NJPW NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING 2006 DVD VHS
Shin Nihon Puroresu Videos ISO


NJPW TV ASAHI 1/4/06 TOUKON SHIDOU CHAPTER 1 taped 1/4/06 Tokyo Dome
-3hr 40min. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

Yutaka Yoshie & Akebono vs. Black Strong Machine & Hiro Saito 9:18 when Yoshie used a diving body press on Hiro.

IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Brock Lesnar vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 8:58

Giant Bernard vs. Manabu Nakanishi 9:53

Yuji Nagata vs. Kazunari Murakami 13:11

Shinjiro Otani vs. Koji Kanemoto 10:47

Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi 11:59

IWGP Tag Title Match: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shiro Koshinaka & Takao Omori 19:28

Riki Choshu & Kohei Sato & Takashi Uwano & Kamikaze & Yoshihito Sasaki & Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & Takashi Iizuka & Osamu Nishimura & Toru Yano & Hirooki Goto & Hiroshi Nagao 12:16

Ryoji Sai ZERO1-MAX vs. Naofumi Yamamoto 8:18

Tiger Mask & Minoru vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Tomohiro Ishii 12:11

Masato Tanaka ZERO1-MAX & Kintaro Kanemura & BADBOY Hido vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & Jado & Gedo 10:03

NJPW Best of 2006 Compilation 1/4/06-12/24/06
-12hr 30min. Q=VG. 4 DVDs

Disc 1 3:05

1/4/06

Yuji Nagata vs. Kazunari Murakami

Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

IWGP Heavyweight Title: Brock Lesnar vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

2/5/06: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

2/12/06 IWGP U-30 Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Naofumi Yamamoto

2/19/06

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata

Brock Lesnar & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Riki Choshu & Akebono

3/11/06 IWGP/NWA Junior Titles: Tiger Mask vs. Minoru

3/19/06

IWGP Tag Title: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yuji Nagata & Naofumi Yamamoto

IWGP Heavyweight Title: Brock Lesnar vs. Akebono

Disc 2 3:10

4/16/06

New Japan Cup '06 Round 1: Ryuji Sai vs. Naofumi Yamamoto

New Japan Cup '06 Round 1: Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii

4/29/06 New Japan Cup '06 Semifinal: Yuji Nagata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

4/30/06 4/29/06 New Japan Cup '06 Final: Giant Bernard vs. Yuji Nagata

5/28/06

Yuji Nagata & Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroshi Tanahashi & Takashi Uwano

Best of the Super Jr. Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Minoru

6/17/06 Best of the Super Jr. Semifinal: Tiger Mask vs. Jushin Thunder Liger

6/18/06

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Giant Bernard

Best of the Super Jr. Final: Minoru vs. Tiger Mask

6/25/06: Naofumi Yamamoto & Yujiro vs. Ryoji Sai & Rikiya Fudo

7/17/06 IWGP Heavyweight Title Tournament Final: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Giant Bernard

Disc 3 3:05

7/30/06: Kishin Liger vs. BADBOY Hido

8/6/06 G1 Climax Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Jushin Thunder Liger

8/10/06 G1 Climax Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

8/12/06 G1 Climax Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Koji Kanemoto

8/13/06

G1 Climax Semifinal: Satoshi Kojima vs. Koji Kanemoto

G1 Climax Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima

9/3/06: Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii

Disc 4 3:10

9/24/06: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Koji Kanemoto

10/9/06

Yoshihiro Takayama & Minoru Suzuki vs. Yuji Nagata & Naofumi Yamamoto

IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan

10/15/06: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Togi Makabe vs. Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi

11/6/06: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Naofumi Yamamoto

11/17/06 National Area Tag League Final: Shinsuke Nakamura & Koji Kanemoto vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naofumi Yamamoto

12/2/06 NWA Junior Title: Tiger Mask vs. Milano Collection AT

12/10/06 IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

12/24/06 IWGP Junior Title: Koji Kanemoto vs. Minoru

NJPW SXW 2/13/06 Fan Thanksgiving Day 2006 taped 1/8/06 Korakuen Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Ryushi Yanagisawa vs. Hiroshi Nagao 6:45

