The tour resumed for its final two shows today, and you can see it now on NJPWWorld. Two title matches, as well as the annual tribute match to Victor Mar Manuel, Black Cat, took place on this show.

1/19/2020, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld)

Luciferno & Namajague d. Audaz & Yota Tusji (Namajague > Tsuji, Aleman, 7:48)

Soberano Jr., Flyer & Guerrero Maya Jr. d. Tiger, Yoshinobu Kanemaru [SZKG] & DOUKI [SZKG] (Soberano > DOUKI, Fire Driver, 7:29)

Angel de Oro, Niebla Roja & Titan d. Sanson, Cuatrero & Forastero (Oro > Sanson, La Mecedora, 12:26)

NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship: Stuka Jr. (c) d. Shigeo Okumura (Torpedo Splash, 10:25) - Stuka Jr. succeeds his ?th defense

EVIL, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI [Los Ingobernables] d. Dulce Gardenia, Fuego & Ryusuke Taguchi (BUSHI > Fuego, BUSHIroll, 12:01)

CMLL World Heavyweight Championship: Ultimo Guerrero © d. Satoshi Kojima (Guerrero Special, 13:05) - Ultimo Guerrero succeeds his ?th defense

Black Cat Memorial Match: Caristico, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tiger Mask IV d. Negro Casas, Euforia & Barbaro Cavernario (Tanahashi > Casas, High Fly Flow, 11:23)

The pre-main ceremony featured not only Black Cat’s widow, but his cousin Juan Mar Manuel, and his nephew, Scandalo. Caristico made a challenge to Barbaro Cavernario, to also make their title match tomorrow a mask v. hair match. Considering Stuka v. Okumura turned out to not be a mask v. hair match (but did become a title match after all), I wouldn’t hold your breath. Mask/Hair challenges get made all the time in lucha, oftentimes not amounting to anything. If tomorrow’s main event does become mask v. hair, I will be very surprised.

Los Hermanos Chavez + Titan beat the Dinamitas in the final prelude match for their title match tomorrow. This really is one match where I can’t tell which way it will go, and we may see a title change tomorrow. They have done a very good job of building to this match all tour.

El Desperado, no matter what mask he wears, continues to be a nemesis for Young Lions everywhere.

Several NJPW wrestlers have been announced for Ring Of Honor’s Supercard of Honor XIV, during Wrestlemania Weekend, on 4/4/2020 in Lakeland, FL, 45 minutes away from actual Tampa. Announced so far have been KENTA, Jay White, Will Ospreay and El Phantasmo. No word on what they may be doing as yet.

The upshot here, is that on the surface, there still continues to be some sort of relationship between NJPW and ROH. This, despite there being no Honor Rising shows on the schedule this year, and the heavy discussion we all everyone had around Wrestle Kingdom and whether or not the future lay with AEW. All that, in addition to NJPW Of America being formed. Considering there was virtually no NJPW involvement with ROH post-G1 Supercard (indeed, last year’s War Of The Worlds tour was with CMLL, not NJPW), up to and including Juice Robinson & David Finlay Jr. both flat out saying they would not be returning, it looked doubtful. For that matter, the health and viability of ROH itself looked doubtful for a lot of 2019. And yet, here we are. 

We’ll see if any more NJPW talents will be named for this show, or if this even means anything long-term.

Last night in Crown Point, Indiana, Rocky Romero took part in Black Label Pro’s Nobody Puts BLP In A Corner event (the name itself being a bit of an inside joke, after the original name, Crown Point Jewel, got them a C&D letter from WWE). This was the same promotion near me that hosted Ren Narita back in November, however I was not able to attend this one sadly. Rocky defeated long-time Chikara veteran Ophidian at the event, in addition to holding a day-long seminar for wrestlers before the show.

The tour finale is tomorrow, with two title matches, and will be live on NJPWWorld.

- 1/20/2020, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld)

Fuego & Ryusuke Taguchi v. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI [SZKG]

Tiger Mask IV v. Tiger

Flyer, Audaz & Guerrero Maya Jr. v. Euforia, Luciferno & Namajague

Dulce Gardenia, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuya Uemura v. EVIL, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI [Los Ingobernables]

Satoshi Kojima, Soberano Jr. & Stuka Jr. v. Ultimo Guerrero, Negro Casas & Shigeo Okumura

Mexican National Trios Championship: Sanson, Cuatrero & Forastero © v. Angel de Oro, Niebla Roja & Titan

This is the most up to date list of upcoming New Japan Pro Wrestling events I can provide, with full cards announced where possible.(NJPWWorld) means the event will be shown live on NJPWWorld. All cards subject to change.

