01/04/2004 Wrestling World 2004

[edgehead1984]

The card for the competition of Wrestling World 2004

Hustle-1 2004

1. Mil Mascaras, Dos Caras, Dos Caras Jr. & Sicodelico Jr. vs. Tom Howard, Steve Corino, Low-Ki & Dusty Rhodes
2. Four Way Dance: MIKAMI vs. Jun Kasai vs. Mikey Whipwreck vs. King Adamo
3. Zebra Man vs. Ikuto Hidaka
4. Shinjiro Otani & Masato Tanaka vs. The Predator & Kevin Randleman
5. Satoshi Kojima vs. Joe Son
6. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Mark Coleman
7. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Vader
8. Naoya Ogawa vs. Bill Goldberg


Ogawa vs. Goldberg, who will be the first to sell a move???

Hashimoto vs. Vader, IT'S VADER TIME!!!!! Hashimoto better lose...

Why does Mutoh/Hashimoto/DSE feel that Kawada must go against another shooter. When will it end???

[BadNews]

if i were in tokyo that day id say screw New Japan, let it be 1989 again! Vader vs. Hashimoto, never thought i'd see that agin. Any bets?

[Daishikaze]

Personally, I would rather see Vader stiff Goldberg mercilessly, but thats just me

Vader vs. Hashimoto sounds cool though

[niniendo warrior]

Results so far on the Wrestling World 2004.

credit to SSS:

Nakamura vs. Ignashov was officially ruled a no contest by K-1 at the Tokyo Dome! They are going to begin negotiations on a rematch in Spring.

NJPW "WRESTLING WORLD 2004", 1/4/04 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet)
Tokyo Dome

1. Hirooki Goto beat Naofumi Yamamoto (6:21) with a crab hold.
2. Katsushi Takemura beat El Samurai (6:53) with a moonsault press.
3. Makai #1, Mitsuya Nagai, Ryushi Yanagisawa & Ryota Chikuzen beat Enson Inoue, Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara (11:55) when Nagai used the Hyper Knee Tiger on Goto.
4. Shinya Makabe & Toru Yano beat Blue Wolf & Wataru Inoue (10:18) when Makabe used a German suplex hold on Inoue.
5. Masayuki Naruse beat Tadao Yasuda (2:09) by DQ.
5a. Masayuki Naruse beat Tadao Yasuda (0:30) by referee stop.
6. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Akiya Anzawa (4:53) with a dropkick.
7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Jado & Gedo (c) beat Heat & Tiger Mask (17:15) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on Heat (1st defense).
8. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title: Jushin Thunder Liger beat Takashi Sugiura (c) (17:52) with an avalanche-style brainbuster to become the 8th champion.
9. U-30 Openweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Yutaka Yoshie (17:06) with a Dragon suplex hold (6th defense).

no results yet for the rest.
10. Josh Barnett & Takashi Iizuka vs. Kazunari Murakami & Katsuyori Shibata
11. Osamu Nishimura vs. Minoru Suzuki
12. Manabu Nakanishi vs. Genichiro Tenryu
13. Yuji Nagata vs. Kensuke Sasaki
14. Masahiro Chono Return Match: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Keiji Muto & Bob Sapp
15. Unification Match - IWGP Heavyweight Title & NWF Heavyweight Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (c)

This is a great show indeed. Watched some of the images... looks great.

[BurningDiamondHead]

I don't see what's so special about Bob Sapp. I watched a Muto/Sapp match and it completely sucked (moreso on Bob's end then on Keiji's). He's like Japan's version of Mark Henry.

[niniendo warrior]

more results:

credit sss:

Fan voting (through their phones) progress from 1/4: High evaluation for Gedo & Tiger Mask. Super evaluation for Liger. An amazing 95%+ positive evaluation for Josh. Negative evaluation for K-1 producer.

Fujinami appeared in his ring gown, and asked for Inoki to come out and continue their 12/31 situation. Inoki didn't show up, leaving Fujinami with a sad expression on his face. Ring announcer Tanaka announced that Fujinami would go to hospital tomorrow and have an operation. Inoki appeared on the monitor and told Fujinami to heal up and get back in the ring. Tanahashi entered the ring and pleaded with Fujinami not to retire. Fujinami declared a full comeback revival! The Dragon will not retire, and will return to New Japan action when he has recovered! He left the ring to his famous "Dragon Suplex" theme, and the legend will return in 2004!

