Togi Makabe 20th Anniversary”, 2/21/2017 [Tue] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

Togi Makabe 20th Anniversary”, 2/21/2017 [Tue] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
1,491 Spectators

(1) Henare vs. Tomoyuki Oka
◆Winner: Oka (2:44) via referee stop.
~ Henare was taken out on a stretcher following the match.
(2) Jado & Gedo vs. El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku
◆Winner: Jado (10:07) with the Crossface of Jado on TAKA.
(3) Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takahashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taichi
◆Winner: Kanemaru (14:26) following the Deep Impact on Tiger.
~ Plenty of heat was shown between Shibata and Suzuki. With Suzuki further proviking Shibata after the match.
(4) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
◆Winner: Robinson (13:40) following the Pulp Friction on BUSHI.
~ Taguchi’s focus was on Hiromu and potentially getting a shot for the IWGP Junior belt.
(5) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI
◆Winner: Okada (12:14) following the Rainmaker on Nakanishi.
(6) Makabe 20th Anniversary Match: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii
◆Winner: Makabe (15:37) following the King Kong Knee Drop on Yano.
~ Makabe with the win over the IWGP Tag Champs. Though he delcined his involvement in this years “NEW JAPAN CUP” due to his focus being on recapturing the IWGP Tag belts.
~ Riki Choshu also appeared in the New Japan ring to help his student honor this milestone in his career.