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February 20, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,500
  1. Dr. Wagner, Jr. & Kendo Kashin beat Shinjiro Ohtani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (11:32) when Kashin forced Ohtani to submit.

  2. Takashi Iizuka beat Hiro Saito (12:10) via submission.

  3. Super J pinned Tadao Yasuda (7:33).

  4. Tatsutoshi Goto beat Junji Hirata (7:03) via submission.

  5. Shiro Koshinaka pinned Michiyoshi Ohara (6:03).

  6. Akira pinned Koji Kanemoto (9:53).

  7. Satoshi Kojima pinned Jushin Liger (7:51).

  8. Manabu Nakanishi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (12:36) via submission.

  9. Don Frye beat Yuji Nagata (6:47) via submission.

  10. Shinya Hashimoto pinned Scott Norton (8:46).

  11. Kensuke Sasaki beat Masa Chono (16:57) via submission.

  12. Masa Chono beat Kensuke Sasaki (7:29) via submission.
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August 11, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 8,500
  1. Shinjiro Ohtani & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Kendo Kashin & Katsuyori Shibata (11:25) when Ohtani forced Shibata to submit.

  2. Yutaka Yoshie beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa (13:48) via submission.

  3. Brian Johnston beat Osamu Kido (5:38) via submission.

  4. Tadao Yasuda beat Kenzo Suzuki (10:43) via submission.

  5. Tatsumi Fujinami beat Tatsutoshi Goto (6:42) via sleeperhold.

  6. Junji Hirata pinned Shiro Koshinaka (8:24).

  7. Manabu Nakanishi beat Osamu Nishimura (13:04) via submission.

  8. Yuji Nagata pinned Jushin Liger (12:06).

  9. Kensuke Sasaki pinned Satoshi Kojima (19:39).
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August 12, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 10,000
  1. Shinjiro Ohtani & Shinya Makabe beat Koji Kanemoto & Hiroshi Tanahashi (11:47) when Makabe beat Kanemoto.

  2. Satoshi Kojima DCO Hiro Saito (5:54).

  3. Tatsuhito Takaiwa pinned Shiro Koshinaka (9:04).

  4. Manabu Nakanishi beat Tadao Yasuda (9:23) via submission.

  5. Osamu Nishimura beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (14:22) via submission.

  6. Tatsutoshi Goto pinned Yuji Nagata (11:41).

  7. Kensuke Sasaki beat Osamu Kido (4:21) via submission.

  8. Masahiro Chono beat Junji Hirata (11:42) via submission.

  9. Takashi Iizuka beat Tatsumi Fujinami (11:46) via sleeperhold.
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G-1 Climax Finals 2000


 August 13, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,500
  1. Shinya Makabe beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (8:44) via submission.

  2. Yuji Nagata beat Takashi Iizuka (10:48) via submission.

  3. Manabu Nakanishi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (11:26) via submission.

  4. Satoshi Kojima, Tatsutoshi Goto, & Hiro Saito beat Shiro Koshinaka, Yutaka Yoshie, & Kenzo Suzuki (12:36) when Kojima pinned Suzuki.

  5. Kensuke Sasaki pinned Yuji Nagata (15:12).

  6. Manabu Nakanishi beat Masa Chono (9:33) via submission.

  7. Jushin Liger, El Samurai, & Kendo Kashin beat Shinjiro Ohtani, Koji Kanemoto, & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (16:45) when Kashin pinned Ohtani.

  8. Kensuke Sasaki beat Manabu Nakanishi (19:42) via submission to win the 2000 G-1 Climax Tournament.
2000 G-1 Climax final standings

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February 18, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Koji Kanemoto, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, & Minoru Tanaka beat Silver King, Dr. Wagner Jr., & El Samurai (14:55) when Kanemoto pinned Wagner.

  2. Michiyoshi Ohara & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Brian Johnston & The Sledgehammer (7:16) when Ohara forced Hammer to submit.

  3. Yutaka Yoshie & Shiro Koshinaka beat Osamu Nishimura & Jushin Liger (14:14) when Yoshie forced Nishimura to submit.

  4. Manabu Nakanishi beat Super J (11:31) via submission.

  5. Yuji Nagata & Takashi Iizuka beat Mitsuya Nagai & Masahito Kakihara (17:03) when Iizuka forced Nagai to submit.

  6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Riki Choshu & Shinya Makabe (15:20) when Tenzan pinned Choshu.

  7. Don Frye beat Masa Chono (12:27) via submission.

  8. Keiji Mutoh pinned Kazunari Murakami (6:01).

  9. IWGP Champ Kensuke Sasaki pinned Shinjiro Ohtani (14:53).
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August 10, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 9,000
  1. Shinya Makabe pinned Dolgolsren Ceruzibde (8:02).

  2. Shiro Koshinaka & Yutaka Yoshie beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kenzo Suzuki (9:58) when Koshinaka pinned Tanahashi.

  3. Jushin Liger drew Osamu Nishimura (30:00).

  4. Manabu Nakanishi beat Minoru Tanaka (9:47) via submission.

  5. Kazunari Murakami pinned Tadao Yasuda (3:48).

  6. Yuji Nagata pinned Tatsumi Fujinami (11:30).

  7. Keiji Mutoh pinned Masa Chono (8:14).

  8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned Satoshi Kojima (20:53).
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August 11, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 10,000
  1. El Samurai beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (9:36) via submission.

  2. Gedo, Jado, & Akira Nogami beat Wataru Inoue, Minoru Tanaka, & Jushin Liger (14:56) when Jado forced Inoue to submit.

  3. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Masayuki Naruse pinned Shinya Makabe (7:33).

  4. Osamu Nishimura beat Kenzo Suzuki (10:39) via submission.

  5. Osamu Kido, Shiro Koshinaka, & Riki Choshu beat Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto, & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (8:32) when Kido forced Saito to submit.

