April 4th Sakura Genesis

Sakura Genesis Results

The Show Opens with Hiromu Takahashi Running Down the Card

Zack Sabre Junior, Taichi, and Douki defeat G.O.D. and Jado – 10:10

• Zack Sabre used the European Clutch to get the pinfall on Tanga Loa.

Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi, Kazuchika Okada defeat Evil, Kenta, Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori – 11:37

• Yano got the pinfall victory over Dick Togo. Blindfolds were used in this match, which make me think we’re heading toward a blindfold match between Togo and Yano for the KOPW Trophy.

Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb defeat Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, and Sanada – 09:51

• Henare got the pin on Sanada!

Hiroshi Tanahashi and Satoshi Kojima defeat Bad Luck Fale and Jay White – 10:05

• Tanahashi hit the High Fly Flow on Bad Luck Fale for the pinfall victory.
• Post Match: Tanahashi put Jay White in the Texas Cloverleaf, and Jay began tapping out. Hiroshi Tanahashi decided to accept Jay White’s challenge for a NEVER Championship Match.

Sho and Yoh defeat El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match – 20:48

• Yoh used a double underhook spinning brain buster for the pinfall victory.
• Sho and Yoh are the new IGWP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.

Will Ospreay defeats Kota Ibushi – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match – 30:13

• Ospreay hit Ibushi with the Stormbreaker for the pinfall victory.
• Will Ospreay is the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.
• Post Match: Jeff Cobb hit Kota Ibushi with the Tour of the Islands.
• Ospreay says he wants revenge for what happened at WrestleKingdom, os he calls out Okada.
• Okada comes to the ring, but Shingo Takagi jumped in the ring and took the microphone away from Okada.
• Takagi says Ospreay should defend against him first and then Okada gets the next shot.
• Ospreay says first Shingo and then he’s coming for Okada.

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