Hashimoto defeats Arashi, and Kawada's return match

[edgehead1984]

AJPW, 4/12/03
Tokyo Nippon Budokan

Gran Hamada beat Gran Naniwa (5:47) with the Hama-Chan Cutter. Gigantes & George Hines beat Hiroshi Hase & Masayuki Kono (11:32) when Gigantes used a chokeslam on Kono. Ryuki Ueyama beat Ryuji Hijikata (6:15) with an ankle hold. Kaz Hayashi & Jimmy Yang beat Omega Griffon & Low Ki (11:58) when Hayashi pinned Griffon after a union WA4. AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kendo Kashin (c) beat Carl Contini (8:55) with a cross armbreaker (5th defense). Shinjiro Otani & Masato Tanaka beat Shigeo Okumura & Hideki Hosaka (11:49) when Otani used a single-leg crab hold on Hosaka.Genichiro Tenryu, Nobutaka Araya & Nobukazu Hirai beat Tomoaki Honma, Kazushi Miyamoto & Tomohiko Hashimoto (12:54) when Araya used a moonsault press on Hashimoto. Toshiaki Kawada Return Match: Keiji Muto & Satoshi Kojima beat Toshiaki Kawada & Masanobu Fuchi (27:10) when Kojima used a lariat on Fuchi. Triple Crown: Shinya Hashimoto (c) beat Arashi (17:04) with a triangle choke hold (1st defense).

Well, Muto did something right again.

Now if Kojima or Kawada gets the next shot, Muto could repair some damage.

[El Fiasco]

Looks like the best All Japan card in awhile. The main event is probably terrible, but 27-minutes of Kawada, Fuchi, Kojima and Mutoh has gotta be match of the year quality.