  6. Satoshi Kojima pinned Yutaka Yoshie (11:25).

  7. Keiji Mutoh beat Tadao Yasuda (11:22) via submission.

  8. Yuji Nagata beat Masa Chono (13:44) via submission.
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G-1 Climax Finals 2001


 August 12, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,500
  1. Hiroshi Tanahashi beta Dolgolsren Ceruzibde (5:41) via submission.

  2. Akira Nogami beat Wataru Inoue (7:21) via submission.

  3. El Samurai & Minoru Tanaka beat Masayuki Naruse & Jushin Liger (11:54) when Samurai forced Naruse to submit.

  4. Riki Choshu & Kenzo Suzuki beat Shinya Makabe & Yutaka Yoshie (7:05) when Choshu pinned Makabe.

  5. Masa Chono & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Shiro Koshinaka & Osamu Nishimura (6:03) when Chono pinned Koshinaka.

  6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Manabu Nakanishi & Tadao Yasuda (13:46) when Tenzan pinned Nakanishi.

  7. Yuji Nagata beat Keiji Mutoh (22:03) via submission to win the 2001 G-1 Climax.
2001 G-1 Climax final standings

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February 16, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Giant Singh & Giant Silva beat Chris Candido, Danny Devine, & Yutaka Yoshie (5:49) when Singh pinned Candido.

  2. Daijiro Matsui TKO Katsuyori Shibata (1st - 1:59).

  3. Yuji Nagata pinned Rick Steiner (11:30).

  4. Tadao Yasuda beat Masa Chono (6:36) via submission.

  5. Wataru Inoue, Masayuki Naruse, Jushin Liger, & El Samurai beat Pat Tanaka, Jado, Gedo, & Koji Kanemoto (19:04) when Inoue forced Tanaka to submit.

  6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kenzo Suzuki beat Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsumi Fujinami (9:57) when Tanahashi pinned Koshinaka.

  7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Osamu Nishimura (21:06) via sleeperhold.

  8. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Minoru Tanaka pinned Masahito Kakihara (11:01).

  9. Manabu Nakanishi pinned Kensuke Sasaki (11:10).

  10. Tadao Yasuda beat Yuji Nagata (15:15) via submission to win the vacant IWGP Title.
IWGP Title Tournament bracketing

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August 10, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 10,000
  1. Blue Wolf beat Toru Yano (7:19).

  2. Azumi Hyuga, Ran Yu Yu, & Commando Bolshoi beat Tsubasa Kuragaki, Kayoko Haruyama, & Kaori Yoneyama (13:30) Kuzumi pinned Haruyama.

  3. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat El Samurai & Wataru Inoue (8:31) when Saito pinned Inoue.

  4. Jushin Liger, Minoru Tanaka, & Masayuki Naruse beat Koji Kanemoto, Gedo, & Jado (14:10) when Liger pinned Gedo.

  5. Osamu Nishimura beat Manabu Nakanishi (5:46).

  6. Kensuke Sasaki, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Kenzo Suzuki beat Masahito Kakihara, Yutaka Yoshie, & Yuji Nagata (15:29) when Sasaki pinned Kakihara.

  7. Masa Chono beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (22:03) via submission.

  8. Yoshihiro Takayama pinned Osamu Nishimura (22:38).
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G-1 Climax Finals 2002


 August 11, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,500
Highlights shown on TV Asahi (5.7)
  1. Wataru Inoue beat (3:42).

  2. Koji Kanemoto, Gedo, & Jado beat El Samurai, Minoru Tanaka, & Masahito Kakihara (13:13) when Kanemoto beat Samurai via submission.

  3. Shiro Koshinaka & Jushin Liger beat Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (7:46) when Koshinaka pinned Goto.

  4. Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Yutaka Yoshie & Blue Wolf (11:05) when Suzuki pinned Wolf.

  5. Ryushi Yanagisawa & Tadao Yasuda beat Manabu Nakanishi & Masayuki Naruse (3:49) when Yanagisawa forced Naruse to submit.

  6. Yuji Nagata & Kensuke Sasaki beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura (13:05) when Nagata forced Nishimura to submit.

  7. Masa Chono pinned Yoshihiro Takayama (20:23) to win the 2002 G-1 Climax.
2002 G-1 Climax final standings

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February 16, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 8,000
  1. Manabu Nakanishi pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi (7:36).

  2. Shinya Makabe pinned Toru Yano (3:41).

  3. Osamu Nishimura beat Curry Man (10:11) via submission.

  4. Takashi Iizuka & Yutaka Yoshie beat Makai #4 & Makai #5 (Mitsuya Nagai) (12:13) when Yoshie pinned Makai #4.

  5. Kazunari Murakami TKO Shinsuke Nakamura (6:28).

  6. Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Gotoh, & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Tadao Yasuda, Makai #1, & Makai #2 (0:53) via DQ.

  7. Akira Nogami, Heat, Masahito Kakihara, Tiger Mask, & Super Crazy beat Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Liger, El Samurai, Gedo, & Minoru Fujita (26:56) in an "elimination" match. Nogami & Heat were the survivors.
    • Crazy pinned Samurai (8:18).
    • Kakihara pinned Gedo (10:07).
    • Fujita pinned Kakihara (11:37).
    • Fujita pinned Crazy (14:18).
    • Tiger pinned Fujita (15:56).
    • Liger pinned Tiger (18:28).
    • Nogami pinned Liger (22:49).
    • Heat pinned Kanemoto (26:56).

  8. Yuji Nagata & Blue Wolf beat Josh Barnett & Perry Saturn (13:09) when Wolf pinned Saturn.

  9. IWGP Tag Champs Masa Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Tadao Yasuda & Kazunari Murakami (20:36) when Tenzan pinned Yasuda.