Nakanishi is entering in Chono-style tights, sporting a new look. THE WILD BEAST IS BACK!!! Kensuke fought a "large heel fight", and beat Nagata into a bloody mess. Nagata morphed into killer mode, destroying Kensuke with a high kick, and using a prolonged Nagata Lock III for the victory. Said to be awesome. HUGE pop for Muto when he entered the ring. Chono entered with a new remixed theme to mark his return.

10. Josh Barnett & Takashi Iizuka beat Kazunari Murakami & Katsuyori Shibata (16:04) when Barnett used a Captured buster on Murakami.
11. Osamu Nishimura beat Minoru Suzuki (9:39) with a backslide.
12. Manabu Nakanishi beat Genichiro Tenryu (10:20) with a Fisherman suplex hold.
13. Yuji Nagata beat Kensuke Sasaki (12:10) by referee stop.

14. Masahiro Chono Return Match: Keiji Muto & Bob Sapp beat Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (21:00) when Sapp used a powerbomb on Tenzan.

Last match left:

15. Unification Match - IWGP Heavyweight Title & NWF Heavyweight Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (c)

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Final Result... credit from SSS:

NJPW "WRESTLING WORLD 2004", 1/4/04 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet)
Tokyo Dome

1. Hirooki Goto beat Naofumi Yamamoto (6:21) with a crab hold.
2. Katsushi Takemura beat El Samurai (6:53) with a moonsault press.
3. Makai #1, Mitsuya Nagai, Ryushi Yanagisawa & Ryota Chikuzen beat Enson Inoue, Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara (11:55) when Nagai used the Hyper Knee Tiger on Goto.
4. Shinya Makabe & Toru Yano beat Blue Wolf & Wataru Inoue (10:18) when Makabe used a German suplex hold on Inoue.
5. Masayuki Naruse beat Tadao Yasuda (2:09) by DQ.
5a. Masayuki Naruse beat Tadao Yasuda (0:30) by referee stop.
6. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Akiya Anzawa (4:53) with a dropkick.
7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Jado & Gedo (c) beat Heat & Tiger Mask (17:15) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on Heat (1st defense).
8. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title: Jushin Thunder Liger beat Takashi Sugiura (c) (17:52) with an avalanche-style brainbuster to become the 8th champion.
9. U-30 Openweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Yutaka Yoshie (17:06) with a Dragon suplex hold (6th defense).
10. Josh Barnett & Takashi Iizuka beat Kazunari Murakami & Katsuyori Shibata (16:04) when Barnett used a Captured buster on Murakami.
11. Osamu Nishimura beat Minoru Suzuki (9:39) with a backslide.
12. Manabu Nakanishi beat Genichiro Tenryu (10:20) with a Fisherman suplex hold.
13. Yuji Nagata beat Kensuke Sasaki (12:10) by referee stop.
14. Masahiro Chono Return Match: Keiji Muto & Bob Sapp beat Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (21:00) when Sapp used a powerbomb on Tenzan.


Inoki appeared before the main event, posing, I believe, as a camera man.

NAKAMURA SEALS ANTONIO INOKI'S NWF HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AND BECOMES THE UNDISPUTED ACE AS IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!

15. Unification Match - IWGP Heavyweight Title & NWF Heavyweight Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) beat Yoshihiro Takayama (c) (13:55) with a chickenwing armlock (1st defense) to become the 18th NWF Heavyweight Champion.

This is what I expected if NJPW had any respect left for Nakamura and the IWGP title. Hoorah!!!

[edgehead1984]

Congratulations to Nakamura for sealing the two belts together, now the big question is, WHO'S NEXT.

Also Liger adds another belt to his pantheon, congratulations.

What is Chono thinking letting Sapp get the victory!!!!

BTW here's the Hustle-1 results from puroresupower.com

1. Low Ki defeated King Adamo, Kyohei Mikami, & Jun Kasai in 7 minutes, 3 seconds when Ki used a Ki-Crusher on Kasai for the win.

2. Zebraman defeated Ikuto Hidaka in 6 minutes, 54 seconds with a Zebra Bomb.

3. Satoshi Kojima & Kaz Hayashi defeated Dos Caras Jr. & El Solar in 13 minutes, 53 seconds when Kojima used a lariat on Solar for the win.