El Samurai vs. Katsushi Takemura 10:18

Takashi Iizuka vs. Masayuki Naruse 13:43

Naofumi Yamamoto & Osamu Nishimura vs. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano 10:50

Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Wataru Inoue 18:06

Gedo & Jado & Minoru vs. Akiya Anzawa & Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask 16:56

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hiro Saito & Hiroyoshi Tenzan 15:04

Black Strong Machine & Masahiro Chono & Tatsutoshi Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Yuji Nagata & Yutaka Yoshie 23:47

NJ STV Near Live Circuit 2006 Acceleration #1 1/28/06 Korakuen Hall
-3hr. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

Takashi Iizuka vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 4:29

El Samurai vs. Wataru Inoue 11:41

Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Takashi Uwano 9:42

Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask vs. Hirooki Goto & Minoru 13:29

Gedo & Jado & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. BADBOY Hido & Kintaro Kanemura & Tetsuhiro Kuroda 6:39

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata vs. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano 19:51

Black Strong Machine & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Shinsuke Nakamura & Yutaka Yoshie 23:25

NJ STV 2/18/06 2006 Acceleration #6 taped 2/4/06 Sapporo Teisen Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Takashi Uwano vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 8:35

Takashi Iizuka vs. Tomohiro Ishii 7:18

El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask vs. Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru 15:58

Black Tiger vs. Jado 10:47

Giant Bernard vs. Togi Makabe 1:41

Manabu Nakanishi & Riki Choshu vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Toru Yano 12:14

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata vs. Naofumi Yamamoto & Shinsuke Nakamura 19:15

NJPW DVD Magazine 10 Acceleration 2/5/06 Tsukisamu Green Dome
-1hr 10min. Q=Master

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 16:23

Riki Choshu & Akebono vs. Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan 7:17

Takashi Iizuka vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 8:54

Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Black Tiger & Minoru 12:37

Tomohiro Ishii & Takashi Uwano vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & Jado 15:30

El Samurai vs. Hirooki Goto 5:30

NJPW STV 2/25/06 Circuit 2006 Acceleration #10 taped 2/11/06 Osaka Rinkai Sports Center
-2hr. Q=Perfect

El Samurai vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 8:11

Hirooki Goto & Minoru vs. Jado & Tomohiro Ishii 10:32

Black Tiger & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask 9:40

Togi Makabe & Toru Yano vs. Riki Choshu & Takashi Uwano 7:56

Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Naofumi Yamamoto 12:10

Giant Bernard & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Black Strong Machine & Tatsutoshi Goto 7:31

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Takashi Iizuka 15:22

NJPW STV 3/4/06 Circuit 2006 Acceleration #11 taped 2/12/06 Gifu Industrial Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Takashi Iizuka vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 8:43

Hirooki Goto vs. Jado 9:43

Black Tiger & Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru vs. El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask 12:00

Riki Choshu & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano 10:17

Giant Bernard & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Black Strong Machine & Hiroyoshi Tenzan 9:26

Shinsuke Nakamura & Yuji Nagata vs. Masahiro Chono & Tatsutoshi Goto 14:10

IWGP U-30 Openweight Title Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Naofumi Yamamoto 14:58

NJPW Acceleration PPV 2/19/06 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
-3hr 45min. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

Koji Kanemoto vs. GENTARO 6:39

Jushin Thunder Liger & Jado & Gedo vs. Kintaro Kanemura & BADBOY Hido & Tetsuhiro Kuroda 15:13

Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano 9:23

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Title Match: Minoru & Hirooki Goto vs. El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi 26:29. It's weird watching this match in 2011 because Goto is almost unrecognizable and world's better today, whereas Taguchi, who is clearly the better of the two in this match and theoretically in his prime now, not only looks a lot lamer these days but was actually more entertaining here. It was one of Taguchi's first big matches after his return from a useless Mexican excursion, so he was highly motivated. He made more of an effort to fly here, doing a few dives and a missile kick from the same corner with Samurai. As expected, the best stuff by far was from Samurai vs. Minoru and the worst from Taguchi vs. Goto, but apart from a lengthy dead stretch after the hot opening it's consistently good. The story of the match was Minoru & Goto working Samurai's arm, which Minoru injured by slamming the guard rail down on it. Samurai was selling his arm well throughout, holding his arm the whole time he was on the apron. Minoru kept after it well, kicking it, going from a body press pin attempt into the arm bar. It all built to the logical finish where Minoru hit his Minoru special, except Samurai not only survived, he came back and inexplicably made Minoru submit to a chickenwing armlock out of nowhere. The finish was so out of left field you almost felt as though they missed their time que and someoene said you have to go home now. ***1/2