  10. NWF Champ Yoshihiro Takayama pinned Ryushi Yanagisawa (11:17).
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August 15, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 10,500
  1. Blue Wolf pinned Naofumi Yamamoto (5:15).

  2. Wataru Inoue, El Samurai, & Jushin Liger beat Tiger Mask IV, Heat, & Ryusuke Taguchi (10:47) when Inoue forced Taguchi to submit.

  3. Josh Barnett & Koji Kanemoto beat Masayuki Naruse & Minoru Suzuki (11:29) when Barnett TKO Naruse.

  4. Yutaka Yoshie pinned Tadao Yasuda (13:31).

  5. Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Osamu Nishimura (14:03) via countout.

  6. Yuji Nagata pinned Shinsuke Nakamura (11:32).

  7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Manabu Nakanishi (14:50) via submission.

  8. Yoshihiro Takayama pinned Katsuyori Shibata (6:38).

  9. Masa Chono drew Jun Akiyama (30:00).
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August 16, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 10,800
  1. Yuji Nagata TKO Katsuyori Shibata (4:11).

  2. Gedo & Jado beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Naofumi Yamamoto (7:33) when Jado forced Yamamoto to submit.

  3. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Osamu Nishimura & El Samurai (9:30) when Goto pinned Samurai.

  4. Masahito Kakihara, Heat, & Tiger Mask IV beat Jushin Liger, Koji Kanemoto, & Wataru Inoue (12:19) when Kakihara pinned Inoue.

  5. Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai Mask #1 (14:16) when Yoshie pinned Hirata.

  6. Manabu Nakanishi & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Enson Inoue & Michiyoshi Ohara (12:00) when Nakanishi forced Ohara to submit.

  7. Masa Chono & Josh Barnett beat Tadao Yasuda & Mitsuya Nagai (9:42) when Chono forced Nagai to submit.

  8. Jun Akiyama pinned Yuji Nagata (16:11).

  9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Yoshihiro Takayama (21:13) via submission.
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G-1 Climax Finals 2003


 August 17, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,500
  1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Hirooki Goto (6:03).

  2. Jushin Liger, Koji Kanemoto, & Wataru Inoue beat Tiger Mask IV, Masahito Kakihara, & Masayuki Naruse (12:19) when Kanemoto pinned Tiger Mask IV.

  3. Heat beat El Samurai (4:23).

  4. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yutaka Yoshie beat Mitsuya Nagai & Katsuyori Shibata (15:02) when Tanahashi pinned Shibata.

  5. Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa, & Makai Mask #1 beat Osamu Nishimura, Hiro Saito, & Tatsutoshi Goto (10:20) when Hirata beat Goto.

  6. Enson Inoue & Yuji Nagata beat Blue Wolf & Shinsuke Nakamura (9:52) when Inoue forced Wolf to submit.

  7. Manabu Nakanishi & Josh Barnett beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Shinya Makabe (13:01) when Nakanishi forced Makabe to submit.

  8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Jun Akiyama (31:43) via submission to win the 2003 G-1 Climax.
2003 G-1 Climax final standings

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February 15, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Hirooki Goto (6:23) via submission.

  2. Yuji Nagata beat Tadao Yasuda (4:08) via submission.

  3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned Kensuke Sasaki (10:54).

  4. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Yoshihiro Takayama (14:39).

  5. Genichiro Tenryu TKO Masa Chono (6:25).

  6. Curry Man, American Dragon, & Koji Kanemoto beat Tiger Mask IV, Masayuki Naruse, & Heat (14:23) Curry Man pinned Tiger Mask.

  7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned Yuji Nagata (17:08).

  8. Genichiro Tenryu pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi (10:32).

  9. Blue Wolf, Yutaka Yoshie, & Shinya Makabe beat Mitsuya Nagai, Katsuyori Shibata, & Makai Mask #1 (9:35) when Wolf pinned Nagai.

  10. Noah GHC Junior Heavyweight Champ Jushin Liger beat pinned Mitsuo Momota (14:41).

  11. Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned Genichiro Tenryu (13:01) to win the vacant IWGP Title.
2004 IWGP Title Tournament Bracketing

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March 28, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 8,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Makai Mask #1, Mitsuya Nagai, Katsuyori Shibata, & Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Shinya Makabe, Yutaka Yoshie, Blue Wolf, & Toru Yano (10:32) when Yanagisawa pinned Yano.

  2. Tiger Mask pinned Katsushi Takemura (10:31).

  3. Noah GHC Junior Heavyweight Champ Jushin Liger pinned Masayuki Naruse (18:12).

  4. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Heat beat Koji Kanemoto (20:48) via submission.

  5. Josh Barnett beat Mitsuya Nagai (4:00) via DQ.

  6. U-30 Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi KO Kazunari Murakami (12:40).

  7. Shinsuke Nakamura beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (12:09) via submission.

  8. IWGP Tag Champs Yoshihiro Takayama & Minoru Suzuki beat Manabu Nakanishi & Genichiro Tenryu (15:26) when Suzuki pinned Nakanishi.

  9. Yuji Nagata beat Masahiro Chono (14:12) via submission.

  10. Bob Sapp pinned Kensuke Sasaki (8:24) to win the IWGP Title.
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August 13, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 9,000
  1. Hirooki Goto & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiroshi Nagao (10:04) when Nakajima pinned Nagao.

  2. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano beat Makai #1 & Mitsuya Nagai (8:51) when Makabe pinned Makai #1.

  3. Togi Makabe beat Yoshihiro Takayama via forfeit.

  4. Blue Wolf pinned Yutaka Yoshie (14:04).

  5. Osamu Nishimura pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan (20:02).

  6. Katsuyori Shibata beat Genichiro Tenryu (7:15) via DQ.

  7. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Koji Kanemoto (15:45).

