[Derek]

Takayama wins? Does this mean Akiyama is now retired? (Word was that he claimed he would retire if he didn't win the Globabl League)

Hama drops the title in his first defense? To MiSu? Thats almost as shocking as Hama winning in the first place.

[antoniomare007]

Akiyama winning was the perfect angle, but Takayama is no that bad of a choice.

Takayama was in the Tokyo Dome main event and won the Global Tag League (and defeated Sugs last year at the Misawa Memorial show in Osaka). But still, if Akiyama does indeed retire, this desition is retarded. If he stays then he still has a win over Sugi so is not that bad.

After watching Kensuke vs Sugiura i'm waiting for NOAH to book that match with the title on the line, HUGE potential there.


Hamma was a transitional champ so Kojima could leave All Japan and have his elbow treated.

PS: wasn't a NOAH thread somewhere around here?

[seancarleton77]

I'm glad that Yokozuna knock-off Hama lost the strap, even more glad Kaz Hayashi the best Junior Heavyweight in the world retained, he's a beast!

[Seabs]

There's hardly anyone left for Kaz to beat for the title now though that he hasn't already. He'll probably just go around all the Juniors again for a second lap.

[Derek]

SHIN CHAMPION!!!!!


acutally, a few new champs:

NJPW "WRESTLING DONTAKU 2010", 5/3/10 (WPW/PPV)
Fukuoka International Center
6,000 Fans - Super No Vacancy

0. Mitsuhide Hirasawa defeated Nobuo Yoshihashi (5:44) with a Crab Hold.
1. Tiger Mask, AKIRA & Tomoaki Honma defeated Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo (7:56) when Tiger used the Destroy Suplex Hold on Gedo.
2. Manabu Nakanishi defeated King Fale (8:15) with the Argentine Backbreaker.
3. CMLL World Welterweight Title: Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Negro Casas (c) (10:04) with the Air Scissors Drop - Title Switch.
4. IWGP Tag Team Title - 3WAY Match: Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue defeated Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito (c) and Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (12:20) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Anderson - Title Switch.
5. Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Masato Tanaka went to a Double KO (13:41).
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Naomichi Marufuji (c) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi (22:40) with the Tiger Frosion (4th defense).
7. Special Singles Match: Toru Yano defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (16:57) with a Modified Emerald Frosion.
8. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Togi Makabe defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (c) (18:18) with the Top Rope King Kong Knee Drop - Title Switch.


Awesome news: Makabe won the title.
Terrible news: with a win over Tanahashi, it looks like Yano could be the next challenger.

[McQueen]

MAKABE & MiSu new champs!

Awesome. I'd love to see them have a match at some point, prefarable only about a 10 minute match though.

[antoniomare007]

if it's a not a brawl, i couldn't care less about a Makabe. A Yano vs Makabe match would be fucking terrible. Still, i hope he has a good reign, Nakamura and Tanahashi can't do everything.

[Derek]

Makabe can be fun, Yano just flat out sucks.

I can't see him having a terribly long reign. Probably dropping it to the G-1 winner some time in the fall.

[antoniomare007]

just read the worst news about today's show. Tiger Mask is gonna be Maru's next challenger

[seancarleton77]

Let me get this right, the top performer in New Japan lost his Title to.... Makabe!!!! What's next Marufuji losing his Junior Title to the worst Tiger Mask ever?! Fuck this company!!

Tanahashi lost????? He never loses, the man is like John Cena and Triple H combined, and he loses to a guy who should be jobbing to Nakanishi.

Let me guess Vince Russo was guest booker?

At least 'Fuji won, hope Devitt dethrones him and they don't waste it on 'Mask.