IWGP Junior Heavyweight & NWA Junior Heavyweight Double Title Match: Tiger Mask vs. Black Tiger 14:57

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata 21:11. Intense, hard fought battle mainly in Nagata's stiff and credible style. It was very well executed, but had no particular story or psychology beyond the veteran trying to impose his will to beat the young star down, so it didn't develop the sort of drama that would have made such high quality action memorable. They missed all the big strikes early, so they were forced to wear each other down on the mat. The first big spot came when Tanahashi hit a suicida, but Nagata blistered him with kicks against the guard rail then laid him out with a brainbuster on the floor. From here, Nagata went to town with his kicks, repeatedly trapping Tanahashi in the corner and loading up. Nagata's kicks were extra ferocious, but Tanahashi withstood the big beating and was finally able to use his suplexes and sling blades to upset the ace. ***3/4

Brock Lesnar & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Riki Choshu & Akebono 12:49

IWGP Tag Title Match: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Giant Bernard 19:55

NJPW STV 3/11/06 Circuit 2006 Takeoff #1 taped 3/4/06 Gifu Industrial Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Yujiro vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 5:45

Gedo vs. Takashi Uwano 9:41

Black Tiger & Hirooki Goto & Minoru vs. El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask 17:07

Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue vs. Jado & Jushin Thunder Liger 12:14

Black Strong Machine & Tatsutoshi Goto & Togi Makabe vs. Scott Norton & Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 11:46

Manabu Nakanishi & Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Riki Choshu & Takashi Iizuka 12:05

Giant Bernard & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono vs. Akebono & Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata 16:08

NJPW SXW 3/13/06 Circuit 2006 Takeoff #2 34th Anniversary taped 3/6/06 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Takashi Uwano vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 8:13

Tiger Mask & Yujiro vs. Hirooki Goto & Minoru 11:46

El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue 20:00

Black Tiger & Gedo & Jado & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. BADBOY Hido & GENTARO & Kintaro Kanemura & Tetsuhiro Kuroda 7:34

Naofumi Yamamoto & Yuji Nagata vs. Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii 18:51

Scott Norton & Toru Yano vs. Giant Bernard & Togi Makabe 14:01

Akebono & Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono & Tatsutoshi Goto 20:11

NJPW STV 4/1/06 Circuit 2006 Takeoff taped 3/11/06 Act City Hamamatsu
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Yujiro vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 7:05

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Black Tiger 9:17

Tatsutoshi Goto vs. Takashi Uwano 6:22

Gedo & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Hirooki Goto & Jado 12:21

Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue vs. El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi 14:42

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Naofumi Yamamoto & Yuji Nagata 18:07

IWGP Junior Heavyweight & NWA World Junior Heavyweight Double Title Match: Tiger Mask vs. Minoru 13:41 of 27:24

Giant Bernard & Togi Makabe vs. Scott Norton & Toru Yano 12:11

Akebono & Riki Choshu & Takashi Iizuka vs. Black Strong Machine & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono 12:28

NJPW STV 3/25/06 Circuit 2006 Takeoff 3/12/06 Act City Hamamatsu
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Takashi Uwano vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 8:12

Minoru vs. Yujiro 5:38

Gedo & Jado vs. Black Tiger & Jushin Thunder Liger 13:39

Tiger Mask vs. Hirooki Goto 7:31

El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue 14:30

Takashi Iizuka vs. Naofumi Yamamoto 13:32

Giant Bernard & Tatsutoshi Goto & Togi Makabe vs. Scott Norton & Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 11:49

