Season 2 of njpw on axs tv continues january 29nd with tag team action as hiroshi tanahashi and katsuyori shibata battle toru yano and kazushi sakuraba. One of the biggest njpw shows of all time, with over 25,000 fans in attendance at the world famous tokyo dome, new japan pro wrestlings wrestle kingdom 11 featured some of the greatest matches in its storied history. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. G1 climax 2015 day 11 kota ibushi vs tetsuya naito, a. Csonkas njpw new japan cup first round breakdown 411mania. Kenny omega defends the iwgp junior heavyweight championship vs. The g1 climax tournament from ryougoku sumo hall, sumida, tokyo, japan continues with matches between bad luck fale vs.
Mar 14, 2018 with round one of the new japan cup in the books, cards have been finalized for the quarter finals, which wrap up on march 15 in korakuen. Hiroyoshi tenzan, shinsuke nakamura, osamu nishimura vs. Toru yano was a decorated gregoroman wrestler, while studying in nihon university, winning several amateur titles. Dec 26, 2014 watch hiroshi tanahashi vs toru yano new japan november 2nd, 2003 roy luciers wrestling classics on dailymotion. During his time in njpw, he has become a sixtime iwgp heavyweight champion. Toru yano makes kazuchika okada, hiroshi tanahashi and kenny. Iwgp intercontinental title match tetsuya naito c vs. Episodes of game of thrones 30 most dramatic changes from the novels. Toru yano and ren narita defeated jon moxley and shota umino. One month ago today the annual g1 climax tournament kicked off at the american airlines center in front of a red hot texas crowd. Styles, bad luck fale, doc gallows, g1 climax 2015, hiroshi tanahashi. The penalty kick is ducked, so shibata goes for the armbar, but is rolledup with the akakiri cradle for the threecount. Despite both teaming up on night 1, there was no signs of friendship here as yano immediately went for.
Kenny omega c for the iwgp heavyweight championship omega came out to the ring with undertale inspired entrance gear, music and entrance video. Yujiro is returning to action here following an injury, but hes not the takahashi were looking for. Aug 05, 2015 kota ibushi 6 togi makabe 4 toru yano 4. Since then, tanahashi would begin a feud with toru yano, starting with yano upsetting tanahashi in a tag team match on january 30, where he teamed. Matches toru yano wrestlers database cagematch the. Toru yano may 18, 1978 is a japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently signed to new japan pro wrestling njpw. Despite both teaming up on night 1, there was no signs of friendship here as yano immediately. With round one of the new japan cup in the books, cards have been finalized for the quarter finals, which wrap up on march 15 in korakuen. In addition to those matches, there was a ton of tag team action. Retrospective look at the greatest feud in modern day japanese wrestling. Korakuen hall will host the last two quarter final matchups, with the main event pitting kota ibushi against zack sabre junior.
In april 2001 yano entered new japan pro wrestlings amateur wrestling section, the toukon club, in order to become a professional wrestler. He is onethird of the current never openweight 6man tag team champions in his fourth reign. An entertaining five minutes plus the most shocking result of the tournament. Toru yano makes kazuchika okada, hiroshi tanahashi and kenny omega corpse during his g1 press conference. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Dc comics announces plans for new comic books to hit. The story behind okada and tanahashis storied rivalry the ringer. New japan pro wrestling announces blocks for g1 climax. Tajiri, kushida and tanahashi eliminated yano and his chaos partners iizuka and gedo. Monday free match destruction, hiroshi tanahashi vs. He shares the record for most reigns as iwgp heavyweight champion with tatsumi fujinami and also holds the record for most successful defenses with eleven. I quite enjoy the comedy matches these two had earlier in the year, and i was hoping they could somehow top themselves here. Njpw wrestle kingdom 11 2 disc dvd wrestle kingdom 11 arrives on dvd with english commentary.
New japan hiroshi tanahashi on wwe, ring of honor world. Never openweight title match katsuyori shibata c vs. Toru yano f this is the other of the two worst shows of the tournament. Mark was really good here but the match didnt build well. When these two met last summer, it was sanada that was able. Afterwards, tanahashi made a challenge to pro wrestling noah and on january 4, 2010, at wrestle kingdom iv in tokyo dome he defeated noahs go shiozaki in a match that was billed as ace vs. On january 4th, 2016, one of the most epic rivalries in the modern era reaches its conclusion in what is sure to be a battle for the ages. Aug 06, 2019 one month ago today the annual g1 climax tournament kicked off at the american airlines center in front of a red hot texas crowd. Since then theyve gone back and forth, battling for top spot as. Hiroshi tanahashi enters the ring prior to the semi final bout during the new japan cup of njpw at aore nagaoka on march 23, 2019 in nagaoka, japan. He shares the record for most reigns as iwgp heavyweight champion with tatsumi fujinami and also holds the record for most successful. This match was a lot better than what i expected it to be. Watch hiroshi tanahashi vs toru yano new japan november 2nd, 2003 roy luciers wrestling classics on dailymotion.
Okada and ibushi to face off in a block finals kazuchika okada and hiroshi tanahashi have battled many times before in. Sep 15, 2017 tomohiro ishii and toru yano vs michael elgin and jeff cobb world tag league 2017. Round 2 of the new japan cup concludes march 15 in korakuen. Unfortunately, their attempts to top their earlier matches seemed. Hiroshi tanahashi vs toru yano new japan november 2nd. He is a four time former never openweight 6man tag team champion. Njpw aj styles vs toru yano g1 climax 25 highlights youtube. Hiroshi tanahashi took on taichi, while bad luck fale did battle with lance archer. Tomohiro ishii and toru yano vs michael elgin and jeff cobb world tag league 2017 thebigbluemachine. The essential ace of the universe, hiroshi tanahashi. Following a pair of great posts by usammygee32 i was inspired to do a similar type of post only for njpw and as far as rivalries go there is only one place to start. All information about cookies and data security can be.
Omega came out to the ring with undertale inspired entrance gear, music and entrance video. Fun match, no complaints from me and always nice to see tanahashi. Iwgp intercontinental championship hiroshi tanahashi c vs. Hiroshi tanahashi sat down with extra mustard to talk about his desire to take the ring of honor championship back to japan and his undying love of baseball.
Chaos shinsuke nakamura, tomohiro ishii, toru yano, yoshihashi. When posterity looks at hiroshi tanahashi vs kazuchika okada, it will surely be spoke of in the same breath. Jul 05, 2015 this entry was posted in new japan pro wrestling and tagged hiroshi tanahashi, toru yano on july 5, 2015 by tj hawke. In a match that i was irrationally excited for, toru yano and hiroshi tanahashi did battle once again. After the ace dragged them out of the muck, the rainmaker came along to challenge for his crown. Mar 21, 2018 the long journey toward history for hiroshi tanahashi and zack sabre jr.
Mauro ranallo said before toru nailed kagamiwari which was a scoop brainbuster onto ennui, rocky romero, and leshawna before he nailed 634 which was a double low blow to rocky romero, and ennui not once but twice as leshawna nailed a soulbomb which is a turnbuckle powerbomb to toru yano as she nailed a clothesline sending toru over the top. J sports crown openweight six man tag tournament round 1. Toru yano is a japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently signed to new japan. A history of kazuchika okada and hiroshi tanahashi. New japan pro wrestling announces blocks for g1 climax 2017. The main event is good but it also features the nadir of yanos comedy act. Jun 26, 2017 new japan pro wrestling announces blocks for g1 climax 2017. In many ways, this felt like a classic tanahashi title match with elements from omegas recent big matches. Colt cabana, ryusuke taguchi and toru yano failed in their bid to. Ric flair vs dusty rhodes, the rock vs stone cold steve austin, hulk hogan vs andre the giant, tatsumi fujinama and van vader. Yano is both a goofball who drinks sake and promotes his dvd before his match even starts and a wrestler who has wins over hiroshi tanahashi, katsuyori shibata, and minoru suzuki just to name a few, as well as directly orchestrated the nearentirety of g. Hiroshi tanahashi born november, 1976 is a japanese professional wrestler who is currently working for new japan pro wrestling during his time in njpw, he has become a sixtime iwgp heavyweight champion. The story behind okada and tanahashis storied rivalry. Toru yano makes kazuchika okada, hiroshi tanahashi and.
Kenny omega c for the iwgp heavyweight championship. Since then theyve gone back and forth, battling for top spot as the company grew around them. Since we are based in europe, we are forced to bother you with this information. Its what the company does, and while the yano shtick can be fun, it has to be. In japanese wrestling, that means he was the promotions top star, and more than a decade of inring excellence had earned him the designation. Hiroshi tanahashi, juice robinson and david finlay vs chaos hirooki goto, jay white and yoshihashi white and finlay started the match off and the fight quickly spilled to. On june 19th, tanahashi got his revenge when he beat yano in a hair vs. Dec 22, 2015 when posterity looks at hiroshi tanahashi vs kazuchika okada, it will surely be spoke of in the same breath. The long journey toward history for hiroshi tanahashi and zack sabre jr. In the g1 climax, tanahashi did very well as he won his block, but he fell to the invading satoshi kojima in the finals. Hiroshi tanahashi born november, 1976 is a japanese professional wrestler who is currently working for new japan pro wrestling. I think that anyone that follows njpw saw this, and the fale wins coming. Round 2 of the new japan cup concludes march 15 in.
Sanada versus toru yano is another g1 climax rematch. Todays march 10 show featured two opening round tournament matches. He is mainly known as a comic relief wrestler, often cheating in an attempt to. After 14 grueling shows and more than 120 matches and counting, we are finally on the home stretch, hurdling towards the highly anticipated g1 finals on monday, august 12th. The whole match was just the both of these guys trying to outsmart each other with dirty tactics, reversals, and just anything they normally do to see who was the more intelligent one in the ring. He is also a former threetime iwgp tag team champion and twotime ghc tag team champion. Hiroshi tanahashi vs toru yano new japan november 2nd, 2003. Wrestle kingdom season may be over, but the backlash of its events has lasted a lot longer than new year dash. The whole match was just the both of these guys trying to outsmart each other with dirty tactics, reversals, and just anything they normally do to see who was the more intelligent one in. Its the feud on which modern day new japan was built. In early 2010 yano began feuding with hiroshi tanahashi, starting on january. Excerpts from tanahashis book why hiroshi tanahashi was able to change njpw translated. All information about cookies and data security can be found in our impressum german only. With another showdown looming between two of njpws greatest superstars of alltime, lets take a look back at the legendary rivalry between kazuchika okada and hiroshi tanahashi.
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