09/16 results (Jr. title match)

[edgehead1984]

Heat ties Liger!!!
From SSS:

1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Katsushi Takemura (5:07) with a cradle.
2. Togi Makabe beat Naofumi Yamamoto (7:15) with a crab hold.
3. Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Blue Wolf & Masayuki Naruse (12:11) when Yoshie used a diving body press on Naruse.
4. Koji Kanemoto, Wataru Inoue & Taiji Ishimori beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado & Gedo (14:06) when Ishimori used a Superstar elbow on Gedo.
5. Yuji Nagata & Toru Yano beat Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroshi Nagao (11:58) when Nagata used the Nagata Lock III on Nagao.
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Mitsuya Nagai & Katsuyori Shibata (14:09) when Nakamura pinned Shibata.
7. Minoru Suzuki & Tiger Mask beat Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima () when Suzuki used a Drill a Hole piledriver on Nakajima.
8. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Heat (c) beat Ultimo Dragon (18:28) with the Minoru Special (8th defense).
9. Masahiro Chono beat Genichiro Tenryu (15:25) with a Shining Yakuza kick.

Chono looks like he's getting another push...

[Luds]

Hey if it's Chono who's gonna defeat Fujita, I'm up for it...

[Pheonix_Chi25]

One thing that made me laugh about the card was after the Nagata/Yano Vs. Nakanishi/Nagao match, Yano kicked Nagata for getting a clean win and when Yuji got up to beat down Yano, Yano begged off.

And Minoru Tanaka will be back for one match (the IWGP Jr. Tag Title Match).

[Luds]

Yano's character is more a WWE type character than anything else...

I like the guy, but seriously, let him wrestle!

[edgehead1984]

Agreed, he should be able to wrestle but let him keep his gimmick...

[naterob2003]

I think you are stumbling onto something there edgehead. I think you are going to see him turn away from his gimmick eventually to become a "wrestler" and will use his salt and sandals and sake for just spots from time to time.

[Luds]

Yano is ready for a push. This gimmick is a bit silly at the moment. Who wants to see DQ's?

[edgehead1984]

WWE fans???

[Pheonix_Chi25]

DDT Fans (LOL)? True, Yano needs to ditch the gimmick and be the wrestler he is.