January 20, 2022 – NJPW New Year’s Golden Series

I’m just getting around to this show (four days later) because New Japan finally posted it with English Commentary.

This event took place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

Great-O-Khan defeats Yuto Nakashima – 05:39

• Great-O-Khan used a cross arm breaker for the submission victory.

Hiromu Takahashi defeats Ryohei Oiwa – 07:26

• Apparently if Oiwa can take Hiromu’s mask off, he’ll get 10,000 yen.
• Hiromu used a Boston Crab to earn the submission victory. He was not unmasked.

Tiger Mask, and Togi Makabe defeats Jado and Taiji Ishimori – 09:01

• Tiger Mask used a double fujiwara to get the submission victory over Jado.

Toru Yano, Tomoaki Honma, Satoshi Kojima defeat Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Taka Michinoku – 09:12

• Satoshi Kojima nailed Taka Michinoku with the lariat for the pinfall victory.
• Meanwhile Yano handcuffed Suzuki to the second ring rope.

Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeats El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Douki – 10:50

• Master Wato used his Vendeval submission on Douki to get the submission victory.
• This match previews the upcoming IWGP Junior Heaweight Championship match between El Desperado and Master Wato in February.

Tomohiro Ishii, Yoh, Yoshi-Hashi, and Hirooki Goto defeat Evil, Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo, and Sho – 11:44

• Ishii hit Dick Togo with the Veritical Drop Brain Buster for the pinfall victory.

Shingo Takagi, Sanada, Tetsuya Naito defeat Kazuchika Okada, Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi – 20:15

• Naito hit Destino on Yuji Nagata for the pinfall victory.
• This match previewed Sanada v. Tanahashi for the IWGP US Title and Okada v. Naito for the IWGP World Title

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