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Togi Makabe 20th Anniversary Match (Non-Title Match): Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Homna) def. Chaos (Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii) (IWGP Tag Team Champions)
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Yoshi-Hashi & Hirooki Goto) def. Third Generation (Manabu Nakanishi, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan)
David Finlay, Ryusuke Taguchi, Kushida, Juice Robinson & Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Evil, Bushi, Sanada & Hiromu Takahashi)
Suzuki-Gun (Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Takashi Iizuka & Minoru Suzuki) def. Tiger Mask IV, Jushin “Thunder” Liger, Katsuyori Shibata & Yuji Nagata
Chaos (Gedo & Jado) def. Suzuki-Gun (Taka Michinoku & El Desparado)
Tomoyuki Oka def. Henare
Match By Match Recap
The show starts with Togi Makabe coming to the ring and he give a speech to the crowd in attendance, a video presentation plays afterwards. A wrestler from Makabe’s past comes to the ring to present him with a bouquet of flowers before giving a short speech, Makabe says one more thing to the crowd before heading backstage.
Henare vs. Tomoyuki Oka
The match begins with the wrestlers locking up and nobody gains much of an advantage, then the two men exchange some chops and forearm strikes. Henare holds Oka in a headlock before they exchange shoulder tackles, Henare seemingly hurts his ankle during a tackle and Oka attacks him. Oka traps Henare in the corner before assaulting him with chops, Oka catches Henare with a hip toss for a near fall. Oka stomps on a downed Henare until the referee stops the match due to the ankle injury suffered by Henare.
Winner: Tomoyuki Oka
Chaos (Gedo & Jado) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Taka Michinoku & El Desparado)
The match begins with Jado backing Desparado into the ropes before mocking him, Desparado gets angry and he nails Jado with a knee to the midsection. Jado drops a charging Desparado with a clothesline before assaulting him with chops, Desparado rolls out of the ring before tagging Michinoku in and then Gedo gets a tag as well. Michinoku kicks Gedo in the midsection before Gedo recovers to nail him with a series of jabs, Michinoku trips up Gedo and he locks him in a cross face. Jado interferes and Desparado takes him out with a high cross body, Michinoku traps Gedo in the corner before choking him. Desparado tags in and he assaults Gedo with strikes in the corner, Desparado slams Gedo to get a near fall.
Michinoku tags back in and he teams with Desparado to hit Gedo with double boots to the face, Michinoku then rips away at the face of Gedo. Michinoku chokes Gedo as Desparado attacks the referee, Desprado tags in and Gedo fights both of them off until he’s taken out with a double team maneuver. Gedo fights back against Desparado before dropping him and his partner with super kicks. Jado tags in and he cleans house on both members of the opposition, Jado sends a charging Michinoku out of the ring. Jado catches Desparado with a back suplex for a near fall, Jado then decides to attack Desparado with a series of chops.
Desparado fights back by nailing Jado with a flying back elbow strike, Michinoku tags in and he catches Jado with a running knee strike. Michinoku then hits Jado with a running kick before locking him in a cross face, Desparado and Gedo brawl on the arena floor. Jado catches Michinoku with a rope assisted DDT for a near fall, Jado then locks Michinoku in the cross face. Michinoku counters into a cross face of his own until Gedo catches him with a super kick, Gedo lays out Desparado and Jado reapplies the cross face to Michinoku to force a tap out.
Winners: Chaos (Gedo & Jado)
Tiger Mask IV, Jushin “Thunder” Liger, Katsuyori Shibata & Yuji Nagata vs. Suzuki-Gun (Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Takashi Iizuka & Minoru Suzuki)
The match begins with an all out brawl between all eight competitors in the match, Shibata just throws Suzuki into the barricade multiple times. Nagata and Izzuka battle near the crowd as Taichi dukes it out with Liger in the ring, Taichi traps Liger in the corner before Kanemaru comes in to attack him as well. Liger recovers to catch Kanemaru and Taichi with tilt-a-whirl back breakers, Iizuka trips up a charging Liger and drags him out of the ring. Another brawl breaks out on the arena floor between all the competitors in the match, Suuzki drops Shibata on a table before further attacking him with a chair. Kanemaru tries ripping the mask off of the face of Mask IV. Taichi and Liger resumes their battle in the ring, Taichi places Liger on the top rope before trying to remove his mask as well.
Liger is then triple teamed by everybody from the opposition except for Suzuki, Suzuki grabs Mask IV and they start brawling on the arena floor. Liger eventually drops Tauchi with a palm strike and looks for a tag until Iizuka interferes, Kanemaru tags in and he attacks a downed Liger. Suzuki interferes and he locks Liger in an arm from fro the ring apron, Kanemaru stomps on a downed Liger once again before catching him with a DDT. Iizuka tags into the match and he assaults Liger with some stomps, Liger recovers and he eventually drops Iizuka with a palm strike. Nagata tags in and he nails the entire opposing team with boots to the face, Nagata then nails Iizuka with a running boot to the face. Nagata follows that up by nailing Iizuka with a low drop kick before applying the Nagata Lock.
