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Katsuyori Shibata Injured At NJPW ‘Sakura Genesis’, Undergoes Surgery

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Katsuyori Shibata was injured during his main event match with Kazuchika Okada at NJPW’s Sakura Genesis this past weekend. During the match, Shibata hit Okada with a stiff headbutt, which caused Shibata to start bleeding from the forehead.

NJPW stated that Shibata was taken to the hospital after the match. They noted that he was diagnosed with subdural hematoma and underwent successful surgery.

Below is the full update from NJPW:

Update regarding Katsuyori Shibata’s conditionKatsuyori Shibata was taken to hospital due to poor health following his main event match on April 9th at Ryogoku Sumo Hall. He was conscious and able to communicate while being admitted to hospital.

After a medical examination, he was diagnosed with subdural hematoma and surgery was conducted as part of his treatment. He is now recovering following a successful operation.

Updates will be posted as his condition progresses.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling Co., Ltd.

Source: WrestlingINC

NJPW Sakura Genesis Results 4/9/17

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David Finlay, Jushin Thunder Liger & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hirai Kawato, Katsuya Kitamura & Tomoyuki Oka – Winners: David Finlay, Jushin Thunder Liger & Manabu Nakanishi

Bullet Club (Hangman Page, Tama Tonga, Tanga Roa & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Tiger Mask, Tiger Mask W, Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata – Winners: Bullet Club (Hangman Page, Tama Tonga, Tanga Roa & Yujiro Takahashi)

CHAOS (Beretta, Rocky Romero & Yoshi-Hashi) vs.Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Taka Michinoku) – Winners: Chaos (Beretta, Rocky Romero & Yoshi-Hashi)

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: (C) Suzuki-gun (Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs. Jado & Gedo – Winners: Suzuki-gun (Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

Bullet Club (Kenny Omega & Bad Luck Fale) vs. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) – Winners: Bullet Club (Kenny Omega & Bad Luck Fale)

Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Sanada & Tetsuya Naito) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, Ricochet & Ryusuke Taguchi – Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, Ricochet & Ryusuke Taguchi

IWGP Tag Team Championship: (C) Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) vs. War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe) – Winners and new IWGP Tag Team Champions: War Machine

NEVER Openweight Championship: (C) Hirooki Goto vs. Zack Sabre Jr. – Winner: Hirooki Goto

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: (C) Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA – Winner: Hiromu Takahashi

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: (C) Kazuchika Okada vs. Katsuyori Shibata – Winner: Kazuchika Okada

NJPW Sakura Genesis 4/9/17

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NJPW Sakura Genesis will take place April 9, in Tokyo – the pay-per-view was previously known as Invasion Attack.

Sakura Genesis will air live on New Japan World (about $9 a month to sign-up) at 3am EST. English commentary will be provided by Kevin Kelly and Don Callis.

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: (C) Kazuchika Okada vs. Katsuyori Shibata

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: (C) Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA

NEVER Openweight Championship: (C) Hirooki Goto vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

IWGP Tag Team Championship: (C) Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) vs. War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe)

Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Sanada & Tetsuya Naito) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, Ricochet & Ryusuke Taguchi

Bullet Club (Kenny Omega & Bad Luck Fale) vs. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano)

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: (C) Suzuki-gun (Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs. Jado & Gedo

CHAOS (Beretta, Rocky Romero & Yoshi-Hashi) vs.Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Taka Michinoku)

Bullet Club (Hangman Page, Tama Tonga, Tanga Roa & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Tiger Mask, Tiger Mask W, Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata

David Finlay, Jushin Thunder Liger & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hirai Kawato, Katsuya Kitamura & Tomoyuki Oka

NJPW – ROH 2017 Honor Rising Results (Both Nights)

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Honor Rising Night 1 – February 26th

* David Finlay, Juice Robinson & KUSHIDA def. Jado, Gedo & Silas Young
* NEVER Openweight Six-Man Championship: (C) BUSHI, EVIL & SANADA  def. Tiger Mask, Jushin Thunder Liger & Delirious
* Will Ospreay, YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada def. Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga, Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale
* War Machine def. The Young Bucks
* Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Punisher Martinez def. Ryusuke Taguchi, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Dalton Castle
* Katsuyori Shibata & Jay Lethal def. Hangman Page & Cody Rhodes
* Adam Cole & Kenny Omega def. The Briscoes

 

Honor Rising Night 2 – February 27th

* Jado & Silas Young def. David Finlay & KUSHIDA
* Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito def. Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask, Jushin Thunder Liger, Dalton Castle & Delirious
* War Machine def. Guerrillas of Destiny
* Hangman Page, Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale def. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson & Jay Lethal
* IWPG NEVER OpenWeight Championship: (C) Hirooki Goto def. Punisher Martinez
* ROH World Championship: (C) Adam Cole def. YOSHI-HASHI
* Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes & The Young Bucks def. Will Ospreay, Kazuchika Okada& The Briscoes

NJPW – ROH 2017 Honor Rising Cards 2/26 and 2/27

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On February 26th and 27th, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor will join together for Honor Rising. Both shows can be watched live on NJPW World (subscription is about $9 a month, please note that you will be charged once you sign up and again on the 1st, as that’s when NJPW charges all of their current subscribers) and both start at 4:30am EST. NJPW confirmed each show will also have English Commentary with Kevin Kelly and Rocky Romero calling the action. Here are the full cards:

Honor Rising Night 1 – February 26th

* Kenny Omega & Adam Cole vs. The Briscoes

* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Dalton Castle vs. Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & Punisher Martinez

