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Semifinals set for NJPW World TV title tournament

Posted on by Ian Carey

The semifinals of the NJPW World TV title tournament are set.

The tournament continued Sunday from the Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall 1 in Chiba, Japan. Ren Narita defeated Toru Yano and SANADA defeated KENTA in the final two quarterfinal matches.

SANADA and Narita will face each other in the semifinals on November 5 from Osaka. The winner of that match will move on to face the winner of Zack Sabre. Jr. vs. EVIL in the finals. 

NJPW TV Championship tournament results:

  • David Finlay defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru (October 14)
  • Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Alex Zayne (October 14)
  • Yoshi-HASHI defeated Jeff Cobb (October 15)
  • EVIL defeated Aaron Henare (October 15)
  • SANADA defeated Taichi (October 16)
  • KENTA defeated Hirooki Goto (October 16)
  • Toru Yano defeated Great-O-Khan (October 26)
  • Ren Narita defeated Tomohiro Ishii (October 26)
  • Zack Sabre Jr defeated David Finlay (October 27) (quarterfinal)
  • EVIL defeated Yoshi-HASHI (October 27) (quarterfinal)
  • SANADA defeated KENTA (October 30) (quarterfinal)
  • Ren Narita defeated Toru Yano (October 30) (quarterfinal)
  • Zack Sabre. Jr. vs. EVIL (November 5) (semifinal)
  • Ren Narita vs. SANADA (November 5) (semifinal)
  • Finals (January 4)

Several matches are now confirmed for the show from Osaka on Saturday, November 5. 

  • IWGP United States Champion Will Ospreay defends against Tetsuya Naito
  • NEVER Openweight Champion Karl Anderson defends against Hikuleo **
  • Ren Narita vs. SANADA in the NJPW World TV title tournament semifinals
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. EVIL in the NJPW World TV title tournament semifinals
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions TJP & Francesco Akira defend against BUSHI & Titan
  • Master Wato & Taiji Ishimori vs. El Desperado & Hiromu Takahashi
  • Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. TBA

** Karl Anderson has said he will not be on the show. He continues to be listed for it, however. 

Two wrestlers advance to semifinals of NJPW World TV title tournament

Posted on by Ian Carey

The first semifinal match in the NJPW World TV title tournament is set. 

The tournament continued on Thursday from Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. EVIL defeated YOSHI-HASHI in the semi-main event and Zack Sabre Jr. defeated David Finlay to close out the show. ZSJ and EVIL will face off against each other in the semi-finals on November 5. 

The final two quarter-final matches in the tournament will take place Sunday, October 30 from Chiba. SANADA will face KENTA and Toru Yano will take on Ren Narita on the show.  

NJPW TV Championship tournament results:

  • David Finlay defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru (October 14)
  • Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Alex Zayne (October 14)
  • Yoshi-HASHI defeated Jeff Cobb (October 15)
  • EVIL defeated Aaron Henare (October 15)
  • SANADA defeated Taichi (October 16)
  • KENTA defeated Hirooki Goto (October 16)
  • Toru Yano defeated Great-O-Khan (October 26)
  • Ren Narita defeated Tomohiro Ishii (October 26)
  • Zack Sabre Jr defeated David Finlay (October 27) (quarter-final)
  • EVIL defeated Yoshi-HASHI (October 27) (quarter-final)
  • SANADA vs. KENTA (October 30) (quarter-final)
  • Toru Yano vs. Ren Narita (October 30) (quarter-final)
  • Zack Sabre. Jr. vs. EVIL (November 5) (Semi-final #1_ 
  • Semi-final #2 (November 5)
  • Finals (January 4)

NJPW also announced on Thursday that for the first time in three years, Fantasticamania will return in 2023. CMLL stars will travel to Japan for the tour beginning on February 22 in Tachikawa and concluding with two back-to-back shows from Korakuen Hall on February 27 & 28. 

NJPW Battle Autumn October 27 results:

  • Aaron Henare defeated Ryohei Oiwa
  • Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano defeated Yuto Nakashima & Ren Narita
  • Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan defeated Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe
  • Titan, BUSHI, & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Gideon Grey, TJP, & Francesco Akira
  • Master Wato, Hikuleo, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Alex Zayne defeated TAKA Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, & El Desperado
  • Tetsuya Naito & SANADA defeated Gedo & KENTA
  • EVIL defeated Yoshi-HASHI to advance to the NJPW World TV title tournament semifinals
  • Zack Sabre Jr defeated David Finlay to advance to the NJPW World TV title tournament semifinals

Two wrestlers advance in NJPW World TV title tournament

Posted on by Ian Carey

Two more wrestlers have advanced to the second round of the NJPW World TV title tournament.