  8. Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Yuji Nagata (13:08).

  9. Kensuke Sasaki pinned Manabu Nakanishi (17:57).

  10. Masahiro Chono pinned Minoru Suzuki (17:32).
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August 14, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 817
  1. Wataru Inoue pinned Katsuhiko Nakajima (9:22).

  2. Takashi Iizuka & El Samurai drew Ultimo Dragon & Taiji Ishimori (20:00).

  3. Hirooki Goto, Naofumi Yamamoto, Akiya Anzawa, Hiroshi Nagao, & Yujiro Takahashi drew American Dragon, Rocky Romero, Ricky Reyes, Chad Malenko, & Ice Man (20:00).

  4. Tatsutoshi Goto & Toru Yano beat Mitsuya Nagai & Ryota Chikuzen (7:15) when Yano beat Chikuzen.

  5. Jushin Liger, Jado, Gedo, & Katsushi Takemura beat Tiger Mask IV, Masahito Kakihara, Masayuki Naruse, & Ryusuke Taguchi (35:20) in an "singles elimination" match. Takemura was the sole survivor.
    • Tiger Mask drew Liger (10:00).
    • Jado beat Naruse (17:47) via submission.
    • Kakihara pinned Jado (20:00).
    • Kakihara beat Gedo (27:37).
    • Takemura beat Kakihara (29:01).
    • Takemura beat Taguchi (35:20).
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August 14, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 10,000
  1. Makai #1 pinned Hiro Saito (7:34).

  2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned Ryushi Yanagisawa (8:05).

  3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Yoshihiro Takayama via forfeit.

  4. Togi Makabe pinned Osamu Nishimura (12:51).

  5. Genichiro Tenryu pinned Blue Wolf (6:09).

  6. Katsuyori Shibata KO Yutaka Yoshie (10:22).

  7. Koji Kanemoto pinned Manabu Nakanishi (9:54).

  8. Shinsuke Nakamura DCO Masahiro Chono (14:36).

  9. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Kensuke Sasaki (12:00).

  10. Minoru Suzuki beat Yuji Nagata (17:39) via submission.
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G-1 Climax Finals 2004


 August 15, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,500
  1. Shinsuke Nakamura beat Masa Chono (4:39) via DQ.

  2. Tiger Mask IV & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat El Samurai & Masahito Kakihara (8:15) when Tiger Mask pinned Samurai.

  3. Genichiro Tenryu pinned Kensuke Sasaki (8:11).

  4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Shinsuke Nakamura (13:06) via submission.

  5. Gedo, Jado, Katsushi Takemura, & Jushin Liger beat Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi, Wataru Inoue, & Masayuki Naruse (8:41) when Gedo pinned Goto.

  6. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Genichiro Tenryu(6:34).

  7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan TKO Katsuyori Shibata (7:11).

  8. Yuji Nagata & Koji Kanemoto beat Ultimo Dragon & Manabu Nakanishi (11:33) when Nagata forced Dragon to submit.

  9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (21:01) via submission to win the 2004 G1 Climax.
2004 G-1 Climax final standings

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Pro Wrestlers Be Strongest


 October 9, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,000
  1. Naofumi Yamamoto beat Yujiro (9:21) via submission.

  2. Hirooki Goto & Akiya Anzawa beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hiroshi Nagao (9:21) when Goto forced Nagao to submit.

  3. Masayuki Naruse pinned Katsuhiko Nakajima (6:03).

  4. Tomoaki Honma pinned Toru Yano (10:10).

  5. Jushin Liger, Katsushi Takemura, & Dick Togo beat Tiger Mask IV, Ultimo Dragon, & Taiji Ishimori (12:43) when Liger pinned Dragon.

  6. Minoru Suzuki pinned Manabu Nakanishi (9:01).

  7. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs Jado & Gedo beat Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka (11:44) when Gedo pinned Kanemoto.

  8. Katsuyori Shibata beat Genichiro Tenryu (4:45) via DQ.

  9. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Keiji Mutoh & Osamu Nishimura (21:25) when Tanahashi pinned Nishimura.

  10. Masa Chono & Don Frye beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yuji Nagata (22:43) in a "lumberjack death" match when Chono pinned Nagata.

  11. Kensuke Sasaki pinned Kazuyuki Fujita (2:29) to win the IWGP Title.
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Chrono Stream: Masa Chono's 20th Anniversary


 November 3, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 10,000
  1. Hiroshi Nagao pinned Naofumi Yamamoto (8:47).

  2. Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto, & Toru Yano beat El Samurai, Masahito Kakihara, & Ryusuke Taguchi (9:27) when Goto pinned Taguchi.

  3. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Tanaka & Katsushi Takemura (11:10) when Inoue beat Takemura.

  4. Takashi Iizuka & Osamu Nishimura beat Minoru Suzuki & Katsuhiko Nakajima (16:33) when Nishimura beat Nakajima.

  5. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs Jado & Gedo beat Tiger Mask IV & Taiji Ishimori (17:55) when Jado pinned Ishimori.

  6. Mitsuya Nagai & Masayuki Naruse beat Genichiro Tenryu & Masa Fuchi (19:28) to win the All Japan All-Asian Tag Title when Nagai beat Fuchi.

  7. Manabu Nakanishi, Scott Norton, & Don Frye beat Yutaka Yoshie, Blue Wolf, & Shinsuke Nakamura (15:40) when Norton pinned Yoshie.

  8. Toshiaki Kawada pinned Katsuyori Shibata (7:06).

  9. IWGP Champ Kensuke Sasaki pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi (25:35).

  10. Masa Chono & Riki Choshu beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yuji Nagata (12:42) when Chono pinned Tenzan.
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February 20, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Hiroshi Nagao pinned Naofumi Yamamoto (5:51).

