NJPW and ZERO1 News

In light of Hirooki Goto's recent victory in the New Japan Cup Tournament, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship bout between Hirooki Goto and the current champion, Shinsuki Nakamura, along with an IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship bout between Jushin Liger and Huzimaru Masamiti, have been scheduled for April 4, 2010 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

In other NJPW news, the first ever New Japan Super J Tag Team Tournament has been set for May 8, 2010. Tournament brackets have yet to be announced, but I will update as soon as they are.



Hiroshi Tanahashi also made an appearance at the Dainichi Universe in Osaka, Japan this past Sunday, March 21, where he met with fans, signed DVDs, collectibles and T-shirts. He also competed in a paper, rock, scissors tournament, in which he actually lost. What's worse is that flannel shirt that he wore to the event. However, he's still one of the best performers out there right now.

In ZERO1 News:

Hartley Jackson, the Australian Professional Wrestler, is going to be returning to Japan for ZERO1 in April for the "Yamato Shinshu Chikara Matsuri" at the Yasukuni Shrine on April 11,2010 and the Hokkaido Tour from April 13 - April 15. The 10-year veteran of professional wrestling has wrestled in Australia, Japan and the USA in the past.

And a little late, but here are the results for ZERO1 VS. Nagoya Wakate Senbatsu Sen event at the Nagoya City Sports Center in Aichi, Japan on March 14, 2010:

Main Event

O Shinjiro Otani
(ZERO1)
VS
Kenta Kosugi X
(DEP)

(14:02 → Spiral Bomb)
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Tag Match

O Kohei Sato
(ZERO1)
KAMIKAZE
(ZERO1)
VS
Yasu Kubota
(Sportiva Entertainment)
Shigehiro Irie X
(DEP)

(13:12 → German Suplex Hold)
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Single Match

O Ryouji Sai
(ZERO1)
VS
Akito X
(Sportiva Entertainment)

(11:55 → Nachi Waterfall)
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Single Match

O Kintaro Kanemura
(XWF)
VS
Mammoth Soldier X
(Sportiva Entertainment)

(5:04 → Roundhouse Kick)
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Tag Match

O Minoru Fujita
(ZERO1)
Takuya Sugawara
(ZERO1)
VS
Michio Kageyama X
(DEP)
Touru Sugiura
(DEP)

(13:58 → Sasuke Segway)
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Tag Match

Shota Takanishi
(ZERO1)
X Yoshikazu Yokoyama
(ZERO1)
VS
Yuzuru Saito O
(ZERO1)
Kenta Kakinuma
(ZERO1)

(9:37 → Crab Hold)