[Card]NJPW,April and May Fukuoka, G1 Climax

New Japan presents its “WRESTLING DONTAKU 2009″ super-show at the Fukuoka International Center on May 3rd and two more matches have been announced. Tanahashi vs. Goto is of course official after yesterday’s main event result but after their unlikely win over Wild Child, Bernard & Anderson have the task of facing TenKoji, the winner of which will challenge Team 3D for the IWGP Tag Team Title some time soon. And after many years, the face of DRAGON GATE, CIMA, returns to New Japan as part of a special tag match in which he and Liger face Tiger Mask and Kanemoto. CIMA appeared in New Japan as a young boy along with other (then) Toryumon wrestlers but after Kanemoto was a bit too abusive in the ring, relations were cut off. The Fukuoka show has also been announced as another live PPV.

NJPW “WRESTLING DONTAKU 2009″, 5/3/09 (WPW/PPV)
Fukuoka International Center

1. Wrestling Dontaku 2009 Special Tag Match: Tiger Mask & Koji Kanemoto vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & CIMA
2. TenKoji Return - IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
3. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Hirooki Goto


One name not on the Fukuoka card as yet that was scheduled is that of Mexican superstar Mistico. However, the Mexican “Child of God” has been confirmed for the Korakuen Hall double header that follows Fukuoka, on 5/5 and 5/6. He will be joined by fellow luchadore Misterioso Jr. in some interesting multicultural matches.

NJPW “DIVERGENCE”, 5/5/09 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special 6 Man Tag Match - Mistico 3rd Impact: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tiger Mask & Mistico vs. Giant Bernard, Black Tiger & Misterioso Jr.

NJPW “DISSIDENCE”, 5/6/09 (SXW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special Tag Match - Mistico 3rd Impact: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Mistico vs. Hirooki Goto & Misterioso Jr.

Main matches have been announced for the upcoming “CIRCUIT 2009 NEW JAPAN BRAVE“, which begins on April 11th, so these are pretty late. Wild Child persist! Takao Omori appears on all shows and will team with Nakanishi in an attempt to get their reunion on track after yesterday’s false start. On 4/21 in Osaka they have a rematch against Bernard & Anderson. The following day in the same building Omori faces Tanahashi in a huge singles match, a show that also features Tiger Mask vs. the NEW Black Tiger who is on the tour, as well as Nakanishi vs. Hirooki Goto. Makabe is off the tour due to a neck injury suffered when Yano laid him out and judging by the opening day card Yano is still in GBH. The only other news is that Taichi Ishikari is renaming himself to simply Taichi.

NJPW, 4/11/09 (SXW)
Twin Messe Shizuoka

1. Koji Kanemoto vs. Nobuo Yoshihashi
2. Tiger Mask & Kazuchika Okada vs. Black Tiger & Jado
3. Riki Choshu & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori
4. Masahiro Chono, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA vs. Toru Yano, Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
5. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
6. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomoaki Honma
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt vs. Hirooki Goto, Milano Collection AT & Taichi (Taichi Ishikari)

NJPW, 4/18/09
Kuwana City Gymnasium

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada

NJPW, 4/19/09
Iwade Municipal Townsman Gymnasium

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt vs. Hirooki Goto, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA

NJPW, 4/21/09 (SXW)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Hirooki Goto & Milano Collection AT

NJPW, 4/22/09 (SXW)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. Tiger Mask vs. Black Tiger
2. Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hirooki Goto
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Takao Omori

NJPW, 4/23/09
Zentsuji Citizen Gymnasium

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Prince Devitt vs. Hirooki Goto & AKIRA

NJPW, 4/24/09
Shunan Sports Center

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Riki Choshu vs. Hirooki Goto & AKIRA

NJPW, 4/26/09
Oita Daihatsu Arena

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Hirooki Goto & AKIRA

NJPW, 4/27/09
Nagasaki Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW, 4/29/09
Hiroshima Trade Center West Pavillion

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Prince Devitt vs. Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger

NJPW, 4/30/09
Oita Event Hall

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Prince Devitt vs. Hirooki Goto & Milano Collection AT

NJPW, 5/1/09
Kagoshima Citizen Gymnasium

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto vs. Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger

Who will be the strongest of midsummer? The schedule for the “G1 CLIMAX 2009 ~NEW LORDS, NEW LAWS~” tour has been announced with eight shows in all, one more than last year. It begins in Hiroshima before another double header in Osaka. Then its on to Yokohama before the standard “small” show of the tour at Korakuen, then Aichi, and finally the Sumo Hall double header.

G1 CLIMAX 2009 ~NEW LORDS, NEW LAWS~
- 8/7 @ Hiroshima Sun Plaza
- 8/8 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
- 8/9 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
- 8/10 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium
- 8/11 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall
- 8/13 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
- 8/15 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
- 8/16 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan