NJPW Road to The New Beginning in Osaka (Feb. 6) Results
Six-Man Tag Match: KUSHIDA, Tiger Mask, & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Ren Narita, Tetsuhiro Yagi, & Syota Umino
Liger and Umino got things started. Umino ate a Shotei. Liger had a leg lock, but Narita and Yagi broke it up. Tiger Mask and Yagi were then the legal men.
Yagi ate some kicks before finding himself in a submission hold. He was able to reach the bottom rope. Yagi hit a dropkick and tagged in Narita. KUSHIDA was tagged in and went to town with kicks.
Narita applied the Boston Crab. KUSHIDA powered his way out. He nailed Narita with a DDT followed by the Hoverboard Lock. He transitioned to an armbar to force the tap.
Winners: KUSHIDA, Jushin Thunder Liger, & Tiger Mask
Tag Team Match: Tomoyuki Oka & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. HIKULEO & Yujiro Takahashi
Oka and Tenzan double teamed HIKULEO early. He fired off some forearms, but ran into an Oklahoma slam into the corner, then down to the canvas. HIKULEO peppered Oka with his own forearms.
Yujiro was now the legal man. He landed a big boot in the corner before tagging in HIKULEO. Oka slammed the big man down with a spinebuster and tagged in Tenzan. HIKULEO was on the receiving end of Mongolian chops.
Oka was back to being the legal man. He landed a judo throw, but ran into a lifting reverse STO from HiKULEO. Yujiro capitalize with a DDT for the three-count.
Winners: HIKULEO & Yujiro Takahashi
Singles Match: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Katsuya Kitamura
They tied up and the two soon engaged in a test of strength with shoulder blocks. Kitamura was the one to bring Nakanishi down. A chop exchange followed and Nakanishi ended it with a leg sweep. On the outside, Nakanishi threw his opponent to the guardrail.
Kitamura won out in a test of strength with a suplex. He brought his opponent down again with a shoulder blocked, followed by a powerslam. Nakanishi was hit with a spear for a near fall. He avoided the Jackhammer and landed his signature lariat. After a two-count.
Nakanishi went for a torture rack, but was blocked. Kitamura charged in, but was hit with a double ax handle. Nakanishi then applied the torture rack for the submission win.
Winner: Manabu Nakanishi
Six-Man Tag Match: Roppongi 3K (Sho, Yoh, & Rocky Romero) vs. TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Before the bell rang TAKA, El Desperado, and Kanemaru went on the attack. Sho and Yoh quickly fought back and double teamed El Desperado. Yoh and El Desprado became the legal men. Yoh was dragged out of the ring by Kanemaru and thrown to the guardrail.
Yoh was thrown into chairs in the crowd. El Desperado worked on the injured back of Sho. He set up a table in the corner while they were in the crowd and rammed Sho’s back into it. Yoh was going to be counted out, but Rocky threw him back in the ring.
Yoh’s left leg became a target for his opponents. TAKA was tagged in and kept attacking the leg. Kanemaru did the same thing once he was the legal man. Finally, Yoh hit a dragon whip and tagged in Sho.
Sho was on a roll until he went for a German suplex on Kanemaru as his back gave out. He went for it again and hit it due to a surge of energy. He then went for a package piledriver, but Kanemaru hit a backdrop. Sho hit a spear and tagged in Rocky.
He hit his signature clotheslines on El Desperado and TAKA. He went for a hurricanrana on TAKA, but was reversed into a crossface. Sho and Yoh made the save. Rocky pinned TAKA with a backslide.
Winners: Roppongi 3K
After the match, Roppongi 3K was attacked by El Desperado, Kanemaru, and TAKA.
Six-Man Tag Match: Toa Henare, David Finlay, & Juice Robinson vs. Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, & “Switchblade” Jay White
Finlay and White got the match started. White tagged Yano without engaging. Finlay decided to tag in Juice. Yano immediately tried to tie Juice’s hair to the top rope. Juice landed his signature punches, but Yano ran from the finishing blow and tagged in Ishii.
Henare tackled Ishii and made the tag. He peppered Ishii with forearms in the corner. He then mushed him with his boot. Too many of those just made Ishii angry. Ishii landed a series of chops and forearms.
White was tagged in and he immediately hit Finlay off the apron. He later spat at him. White threw Henare into the exposed corner and tagged in Yano. Henare fought back and knocked Ishii down with a lariat.
Finlay and White were the legal men. Finlay connected with a running European uppercut. He then hit it from the middle rope. White hit a Saito suplex. He went for another, but Finlay hit a ura-nage backbreaker.
White hit the Blade Runner on Henare. Instead of going for the pin, he left him unconscious with the elbows that put Finlay out last night. The bell sounded to signal the end of the match.
