All nine matches for the 2/14 Sumo Hall show were finalized today, with one under review. That is Apollo 55’s IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title defense against Jado & Gedo, which is in significant doubt after Jado’s injury yesterday. Matches added today include Tanahashi vs. Yano, one of Yano’s biggest singles opportunities to date. Meanwhile, Goto vs. Tanaka has been made into a Hardcore Rules match which would seem to work against Hirooki given that Tanaka is something of a hardcore legend in wrestling from his time in FMW and ECW.
There is also a special opening match, with three of New Japan’s junior veterans facing three of the brightest young talents from the indie scene. The event has also been announced as a SKYPerfecTV! PPV. Meanwhile, New Japan has confirmed that the next IWGP Heavyweight Title match after this will be on 4/4 at Korakuen Hall, the main event of “NEW DIMENSION”. The winner of the 2010 New Japan Cup is likely to challenge the victor of Nakamura vs. Nakanishi there.
NJPW, 2/14/10 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan1.
Special Opening Match: Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Kota Ibushi
, Fujita “Jr.” Hayato
& GENTARO
2.
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt (c) vs. Jado & Gedo
3. Riki Choshu & Wataru Inoue vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
4. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
5.
Special Singles Match: Yuji Nagata vs. TAJIRI
6.
IWGP Tag Team Title: Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. El Terrible & El Texano Jr.
7.
Special Singles Match - Hardcore Rules: Hirooki Goto vs. Masato Tanaka
8.
Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano
9.
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Manabu Nakanishi
