NJPW 52th Anniversary Show Results – March 6, 2024
Location: Tokyo Japan
Venue: Ota City Gymnasium
Tag Team Match
United Empire (KOPW 2024 Champion Great O Khan & Jeff Cobb) vs. Tanga Loa & Tomoaki Honma
United Empire, Tanga Loa & Tomoaki Honma brawled at the bell then Honma misses Kokeshi on Jeff Cobb before Cobb missed a Kokeshi on Honma.
Honma finally hits Kokeshi for a near fall before Loa clotheslines Great O Khan to the floor.
Cobb hits Spin Cycle on Honma for a near fall.
O Khan hits some Mongolian Chops on Honma and Cobb immediately nails Tour Of The Islands for the win.
Winners: United Empire (3:47)
Rate: 3
After the match O Khan kept beating up Loa.
Non Title Match
Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Guerrillas Of Density (El Phantasmo & Hikuleo) vs. TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr)
El Phantasmo & Zack Sabre Jr starts this match off with some great mat reversals.
Mikey Nicholls & Hikuleo tag in and traded shoulder tackles with neither man going down.
TMDK hits stereo basement dropkicks on Hikuleo’s knees to take Hikuleo off his feet and ZSJ immediately began twisting his left ankle.
Hikuleo hits a brainbuster and he made the hot tag to ELP & ELP hits a Lionsault on ZSJ then a plancha on Nicholls.
He went for another Lionsault but ZSJ caught him and locks in a cross armbreaker.
ELP immediately got to the ropes then ELP hit a faceplant move on Nicholls and Hikuleo made the cover for a near fall as the Guerrillas Of Density now began working over Nicholls.
Hikuleo went for a powerslam but ZSJ somehow blocks it and applied an Octopus Stretch as Nicholls hits ELP with Mikey Bomb to get the win.
Winners: TMDK (8:24)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji & Bushi) vs. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto), Boltin Oleg & El Desperado
Yota Tsuji & Tomohiro Ishii starts this match with a chop exchange before Boltin Oleg enters and flips Tsuji around in his arms before getting a near fall.
Takahashi tried to Irish whip Oleg but he didn’t budge then Oleg hits a double shoulder tackle and he tags in Hirooki Goto.
Goto hits a spin kick in the corner on Shingo Takagi then a back suplex before they traded forearm strikes.
Takagi hits a clothesline and they were both down before El Desperado & Bushi tags in and Desperado hits a back suplex for a near fall then Ishii knocks Bushi down with a shoulder tackle.
Oleg drops Takagi with a shoulder tackle before Bushi hits a rewind kick on Desperado before Desperado hits Bushi with El Es Clero to get the win for his team.
Winners By Submission: Chaos, Boltin Oleg & El Desperado (7:43)
Rate: 6
After the match Ishii shook Desperado’s hand before IWGP Tag Team Champion Chase Owens attacks Ishii from behind & hits Package Piledriver on Ishii and left him lying in the ring.
6 Man Tag Team Match
Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd & Gedo) vs. United Empire (Francesco Akira, Callum Newman & TJP)
Bullet Club War Dogs & United Empire brawled at the bell before TJP hits a facewash on Gabe Kidd as we see David Finlay beating up Callum Newman on the floor.
In the ring Bullet Club War Dogs works over Newman in their corner before Kidd drags him back to the floor and whips him into the guardrail.
Francesco Akira made the hot tag and he hits a flying dropkick on Kidd then hits a top rope crossbody on Kidd for a near fall.
Kidd drops Akira with some open hand slaps then Gedo hits a Buzzsaw Kick on Akira for a near fall.
Akira hits a swinging neckbreaker on Gedo before Catch 22 hits Gedo with 2/2 for the win.
Winners: United Empire (7:55)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
House Of Torture (NEVER Openweight Champion Evil, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Ren Narita & Dick Togo) vs. Just 5 Guys (Sanada, Douki, Taichi & Yuya Uemura)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Douki starts this match before Sanada ties Kanemaru in the Paradise Lock then Evil chokes Sanada with a shirt and got a near fall.
The bell rang but it was just Dick Togo ringing it as Evil tried to celebrate anyway.
Taichi hits a Helluva Kick on Ren Narita before he caught a heel hook kick to Narita’s face.
Narita & Taichi traded Mafia Kicks and Narita hits an exploder suplex then Togo tags in and hits some blows on Taichi then Yuya Uemura enters and hits a dropkick on Togo.
House Of Torture took turns hitting clotheslines in the corner on Uemura & Togo hits knife edge chop on Uemura’s groin for a near fall.
Taichi hits a double clothesline then Sanada hits a plancha to the floor on Evil.
Uemura hits a top rope crossbody on Togo then Deadbolt to get the win for J5G.
Winners: Just 5 Guys (8:53)
Rate: 3
1st Round Match Of The 2024 New Japan Cup
Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi
Yujiro Takahashi attacks Toru Yano from behind to start the match then they brawled to the floor where Takahashi whips Yano into the guardrail.
Takahashi handcuffs Yano to the guardrail and he got back into the ring.
Yano somehow escaped by breaking the guardrail and he got back into the ring before being counted out.
Yano handcuffs Takahashi on the floor to another man as they were hugging.
Yano hits a low blow and got back into the ring.
The referee kept counting and Takahashi never got to his feet before being counted out.
Winner By Count Out: Toru Yano (2:55)
Rate: 2
1st Round Match Of The 2024 New Japan Cup
Yoshi Hashi vs. IWGP Tag Team Champion Kenta
Kenta attacks Yoshi Hashi from behind and they immediately brawled to the floor.
