[New Japan] 2006/01/04 Tokyo Dome

[Hisaharu Tanabe]

2006/01/04 Tokyo Dome "Toukon Starts - Chapter 1"

• Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Ryoji Sai [Zero-One Max]
• Tiger Mask & Minoru vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa [Zero-One Max] & Tomohiro Ishii [Riki Pro]
• Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado, & Gedo vs. Masato Tanaka [Zero-One Max], Kintaro Kanemura [Apache], & Badboy Hido [Apache]
• Tatsumi Fujinami, Osamu Nishimura, Hirooki Goto, & Hiroshi Nagao vs. Riki Choshu [Riki Pro], Takashi Uwano [Riki Pro], Yoshito Sasaki [Zero-One Max], Kamikaze [Zero-One Max], & Daisuke Sekimoto [Big Japan]
• IWGP Tag Team Title: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan [champions] vs. Takao Ohmori [Zero-One Max] & Shiro Koshinaka [free]
• Yuji Nagata vs. Kazunari Murakami [Big Mouth Loud]
• Koji Kanemoto vs. Shinjiro Ohtani [Zero-One Max]
• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata [Big Mouth Loud]
• IWGP Heavyweight Title: Brock Lesnar [champion] vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
  * Kazuyuki Fujita is scheduled for an MMA match on 12/31, and due to "the possiblity of his injury", he was replaced by Nakamura as the challenger.

[DANGEROUS DAN]

Maybe it is just me but boy does this card seem awwwwfffuuuullllyyy flat!

[edgehead1984]

I have to agree with you Dan........

[Pheonix_Chi25]

Why do I feel an FMW reunion might happen if Jado and Gedo turn on Jushin Liger?

and a Hardcore match in New Japan? Well they had 3 barbedwire explosion deathmatches (Onita/Chono, Nita/Muta, Onita/Chosyu) so why not.

[raggin kilbasa]

Why would jado and gedo turn against jushin? It would be cool but why try to reunite something that is buried.

[Luds]

Are NJ higher ups trying to kill NJ on purpose?

[Hisaharu Tanabe]

The theme for this card is "New Japan vs Indies". Choshu said that there are guys who are doing much better in the indies than the "major league" New Japan. He also said that he wanted to make a bigger impact than "NJ vs UWF" that took place at Tokyo Dome several years ago.

I admit that I don't like Choshu as the top guy of the organization or a booker, but you can't ignore the fact that New Japan was drawing more when he was the booker.

I'm not too excited about this card either, but let's see what happens.

[BusaLiger Dragon]

Just adding in here. The 10 man tag will also have Yoshie and Z-1 max's Kohei Sato instead of Kamikaze.

Tatsumi Fujinami, Osamu Nishimura, Hirooki Goto, & Hiroshi Nagao, Yutaka Yoshie vs. Riki Choshu [Riki Pro], Takashi Uwano [Riki Pro], Yoshito Sasaki [Zero-One Max], Kohei Sato [Zero-One Max], & Daisuke Sekimoto [Big Japan]

[Luds]

So Nakamura jobs to Lesnar... Wow, I'm so surprised!

NJPW "TOUKON SHIDOU CHAPTER 1", 1/4/06 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet)
Tokyo Dome
43,000 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Ryouji Sai beat Naofumi Yamamoto (8:18) with the Sidmouth.
2. Masato Tanaka , Kintaro Kanemura & BADBOY Hido beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado & Gedo (10:03) when Kanemura used a diving senton on Jado.
3. Tiger Mask & Minoru beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Tomohiro Ishii (12:11) when Minoru used a right kick on Ishii.
4. Riki Choshu, Takashi Uwano, Kohei Sato , Kamikaze , Yoshihito Sasaki & Daisuke Sekimoto beat Tatsumi Fujinami, Takashi Iizuka, Osamu Nishimura, Toru Yano, Hirooki Goto & Hiroshi Nagao (12:16) when Sato used a German suplex hold on Nagao.
5. Akebono & Yutaka Yoshie beat Black Strong Machine & Hiro Saito (9:18) when Yoshie used a diving body press on Hiro.
6. Yuji Nagata beat Kazunari Murakami (13:11) with a backdrop hold.
7. Shinjiro Otani beat Koji Kanemoto (10:47) with a Dragon suplex hold.
8. Katsuyori Shibata beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (11:59) with a right kick.
9. Giant Bernard beat Manabu Nakanishi (9:53) with a corner press.
10. IWGP Tag Team Title: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (c) beat Shiro Koshinaka & Takao Omori (19:28) when Chono used a Shining Yakuza kick on Koshinaka (1st defense).
11. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Brock Lesnar (c) beat Shinsuke Nakamura (8:58) with the Verdict (1st defense).


http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/results06.php

[Pheonix_Chi25]

First and foremost happy New Year to you all.

The card looked good, and I admit I was wrong about the CTU/AA match and Jado/Gedo turning on Liger.

What is up with Tanahashi? Is he saving himself for AJ Styles and the TNA PPV.

I actually want to see the Tag team match (ChoTen Vs. KoshOmo), The 12 man tag and the Lesnar/Nakamura match.

Is it true that Bernard Vs. Nakanishi really was awful?

[Hisaharu Tanabe]

A friend of mine who was there said none of the matches was memorable.

I liked Nakamura's comment: "he may be capable of doing many different things in the ring, but to me, he is rather clumsy."

[The Cerebral Game]

Has anyone seen the Lesnar/Nakamura match yet?

[BusaLiger Dragon]

Yeah Nakamura vs Lesnar wasn't all that great. Nakamura only got like two or three moves in and Lesnar just looked like he doesn't know whats going on. The best part of the footage I saw was at the end when Lesnar sounded like a caveman. "me, Brock Lesnar. I'll wrestle anyone." hahaha or something like that.

[DANGEROUS DAN]

http://www.youtube.com/index.php

check that out for the Lesnar bout if you can stomach it. I find other ways to burn calories, and want the ones I burnt watching this debacle back.

[raggin kilbasa]

That is one of the worst matches i have seen of brock's. Why don't they give the title to someone worthy of it.