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12/15 NEW JAPAN ROAD TO THE TOKYO DOME TOUR KICKOFF RESULTS

By Matthew Macklin on 2014-12-16 08:47:29

December 15th Road to Tokyo Dome Tour Results:

1. El Desperado, Taichi & TAKA Michinoku (Suzuki-Gun) defeated Sho Tanaka, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV
Desperado pinned Tanaka with Guittarra De Angel.  After the match Desperado attacked Liger. It looks like they will clash for the NWA Jr Heavyweight championship, presumably on the Wrestle Kingdom pre-show.

2. Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated BUSHI & Manabu Nakanishi
Kojima pinned BUSHI after a Lariat.

3. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka (Suzuki-Gun) defeated Gedo & Toru Yano (CHAOS)
Suzuki made Gedo submit to a Sleeper Hold

4. Katsuyori Shibata, Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated KUSHIDA, Yuji Nagata & Tetsuya Naito
Shibata pinned KUSHIDA after the Go Too Sleep.

5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (CHAOS) defeated Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe
Nakamura pinned Honma after a Boma Ye

6. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Captain New Japan & Hiroshi Tanahashi
Okada pinned Captain after a Rainmaker.

This show was more of a test as it was the first live stream on NJPW World. The next two shows in Korakuen Hall will be more noteworthy with the following cards.

December 19th (Friday) at 18:30 (JST) at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu

2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. Taichi & El Desperado (Suzuki-Gun)

3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & BUSHI

4. Toru Yano, Kazushi Sakuraba & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka & TAKA Michinoku (Suzuki-Gun)

5. Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tetsuya Naito & Captain New Japan

Special Elimination Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo (CHAOS) (This is Jado's return match after several months out due to neck issues.)
December 20th (Saturday) at 18:30 (JST) in Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

1. Yohei Komatsu vs. El Desperado

2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. KUSHIDA & BUSHI

3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan

4. Kazushi Sakuraba, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (Suzuki-Gun)

5. Toru Yano vs. Takashi Iizuka

6. Special Tag Match: Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma

7. Road to Tokyo Dome Special 6 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi & Togi Makabe vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii

The main event features competitors in the top three matches set for Wrestle Kingdom and is traditionally one of the highlights of the year as the "go home" match for the biggest show of the year.

Both shows are live and on demand on NJPW World

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