SANADA and KENTA will both move on to the tournament quarter-finals after victories on Sunday’s show from Niigata. KENTA defeated Hirooki Goto in the night’s semi-main event and SANADA beat Taichi to close the show. 

SANADA and KENTA will face each other in the next round on Sunday, October 30 from Chiba. 

All matches in the tournament have a 15-minute time limit. If the match goes to a time-limit draw, a coin flip will be used to determine who advances. 

Here’s the updated schedule:

  • Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Alex Zayne (October 14)
  • David Finlay defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru (October 14)
  • YOSHI-HASHI defeated Jeff Cobb (October 15)
  • EVIL defeated Aaron Henare (October 15)
  • SANADA vs. Taichi (October 16)
  • Hirooki Goto vs. KENTA (October 16)
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Ren Narita (October 26)
  • Toru Yano vs. The Great-O-Khan (October 26) 
  • EVIL vs. YOSHI-HASHI (October 27) (quarter-finals)
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. David Finlay (October 27) (quarter-finals)
  • SANADA vs. KENTA (October 30) (quarter-finals) 
  • Ishii/Narita vs. Yano/Great-O-Khan (October 30) (quarter-finals)
  • Semi-Final #1 (November 4)
  • Semi-Final #2 (November 4)
  • Finals (Wrestle Kingdom, January 4)

Two more wrestlers advance in NJPW World TV title tournament

Posted on by Joseph Currier

NJPW was back at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Saturday for the second day of its Battle Autumn tour.

Two more matches in the NJPW World Television Championship tournament took place at the show. In an upset, YOSHI-HASHI defeated Jeff Cobb in the main event. EVIL also defeated Aaron Henare to advance to the second round.

The second-round match between EVIL and YOSHI-HASHI will take place on October 27. That show will also feature Zack Sabre Jr. vs. David Finlay in a second-round matchup.

The NJPW World TV title was created to highlight “the bond between NJPW and TV Asahi, and the continued growth of NJPW World.” The tournament will conclude at Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4.

NJPW World TV title matches have a 15-minute time limit. If tournament matches don’t end within that 15-minute limit, there will be a coin toss to determine the winner.

Here’s the updated schedule of first-round matches:

  • Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Alex Zayne (October 14)
  • David Finlay defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru (October 14)
  • YOSHI-HASHI defeated Jeff Cobb (October 15)
  • EVIL defeated Aaron Henare (October 15)
  • SANADA vs. Taichi (October 16)
  • Hirooki Goto vs. KENTA (October 16)
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Ren Narita (October 26)
  • Toru Yano vs. The Great-O-Khan (October 26)

First two wrestlers advance in NJPW World TV title tournament

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The NJPW World Television Championship tournament got underway at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Friday.

Two TV title tournament matches took place at the first show on NJPW’s Battle Autumn tour. Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Alex Zayne to advance to the next round, while David Finlay also advanced by defeating Yoshinobu Kanemaru.

Sabre and FInlay will face off in a second-round match on Thursday, October 27.

The NJPW World Television Championship was unveiled at NJPW’s Declaration of Power event this month. The title “highlights the bond between NJPW and TV Asahi, and the continued growth of NJPW World.” The inaugural champion will be crowned at Wrestle Kingdom 17 on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.

NJPW World TV title matches will have a 15-minute time limit. Tournament matches are also being contested under those rules.

If a tournament match ends in a draw, there will be a coin toss to decide the winner.

The TV title tournament continues on Saturday with Jeff Cobb vs. YOSHI-HASHI and EVIL vs. Aaron Henare in first-round matches. The full list of first-round matchups is listed below:

  • Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Alex Zayne (October 14)
  • David Finlay defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru (October 14)
  • Jeff Cobb vs. YOSHI-HASHI (October 15)
  • EVIL vs. Aaron Henare (October 15)
  • SANADA vs. Taichi (October 16)
  • Hirooki Goto vs. KENTA (October 16)
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Ren Narita (October 26)
  • Toru Yano vs. The Great-O-Khan (October 26)