Taichi hits the ring to break up the submission and Nagata takes care of him, Suzuki gets the tag and he immediately eats forearm strikes from Nagata. Shibata tags in and he assaults Suzuki with strikes in the corner, Shibata keeps Suzuki trapped in the corner before destroying him with a running drop kick. Shibata then hits Suzuki with a head and arm suplex for a near fall before applying the abdominal stretch, Suzuki escapes the hold and he starts attacking Shibata with a ton of forearm strikes. Shibata recovers and he has a striking exchange with Suzuki, Suzuki catches a kick from Shiabta and he applies a heel hook to him. Suzuki eventually releases the hold before nailing Shibata with a running boot to the face, Shibata gets angry and they exchange kicks to their faces until both go down.
Mask IV and Kanemaru get the tags from their respective partners, Kanemaru goes to the top rope and Mask IV propels him off the top rope. Another brawl breaks out between all the wrestlers in the match, Mask IV catches Kanemaru with a Tiger Driver for a near fall. Kanemaru tries ripping the mask off of the face of Mask IV again, Mask IV hits Kanemaru with a tombstone pile driver as Iizuka distracts the referee. Suzuki brawls with Shibata as Taichi hits Mask IV with his cane, Kanemaru hits Mask IV with a diving DDT for the three count.
Winners: Suzuki-Gun (Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Takashi Iizuka & Minoru Suzuki)
After the match, Yoshinobu Kanemaru rips the mask off of Tiger Mask IV, then Minoru Suzuki cuts a promo until a brawl breaks out with katusnori Shibata and the rest of the opposing team they just defeated.
Rest of the action is on Page Two...
David Finlay, Ryusuke Taguchi, Kushida, Juice Robinson & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Evil, Bushi, Sanada & Hiromu Takahashi)
The match begins with Taguchi and Takahashi exchanging hip tosses, Takahashi then catches Taguchi with an atomic drop. Taguchi recovers to briefly lock Takahashi in an ankle lock, Kushida and Sanada get the tags from their respective partners. Sanada starts working over the arm of Kushida until Kushida starts using some amateur wrestling holds on him, Kushida also starts working over the arm of Sanada. Sanada and Kushida go through a series of reversals that ends with no winner, Kushida catches a charging Sanada in an arm bar and he holds onto it for a little while. Robinson tags in and he works over the arm of Sanada, Finlay tags in and he nails the injured arm of Sanada with an axe handle drop. Finlay then hits Sanada with a series of running European uppercuts, Evil interferes and he crotches Finlay in the ring post.
A brawl then breaks out between all ten competitors in the match, Bushi tags in and he chkes Finlay with his shirt. Bushi stomps and works over a downed Finlay before taggins Naito into the match, Finlay tries fighting back until Naito and Sanada nail him with a series of holds for a near fall. Evil tags in and he continues working over the injured arm of Finlay, Finlay charges at Evil and Evil kicks him right in the injured arm. Finlay drops a charging Evil with a drop kick before tagging Tanahashi in, Tanahashi quickly starts cleaning house on the opposing team. Evil is then hit with a triple drop kick by members of the opposing team, Tanahashi then hits Evil with a middle rope swanton bomb for a near fall. Tanahashi and Evil exchange strikes until Evil levels him with a lariat, Takahashi tags in and he immediately eats a slap from Tanahashi.
Taguchi gets the tag for his team and he attacks Takahashi with a series of hip attacks, Taguchi eventually locks Takahashi in an ankle lock for a short time. Takahashi escapes to the arena floor and Taguchi looks for a suicide dive, takahashi returns to the ring and Taguchi nails him with a super kick. Takahashi recovers and he catches Taguchi with a German suplex, Naito and Robinson get the tags from their respective partners. Robinson drops Naito with a lariat, Naito recovers and he eventually plants Robinson with a tornado DDT. Bushi tags in and he catches Robinson with a missile drop kick, Robinson gets triple teamed so Bushi can get a near fall on him. Bushi then cracks Robinson with a mule kick to the face, Robinson recovers and he hits Bushi with double knees to the midsection for a near fall.
Los Ingobernables members get taken out with suicide dives from the opposing team, Robinson hits Bushi with an unprettier to get a three count.
Winners: David Finlay, Ryusuke Taguchi, Kushida, Juice Robinson & Hiroshi Tanahashi
Third Generation (Manabu Nakanishi, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan) vs. Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Yoshi-Hashi & Hirooki Goto)
The match begins with Yoshi-Hashi locking Nakanishi in a headlock, Yoshi-Hashi looks to take down Nakanishi with shoulder tackles and nakanishi winds up dropping him. Yoshi-Hashi recovers and he attacks Nakanishi with strikes in the corner, Nakanishi then drops a charging Yoshi-Hashi with a flying forearm strike thats followed by a splash. Tenzan and Okada get the tags from their respective partners, Okada gets the upper hand on Tenzan before eating a headbutt followed by Mongolian chops. Tenzan then hits Okada with a running clothesline followed by a suplex, Kojima hits the ring to double team Okada with Tenzan. Okada recovers and he drops Tenzan with a DDT, Okada picks up Tenzan before dropping him with a neck breaker.
