after his debut Yano became Yoshinari Ogawa's protégé. On November 13, 2021, during a post-match interview, Yano challenged *Los Perros del Mal de Japón* (Eita and Nosawa Rongai) to a title match on behalf of himself and Yoshinari Ogawa for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship at Noah the Best. However, Rongai refused stating that in order to challenge them it had to be HAYATA and Ogawa, and instead gave him a handicap match, before attacking Yano. On November 23, Yano and Ogawa defeated Nosawa Rongai in a handicap match, with Yano picking up the victory for his team. Afterwards, Rongai attacked him and cut part of his hair with a pair of scissors. On June 1, 2023, NOAH terminated Yano's contract.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Diving cross body
	+ Dropkick
* **Nickname**
	+ "Blue Hope"
Wrestling Dontaku 2011

Promotional poster for the event, featuring Hiroshi Tanahashi, Shinsuke Nakamura and other NJPW wrestlers

## Information

### City

Fukuoka, Japan

**Wrestling Dontaku 2011** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3, 2011, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center. The event featured ten matches, four of which were contested for championships. It was the eighth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.

## Production

### Storylines

Wrestling Dontaku 2011 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

Jushin Thunder Liger continued his reign as the CMLL World Middleweight Champion, which had started at the previous year's Wrestling Dontaku, by defeating Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestler Máscara Dorada. Both IWGP tag team titles were successfully defended during the event, with Junior Heavyweight Champions Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) defeating the No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and Rocky Romero) and Heavyweight Champions Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson) defeating No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi). The event also featured two major storyline developments. In the first, following No Limit's failure to recapture the IWGP Tag Team Championship, Yujiro Takahashi walked out on Tetsuya Naito, which later led to a bitter feud between the two. In the second, Taichi and Taka Michinoku turned on Satoshi Kojima, after his loss against Togi Makabe, and formed Suzuki-gun under the leadership of Minoru Suzuki, who made his surprise return to confront Makabe. The event also marked the return of Hirooki Goto, who had spent the past two months in CMLL. In the main event, Hiroshi Tanahashi successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura, after which he was attacked by Goto, who was now displaying a new mean streak.

## 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 *ja:レスリングどんたく 2011* (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wrestling Dontaku 2011 . *Pro Wrestling History*. Retrieved on 2015-08-14.
3. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. How Pro Wrestling Works . *HowStuffWorks, Inc.*. Discovery Communications. Retrieved on 2014-09-13.