  2. Hirooki Goto & Akiya Anzawa beat Yujiro & Katsuhiko Nakajima (8:18) when Goto forced Yujiro via submission.

  3. Togi Makabe & Masayuki Naruse beat Yutaka Yoshie & Masahito Kakihara (8:39) when Makabe pinned Kakihara.

  4. Minoru Tanaka, Jado, Gedo, & James Gibson beat Koji Kanemoto, Wataru Inoue, Katsushi Takemura, & Taiji Ishimori (10:04) when Tanaka forced Inoue to submit.

  5. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Tiger Mask IV pinned Jushin Liger (10:04).

  6. Osamu Nishimura beat Riki Choshu (9:02) via DQ.

  7. Masahiro Chono, Manabu Nakanishi, Minoru Suzuki, & Mitsuya Nagai beat Yuji Nagata, Kensuke Sasaki, Shinsuke Nakamura, & Hiroshi Tanahashi (52:07) in an "elimination" match. Suzuki was the sole survivor.
    • Sasaki drew Chono (15:00).
    • Nakanishi pinned Nagata (26:58).
    • Nakamura forced Nakanishi (31:16) to submit.
    • Nakamura forced Nagai (35:34) to submit.
    • Suzuki pinned Nakamura (40:08).
    • Suzuki pinned Tanahashi (52:07).

  8. AJPW Triple Crown Champ Satoshi Kojima KO Hiroyoshi Tenzan (59:49) to win the IWGP Title.
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Nexess V


 March 26, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 6,700
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Tatsumi Fujinami drew Osamu Nishimura (15:00).

  2. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Katsuhiko Nakajima & Taiji Ishimori (10:54) when Kanemoto pinned Ishimori.

  3. Tiger Mask IV, El Samurai, & Masahito Kakihara beat Jushin Liger, Minoru Tanaka, & Gedo (10:45) when Samurai beat Tanaka via submission.

  4. Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Togi Makabe & Ryushi Yanagisawa (7:13) when Tanahashi pinned Yanagisawa.

  5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Manabu Nakanishi (12:17) via submission.

  6. Hirooki Goto beat Hiroyuki Ito (9:55) to win the 2005 Young Lions League.

  7. Ron Waterman & Minoru Suzuki beat Kensuke Sasaki & Takashi Iizuka (14:03) when Waterman pinned Iizuka.

  8. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka TKO Yuji Nagata (4:41).

  9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Masahiro Chono (19:02) via submission.

  10. IWGP Champ Satoshi Kojima drew Shinsuke Nakamura (60:00).
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August 13, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 6,700
  1. Naofumi Yamamoto & Hiroshi Nagao beat Hirooki Goto & Akiya Anzawa (10:11) when Yamamoto pinned Goto.

  2. Toru Yano beat Togi Makabe via forfeit.

  3. Yutaka Yoshie pinned Tatsutoshi Goto (8:22).

  4. Minoru Suzuki DCO Kendo Kashin (12:17).

  5. Manabu Nakanishi pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi (13:50).

  6. Toshiaki Kawada beat Osamu Nishimura (17:00) via submission.

  7. Masahiro Chono pinned Tatsumi Fujinami (11:08).

  8. Yuji Nagata pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan (16:55).

  9. Kazuyuki Fujita pinned Shinsuke Nakamura (6:25).
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G-1 Climax Finals 2005


 August 14, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,066
  1. Hirooki Goto beat Akiya Anzawa (8:41) via submission.

  2. Lizmark, Jr. pinned Takashi Iizuka (11:50).

  3. Hangman pinned Hiro Saito (5:06).

  4. Masahiro Chono beat Shinsuke Nakamura (11:35) via submission.

  5. Kazuyuki Fujita pinned Toshiaki Kawada (6:23).

  6. Jushin Liger, Minoru, Jado, & Gedo beat Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask IV, El Samurai, & Masahito Kakihara (18:20) when Jado pinned Tiger.

  7. Tatsutoshi Goto & Osamu Nishimura beat Minoru Suzuki & Toru Yano (13:01) when Nishimura pinned Yano.

  8. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, & Kendo Kashin beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yutaka Yoshie, & Hiroshi Tanahashi (13:34) when Nagata pinned Yoshie.

  9. Masahiro Chono pinned Kazuyuki Fujita (8:52) to win the 2005 G-1 Climax.
2005 G-1 Climax final standings

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February 19, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 6,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Koji Kanemoto beat Gentaro (6:39) via submission.

  2. Jushin Liger, Jado, & Gedo beat Kintaro Kanemura, Hido, & Tetsuhiro Kuroda (15:13) when Gedo pinned Hido.

  3. Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto beat Togi Makabe & Toru Yano (9:23) when Yamamoto pinned Yano.

  4. El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Hirooki Goto & Minoru (26:29) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Title when Samurai beat Minoru via submission.

  5. Tiger Mask IV pinned Black Tiger (Romero) (14:57) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight and NWA Junior Heavyweight Titles.

  6. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Yuji Nagata (21:11).

  7. Brock Lesnar & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Riki Choshu & Akebono (12:49) when Lesnar pinned Choshu.

  8. IWGP Tag Champs Masa Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Manabu Nakanishi & Giant Bernard (19:55) when Chono pinned Nakanishi.
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March 19, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 4,500
  1. Riki Choshu & Tomohiro Ishii beat Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka (9:08) when Ishii pinned Iizuka.

