The Road to Wrestling Dontaku tour got underway in an underpopulated Korakuen Hall, as we had the return of the Elimination Match in the main event!
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Will Ospreay and Marty Scurll stole the show as Zack Sabre Jr. received his New Japan Cup reward, challenging for the IWGP Heavyweight title at Sumo Hall.
The last stop before Sakura Genesis on Sunday saw New Japan head back to Korakuen Hall!
New Japan’s New Beginning in Osaka was a rarity – a card almost entirely full of singles matches as a trio of title shots wrapped up the tour!
The last Korakuen Hall stop before Osaka saw Los Ingobernables de Japon put their IWGP tag titles on the line – holding up their end of the bargain ahead of their singles title shots.
With Osaka firmly on the horizon, New Japan’s warm-up for Saturday saw the return of their elimination match – and the latest step of Jay White’s development as Switchblade!
Kenny Omega had the main event of the second night of the New Beginning in Sapporo, as Jay White had his second championship shot inside a month. Will it pay off this time?
New Japan’s New Beginning kicked off with the first of two flagship shows in Sapporo, headlining with Minoru Suzuki’s challenge for the IWGP Intercontinental championship. Boy, it was a good one!