They got back into the ring with Kenta in charge as he hits some kicks to the spine and got a near fall. Yoshi Hashi hits a suplex and they were both down.
Yoshi Hashi hits Headhunter then a sit out powerbomb for a near fall.
Yoshi Hashi nails a superkick and 2 clotheslines for a near fall and he was fired up.
Kenta hits a DDT out of the ropes and they were both down then Kenta hits a top rope double stomp to the chest for a near fall before they traded forearm chops.
Kenta puts a ref in the middle then he hits a slap to the face and a running knee for a near fall then Yoshi Hashi hits a Crucifix Driver for the win.
Winner: Yoshi Hashi (10:55) (He will face Sanada in the 2nd Round)
Rate: 5
After the match they shook hands before Kenta then attacks him from behind and beats up Yoshi Hashi.
1st Round Match Of The 2024 New Japan Cup
Shota Umino vs. Jack Perry
Shota Umino & Jack Perry immediately traded punches and forearm strikes.
Perry kept Umino grounded before Perry hits a Rude Awakening for a near fall.
Perry ties Umino up in Snare Trap on the mat but Umino reached the ropes & with Umino’s feet on the ring apron Perry hits a DDT on the floor.
He made a cocky 1 footed cover in the ring for a near fall before Umino hits a northern lights suplex for a near fall then Perry hits a Dragon Suplex for a near fall.
Umino nails a DDT out of the ropes onto the ring apron and Perry crashed to the floor.
In the ring Umino hits a springboard dropkick then an inverted DDT for a near fall.
Perry hits a superkick and a poisonrana then Umino immediately hits Blaze Blade and they were both down.
Umino hits a running neckbreaker for a near fall then hits a DDT for a near fall.
Suddenly Yoshinobu Kanemaru was at ringside and distracting the referee.
Ren Narita snuck into the ring and hits Umino with his pushup bar then Perry hits a running knee to get the win.
Winner: Jack Perry (12:20) (He will face Yano in the 2nd Round)
Rate: 5
After the match House of Torture enters the ring & Evil handed Jack Perry a House Of Torture t shirt and Perry puts it on. Perry puts 1 foot on Umino and he posed House of Torture before they left together.
Champion vs. Champion Match
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito vs. Junior Heavyweight Champion Sho
Sho attacks Tetsuya Naito from behind as Naito walks to ringside then shoves Naito into the ring post.
Naito whips Sho into a guardrail and he was finally able to remove his button down shirt.
Sho snaps Naito’s arm across the top rope then slams the left leg across Sho’s shoulder as Naito rolls to the floor and sold the pain in his knee.
Sho mockingly did the Tranquillo pose in the ring then in the ring he grapevined Naito’s left leg and kept him grounded. Naito hit a headscissors takedown.
He hitd a deep arm drag and a flying knee to the back before Naito hits a backbreaker over his knee out of the ropes. Naito hits a standing neckbreaker for a near fall.
Sho hits a chop block to the back of the knee then he got a chair and struck Naito in the back. He wraps Naito’s legs around the ring post and he struck his knee with the chair.
He hit him across the knee a few more times on the floor before Naito rolls back into the ring then Sho tied up the legs again and grapevined the left leg.
Sho hits a double knees strike to the back then a clothesline then hits a piledriver for a near fall.
Sho set up for Shock Arrow but Naito escaped & hits an enzuigiri then Destino and both men were down. Sho hit some kicks on the knee.
Naito hit a Frankensteiner then hits a springboard tornado DDT before the ref got bumped in the corner and Sho immediately hit a low blow then he pushed Naito into the ref again.
House Of Torture hops in the ring and they stomped on Naito before LIJ ran in and made the save as Evil swung at Naito with the NEVER Openweight Title but missed.
Shingo Takagi hits a clothesline on Evil a Sho got his wrench but he missed hitting Naito with it. Naito pops Sho up in the air and hits a low blow punt kick.
Naito tossed the wrench aside and hits a modified brainbuster then Destino for the win.
Winner: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito (21:07)
Rate: 6
After the match Naito surrounded by LIJ got on the mic and thanks the fans for packing the building for the 52nd anniversary show. He talks about facing the winner of the New Japan Cup with the IWGP World Heavyweight Title on the line. He said he’s waiting to see if it will be against Shingo Takagi or Yota Tsuji.
Remanding 1st Round Matches
March 7th
TJP vs. David Finlay
Tanga Loa vs. KOPW 2024 Champion Great O Khan
Tomohiro Ishii vs. IWGP Tag Team Champion Chase Owens
March 8th
Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion Hikuleo vs. Boltin Oleg
Shingo Takagi vs. Yuya Uemura
Callum Newman vs. Gabe Kidd
March 10th
Yota Tsuji vs. Jeff Cobb
Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion El Phantasmo vs. Mikey Nicholls
Taichi vs. Ren Nartia
2nd Round
March 11th
Sanada vs. Yoshi Hashi
Jack Perry vs. Toru Yano
March 12th
TJP or David Finlay vs. Tanga Loa or KOPW 2024 Champion Great O Khan
Tomohiro Ishii or IWGP Tag Team Champion Chase Owens vs. Hirooki Goto
March 13th
NEVER Openweight Champion Evil vs. Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion Hikuleo or Boltin Oleg
Shingo Takagi or Yuya Uemura vs. Callum Newman or Gabe Kidd
March 15th
Yota Tsuji or Jeff Cobb vs. Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion El Phantasmo or Mikey Nicholls
Taichi or Ren Nartia vs. Zack Sabre Jr
