NJPW [7/4/04] Results: Liger turns Heel!!

[Haiku Warrior]

NJPW, 7/4/04 (SXW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,820 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Handicap Match: Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Toru Yano (6:38) by DQ.
2. Tiger Mask & Masayuki Naruse beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirooki Goto (10:58) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on Goto.
3. Heat & Masahito Kakihara beat Kengo Mashimo & SUPER-X (11:16) when Heat used a cross armbreaker on SUPER-X.
4. Makai #1, Ryushi Yanagisawa & Ryota Chikuzen beat Osamu Nishimura, Shinya Makabe & Yutaka Yoshie (14:19) when Yanagisawa used a right high kick on Makabe.
5. Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Koji Kanemoto (5:19) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on Kanemoto.
6. Yuji Nagata beat Mitsuya Nagai (13:53) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.
7. Minoru Suzuki beat Kazunari Murakami (9:15) with a Drill a Hole piledriver.
8. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Katsuyori Shibata went to a no contest (6:58).
9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Manabu Nakanishi & Blue Wolf (15:14) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Wolf.

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From SSS:
Jushin Thunder Liger has turned to the dark side at last! There were two mysterious events yesterday and today that raised suspicions. Firstly, Liger took Jado, Gedo, and Takemura to Osaka Pro with him, rather than his trusted companions, Kanemoto, El Samurai, and Wataru. Secondly, at the signing ceremony for his GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title defense at NOAH's Tokyo Dome show, held today, Jado & Gedo were seen accompanying him. It was a rematch from 2/1 today, as the former "Unbeatables" Liger & Kanemoto met IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, Jado & Gedo, in a non-title match. The match had an uncontrolled feel from the start, with Takemura (a busy man in the last couple of days, with wins in both Osaka Pro and All Japan) intruding. Around the five minute mark, Liger suddenly started arguing with Kanemoto, and decked him with a shotei! Liger helped Jado & Gedo give Koji a powerbomb from the top rope, before Gedo dropped a Superfly splash on Kanemoto for the win! Jushin Thunder Liger is seemingly a "heel" for the first time ever in New Japan, aligned with Jado, Gedo, and Takemura! Samurai and Wataru rushed to the ring post-match, attacking Liger, leading to a confused brawl. Liger left, and Kanemoto called him back, but to no response. What does this mean for the junior division? Kanemoto & Wataru challenge Jado & Gedo for the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title in Sapporo, and Liger may make his presence felt there. Backstage, a dazed Kanemoto simply said that Liger is now his enemy, and a new war is brewing in the junior division! Liger roared that his new team would become the "regular army", waking the lukewarm junior division up, and invited Heat to join. He said anyone who has forgotten "anger" and is happy being "good friends" needs to leave New Japan immediately.

What's next for the Jrs? Liger has never been a bad guy before. Kanemoto swore revenge (next GHC Jr. Champ?) and this opens up the door for a whole new set of rules in NJ's junior division.

[edgehead1984]

Well, he had to do it eventually...

Don't forget that he teamed with Jado, Gedo & Takemura to take out Osaka Pro's Kishiwada Gurentai a couple of days ago.

[Luds]

Good to see!

Liger in BLACK once more!

[Pheonix_Chi25]

Well, I can't believe he's done it but, had to happen sooner or later. Great card though, and someone needs to beat Toru Yano down. LOL