12/11 and 12/12 results

[edgehead1984]

Well we have two new IWGP champs, TanaMura win the tag titles and Tenzan once again is IWGP champ!!!!!!Results from SSS:

12/11

1. El Samurai & Hiroshi Nagao beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Akiya Anzawa (10:04) when Nagao used a chokeslam on Anzawa.
2. Masayuki Naruse beat Hirooki Goto (2:51) with a cross kneelock.
3. Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Tanaka, Jado & Gedo (13:41) when Kanemoto used an ankle hold on Jado.
4. Genichiro Tenryu & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Togi Makabe & Toru Yano (10:25) when Tenryu used the 53-years-old on Yano.
5. Takashi Iizuka, Yutaka Yoshie & Blue Wolf beat Black Strong Machine, Scott Norton & Mitsuya Nagai (14:35) when Yoshie used a diving body press on Nagai.
6. Jushin Thunder Liger Return Match: Manabu Nakanishi & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Riki Choshu & Tomohiro Ishii (8:03) when Nakanishi used the Hercules Cutter on Ishii.
7. Masahiro Chono beat Yuji Nagata (13:23) with an FTS.
8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.
9. IWGP Tag Team Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Kensuke Sasaki & Minoru Suzuki (32:33) when Tanahashi used a Dragon suplex hold on Suzuki to become the 47th champions (decision match).

12/12

1. Naofumi Yamamoto beat Yujiro (8:06) with a crab hold.
2. El Samurai & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirooki Goto (11:55) when Nakajima used a German suplex hold on Taguchi.
3. Toru Yano beat Hiroshi Nagao (5:27) with a scrap buster.
4. Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask beat Jado & Gedo (12:35) when Tiger used a Japanese leg roll clutch hold on Jado.
5. Tatsutoshi Goto & Masayuki Naruse beat Yutaka Yoshie & Blue Wolf (11:22) when Naruse used a sleeper hold on Yoshie.
6. Riki Choshu & Tomohiro Ishii beat Takashi Iizuka & Togi Makabe (3:52) when Choshu used a Scorpion Deathlock on Makabe.
7. Genichiro Tenryu & Minoru Suzuki beat Manabu Nakanishi & Jushin Thunder Liger (13:13) when Tenryu used a lariat on Liger.
8. Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Masahiro Chono, Scott Norton & Mitsuya Nagai (17:13) when Tanahashi used an inside cradle on Norton.
9. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Heat (c) beat Wataru Inoue (18:51) with a cross armbreaker (11th defense).
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Kensuke Sasaki (c) (31:38) with a moonsault press to become the 40th champion.

My one question is, who's next for Heat...

[BusaLiger Dragon]

tiger mask is next for HEAT!!!!!

[Luds]

So everyone's saying that Tenzan had 3 fantastic matches in December. His loss to Kawada, his tie to Kojima and win against Sasaki. I sure hope NJ doesn't screw him again and have him drop the title in 2 weeks! Or 1 month. Please let it be another few months.

Tanahashi & Nakamura's title win is good for them as well. It's pretty clear from fan reaction from this match that fans love their effort. They might not be super stars like Chono yet, but matches like this sure help. It sounds like Tanahashi will face Nakamura for the U30 title at 01/04. This might even main event the dome. I'd expect Nakamura to defeat Tahanashi, and Tanahashi to move on to better things: He'll feud with Tenzan for the IWGP. Have Tanahashi lose in a 30 minutes battle, regain momentum by having multiple wins defending the IWGP TAG for a few months, and have him win the G1. Expect Tanahashi to be champ by the end of the year.

Heat seems to be in better shape than when he took on the mask He should defeat James Gibson next, followed by Tiger Mask IV. Expect Heat to job to Tenzan as well for an IWGP title match.

These sound like 2 shows to buy!

[Black_Flag_Of_Ulster]

i think they'll let him drop it at the tokyo dome come january 4

[Captain Charisma]

So everyone's saying that Tenzan had 3 fantastic matches in December. His loss to Kawada, his tie to Kojima and win against Sasaki. I sure hope NJ doesn't screw him again and have him drop the title in 2 weeks! Or 1 month. Please let it be another few months.

