NJPW Road To New Beginning In Osaka Night 3 Results – January 24, 2024
Location: Tokyo Japan
Venue: Korakuen Hall
Tag Team Match
Katsuya Murashima & Toru Yano vs. Shoma Kato & Boltin Oleg (Pre Show)
Boltin Oleg drills Katsuya Murashima to the mat with Kamikaze for the win.
Winners: Shoma Kato & Boltin Oleg (6:24)
Rate: 5
Zack Sabre Jr vs. Tiger Mask IV
Zack Sabre Jr & Tiger Mask IV traded mat reversals early on before Tiger Mask hits some roundhouse kicks to the chest before ZSJ fires back with running European uppercuts in the corner.
Tiger Mask got a backslide for a near fall then ZSJ switched to a cross armbreaker then Tiger Mask grapevined a leg on the mat. ZSJ locks in a double armbar and Tiger Mask taps out.
Winner By Submission: Zack Sabre Jr (6:30)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
Guerrillas Of Density (Strong Openweight & IWGP Tag Team Champion Hikuleo & Jado) & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Kenta & Taiji Ishimori)
Bullet Club attacks Guerrillas Of Density & Ryusuke Taguchi at the bell then Taiji Ishimori tied up Taguchi on the mat and Bullet Club works him over.
Taguchi hits an enzuigiri and he made the hot tag to Hikuleo & he hits a Mafia Kick then a double clothesline then a running powerslam on Ishimori for a near fall.
Kenta grabs Hikuleo’s knee and snaps it over his shoulder then Jado got in and locks in a crossface on Ishimori but Ishimori somehow flips Jado over & rolls him up for the win.
Winners: Bullet Club (6:17)
Rate: 5
8 Man Tag Team Match
Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado, Tama Tonga, Tomoaki Honma & Yoh vs. House Of Torture (NEVER Openweight Champion Evil, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Sho)
House Of Torture attacks El Desperado, Tama Tonga, Tomoaki Honma & Yoh from behind as Sho tried to untie Desperado’s mask and they traded offense as the match got underway.
Sho & Yoh traded offense then on the floor Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi hits a suplex on Yoh onto the bare wood floor then back in the ring House Of Torture took turns working over Yoh.
Yoh hits a flying forearm on Kanemaru for a near fall then Tama Tonga made the hot tag & hits a Stinger Splash and peeled off his vest then hits a clothesline on Evil but then he tags in Tomoaki Honma.
Honma hit some chops and a bulldog on Evil but he missed Kokeshi then Desperado jumped in the ring and hits a spear on Evil.
Yoh hit a dropkick and a plancha on Kanemaru then Honma hits a leaping headbutt on Evil for a near fall.
Dick Togo distracted Honma allowing Evil to hit Everything Is Evil for the win.
Winners: House Of Torture (10:53)
Rate: 4
After the match Sho hits Desperado in the head with the Junior Heavyweight Title then Sho unties the mask & rips it off then ran to the back holding his trophy. Some Young Lions at ringside covered Desperado’s head.
10 Man Tag Team Match
United Empire (Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Francesco Akira & TJP, KOPW 2024 Champion Great O Khan, Callum Newman & Henare) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Global Champion David Finlay, Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors, Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd)
United Empire met Bullet Club War Dogs as they walked to the ring and they all brawled on the floor then in the ring Henare & Gabe Kidd traded offense then Alex Coughlin hits a fallaway slam on Great O Khan.
Catch 22 hits stereo superkicks then Callum Newman enters and hits a flying knee to David Finlay’s chest.
Clark Connors hits Jeep Flip on Francesco Akira that sends him flying to the floor. Connors drags him back into the ring and hits a neckbreaker on Akira.
Akira & TJP hits a double team X Factor faceplant and TJP hit a plancha to the floor before Akira misses Fireball but he hit a double stomp on Connors then a swinging neckbreaker for a near fall.
Connors fired back with a powerslam then a spear then hits No Chaser for the win.
Winners: Bullet Club War Dogs (6:15)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji & Bushi) vs. Just 5 Guys (Taka Michinoku, Yuya Uemura & Taichi)
Just 5 Guys attacks LIJ from behind as Shingo Takagi paired off with Taichi in the ring while Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura fought on the floor as Taichi hits a pair of Mafia Kicks on Takagi.
Uemura & Tsuji got in the ring and they traded chops before Uemura hits a back suplex for a near fall. Bushi & Taka Michinoku tags in and traded offense.
Bushi hit a basement dropkick to the knee. He dove through the ropes and barreled into Michinoku then in the ring Michinoku ties up Bushi on the mat and cranked back on his head.
Takagi made the hot tag and hits a sliding clothesline on Michinoku then sets up for a piledriver but Taichi broke it up so Takagi hits a dragon screw on Taichi.
Michinoku hits a running knee on Takagi’s head but he couldn’t get him up for a bodyslam.
Takagi hits Pumping Bomber for a near fall then immediately hits a standing powerbomb to get the win.
Winners: Los Ingobernables De Japon (10:02)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito & Hiromi Takahashi) vs. Just 5 Guys (Sanada & Douki)
Tetsuya Naito & Sanada starts this match off with basic mat reversals before Hiromu Takahashi & Douki enters and they traded faster reversals then Naito re enters and works over Douki’s left arm.
Sanada got in and dropkicks Naito then Douki hits a northern lights suplex on Takahashi for a near fall then sets up for Daybreak DDT but Takahashi caught him.
Naito hits a tornado DDT on Douki & Takahashi hits Time Bomb on Douki for a near fall then Takahashi hits a clothesline on Douki before Douki hits Takahashi with Jorge Rivera Special for the win.