  2. Minoru & Hirooki Goto beat Tiger Mask IV & Yujiro (14:29) when Goto beat Yujiro.

  3. Kintaro Kanemura, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Hido, & Gentaro beat Jushin Liger, Black Tiger, Jado, & Gedo (13:52) in an "elimination" match. Gentaro was the sole survivor.
    • Liger threw Hido out of the ring (3:30).
    • Liger fell out of the ring (3:32).
    • Kuroda pinned (5:28).
    • Tiger pinned Kuroda (10:33).
    • Kanemura pinned Tiger (12:01).
    • Jado beat Kanemura (13:31) via submission.
    • Gentaro pinned Jado (13:52).

  4. Togi Makabe pinned Toru Yano (10:55).

  5. Giant Bernard pinned Scott Norton (13:30).

  6. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue (19:53) when Samurai beat Kanemoto via submission.

  7. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Kazushi Miyamoto (13:34).

  8. IWGP Tag Champs Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Yuji Nagata & Naofumi Yamamoto (23:07) when Chono pinned Yamamoto.

  9. IWGP Champ Brock Lesnar pinned Akebono (10:35).
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August 12, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 4,000
  1. Minoru & Prince Devitt beat El Samurai & Wataru Inoue (8:22) when Devitt pinned Inoue.

  2. Tiger Mask IV & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Jado & Gedo (6:40) when Taguchi beat Jado.

  3. Black Strong Machine & Shiro Koshinaka beat Takashi Iizuka & Takashi Uwano (9:23) when Koshinaka pinned Uwano.

  4. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Akebono & Naofumi Yamamoto (8:04) when Yano pinned Yamamoto.

  5. Masao Chono & Milano Collection AT beat Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Tanahashi (11:16) when Chono pinned Choshu.

  6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Togi Makabe (12:23) via submission.

  7. Yuji Nagata drew Koji Kanemoto (30:00).

  8. Giant Bernard pinned Jushin Liger (6:53).

  9. Satoshi Kojima pinned Manabu Nakanishi (18:17).
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G-1 Climax Finals 2006


 August 13, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 6,500
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Minoru & Prince Devitt beat Wataru Inoue & Yujiro (6:28) when Devitt pinned Yujiro.

  2. Satoshi Kojima pinned Koji Kanemoto (15:41).

  3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Giant Bernard (11:13) via submission.

  4. Jushin Liger, Jado, & Gedo beat Tiger Mask IV, El Samurai, & Ryusuke Taguchi (11:03) when Jado forced Taguchi to submit.

  5. Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (10:36) when Makabe pinned Ishii.

  6. Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto (13:38) when Tanahashi pinned Yamamoto.

  7. Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi, & Akebono beat Masa Chono, Yoshihiro Takayama, & Milano Collection AT (12:49) when Choshu pinned Milano.

  8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned Satoshi Kojima (27:36) to win the 2006 G-1 Climax.
2006 G-1 Climax final standings

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Explosion


 October 9, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 7,000
  1. Yujiro pinned Mitsuhide Hirasawa (5:45).

  2. Jushin Liger & Prince Devitt beat Wataru Inoue & Ryusuke Taguchi (12:50) when Devitt pinned Inoue.

  3. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Jado & Gedo (10:12) when Ishii pinned Jado.

  4. Milano Collection AT beat Tiger Mask IV (10:49).

  5. Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe beat Takashi Iizuka & Akebono (10:23) when Makabe pinned Iizuka.

  6. Yoshihiro Takayama & Minoru Suzuki beat Yuji Nagata & Naofumi Yamamoto (16:54) when Takayama pinned Yamamoto.

  7. Masahiro Chono & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Riki Choshu & Manabu Nakanishi (10:54) when Nakamura pinned Choshu.

  8. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Koji Kanemoto beat Minoru (33:39) via submission.

  9. IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan (26:45).
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February 18, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 7,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito beat Takashi Uwano & Mitsuhide Hirasawa (12:04) when Yujiro pinned Hirasawa.

  2. Tiger Mask IV, El Samurai, Dick Togo, & Taka Michinoku beat Jushin Liger, Jado, Gedo & Shuji Kondo (12:42) when Tiger pinned Liger.

  3. Riki Choshu & Takashi Iizuka beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (8:25) when Iizuka beat Ishii via submission.

  4. Shiro Koshinaka pinned Manabu Nakanishi (9:30).

  5. Shinsuke Nakamura beat Togi Makabe (11:42).

  6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Taru beat Masahiro Chono & Milano Collection AT (11:28) when Tenzan beat Chono.

  7. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Minoru beat Wataru Inoue (11:38) via submission.

  8. Kurt Angle & Yuji Nagata beat Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko (14:43) when Nagata beat Tomko via submission.

  9. IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Koji Kanemoto (21:52).
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August 11, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 5,000
  1. Prince Devitt beat Yujiro (7:47).

  2. Jushin Liger, Minoru, Gedo, & Jado beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask IV & El Samurai (10:48) when Jado pinned Tiger.

  3. Manabu Nakanishi pinned Milano Collection AT (5:29).

  4. Akebono pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan (9:18).

  5. Togi Makabe pinned Masahiro Chono (11:17).

  6. Shinsuke Nakamura beat Toru Yano (12:13) via submission.

  7. Yuji Nagata beat Giant Bernard (13:58) via submission.

  8. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Shiro Koshinaka (17:04).
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G-1 Climax Finals 2007


 August 12, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,066
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Tetsuya Naito beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa (7:26).

  2. Ryusuke Taguchi, El Samurai, & Yujiro beat Jushin Liger, Jado, & Gedo (9:31) when Taguchi pinned Gedo.

  3. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Togi Makabe (15:24).

  4. Yuji Nagata TKO Shinsuke Nakamura (18:22).

  5. Minoru & Milano Collection AT beat Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask IV (13:24) when Milano beat Kanemoto.

  6. Riki Choshu & Shiro Koshinaka beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Toru Yano (7:22) when Koshinaka pinned Tenzan.