Tanahashi & Nakamura's title win is good for them as well. It's pretty clear from fan reaction from this match that fans love their effort. They moghtnot be super stars like Chono yet, but matches like this sure help. It sounds like Tanahashi will face Nakamura for the U30 title at 01/04. This might even main event the dome. I'd expect Nakamura to defeat Tahanashi, and Tanahashi to move on to better things: He'll feud with Tenzan for the IWGP. Have Tanahashi lose in a 30 minutes battle, regain momentum by having multiple wins defending the IWGP TAG for a few months, and have him win the G1. Expect Tanahashi to be champ by the end of the year.

I like this scenario. I really believe it would do so much for New Japan, it would kill 2 birds with one stone. Let Tenzan have a killer 05 (IMO he should/will be WOTY) and have feuds with Chono, Tanahashi, and maybe Hashimoto before dropping the title to Tanahashi in late 05. If anyone deserves a good run with the IWGP more than Tenzan I've never seen them. I think he has been Mr. IWGP for the past 3 years, and has earned it. He should be the bridge to the new musketeers who will be ready for the big time in 06.

I would like to get some opinions on which has been Tenzan's best match in December? Kawada, Kojima, or Sasaki? Like I said here earlier, I gotta bet riding that Kawada/Tenzan will be in teh running for MOTY and Tenzan would pull out WOTY 05..

Peace
Jeff

[Luds]

Can't answer about Tenzan's best fight just yet, but I'll have to get the 3 shows to find out!

[naterob2003]

I am really glad for tenzan and i really think that he deserves to carry the title for a while. My favorite situation would be this, tanahashi fights tenzan in the early summer for the title and loses a close one, then tenzan and tanahashi meeting in the G1 final, where Tanahashi pulls out a close win on tenzan and then faces tenzan for the title late in the year and wins it and defends it against shibata or nakamura in the dome in '06'

[Haiku Warrior]

Here's to Tenzen! He deserves it. If he can get past this Dogfight then he'll have a killer 2005. And, Captain Charisma, Mr. IWGP is Yuji Nagata.

[Luds]

Correction: Mr. IWGP was Yuji Nagata

[Haiku Warrior]

OUCH! That hurt.

[Luds]

Nagata really should head for NOAH. There isn't any room for him in NJ. He's a great wrestler, but with Chono, Tenryu, Choshu, Nakamura, Takayama, Tanahashi, Tenzan, Shibata, Norton, Nakanish, Nishimura in the heavyweight division, he can't be pushed as much as he was in the past.

In NOAH he'd be a fantastic heel. The killer Nagata would work well, teaming up with Akiyama against Kobashi.

[Tradewynd]

Yeah, but in that case he'd be awesome, so he'd get cheered anyway(at least by us geeks on the net). If he's going to be a real heel he'd have to do something bad to the real Great Muta. In no other way could I find it in my heart to blame him and not encourage him in his evil way.

[Black_Flag_Of_Ulster]

hey, you know what? i feel nj should have a working agreement with wwe and then hand the iwgp belt to orton with him squashing tenzan under 3 minutes. JUST TO ANNOY LUDS!!!

[Pheonix_Chi25]

I like this scenario. I really believe it would do so much for New Japan, it would kill 2 birds with one stone. Let Tenzan have a killer 05 (IMO he should/will be WOTY) and have feuds with Chono, Tanahashi, and maybe Hashimoto before dropping the title to Tanahashi in late 05. If anyone deserves a good run with the IWGP more than Tenzan I've never seen them. I think he has been Mr. IWGP for the past 3 years, and has earned it. He should be the bridge to the new musketeers who will be ready for the big time in 06.

I would like to get some opinions on which has been Tenzan's best match in December? Kawada, Kojima, or Sasaki? Like I said here earlier, I gotta bet riding that Kawada/Tenzan will be in teh running for MOTY and Tenzan would pull out WOTY 05..

Peace
Jeff

I agree. Tenzan deserves a good run, and I do mean a GOOD run with the IWGP title and it should not end the way it did. I agree with the idea of him dropping the belt to Tanahashi in 05, only if Tanahashi drops the U-30 to Nakamura and let him run with that.

Heat will face Tiger Mask 4 and I think TM4 will be the one that ends the "Heat Administration".

[Luds]

hey, you know what? i feel nj should have a working agreement with wwe and then hand the iwgp belt to orton with him squashing tenzan under 3 minutes. JUST TO ANNOY LUDS!!!

I'd have to go kill somebody!