Winners: Just 5 Guys (9:18)
Rate: 6
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Titles Match
Television Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi & Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii) (c) vs. TMDK (Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste & Kosei Fujita)
Kazuchika Okada & Kosei Fujita starts this match as they brawled to the floor where Okada hits a bodyslam on the mat before Fujita tried some forearm strikes on Tomohiro Ishii but he completely no sold them.
Tanahashi hits a 2nd rope flipping senton for a near fall then Ishii tags in and hits some chops before Fujita fired back with his own then Ishii applied a Boston Crab but Fujita made it to the ropes.
Fujita hits a dragon screw on Tanahashi then tags in Shane Haste & hits a dropkick on Tanahashi then a cannonball in the corner for a near fall then Ishii enters and hits a back suplex on Haste for a near fall.
Nicholls hits a suplex on Ishii then hits a Death Valley Driver on Ishii for a near fall before Okada enters and hits a double DDT on Haste & Nicholls then a flapjack on Fujita.
Chaos & Tanahashi hits a triple team flapjack on Fujita before Ishii hits a clothesline on Nicholls for a near fall.
Fujita hits a hurricanrana on Tanahashi then a flip dive onto Tanahashi on the floor then in the ring Haste & Nicholls hits Tankbuster on Ishii for a near fall.
Haste & Nicholls hits another Tankbuster on Ishii for a near fall then Tanahashi hits a dragon screw then he & Ishii hits stereo Dragon screws on Nicholls & Haste.
Okada & Fujita got back in but Fujita was worn down and Okada was smiling aware he had the advantage before Fujita hits a springboard dropkick for a near fall.
Fujita tied up Okada’s legs and cranked back on his head but Okada escaped and locks in the Money Clip but he lets it go when Haste jumps into the ring. Fujita hits a German suplex with a bridge for a believable near fall.
Okada hits a German suplex before he misses Rainmaker but he hits a dropkick to the jaw.
He hits some short arm clotheslines but he couldn’t hit Rainmaker and Fujita got another rollup for a near fall then Chaos & Tanahashi surrounded Fujita.
Tanahashi hits a Sling Blade and Ishii hits a sliding clothesline then Okada hits a dropkick on Fujita then a top rope elbow drop then Rainmaker for the win.
Winners & Still NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions: Television Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi & Chaos (22:15) (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)
Rate: 7
After the match Okada shook hands with everyone and he hugs Zack Sabre Jr then he got on the mic and before he finished his first sentence he was crying. He posed with Ishii & Tanahashi as they showed off their NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Titles then the camera panned to Toru Yano & Yoshi Hashi as they were doing commentary and Okada shook hands with them too and he waved at the fans as he left.
Shota Umino vs. Ren Narita
Shota Umino immediately whips Ren Narita repeatedly into the guardrails at ringside then in the ring Umino remained in control as Umino ties up Narita on the mat.
Narita kicks Umino off the ring apron that sends Umino flying into the guardrail & it was now Narita’s turn to whip Umino into the guardrails several times and he kicks Shota so he fell over the guardrail and into the front row.
Narita chokes Umino with his workout bar then they brawled through the crowd up one of the short bleachers and Narita slams Umino’s head against a wall.
Umino barely got back into the ring before being counted out as Narita dominated the offense for a couple of minutes before Umino hits a dropkick to the face then Narita did a slingshot to hit Umino’s throat onto the bottom rope and he regained control of the match.
Narita hits some blows that Umino no sold as he looked angry as he traps Narita’s head in the corner and kicked his face then hits a series of kicks in the corner.
They fought back to the floor and up the larger bleachers as Umino repeatedly slams Narita’s head onto an open chair.
Umino grabs a tables from ringside and he brought it up to where Narita was lying in the bleachers & placed it across an entry way.
He powerbombs Narita through the table and Narita fell to the ground and rolls down the staircase into the concourse.
They re entered the arena with Umino dragging him back to ringside then pulls out another table.
In the ring then he hit a missile dropkick then Ignition and a side slam for a near fall before Umino hits a running Sliced Bread for a near fall.
They went to the floor where Narita hits a belly 2 belly suplex tossing Shota onto the table which was leaning against a guardrail and they were both down on the floor.
Narita got in first as Umino dove in at the 19 count then Narita hits a running knee to the throat then Narita hits a 2nd rope knee strike for a near fall then Narita hits a low blow and a German suplex for a near fall.
He hits an exploder suplex with a bridge for another near fall then a northern lights suplex before Shota hit a DDT and they were both down. Shota hits Impact DDT for a near fall.
Evil & Dick Togo appeared at ringside then the ref got knocked out and House Of Torture stomped on Umino. Togo hits a knife edge chop to Umino’s groin then the lights went out.
The lights came back on and Tama Tonga was in the ring as Evil hit a low blow on Tonga then El Desperado ran into the ring and hits Pinche Loco on Sho while Tonga hits Gun Stun on Evil.
Umino hits a German suplex and a half nelson suplex for a near fall before Narita hits a head capture suplex with a bridge for a near fall and he applied a sleeper.
Umino hits a rolling elbow then Death Rider for a near fall before Umino hits another Death Rider for the win.
Winner: Shota Umino (33:45)
Rate: 7
After the match Desperado spoke on the mic first. Tama Tonga then spoke and he said thank you, so so much. Shota, I’m proud of you but I want you before I go, I want you to do something for me. I want you to kick Evil’s ass & take the NEVER Openweight Title. He reiterated that he loves the New Japan fans. Umino then spoke on the mic.