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata vs. Black Strong Machine & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono 17:59

NJPW STV 4/8/06 Circuit 2006 Takeoff 3/17/06 Osaka Central Public Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Takashi Uwano vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 8:24

Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro 8:37

Giant Bernard & Togi Makabe vs. Scott Norton & Toru Yano 11:49

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Takashi Iizuka vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Yuji Nagata 14:51

Akebono & Riki Choshu vs. Black Strong Machine & Tatsutoshi Goto 4:51

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Naofumi Yamamoto 19:53

Ten Man Tag Elimination Match: Black Tiger & Gedo & Jado & Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru vs. El Samurai & Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue 29:02

NJPW WPW Complete 4/23/06 NJPW Circuit 2006 Takeoff taped 3/19/06 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
-3hr 25min. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

Riki Choshu & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka 9:08

Hirooki Goto & Minoru vs. Tiger Mask & Yujiro 14:29

Eight Man Tag Elimination Match: BADBOY Hido & GENTARO & Kintaro Kanemura & Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Black Tiger & Gedo & Jado & Jushin Thunder Liger 13:52

Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano 10:55

Giant Bernard vs. Scott Norton 13:30

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Title Match: El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue 19:53

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazushi Miyamoto 13:34

IWGP Tag Title Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono vs. Naofumi Yamamoto & Yuji Nagata 23:07

(from TV Asahi) IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Brock Lesnar vs. Akebono 10:35

NJPW SXW 3/2706 "Grip On" Sendai 2day's BATTLE Day 1 3/21/06 Miyagi Zepp Sendai
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Yujiro vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 6:51

Black Strong Machine & Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 7:37

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Takashi Uwano 7:56

Manabu Nakanishi vs. Naofumi Yamamoto 11:20

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono & Tatsutoshi Goto vs. Riki Choshu & Takashi Iizuka & Yuji Nagata 12:21

2/3 Falls: Masked CTU-G & Masked CTU-H & Masked CTU-J & Masked CTU-L & Masked CTU-M vs. El Samurai & Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue 24:59

NJPW SXW 4/10/06 "Grip On" Sendai 2day's BATTLE Day 1 3/22/06 Miyagi Zepp Sendai
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yujiro 10:34

Toru Yano vs. Takashi Uwano 8:19

Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Hirooki Goto 9:34

Gedo & Jado vs. El Samurai & Tiger Mask 13:11

Black Strong Machine & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi & Riki Choshu 12:19

Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru 17:56

Naofumi Yamamoto & Yuji Nagata vs. Tatsutoshi Goto & Togi Makabe 11:33

KINGS ROAD STV 4/22/06 Kings Road Chapter 3 4/9/06 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Junji Inazuma vs. Shota Takanishi 7:26

Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. MORI Bernard 10:31

Kentaro Shiga vs. Yuto Aijima 12:06

Genichiro Tenryu & Koki Kitahara vs. Tadao Yasuda & Tomohiko Hashimoto 8:11

Mitsuharu Misawa & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Ricky Marvin & Shiro Koshinaka 18:56

Daisuke Ikeda & Mitsuya Nagai vs. Kazushi Miyamoto & Taichi Ishikari 23:10

NJPW SXW 4/24/06 New Japan Cup 2006 Day 1 4/16/06 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Takashi Uwano vs. Yujiro 8:34

El Samurai vs. Prince Devitt 8:09

Jushin Thunder Liger & Sangre Azteca vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask 13:29

Manabu Nakanishi & Riki Choshu & Takashi Iizuka vs. Black Strong Machine & Tatsutoshi Goto & Togi Makabe 9:20

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Title #1 Contendership Match: Gedo & Jado vs. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue 20:31

Scott Norton & Toru Yano vs. Giant Bernard & Hiroyoshi Tenzan 12:08

New Japan Cup 2006 First Round Match: Ryoji Sai vs. Naofumi Yamamoto 13:59

New Japan Cup 2006 First Round Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii 9:57

New Japan Cup 2006 First Round Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Masahiro Chono 25:12