* The Young Bucks vs. War Machine

* Cody Rhodes & Hangman Page vs. Jay Lethal & Katsuyori Shibata

* Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay, Yoshi-Hashi & Hirooki Goto vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale

* NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship: (C) Sanada, Bushi & Evil

* Kushida, David Finlay & Juice Robinson vs. Silas Young, Jado & Gedo

 

Honor Rising Night 2 – February 27th

* Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes & The Young Bucks vs. Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay & The Briscoes

* ROH World Championship: (C) Adam Cole vs. Yoshi-Hashi

* NEVER Openweight Championship: (C) Hirooki Goto vs. Punisher Martinez

* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jay Lethal & Juice Robinson vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Hangman Page & Bad Luck Fale

* War Machine vs. Guerrillas of Destiny

* Jushin Thunder Liger, Dalton Castle, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Delirious vs. Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Bushi, Evil & Sanada

* Kushida & David Finlay vs. Jado & Silas Young

NJPW New Beginning Results 2/11/17 (Osaka)

* Taka Michinoku defeated Henare
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima defeated Kushida and Yos–tatsu
* Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask and Yuji Nagata defeated Gedo, Hirooki Goto, Jado and Yoshi-Hashi
* Minoru Suzuki, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Beretta, Kazuchika Okada and Rocky Romero
* Bushi, Evil and Sanada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi and Ryusuke Taguchi (c) (NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship)
* Katsuyori Shibata (c) defeated Will Ospreay (British Heavyweight Championship)
* Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano (c) defeated Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma and Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Takashi Iizuka (IWGP Tag Team Championship)
* Hiromu Takahashi (c) defeated Dragon Lee (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship)
* Tetsuya Naito (c) defeated Michael Elgin (IWGP Intercontinental Championship)

NJPW New Beginning iPPV In Osaka 2/11/17

NJPW New Beginning (Osaka) will be taking place on February 11th, which will air live (3am EST) on NJPW World with English commentary by Kevin Kelly and Don Callis. Here is the final card:

* Henare and Tomoyuki Oka vs. Hirai Kawato and Yos–tatsu
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Kushida vs. Taka Michinoku and Takashi Iizuka
* Gedo, Hirooki Goto, Jado and Yoshi-Hashi vs. Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask and Yuji Nagata
* Beretta, Kazuchika Okada and Rocky Romero vs. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi and Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Bushi, Evil and Sanada (NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship)
* Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs. Will Ospreay (British Heavyweight Championship)
* Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano (c) vs. Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer (IWGP Tag Team Championship)
* Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Dragon Lee (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship)
* Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Michael Elgin (IWGP Intercontinental Championship)

NJPW New Beginning Results 2/5/17 (Sapporo)

* Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado defeated KUSHIDA & Hirai Kawato via pinfall
* Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima defeated Yos–tatsu, Yomoyuki Oka & Henare via submission
* Will Ospreay, Gedo & Jado defeated Katsuyori Shibata, Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV via pinfall
* YOSHI-HASHI defeated Takashi Iizuka via pinfall
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, Manabu Nakanishi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Lee defeated Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi via pinfall
* Roppongi Vice (c) defeated TAKA Michinoku & Taichi via pinfall (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match)
* Hirooki Goto (c) defeated Juice Robinson via pinfall (IWGP NEVER Openweight Title Match)
* Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano (c) defeated Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma & The Killer Elite Squad via pinfall (IWGP Tag Team Title Match)
* Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Minoru Suzuki via pinfall (IWGP Title Match)

 

NJPW New Beginning iPPV in Sapporo 2/5/17

* KUSHIDA & Hirai Kawato vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Suzuki-Gun)

* Yuji Nagata & TenCozy vs. Yoshitatsu, David Finlay Jr. & Henare.

* Katsuyori Shibata, Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. Will Ospreay, Gedo & Jado (CHAOS)

* YOSHI-HASHI (CHAOS) vs. Takashi Iizuka (Suzuki-Gun)

* Michael Elgin & NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi and Dragon Lee vs. IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, BUSHI & IWGP Jr. Champion Hiromu Takahashi (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

* IWGP Jr. Tag Team Titles: RPG Vice (c’s) (CHAOS) vs. TAKA and Taichi (Suzuki-Gun)

* NEVER Title: Hirooki Goto (c) (CHAOS) vs. Juice Robinson

* Triple Threat Match for the IWGP Tag Team Titles: Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano (c’s) (CHAOS) vs. Great Bash Heel vs. The Killer Elite Squad (Suzuki-Gun)

* Main Event for the IWGP Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) (CHAOS) vs. Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-Gun)

Kenny Omega Says He Will Not Be At The WWE Royal Rumble, He’s Re-Signing With NJPW

Kenny Omega appeared on Wrestling Observer Radio today and revealed that he is close to re-signing with New Japan Pro Wrestling for another year and will not be appearing at this Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

“I will not be at the Royal Rumble,” Omega said. “I don’t want people to have this false hope of me showing up in the Royal Rumble and then not being there and being disappointed when there’s a fantastic match happening with fantastic competitors. I don’t want the lack of me being in that to disappoint people.”

Omega noted that he hasn’t finalized terms for a new contract with New Japan, however he will be flying out to Japan in mid-February to re-negotiate and “it’s looking positive.” He admitted that while there’s a small chance that the deal could fall through, it’s looking like he will be staying with New Japan for one more year. He said that he still feels like there are things in Japan that are unfinished. He added that WWE’s roster is stacked and he feels like he can make more of an impact in New Japan rather than WWE.

You can listen to the full episode by clicking here.

Source: WrestlingINC

In the latest episode of the Elite, which you can watch below, Kenny sent a message to The Young Bucks about staying with New Japan: