NJPW, AJPW & NOAH All Together Again Review – June 9, 2023
Location: Tokyo Japan
Venue: Ryogoku Kokugikan
10 Man Tag Team Match
Team AJPW (AJPW TV 6 Man Tag Team Champion Black Menso-re & Ryo Inoue) & Team NJPW (Yoh & Ryusuke Taguchi) vs. Team NOAH (Super Crazy, Alejandro, Seiki Yoshioka & Atsushi Kotoge) (Pre Show)
Super Crazy & Ryusuke Taguchi traded arm drags then Alejandro got in and fought Black Menso-re before Yoh enters & Taguchi hits a running butt bump. Yoh hits a Falcon Arrow for a near fall before he nails Direct Drive for the win.
Winners: Team AJPW & Team NJPW (9:10)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
Chaos (IWGP Tag Team & Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi & NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Tomohiro Ishii) (NJPW) vs. The Tough (Masa Kitamiya & Yoshiki Inamura) & Daiki Inaba (NOAH)
Hirooki Goto & Masa Kitamiya starts this match off before Tomohiro Ishii tags in and he traded shoulder tackles with Yoshiki Inamura. Ishii hits a German Suplex on Inamura then a delayed vertical suplex.
Inamura hits his own vertical suplex on Ishii by doing a deep squat before standing back up and drops Ishii before Bishamon hits Shoto to get the win.
Winners: Chaos (8:28)
Rate: 7
Tag Team Match
TMDK (Television Champion Zack Sabre Jr & Kosei Fujita) (NJPW) vs. Chris Ridgeway & Sean Legacy (NOAH)
Zack Sabre Jr & Chris Ridgeway starts this match off with some mat holds then Sean Legacy & Kosei Fujita brawl then Ridgeway made a blind tag. Fujita got an O’Connor Roll for a near fall on Ridgeway.
Ridgeway & ZSJ traded chops and slaps. Legacy hits a top rope missile dropkick then a flip dive to the floor on ZSJ.
In the ring Ridgeway hits a German Suplex on Fujita and a running Penalty Kick for a near fall. Ridgeway applies an Ankle Lock and Fujita taps out.
Winners By Submission: Chris Ridgeway & Sean Legacy (11:23)
Rate: 7
AJPW All Asia Tag Team Champion Yoshi Tatsu vs. Shota Umino (NJPW)
Shota Umino hits a diving European uppercut and a fisherman’s suplex for a near fall. Yoshi Tatsu hits some kicks to the spine and Umino hits a running neckbreaker then Death Rider to get the win.
Winner: Shota Umino (5:58)
Rate: 4
Tag Team Match
AXIZ (Go Shiozaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima) (NOAH) vs. Hokuto Omori (AJPW) & Satoshi Kojima (NJPW)
Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hokuto Omori immediately brawl on the floor then Kojima enters to face Go Shiozaki and they lock up. Kojima hits Machine Gun Chops in the corner. Shiozaki fired back with his own chops before Shiozaki hits a 2nd rope delayed vertical suplex.
Omori tags in and faced Nakajima again and they traded stiff forearm shots. Omori hit a German Suplex with a bridge for a near fall then a dragon suplex for a near fall before Nakajima hits Omori with Vertical Spike to get the win for AXIZ.
Winners: AXIZ (9:12)
Rate: 7
6 Man Tag Team Match
Strong Style (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Ren Narita) (NJPW) vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura & Junta Miyawaki (NOAH)
Minoru Suzuki & Naomichi Marufuji kicks this match off with overhand chops and forearms. They avoided each other’s big moves and had stand off. Ren Narita enters and battles Takashi Sugiura. Marufuji got back in and traded blows with Narita and Team NOAH works Narita over in their corner.
Suzuki enters and traded forearms with Sugiura then they hit simultaneous Mafia Kicks and were both down. Junta Miyawaki tags in. El Desperado enters and traded offense with Miyawaki. Miyawaki hits a corkscrew plancha to the floor. In the ring he hit a missile dropkick on Desperado for a near fall then a tornado DDT.
Desperado hit a spinebuster for a near fall follow by Desperado hits Pinche Loco to get the win.
Winners: Strong Style (10:08)
Rate: 7
10 Man Tag Team Match
United Empire (Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions TJP & Francesco Akira, Great O Khan, Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare) (NJPW) vs. Saito Brothers (Jun & Rei), Evolution (Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura) & Ryuki Honda (AJPW)
United Empire & Team AJPW brawl to the floor then Aaron Henare & Jeff Cobb enter and sent the Saito Brothers to the floor. Great O Khan enters and ties up an opponent on the mat. Team AJPW kept Francesco Akira in their corner before TJP enters and hit a running facewash in the corner. Cobb enters and hits spin cycle then TJP hits Mamba Splash for a near fall.
Henare hits Rampage then Cobb hits a back suplex on a Jun Saito then Dan Tamura hits a Samoan Drop for a near fall on TJP. Tamura hits a Death Valley Driver on Akira for a near fall before Akira hits Fireball to get the win.