Winners: Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, & “Switchblade” Jay White
Six-Man Tag Match: Ryusuke Taguchi, Michael Elgin, & Togi Makabe vs. Taichi, Takashi Iizuka, & Minoru Suzuki
Before the match, Makabe got on the mic and once again challenged Suzuki before attacking him. The bell rang and Suzuki looked pissed. Taguchi and Elgin took care of Taichi and Iizuka on the outside.
Taguchi and Taichi were tagged in while Suzuki and Makabe brawled near the backstage area. Makabe choke Suzuki while demanding a title shot. They returned to the outside of the ring and Suzuki hit Makabe with a chair.
Suzuki choked Makabe with a chair. Iizuka pelted Taguchi with a chair. Finally, the action was back in the ring with Taichi and Taguchi. Unsurprisingly, Taichi hit Taguchi with his hammer. Off went Taichi’s pants and he was nailed with a dropkick.
Iizuka bit Taguchi’s Funky Weapon! Finally, Elgin was tagged in. He hit the slingshot splash. Taichi tried making something happen, but was on the receiving end of a German suplex. Elgin bit Iizuka’s foot. Iizuka pulled out his rope, but Elgin blocked it. The two exchanged bits on the head.
Makabe and Suzuki were tagged in and exchanged forearms. Makabe hit his signature punches in the corner. He followed it up with a Northern Lights Suplex for a two-count.
Taguchi tried hitting the enzuigiri, but Suzuki caught the leg and submitted him with the heel hook.
Winners: Taichi, Takashi Iizuka, & Minoru Suzuki
After the match, Suzuki held onto the hold. Iizuka hit Elgin with the iron glove. Suzuki nailed Makabe with the Gotch Piledriver. Suzuki then grabbed a mic and refused Makabe’s challenge.
Six-Man Tag Match: Gedo, Will Ospreay, & Yoshi-Hashi vs. Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi, & Tetsuya Naito
Gedo, Ospreay, and Yoshi-Hashi went right after their opponents. Yoshi-Hashi and Naito went at it in the ring. Ospreay threw Hiromu into the guardrail. Bushi attacked Yoshi-Hashi from behind, but hit the canvas.
The action spilled to the outside. Hiromu chopped Ospreay’s chest, Bushi went after Gedo’s beard, and Naito stomped on Yoshi-Hashi. Bushi choked Yoshi-Hashi with his shirt inside the ring.
Naito was back in and he stomped on Yoshi-Hashi. He even spat on him. Some blood formed on the lip of Naito. He landed his trademark dropkick to the head.
Yoshi-Hashi kicked Hiromu and tagged in Ospreay. Naito and Hiromu tried double teaming Ospreay, but he landed a springboard backflip kick. Ospreay charged at Hiromu, but was flung to the corner.
Ospreay leaped over the top rope on to Naito and Hiromu. This allowed Yoshi-Hashi to nail Bushi with Karma for the three-count.
Winners: Gedo, Will Ospreay, & Yoshi-Hashi
After the match, Gedo swiped Bushi’s mask yet again. Yoshi-Hashi attacked Naito, who continued to walk off as if nothing was happening.
IWGP Tag Team Title Match: SANADA & EVIL (C) vs. Kazuchika Okada & Hirooki Goto
Okada and SANADA got the match underway. SANADA tried tying Okada up in the Paradise lock, but couldn’t get it yet. Okada hit an arm drag and tagged in Goto. They hit an elbow and back splash combo then did the CHAOS pose.
The action went to the outside. EVIL wrapped a chair around Goto’s neck and rammed him into the ring post. SANADA took care of Okada in the crowd. EVIL choked Goto with the bell hammer.
EVIL charged at the corner, but Goto got his boot up. He delivered a lariat and made the tag to Okada. EVIL threw him to the ropes, but was knocked down with an elbow. EVIL did his signature kick where he throws his opponent’s leg to the referee.
SANADA dumped Okada to the outside. He landed a slingshot over the top rope. He went for the TKO, but Okada countered into the cobra clutch. Okada countered the Skull End with his signature neckbreaker.
Goto went for the GTR, but EVIL stopped him. Okada nailed EVIL with a dropkick. SANADA hit the TKO on Okada. Goto hit the GTR on SANADA, but didn’t get all of it.
EVIL and SANADA looked for Magic Killer on Goto, but Okada stopped it. They simultaneously hit Ushigoroshi. SANADA sent Okada to the guardrail. EVIL couldn’t get Everything is EVIL.
SANADA went for Skull End, but Okada reversed. He went for the Rain Maker, but SANADA countered into his own Rain Maker. EVIL and SANADA hit Magic Killer on Goto. EVIL then nailed Goto with Everything is EVIL for the three-count.
Winners And STILL IWGP Tag Team Champions: EVIL & SANADA
After the match, SANADA grabbed a mic and said he’s going to take the IWGP Heavyweight title in Osaka. EVIL closed out the show saying he’s stronger than Goto and did his signature catchphrase.