  7. Masa Chono, Giant Bernard, & Akebono beat Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka, & Naofumi Yamamoto (16:37) when Chono pinned Iizuka.

  8. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Yuji Nagata (19:02) to win the 2007 G-1 Climax.
2007 G-1 Climax final standings

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Explosion 2007


 October 8, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 6,000
  1. Koji Kanemoto beat Tetsuya Naito (12:28) via submission.

  2. Masa Chono, Akira, Jushin Liger, Super Strong Machine, & Riki Choshu beat Takashi Iizuka, Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Takashi Uwano, Naofumi Yamamoto, & Manabu Nakanishi (7:56) when Chono pinned Iizuka.

  3. Giant Bernard, Prince Devitt, & Travis Tomko beat Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, & Toru Yano (11:02) when Bernard beat Honma.

  4. Akebono beat Milano Collection AT (6:16) via submission.

  5. Togi Makabe pinned Shiro Koshinaka (10:22).

  6. Hirooki Goto pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan (18:05).

  7. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Ryusuke Taguchi pinned Minoru (17:37).

  8. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Yuji Nagata (31:05) to win the IWGP Title.
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Destruction 2007


 November 11, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 6,500
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro (6:40) when Inoue beat Taguchi.

  2. Togi Makabe pinned Milano Collection AT (9:39).

  3. Tiger Mask IV beat Ron Killings via forfeit.

  4. Tiger Mask IV & Bono Tiger (Akebono) beat Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma (6:20) when Bono pinned Honma.

  5. Christopher Daniels & Senshi beat Minoru & Prince Devitt (17:23) when Senshi pinned Minoru.

  6. Rhino pinned Toru Yano (9:18).

  7. Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono, Super Strong Machine, Jushin Liger & Akira beat Takashi Iizuka, Takashi Uwano, Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Tetsuya Naito, & Taichi Ishikari (8:21) when Machine beat Uwano.

  8. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs Dick Togo & Taka Michinoku beat Jado & Gedo (20:16) when Togo pinned Jado.

  9. Shinsuke Nakamura & Giant Bernard beat Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi (16:45) when Nakamura forced Nakanishi to submit.

  10. IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Hirooki Goto (31:32) via submission.
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February 17, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 7,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka, Koji Kanemoto, & Tiger Mask IV beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Yujiro, Taichi Ishikari, & Tetsuya Naito (9:45) when Nakanishi beat Naito via submission.

  2. Christopher Daniels pinned Wataru Inoue (13:00).

  3. Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono, Shiro Koshinaka, & Super Strong Machine beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jado, Gedo, & Tomohiro Ishii (8:55) when Chono pinned Ishii.

  4. Jushin Liger & Akira beat Minoru & Prince Devitt (14:55) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title when Liger pinned Devitt.

  5. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned AJ Styles (18:54).

  6. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano beat Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko (16:30) to win the IWGP Tag Title when Makabe pinned Tomko.

  7. IWGP Champ Shinsuke Nakamura beat Kurt Angle (13:55) via submission to win the IGF IWGP Title.
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August 16, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 5,000
  1. Tomohiro Ishii, Tomoaki Honma, & Karl Anderson beat Yujiro, Tetsuya Naito, & Kazuchika Okada (8:30) when Anderson pinned Okada.

  2. Wataru Inoue beat Manabu Nakanishi (8:38).

  3. Hirooki Goto pinned Toru Yano (9:11).

  4. Yutaka Yoshie pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan (15:09).

  5. Togi Makabe pinned Giant Bernard (10:56).

  6. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs Minoru & Prince Devitt beat Jushin Liger & Akira (18:09) when Devitt pinned Akira.

  7. Satoshi Kojima drew Shinjiro Ohtani (30:00).

  8. Toshiaki Kawada pinned Yuji Nagata (16:38).

  9. Kurt Angle & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & AJ Styles (14:09) when Angle pinned Tanahashi.
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G-1 Climax Finals 2008


 August 17, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 8,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Milano Collection AT & Prince Devitt beat Taichi Ishikari & Kazuchika Okada (4:51) when Milano pinned Okada.

  2. Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan (12:16).

  3. Toshiaki Kawada drew Yutaka Yoshie (30:00).

  4. Hirooki Goto pinned Yuji Nagata (12:12).

  5. Wataru Inoue beat Giant Bernard (7:32) via countout.

  6. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Shinjiro Ohtani (12:44).

  7. Togi Makabe pinned Satoshi Kojima (12:26).

  8. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Jado, Gedo, & Karl Anderson beat Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi, Yujiro, & Tetsuya Naito (13:53) when Yano pinned Naito.

  9. Hirooki Goto pinned Togi Makabe (22:25) to win the 2008 G-1 Climax.
2008 G-1 Climax final standings

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Destruction 2008


 October 13, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 7,800
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Wataru Inoue & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Milano Collection AT & Taichi Ishikari (7:04) when Taguchi pinned Ishikari.
  2. Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito beat Minoru & Prince Devitt (11:34) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Title when Yujiro pinned Minoru.

  3. Jado, Gedo, & Low-Ki beat Jushin Liger, Koji Kanemoto, & Tiger Mask IV (7:46) when Low-Ki pinned Liger.

  4. Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, & Tomohiro Ishii beat Satoshi Kojima, Kai, & Hiroshi Yamato (10:06) when Yano pinned Yamato.

  5. Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie beat Masahiro Chono & Hiroshi Tanahashi (10:24) when Nakanishi pinned Tanahashi.

