NJPW 50th Anniversary Show

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NJPW 50th Anniversary Show
Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateMarch 1, 2022
City Tokyo, Japan
Venue Nippon Budokan
Attendance3,182
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The NJPW 50th Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on March 1, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Nippon Budokan. The event was to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the promotion, which was founded in 1972 by Antonio Inoki.

Contents

Production

Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
English Commentators Kevin Kelly
Chris Charlton
Japanese CommentatorsShinpei Nogami
Milano Collection A.T.
Katsuhiko Kanazawa
Kazuyoshi Sakai
Masahiro Chono
Riki Choshu
Ring announcers Makoto Abe
Taisei Watanabe
Kero Tanaka (main event)
Referees Kenta Sato
Marty Asami
Norio Honaga (match 5)
Red Shoes Unno

Background

On November 15, 2021, NJPW announced that the promotion would hold its fiftieth anniversary show at Nippon Budokan on March 1 of the following year. [1] Kota Ibushi and Hiroyoshi Tenzan were originally scheduled to take part in the event, but both pulled out due to injuries. [2]

NJPW legends Minoru Tanaka, Shiro Koshinaka, Norio Honaga, Tatsumi Fujinami, and Yoshiaki Fujiwara took part in several matches at the event. Along with the aforementioned legends; Wataru Inoue, Jushin Liger, Kuniaki Kobayashi, Seiji Sakaguchi, Tiger Hattori, Motoyuki Kitazawa, Milano Collection A.T., Masahito Kakihara, Kazuo Yamazaki, Akira Maeda, Kengo Kimura, Masahiro Chono, Keiji Mutoh, and Riki Choshu took part of the pre-show with Chono and Choshu also providing Japanese commentary for the event. Former ring announcer Kero Tanaka, was the special guest announcer for the main event.

Storylines

The NJPW 50th Anniversary Show features professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. [3]

Results

No.Results [4] StipulationsTimes
1 House of Torture (Evil, Yujiro Takahashi, and Sho) defeated Tiger Mask, Yoh, and Ryohei Oiwa by pinfall Six-man tag team match 6:35
2 Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Taiji Ishimori, and El Phantasmo) defeated Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Taka Michinoku) and Minoru Tanaka by pinfall Six-man tag team match 9:50
3#StrongHearts (Cima, T-Hawk, and El Lindaman) defeated Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and Douki) by pinfall Six-man tag team match 9:22
4 United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, and Aaron Henare) defeated Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata, Kosei Fujita, and Yuto Nakashima by pinfall Eight-man tag team match 9:20
5 Los Ingobernables de Japon (Sanada, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Bushi, and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma), Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano), and Shiro Koshinaka by pinfall Ten-man tag team match with Norio Honaga as special guest referee 12:38
6 Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) (IWGP Tag Team) defeated Six or Nine (Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato) (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team) by pinfall Champion vs. Champion tag team match 15:04
7 Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr. and Minoru Suzuki), and Yoshiaki Fujiwara by pinfall Six-man tag team match 18:12

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References

  1. ↑ "NJPW announces 50th anniversary tour and museum exhibit". Wrestling Observer Online. November 15, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kota Ibushi and Hiroyoshi Tenzan off NJPW Cup tournament due to injury". Wrestling Observer Online. February 27, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
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