4. The Predator & Kevin Randleman defeated Masato Tanaka & Shinjiro Ohtani in 14 minutes, 41 seconds when Predator used a King Kong Buster on Tanaka for the win.

5. Giant Silva defeated Kohei Sato & Katsuhisa Fujii in 2 minutes, 18 seconds when Silva used a chokeslam on Sato for the win.

6. Shin'ya Hashimoto defeated Vader by countout in 9 minutes, 59 seconds.

7. Mil Mascaras, Dos Caras Sr., & Sicodelico Jr. defeated Dusty Rhodes, Tom Howard, & Steve Corino in 13 minutes, 10 seconds when Mascaras used a flying body attack on Corino for the three count.

8. Toshiaki Kawada defeated Mark Coleman in 6 minutes, 7 seconds by referee stoppage with a heel-hold for the referee stoppage.

9. Bill Goldberg defeated Naoya Ogawa in 12 minutes, 49 seconds after a Jackhammer and spear.

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Credit from SSS:

Nakamura has ended the existence of the NWF title as this seems to be absorbed already in the IWGP title, supposedly raising its rank. Josh Barnett got a lot of praise for his match as fans were given the chance to evaluate each match through their phones. K-1 producer apologized and looked to negotiate for a rematch between Alexey Ignashov and Shinsuke Nakamura. Tatsumi Fujinami will not retire as he was convinced by Inoki and Tanahashi to come back. Keiji Mutoh hinted at more returns to NJPW while Tenzan vowed revenge on Sapp.

Inoki also appeared before the mainevent. This appears to unify both Inoki and NJPW (my opinion).

Praised by many to be the best Dome show in a long time, the Wrestling World 2004 is a success.

[Luds]

Wow, Ogawa doing the job!

I think that it's worth seing the event

[edgehead1984]

True, but he jobbed to the no-jobber.

[Pheonix_Chi25]

Congratulations to Nakamura for sealing the two belts together, now the big question is, WHO'S NEXT.>>

I guess now everyone will get off of Nakamura's case for now.

Also Liger adds another belt to his pantheon, congratulations.>>

Who thought Suguira was gonna beat Liger?

What is Chono thinking letting Sapp get the victory!!!!>>

I also ask myself that Question

BTW here's the Hustle-1 results from puroresupower.com

1. Low Ki defeated King Adamo, Kyohei Mikami, & Jun Kasai in 7 minutes, 3 seconds when Ki used a Ki-Crusher on Kasai for the win.>>

That seemed like it was a good match, but I am a Low Ki mark LOL

2. Zebraman defeated Ikuto Hidaka in 6 minutes, 54 seconds with a Zebra Bomb.>>

Who in the hell is Zebraman?

3. Satoshi Kojima & Kaz Hayashi defeated Dos Caras Jr. & El Solar in 13 minutes, 53 seconds when Kojima used a lariat on Solar for the win.>>

KazKoji: Tag team of the Year

4. The Predator & Kevin Randleman defeated Masato Tanaka & Shinjiro Ohtani in 14 minutes, 41 seconds when Predator used a King Kong Buster on Tanaka for the win.>>

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5. Giant Silva defeated Kohei Sato & Katsuhisa Fujii in 2 minutes, 18 seconds when Silva used a chokeslam on Sato for the win.>>

See above

6. Shin'ya Hashimoto defeated Vader by countout in 9 minutes, 59 seconds.>>

Countout? Hashimoto?

7. Mil Mascaras, Dos Caras Sr., & Sicodelico Jr. defeated Dusty Rhodes, Tom Howard, & Steve Corino in 13 minutes, 10 seconds when Mascaras used a flying body attack on Corino for the three count.>>

Lucha Vs. 3 of the former big 3. This was a mismatch.

8. Toshiaki Kawada defeated Mark Coleman in 6 minutes, 7 seconds by referee stoppage with a heel-hold for the referee stoppage.>>

I'm glad Kawada hasn't thought about doing MMA fights.

9. Bill Goldberg defeated Naoya Ogawa in 12 minutes, 49 seconds after a Jackhammer and spear.>>

I'm not surprised.

Card seemed great, although the Mil/Dos/Sicodelico Jr Vs. Dusty/Tom/Corino match was a clash of two different styles. And now Hashimoto wants to fight Goldberg.

[edgehead1984]

Zebraman is a new wrestler debuted by 0-1 at Hustle-1.