NJPW Wrestling Satsuma No Kuni Results – April 29, 2023
Location: Kagoshima Japan
Venue: Kagoshima Arena
Tag Team Match
Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi) vs. Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg
Boltin Oleg puts Hirooki Goto in a Boston Crab but Yoshi Hashi made the save then Bishamon hits Shoto on Oleg for the win.
Winners: Bishamon (4:34)
Rate: 5
Tag Team Match
House Of Torture (Evil & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Shota Umino & Oskar Leube
House Of Torture attacks Shota Umino & Oskar Leube at the bell and they all brawled to the floor. House Of Torture beat up Leube then Umino made the hot tag and hit a summersault off the apron to the floor on House Of Torture.
In the ring Umino hit a diving forearm on Evil and a northern lights suplex for a near fall. Leube enters and hits a suplex and a leg drop on Yujiro Takahashi for a near fall. Sho hits Leube in the head with his wrench and Takahashi nails Pimp Juice for the win.
Winners: House Of Torture (4:34)
Rate: 4
6 Man Tag Team Match
Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jett Splitters (Kushida & Kevin Knight) & Tomoaki Honma vs. United Empire (Francesco Akira, TJP & Aaron Henare)
Both teams brawl at the bell then United Empire works over Tomoaki Honma in their corner. Aaron Henare hit blows to the chest and got a near fall. Kushida enters and traded kicks with Francesco Akira. Honma misses Kokeshi on Henare.
Kushida hit a handspring back double elbow and he held Henare in place allowing Honma to hit Kokeshi. Akira hit a plancha to the floor on Jett Splitters then Henare hits some headbutts on Honma then locks in Ultima and Honma taps out.
Winners By Submission: United Empire (9:05)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
TMDK (Television Champion Zack Sabre Jr & Kosei Fujita) vs. United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Great O Khan)
Kosei Fujita & Great O Khan starts this match off & Fujita hits a dropkick and ties up O Khan’s legs. Zack Sabre Jr enters at 2:00 and went to work on O Khan’s left leg. United Empire works over Fujita in their corner with Jeff Cobb hitting a delayed vertical suplex.
ZSJ tags in and hit a running forearm in the corner on Cobb and he locks in a modified Triangle Choke but Cobb powers out. Fujita enters and applied a leglock on O Khan but O Khan reached the ropes.
O Khan nails a head capture suplex on Fujita. Fujita got an O’Connor roll for a near fall. O Khan locks Fujita in the Sheep Killer for the submission win.
Winners By Submission: United Empire (11:23)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Ren Narita) & Yuto Nakashima vs. Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii), Togi Makabe & Ryohei Oiwa
Ren Narita & Kazuchika Okada started trading forearms before Yuto Nakashima & Togi Makabe traded shoulder tackles then on the floor Tomohiro Ishii whips El Desperado into a guardrail. Minoru Suzuki enters and hits a Mafia Kick on Makabe. Desperado & Ishii traded forearms and Desperado hit a spinebuster.
Desperado went for Pinche Loco but Ishii avoided it. Desperado hit a spear and they were both down. Okada & Suzuki entered and traded forearm shots. Narita entered and hit a northern lights suplex on Okada then Okada hits a dropkick.
Narita hit a belly 2 belly suplex for a near fall on Oiwa. Narita then locks in a Octopus Hold to make Oiwa tap out.
Winners By Submission: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Strong Style & Yuto Nakashima (12:11)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
Bullet Club (Strong Openweight Champion Kenta, David Finlay, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo) vs. Guerrillas Of Density (NEVER Openweight Champion Tama Tonga, Hikuleo & Jado) & Master Wato
David Finlay & Kenta attacked Hikuleo to start this match off then Master Wato & Taiji Ishimori traded blows then both teams brawled. Bullet Club works over Jado in their corner.
Tama Tonga finally made the hot tag and he bodyslams Gedo then he traded blows with Finlay.
Tonga peeled off his vest and was fired up. Wato hit a top rope diving elbow. Tonga clotheslines Finlay to the floor then he hits Gun Stun on Gedo for the win.
Winners: Guerrillas Of Density & Master Wato (9:48)
Rate: 5
6 Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Bushi) vs. Just 3 Guys (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Sanada, Douki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
Both teams brawl at the bell with Douki & Tetsuya Naito trading blows. Sanada & Hiromu Takahashi traded forearm shots on the floor. In the ring Yoshinobu Kanemaru hits a senton on Naito then Sanada works over Naito by hitting a snap suplex for a near fall. Douki enters and locks in Douki Chokey on Naito. Naito finally hits a tornado DDT on Douki.