Winners: United Empire (11:41)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata, Suwama & Yuma Anazai (AJPW) vs. Los Ingobernables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & Bushi) (NJPW)
Yuma Anzai hits a dropkick and a butterfly suplex on Tetsuya Naito in the opening seconds then Naito was in control of the offense early on. Shingo Takagi tags in to face Yuji Nagata. Nagata avoids clothesline and he hits an exploder suplex.
Suwama enters and drops Takagi with a clothesline and he applied a sleeper hold. Bushi enters and hit a top rope missile dropkick on Suwama then he dove through the ropes and barreled onto Suwama.
In the ring Takagi hits Pumping Bomber but Suwama didn’t go down then Suwama & Nagata hits stereo back suplexes on Bushi & Takagi before Suwama plants Bushi to the mat with Last Ride for the win.
Winners: AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata, Suwama & Yuma Anazai (8:31)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
Good Looking Guys (GHC Heavyweight Champion Jake Lee & Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Yo Hey & Tadasuke) (NOAH) vs. Just 3 Guys (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Sanada, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taka Michinoku) (NJPW)
Yo Hey & Taka Michinoku starts this match off before Jake Lee enters to face Sanada. Lee tried to lock in Paradise Lock on Sanada but Sanada escapes and hits a dropkick then a plancha to the floor. Michinoku got in and hit a running knee and he locks in Crossface on Lee. Lee hits a running knee to the gut for a near fall on Michinoku then a Helluva Kick for the win.
Winners: Good Looking Guys (8:34)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
AJPW Junior Heavyweight Champion Atsuki Aoyagi, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi & Amakusa (NOAH) vs. GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Hayata, Master Wato (NJPW) & Rising Hayato (AJPW)
Atsuki Aoyagi & Master Wato starts this match off and Wato hits a kick to the spine. Hiromu Takahashi & Rising Hayato traded chops before Hayata fought Takahashi. Takahashi hits a Falcon Arrow. Amakusa hits a top rope corkscrew press on Hayata for a near fall.
Wato & Aoyagi re enters with Aoyagi hits an enzuigiri then Hayato hits a piledriver move on Aoyagi for a near fall. Amakusa hit a twisting dive through the ropes. In the ring Aoyagi hits a superkick on Hayato.
Aoyagi nails a top rope Spanish Fly on Hayato for a near fall then he hits Firebird Splash to get the win.
Winners: AJPW Junior Heavyweight Champion Atsuki Aoyagi, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi & Amakusa (12:23)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
6 Man Tag Team Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi (NJPW), Kento Miyahara (AJPW) & Kaito Kiyomiya (NOAH) vs. NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Kazuchika Okada (NJPW), Yuma Aoyagi (AJPW) & Kenoh (NOAH)
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kenoh starts this match off before Kazuchika Okada enters and faces off with Kento Miyahara then Okada drops him with a shoulder tackle but Miyahara ducks Rainmaker and they had a stand off. Kaito Kiyomiya tags in but Okada rolls to the floor, not tying up, which just frustrated Kiyomiya so he jumps to the floor and attacks Okada, and he whips Okada into the guardrail. Okada then tossed Kiyomiya into the rows of chairs.
Meanwhile in the ring Yuma Aoyagi was working over Tanahashi and he mockingly play air guitar as he stood on Tanahashi’s chest. Okada got back in the ring and barks at Kenoh but Aoyagi had to play peacemaker in the middle. Kenoh tags in & continuing the beatdown of Tanahashi by hitting a kick to the spine.
Tanahashi hits a dragon screw and he tags in Kiyomiya then Kiyomiya hits a 2nd rope flying forearm on Kenoh, then a missile dropkick on Kenoh for a near fall.
Aoyagi made the hot tag and he hit a running forearm in the corner on Kaito, then a top rope crossbody for a near fall. Okada got in and playfully kicks a beat down Miyahara all the while glaring at Kiymoiya. Okada hits a neckbreaker over his knee then a top rope elbow drop. Miyahara hit a knee strike to Okada’s jaw.
Miyahara hits a running knee before Okada locks in Money Clip. Tanahashi enters and hit a flying forearm on Okada. Tanahashi, Miyahara & Kiyomiya hits a triple dropkick on Okada and Tanahashi hit a Sling Blade clothesline for a near fall then he went for High Fly Flow but Okada got his knees up and they were both down.
Okada & Tanahashi traded forearm shots before Okada hits a Blue Thunder Bomb. Kiyomiya jumps in and hits Okada. Okada hit a Death Valley Driver on Tanahashi then Aoyagi hits a top rope elbow drop on Tanahashi for a near fall. Okada hits a dropkick on Tanahashi then a bulldog powerslam then Rainmaker for the win
Winners: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Kazuchika Okada, Yuma Aoyagi & Kenoh (23:22)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