  6. Giant Bernard pinned Hirooki Goto (13:44).

  7. Takashi Iizuka TKO Hiroyoshi Tenzan (21:24) in a "chain death" match.

  8. Yuji Nagata pinned Masato Tanaka (18:06) to win the Zero One Title.

  9. IWGP Champ Keiji Muto pinned Shinsuke Nakamura (21:39).
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February 15, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 6,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Koji Kanemoto & Okumura beat Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi (6:22) when Kanemoto forced Yoshihashi to submit.
  2. Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt, Jado & Gedo, and Milano Collection AT & Taichi Ishikari (9:04) in a "four-way" match when Naito pinned Ishikari.

  3. Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi, Wataru Inoue, & Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii, Karl Anderson, & Tomoaki Honma (7:17) when Inoue pinned Honma.

  4. James Storm & Robert Roode beat Masahiro Chono & Akira (9:22) when Roode pinned Akira.

  5. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Tiger Mask IV pinned Jushin Liger (11:22).

  6. Yuji Nagata pinned Hirooki Goto (16:57).

  7. CMLL Welterweight Champ Mistico beat Mephisto (12:01) via submission.

  8. Kurt Angle beat Giant Bernard (14:19) via submission.

  9. IWGP Tag Champs Team 3-D beat Togi Makabe & Toru Yano (17:50) in a "hardcore" match when Devon pinned Makabe.

  10. IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Shinsuke Nakamura (24:26).
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Resolution 2009


 April 5, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 6,500
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Koji Kanemoto TKO Kazuchika Okada (8:27).

  2. Tomohiro Ishii, Jado, & Tomoaki Honma beat Wataru Inoue, Milano Collection AT, & Taichi Ishikari (8:52) when Honma pinned Ishikari.

  3. Masahiro Chono, Jushin Liger, & Akira beat Riki Choshu, Super Strong Machine, & El Samurai (8:19) when Akira pinned Samurai.

  4. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt (12:54) when Shelley pinned Devitt.

  5. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Tiger Mask IV pinned Black Tiger (Rocky Romero) (11:36) in a "title vs. mask" match.

  6. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori (15:50) when Anderson pinned Omori.

  7. Hirooki Goto beat Toru Yano (16:10) via submission.

  8. Takashi Iizuka TKO Yuji Nagata (21:58) in a "chain" match.

  9. Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Togi Makabe (12:42).

  10. IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Kurt Angle (15:11).
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August 15, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 6,000
  1. Wataru Inoue, Prince Devitt, & Kazuchika Okada beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, & Okumura (8:49) when Inoue pinned Okumura.

  2. Takashi Iizuka beat Yuji Nagata (7:53) via DQ.

  3. Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Manabu Nakanishi (7:10).

  4. Takashi Sugiura pinned Hirooki Goto (13:32).

  5. Mistico beat Tiger Mask IV (12:36) via submission to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.

  6. Takao Omori beat Yoshihiro Tajiri (1:05) via DQ.

  7. Togi Makabe pinned Toru Yano (13:18).

  8. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Masato Tanaka (22:28).
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G-1 Climax Finals 2009


 August 16, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Yoshihiro Tajiri pinned Kazuchika Okada (6:15).

  2. Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Prince Devitt beat Jushin Liger, Milano Collection AT, & Taichi (14:46) when Devitt pinned Taichi.

  3. Togi Makabe pinned Takashi Sugiura (11:57).

  4. Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi (13:31).

  5. Masato Tanaka & Jado beat Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue (12:40) when Tanaka pinned Inoue.

  6. Toru Yano, Giant Bernard, & Karl Anderson beat Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori, & Koji Kanemoto (12:04) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Kanemoto.

  7. Masahiro Chono & Yuji Nagata beat Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (12:52) when Nagata pinned Ishii.

  8. Togi Makabe pinned Shinsuke Nakamura (18:29) to win the 2009 G1 Climax.
2009 G-1 Climax final standings

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Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary


 October 12, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Kazuchika Okada won a "royal rumble" (19:58). Also in the match were: Don Arakawa, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Great Kojika, Gran Hamada, Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Tomoaki Honma, Koji Kanemoto, Kuniaki Kobayashi, Kazuchika Okada, Super Strong Machine, Taichi, Tiger Toguchi, and Nobuo Yoshihashi.

  2. Takao Omori pinned Karl Anderson (6:31).

  3. Hirooki Goto, Wataru Inoue, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Prince Devitt beat Masato Tanaka, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado, & Gedo (13:35) when Goto pinned Gedo.

  4. Akebono beat Giant Bernard and Yutaka Yoshie (6:00) in a "bodyslam" match when he slammed Bernard.

  5. Tiger Mask (Sayama), Tiger Mask IV, & Kota Ibushi beat Riki Choshu, Jushin Liger & Akira (8:52) when Tiger Mask pinned Akira.

  6. Yuji Nagata & Kohei Sato beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (14:46) when Nagata pinned Iizuka.

  7. IWGP Champ Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Shinjiro Ohtani (19:19).

  8. Masa Chono, Keiji Mutoh, & Kenta Kobashi beat Manabu Nakanishi, Satoshi Kojima, & Jun Akiyama (23:59) when Chono pinned Nakanishi.
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Destruction 2009


 November 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 5,500
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Jado & Gedo beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt (9:32) when Gedo pinned Taguchi.

  2. Yoshihiro Tajiri pinned Kazuchika Okada (9:03).

  3. Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori, & Koji Kanemoto beat Masahiro Chono, Jushin Liger & Akira (9:44) when Nakanishi forced Akira to submit.

  4. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (11:00) when Nagata pinned Ishii.

  5. Tiger Mask IV beat Mistico (12:01) via submission to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.

  6. IWGP Tag Champs Team 3-D DCO Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (15:42).

  7. Masato Tanaka pinned Hirooki Goto (14:28).

  8. Togi Makabe KO Takashi Iizuka (16:55) in a "chain death" match.

  9. IWGP Champ Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi (22:47).
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