New Japan April 2002 tour cards & line-ups

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the card line-ups for their April shows, along with main matches for some other shows. Information:

4/5/02 Tokyo, Nippon Budokan (introduction of ranking system)
- El Samurai vs. Masayuki Naruse
- Blue Wolf vs. Hiro Saito
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tatsutoshi Goto
- Masahito Kakihara, Minoru Tanaka, & Jushin Liger vs. Gedoh, Jadoh, & Koji Kanemoto
- IWGP Ranking Match: Kensuke Sasaki vs. Yutaka Yoshie
- IWGP Ranking Match: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
- IWGP Ranking Match: Osamu Nishimura vs. Masa Chono
- IWGP World Title Match: Tadao Yasuda vs. Yuji Nagata

4/13 Okinawa Prefectural Martial Arts Building
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Blue Wolf
- El Samurai vs. Masahito Kakihara
- Osamu Nishimura vs. Hiro Saito
- Tadao Yasuda vs. Yutaka Yoshie
- Kensuke Sasaki vs. Tatsutoshi Goto
- ELIMINATION MATCH: Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Liger, Minoru Tanaka, & Masayuki Naruse vs. Masa Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Koji Kanemoto, Gedoh, & Jadoh

4/16 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall
- ELIMINATION MATCH: Masayuki Naruse, Masahito Kakihara, Minoru Tanaka, & Jushin Liger vs. Jadoh, Gedoh, Black Tiger, & Koji Kanemoto
- Tadao Yasuda & Yuji Nagata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kensuke Sasaki
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masa Chono vs. Yutaka Yoshie & Manabu Nakanishi

4/17 Kanagawa, Yokosuka City Gym
- Rick Steiner & Kensuke Sasaki vs. Danny Devine & Tadao Yasuda
- Osamu Nishimura & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Tatsutoshi Goto & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
- Minoru Tanaka & Yuji Nagata vs. Koji Kanemoto & Masa Chono

4/22 Fukuoka, Hakata Star Lanes
- IWGP Jr. Tag Titles Match: Jadoh & Gedoh vs. Wataru Inoue & Katsuyori Shibata
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kensuke Sasaki vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata
- Yutaka Yoshie & Tadao Yasuda vs. Masa Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan

4/24 Fukuoka, Western Japanese Exhibit Hall
- Masa Chono & George Takano vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie

4/26 Kurume Prefectural Gym
- IWGP Jr. Title Match: Minoru Tanaka vs. Jadoh
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kensuke Sasaki, & Rick Steiner vs. Yutaka Yoshie, Danny Devine, & Tadao Yasuda
- Osamu Nishimura & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masa Chono

4/27 Oita, Beppu Beacon Plaza Convention Center
- ELIMINATION MATCH: El Samurai, Minoru Tanaka, Jushin Liger, & Shane (ex-WWC/Puerto Rico) vs. Jadoh, Gedoh, Black Tiger, & Koji Kanemoto
- Rick Steiner & Kensuke Sasaki vs. Giant Singh & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
- Osamu Nishimura & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata

4/29 Nagasaki Prefectural Gym
- ELIMINATION MATCH: Wataru Inoue, Katsuyori Shibata, Minoru Tanaka, & Jushin Liger vs. Jadoh, Gedoh, Black Tiger, & Koji Kanemoto
- Osamu Nishimura & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Giant Singh & Hiroyoshi Tenzan