Goto tags in and he drops Tenzan with a back elbow strike, Yoshi-Hashi tags back in and he assaults Tenzan with stomps in the corner. Yoshi-Hashi places Tenzan on the top rope before catching him with a drop kick to the back, Goto tags back in and he kicks Tenzan right in the spine for a near fall. Goto and Tenzan get into a striking exchange until Tenzan drops him with a Samoan drop, Kojima tags in and he immediately cleans house on the opposition. Kojima traps Goto in the corner before destroying him with his patented chops, Kojima then levels Goto with a running forearm strike and a top rope elbow drop for a near fall. Goto and Kojima have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Goto eventually drops Kojima with a back breaker before tagging Okada in.
Okada slams Kojima before going to the top rope, Okada misses his dive and Kojima quickly drops him with an ace crusher. Nakanishi tags in and he assaults Okada with a plethora of chops in the corner, Nakanishi then catches Okada with a running clothesline followed by a spear. Nakanishi levels Okada with a lariat for another near fall, Chaos hit the ring and they all get taken out by Nakanishi. A Brawl breaks out on the outside of the ring as Nakanishi catches Okada in the torture rack, Yoshi-Hashi hits the ring and he drops everybody on the opposing team. Goto then cracks Kojima with his finisher, Nakanishi counters the Rain Maker with a clothesline for a near fall. Okada recovers to hit Nakanishi with a drop kick and top rope elbow drop, Okada nails Nakanishi with the Rain Maker for the three count.
Winners: Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Yoshi-Hashi & Hirooki Goto)
Togi Makabe 20th Anniversary Match (Non-Title Match): Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Homna) vs. Chaos (Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii) (IWGP Tag Team Champions)
The match begins with Yano immediately playing mind games with Makabe, Ishii tags in and he gets into a striking exchange with Makabe. Makabe and Ishii exchange shoulder tackles as well until Ishii goes down, Homna tags in and he teams with Makabe to drop Ishii with a shoulder tackle. Homna misses the follow up headbutt and Ishii starts working him over, Yano also removes the turnbuckle pad from the corner as well. Ishii then throws Homna into the exposed turnbuckle, Yano tags back in and he throws Homna into the exposed turnbuckle as well. Homna then drops a charging Yano with a shoulder tackle, Makabe gets the tag in and he attacks both opponents with running clotheslines.
Homna hits the ring to join in on the attack with his partner, Makabe catches Yano with a northern lights suplex for a near fall. Yano recovers and he throws Makabe out of the ring, a brawl breaks out on the arena floor between everybody in the match. Ishii fights with Homna at the top of the bleachers while Yano attacks Makabe with a chair, Yano eventually brings Makabe back into the ring while Ishii fights Homna on the arena floor. Ishii tags in and he attacks Makabe with strikes in the corner, Ishii then hits Makabe with a belly to back suplex for a near fall. Yano tags in and he chokes Makabe with a rope as the referee is distracted, Yano then tosses Makabe into the exposed turnbuckle. Ishii tags back in and he catches Makabe with a running clothesline followed by a ton of chops, Makabe recovers and he drops a charging Ishii with a clothesline.
Homna gets the tag in and he quickly starts going to work on both of his opponents, Homna then hits Ishii with a bulldog before missing a headbutt. Homna then catches Ishii with a middle rope blockbuster for a near fall, Ishii recovers to drop Homna with a suplex. Yano gets the tag in and Homna drops him before catching both members of Chaos with headbutts, Makabe tags back in and he levels Yano with a clothesline followed by a German suplex for a near fall. Makabe and Homna catch Yano with a double clothesline, Ishii hits the ring and he levels both opponents with lariats. Yano then propels Makabe into a headbutt from Ishii for a near fall, Yano then distracts the referee before nailing Homna with a low blow.
Yano then catches Makabe with a power bomb for another near fall, Makabe tries fighting back and Yano nails him with a low blow as the referee goes down. Yano grabs the chain that Makabe brought to ringside and he fails to hit Makabe with it, Makabe drops both members of Chaos with a clothesline. Makabe grabs te chain and he wraps it around his arm before clotheslining his opponents with it, Homna then hits Yano with a diving headbutt. Makabe places Yano on the top rope and he German suplexes him off of it, Makabe hits Yano with a King Kong Knee Drop for the three count.
Winners: Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Homna)
After the match, Togi Makabe cuts a promo before handing the microphone to Tomoaki Homna, who also proceeds to cut a promo.