Wrestle Kingdom 13 Fan Festa 2019 - 1/3/2019, Tokyo Studio Coast (NJPWWorld)

Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV v. Ren Narita & Yuya Uemura

Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi v. Tomoaki Honma & Toa Henare

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima v. Ayato Yoshida [K-DOJO] & Shota Umino

Wrestle Kingdom 13 - January 4, 2019, Tokyo Dome (NJPWWorld, FITE TV, AXS TV on tape delay)

NEVER Openweight  6-Man Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Gauntlet Match: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS] & Ryusuke Taguchi v. Michael Elgin, Jeff Cobb [FREE] & David Finlay Jr. v. Hirooki Goto, Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor [CHAOS] v. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [SZKG] v. Adam Page, Yujiro Takahashi & Marty Scurll [The Elite]

NEVER Openweight Championship: Kota Ibushi [FREE] © v. Will Ospreay [CHAOS]

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship 3-Way Match: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado [SZKG] © v. SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship:Tomohiro Ishii [CHAOS] © v. Zack Sabre Jr. [SZKG]

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship 3-Way Match:Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa [Bullet Club] © v. EVIL & SANADA [Los Ingobernables] v. Matt & Nick Jackson [The Elite]

IWGP US Heavyweight Championship: Cody Rhodes [The Elite] © v. Juice Robinson

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: KUSHIDA © v. Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

Kazuchika Okada [CHAOS] v. Jay White [Bullet Club]

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Chris Jericho [FREE] © v. Tetsuya Naito [Los Ingobernables]

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega [The Elite] © v. Hiroshi Tanahashi

New Year Dash!! - 1/5/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall

NJPW Presenta CMLL Fantasticamania 2019

Tecnicos: Atlantis, Mistico, Caristico, Volador Jr., Dragon Lee, Titan, Angel de Oro, Soberano Jr., Flyer, Audaz, Atlantis Jr. Rudos: Ultimo Guerrero, Gran Guerrero, Terrible [Los Ingobernables], Barbaro Cavernario, Sanson, Cuatrero, Forastero, Shigeo Okumura, Templario 

- 1/11/2019, Osaka EDION Arena Subarena (NJPWWorld) - 1/12/2019, Ehime Texport Imabari - 1/13/2019, Kyoto KBS Hall - 1/14/2019, Gifu Industry Center - 1/16/2019, Chiba Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall (NJPWWorld) - 1/18/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld) - 1/20/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld) - 1/21/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld)

Road to The New Beginning - 1/26/2019, Saitama Wing Hat Kasukabe - 1/28/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld) - 1/29/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld) - 1/30/2019, Miyagi Sendai Sunplaza Hall - 2/6/2019, Nagano Athletic Park Gymnasium - 2/7/2019, Aichi Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall - 2/8/2019, Mie Yokkaichi City Green Park Gymnasium #2 - 2/9/2019, Osaka EDION Arena Subarena

The New Beginning USA - 1/30/2019, Globe Theater, Los Angeles, CA - 2/1/2019, Grady Cole Center, Charlotte, NC

The New Beginning in Sapporo - 2/2/2019, Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell - 2/3/2019, Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell

The New Beginning in Osaka - 2/11/2019, Osaka EDION Arena

New Japan Road - 2/21/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 2/27/2019, Okinawa Prefectural Budokan

Honor Rising: Japan 2019 - 2/22/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 2/23/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall

NJPW 47th Anniversary Tour - 3/1/2019, Saitama Kumagaya Citizen Gymnasium - 3/2/2019, Nagano Saku City General Gymnasium - 3/4/2019, Fukushima Big Palette

NJPW 47th Anniversary Show - 3/6/2019, Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium

New Japan Cup 2019 - 3/8/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 3/9/2019, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium - 3/10/2019, Hyogo Baycom Gymnasium - 3/11/2019, Kagawa Takamatsu City General Gymnasium #1 - 3/13/2019, Okayama ZIP Arena - 3/14/2019, Nara Centennial Hall - 3/16/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 3/17/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 3/20/2019, Shizuoka Twin Messe - 3/21/2019, Shizuoka Act City Hamamatsu - 3/23/2019, Niigata Aore Nagaoka - 3/24/2019, Niigata Aora Nagaoka