NJPW Road to Wrestle Grand Slam results: LIJ vs.CHAOS
The Road to Wrestle Grand Slam tour continued today as NJPW ran their third straight night in Korakuen Hall.
A new set of challengers for the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team titles were established, as Tetsuya Naito, SANADA and BUSHI made a challenge for Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI to defend the titles against them at an upcoming show. YOSHI-HASHI accepted the challenge on behalf of his team.
The show was also notable for the return of Kazuchika Okada.
Okada kicked off the show by cutting a promo. He said that he feels great and wants to challenge for the vacant IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
Here are results from today’s show:
Shingo Takagi defeated Yota Tsuji (11:09)
Shingo won by referee stoppage after a forearm strike and a choke.
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Master Wato defeated Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens & Taiji Ishimori (10:58)
Tanahashi used a Texas Clover Hold to submit Yujiro.
Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa defeated Zack Sabre Jr. & DOUKI (11:56)
Loa pinned DOUKI after hitting three powerbombs.
Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb defeated Kota Ibushi & Tomoaki Honma (12:04)
Cobb pinned Honma after a Tour of the Islands.
Cobb laid Ibushi out after the match with a Cobb-igoye.
Tetsuya Naito & SANADA defeated Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (23:24)
Naito pinned YH with a jackknife cradle.
After the match, Naito issued a challenge for the NEVER Six-Man titles. YOSHI-HASHI came back to the ring to accept, but got jumped three-on-one by Naito, SANADA and BUSHI. Goto ran back in to make the save for YH.
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Up next are three Road to Dominion shows next week on June 1, June 2 and June 4, all at 5:30 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World. Dominion will be held on Sunday, June 6 in Osaka-Jo Hall at 3 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World. No cards have been announced for the tour.
An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.