NJPW Road To Sakura Genesis Night 2 Review – April 02, 2023
Tag Team Match
Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) vs. Yuto Nakashima & Oskar Leube
Yuto Nakashima slaps Togi Makabe in the face then Nakashima & Oskar Leube locks in Boston Crabs before Makabe hits King Kong Knee Drop on Nakashima for the win.
Winners: Great Bash Heel (9:19)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobnrables De Japon (Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi,Tetsuya Naito & Bushi) vs. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori,El Phantasmo & Gedo)
Hiromu Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori started this match off before El Phantasmo enter to face Tetsuya Naito, and they brawled to the floor. In the ring Bullet Club work over Takahashi. Phantasmo glared at Naito and taunted him as he did his silly flips and rolls, then mocking Naito’s tranquilo pose. Naito finally made the hot tag and he hits a basement dropkick on ELP and he tugs on Gedo’s beard.
Naito gave Gedo a drop toe hold with Gedo’s head hitting ELP in the crotch. Bushi enters and hit a top rope missile dropkick on Gedo, then he dove through the ropes on Gedo. ELP hit a Lionsault on Bushi. Phantasmo & Naito were again brawling on the floor. Bushi hits MX on Gedo for the win.
Winners: Los Ingobnrables De Japon (9:42)
Rate: 5
8 Man Tag Team Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki,El Desperado & Ren Narita) & Ryohei Oiwa vs. House Of Torture (Evil,Yujiro Takahashi,Sho & Dick Togo)
Strong Style & Ryohei Oiwa immediately charges at House Of Torture, and both teams brawl on the floor then back in the ring House Of Torture took turns working over Oiwa in their corner. Oiwa finally hits a dropkick on Dick Togo and made the hot tag.
Minoru Suzuki & Ren Narita got in and work together. Narita hits a gutwrench suplex on Togo, and he locks in a Boston Crab. Everyone was again brawling in and out of the ring; the ref has lost control. Evil hits some chops on Suzuki against the guardrail. The ref finally called for the bell, as we have a double count out.
Winners: No One (Double Count Out) (8:51)
Rate: 3
6 Man Tag Team Match
Chaos (IWGP Tag Team Champions Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi & Toru Yano) vs. United Empire (Mark Davis,Kyle Fletcher & Great O Khan)
Yoshi Hashi & Mark Davis starts us off then Davis slams Hirooki Goto, and he hits a senton on Goto for a near fall. United Empire works over Goto in their corner, with Great O Khan hitting a gutwrench suplex for a near fall. Yoshi Hashi made the hot tag and traded forearms with Davis.
Yoshi Hashi hits Headhunter then Kyle Fletcher tags in and hits some chops on Yoshi Hashi. Toru Yano tags in and he immediately removed a corner pad. Yano wound up getting whipped into the exposed steel in the corner. Yoshi Hashi hit a superkick on Fletcher, allowing Yano to get a roll up for a near fall. Aussie Open hits simultaneous front & back clotheslines on Yano then Corealis for the win.
Winners: United Empire (10:16)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
TMDK (Television Champion Zack Sabre Jr,Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Shota Umino,Ryusuke Taguchi & Boltin Oleg
Boltin Oleg & Kosei Fujita started this match off then Robbie Eagles & Ryusuke Taguchi squared off Eagles locks the Ron Miller Special but Taguchi reached the ropes. TMDK took turns working over Taguchi.
Shota Umino got in and he brawled with Eagles. Eagles hit a mid ring Sliced Bread. Zack Sabre Jr got in and applied a mid ring Octopus on Umino as they traded rollups. Umino hits a dropkick.
Oleg tags back in, and he hit shoulder tackles, and he applied a belly 2 belly bearhug on ZSJ then Oleg applied a Boston Crab ZSJ escaped and switched to a cross armbreaker, and Oleg taps out.
Winners By Submission: TMDK (11:05)
Rate: 6
10 Man Tag Team Match
Chaos (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada,Tomohiro Ishii & Yoh),Master Wato & Tiger Mask IV vs. Just 5 Guys (2023 New Japan Cup Winner Sanada,Taichi,Douki,Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taka Michinoku)
Douki & Master Wato started this match off then Tiger Mask IV enters and hits a backbreaker over his knee on Douki. On the floor Yoshinobu Kanemaru whips Yoh into a guardrail. Just 5 Guys began working over Yoh in their corner. Taichi applied a mid ring Octopus Hold then Tomohiro Ishii made the hot tag and he brawled with Taichi, hitting a shoulder tackle that drops Taichi.
Ishii hit some chops and a vertical suplex but Taichi popped up and hit a clothesline, and they were both down. Kazuchika Okada & Sanada entered, and Sanada immediately hit a pair of dropkicks, then a back suplex for a near fall. Okada locks in Money Clip on Sanada then Taka Michinoku made the save to break it up. Sanada locks in Skull End but Okada quickly escaped. Okada hit a neckbreaker over his knee on Sanada.
Tiger Mask re entered and hits a spin kick on Sanada then he sets up for the Tiger Bomb, but Sanada blocks it. Tiger Mask hit a Tiger Bomb on Kanemaru, then a tombstone piledriver on Kanemaru. Douki dove through the ropes. Kanemaru hits a top rope moonsault to get the win.
Winners: Just 5 Guys (13:05)
Rate: 6
KOPW 2023 Title Ultimate Traid Match
Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Aaron Henare
Shingo Takagi & Aaron Henare traded mat holds to begin this match off then they brawled to the floor with Takagi whipping Henare into the guardrail. They went up the bleachers and came back down and traded blows with chairs. They re entered the ring. Takagi applied a crossface on the mat, and he switched to a Fujiwara Armbar.
Henare hits a Samoan Drop and they were both down. Henare sold the pain in his left arm. Henare hit several knee lifts to the gut. They went back to the floor, where Henare slams Takagi’s back into the guardrail. Back in the ring, Henare locks in a submission hold around the head.
Henare nails a Blue Thunder Bomb and he went back to the submission hold around the neck. Takagi locks in an armlock, twisting Henare’s right arm behind his head. They got up and traded open hand slaps to the face.
Henare hit some punches to the gut then Rampage. Henare went for a 2nd Rampage but Takagi turned it into a DDT, and they were both down. They got up and traded punches. Takagi nails Pumping Bomber and they were both down.
They traded a series of headbutts. Henare nailed a running penalty kick. Shingo got a backslide for a pin now both men have now scored the pins and the submissions needed to win. Henare tried to apply a Ultima but Takagi fought free. Shingo hit the Made In Japan and they were both down. They traded more clotheslines and forearms, and Henare hit another punch to the gut. They were both down. Takagi got to his feet Henare couldn’t get up before the 10 count so Takagi wins.
Winner & Still KOPW 2023 Champion: Shingo Takagi (38:15) (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 7