Takahashi & Sanada made the hot tags with Takahashi hitting a headscissors takedown then a basement dropkick for a near fall. Takahashi hits a Falcon Arrow and they were both down. Bushi entered and hit a hurricanrana on Sanada. Sanada locks in Skull End but Naito enters to break it up.
Douki nailed a dive through the ropes on Naito. Sanada again locks in Skull End but Bushi got a rollup for a near fall before Sanada locks in Skull End again for the tap out win.
Winners By Submission: Just 3 Guys (12:17)
Rate: 6
IWGP Tag Team Titles Match
Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) (c) vs. TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls)
Mark Davis & Mikey Nicholls starts this match off with an lockup then Shane Haste & Kyle Fletcher enters and hit some quicker reversals. They all brawled to the floor. Haste slams Fletcher back first on the ring apron and got a near fall. TMDK work over Fletcher in their corner for several minutes. Davis made the hot tag and beat up TMDK.
Fletcher dove through the ropes on both opponents. In the ring, Davis & Nicholls traded forearm shots. Haste hit a Falcon Arrow on Fletcher for a near fall. Fletcher hits a assisted stunner on Haste for a near fall. Haste hits a sit out powerbomb on Davis for a near fall.
Davis hit a release German suplex on Nicholls then a decapitating clothesline for a near fall. Haste hits a top rope crossbody onto Aussie Open then a flip dive to the floor on Fletcher.
Both teams traded forearm shots while on their knees then while standing, with the blows becoming faster and harder. TMDK hits a double team faceplant on Fletcher then goes for a cover but Davis made the save.
Fletcher hits a double DDT. Davis hit an enziguri and Fletcher hits Grimstone Piledriver on Nicholls. Aussie Open hits a front & back clotheslines on Haste then Korealis for the win.
Winners & Still IWGP Tag Team Champions: Aussie Open (24:58) (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)
Rate: 9 (Recommend)
After the match both teams shook hands and TMDK left & as Aussie Open celebrated with their IWGP Tag Team Titles but they were attacked by House Of Torture. Evil & Yujiro Takahashi posed with the IWGP Tag Team Titles. The rest of the United Empire ran to ringside to make the save and the House Of Torture bails without the IWGP Tag Team Titles.
KOPW 2023 Title Takagi Style Traid Match
Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Taichi
Shingo Takagi & Taichi immediately traded chops then they brawled on the floor and dove back into the ring before being counted out. They fought to the floor, where Taichi hit a back body drop. Takagi got back in the ring before being counted out, and out of nowhere, he rolls up Taichi for a pin.
Takagi hits a senton then he went for a pin but the ref reminded him he can’t get any more pins Takagi locks in a crossface on the mat. Takagi hits a Death Valley Driver on the ring apron and they both crashed to the floor. They got in the ring, and Taichi got a rollup for the pin.
Takagi hits a German suplex then Taichi pops up and hit a Saito Suplex and they were both down. Taichi hit an enziguri and a release powerbomb then Black Mephisto and they were both down. Taichi got a knockout when Takagi was unable to get to his feet before the 10 Count. Takagi nails Last Of The Dragon then Pumping Bomber.
They traded clotheslines and Takagi hits a powerbomb and another Pumping Bomber then another Last Of The Dragon and Taichi didn’t get to his feet and was KO’d. Takagi hits a 2nd rope swinging Death Valley Driver and he hit repeated elbows to the side of the head.
Takagi applied a sleeper. Kanemaru hops on the ring apron and was debating whether to throw in the towel but Taichi reached the ropes. Taichi rolls to the floor and was nearly counted out. In the ring Taichi hits a Saito Suplex. They hit clotheslines and both fell to the floor.
Takagi barely dove back in the ring before being counted out. They got up and traded chops. Takagi nails a headbutt that drops Taichi. Taichi nails a superkick and he locks Seitei Jujiro in the center of the ring but Takagi powers out but Taichi hits another enziguri and he again locks in Seitei Jujiro.
Hiromu Takahashi now hops on the ring apron with a towel in his hand and his face showed turmoil but he ultimately set the towel down rather than throw it in. The ref checks on Takagi and determined he had passed out so he calls for the bell.
Winner & New KOPW 2023 Champion: Taichi (43:40) (3-2) (NEW CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
