NJPW 12/18 Results

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New Japan Pro Wrestling “Road to TOKYO DOME”, 12/18/2015 [Fri] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jay White vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & David Finlay Jr.
◆Winner: Kojima (8:41) following a Lariat on Finlay.
(2) Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka
◆Winner: Makabe (9:01) following the King Kong Knee Drop ib Sho.
(3) Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Cody Hall
◆Winner: Sakuraba (8:30) with a Cross Armbar on Hall.


(4) NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [Champion] Tiger Mask IV vs. [Challenger] Jushin Thunder Liger
◆Winner: Tiger (10:56) with a Reverse Double Armbar.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ Respect was shown between the two veterans following the match.
~ Liger hinted that he once more wants to be in the running for the IWGP Jr. belt.

(5) Hirooki Goto, Captain New Japan & Mascara Dorada vs. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI
◆Winner: EVIL (11:25) following the EVIL on Captain.
~ BUSHI called out Dorada after the match, Dorada defends the CMLL World Welterweight tomorrow against
(6) Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
◆Winner: Nakamura (9:10) following the BomaYe.

(7) Special Elimination Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Katsuyori Shibata, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson vs. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo
Order of elimination
~ Both Shibata & Ishii eliminated each other (5:01) both went over the top rope .
~ HASHI eliminated Robinson (17:30) following a Swanton Bomb.
~ Tanahashi eliminated HASHI (19:31).
~ Tanahashi eliminated Gedo (20:06) with a Texas Clover Hold.
~ Okada eliminated Tanahashi (22:39) after sending him over the top rope.
◆Winner: Okada (25:37) following the Rainmaker on KUSHIDA.
~ Gedo proclaimed Okada as the winner at the Dome.