NJPW SXW 5/8/06 NEW JAPAN CUP 2006 taped 4/29/06 Tottori Sangyo Taiikukan
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Tatsutoshi Goto vs. Takashi Uwano 5:50

Takashi Iizuka vs. Yujiro 9:21

Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue vs. Tiger Mask & Prince Devitt 14:24

Scott Norton & Togi Makabe vs. Giant Bernard & Toru Yano 10:12

Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Black Strong Machine vs. Riki Choshu & Manabu Nakanishi & Naofumi Yamamoto 12:08

Jushin Thunder Liger & Jado & Gedo vs. El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi & Sangre Azteca 13:09

New Japan Cup Semifinal: Yuji Nagata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi 18:49. Tanahashi beat Nagata at the February Acceleration PPV, so everyone knew Nagata was getting his revenge here and preventing Tanahashi from repeating as New Japan Cup champion. Perhaps this was the biggest difference from their 2/19/06 match, or maybe it was just that it was a small show rather than a big, well attented major show, but the atmosphere wasn't really there. I felt the early portion was better with Tanahashi asking for a technical match, but Nagata refusing to comply, beating the crap out of him with his strikes and saving the armwork for after he'd already injured Tanahashi's arm with a series of blistering kicks. Tanahashi eventually made a big comeback, using his arm a little as possible. He turned it into his style match with a big stretch of running and jumping moves, but I feel that's where this one went wrong because the more they shifted to athleticism and fireworks, the more the left the storyline and turned it into a big finisher oriented spectacle. They were doing such a good job of selling, but by the end Tanahashi was popping up from an avalanche style exploder! I felt this should have exceeded their previous match, but they just rushed the final third so badly, awkwardly transitioning out of the body too soon and into a somewhat goofy series of burning through their best moves. ***1/2

NJPW STV Near Live New Japan Cup 2006 Day 10 Final 4/30/06 Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium
-2hr 30min. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

Yujiro vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 7:36

Togi Makabe vs. Takashi Uwano 10:01

Jado & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Prince Devitt & Sangre Azteca 11:16

Tiger Mask vs. Gedo 11:02

Black Strong Machine & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono vs. Naofumi Yamamoto & Riki Choshu & Takashi Iizuka 10:40

Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue vs. El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi 19:35

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Scott Norton & Toru Yano 11:06

New Japan Cup 2006 Final Match: Giant Bernard vs. Yuji Nagata 19:40

NJPW STV 6/18/06 New Japan Cup 2006 Special taped 5/3/06 Fukuoka International Center
-3hr. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

2/3 Falls: Gedo & Hirooki Goto & Jado & Jushin Thunder Liger & Diablo & KUROKAGE vs. Azteca & El Samurai & KAZE & Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi & Wataru Inoue 16:19

Shiro Koshinaka vs. Naofumi Yamamoto 8:11

Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tomohiro Ishii 11:16

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano 12:36

Yuji Nagata vs. Togi Makabe 11:41

Manabu Nakanishi & Riki Choshu vs. Black Strong Machine & Masahiro Chono 9:55

4/23/03 Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall & IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Koji Kanemoto vs. Tiger Mask 14:46

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Tiger Mask vs. Koji Kanemoto 19:27

NOAH TV 4/30/06 taped 4/23/06 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
& NJPW WPW 5/6/06 New Japan Cup
& NOAH TV 5/7/06 taped 4/23/06 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
& NJPW WPW 5/13/06 taped 5/3/06 Fukuoka International Center
-1hr 40min. Q=Ex

Kenta Kobashi vs. Naomichi Marufuji

4/28/06 New Japan Cup Semifinal: Giant Bernard vs. Manabu Nakanishi

4/29/06 New Japan Cup Semifinal: Yuji Nagata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

4/30/06 New Japan Cup 2006 Final Match: Giant Bernard vs. Yuji Nagata

GHC Junior Heavyweight Title Match: KENTA vs. Taiji Ishimori

5/3/06 IWGP Heavyweight Title: Brock Lesnar vs. Giant Bernard

NJPW SXW 5/22/06 NEW JAPAN CUP 2006 Special taped 5/6/06 Takamatsu City Gymnasium #2
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Yujiro 9:23

Takashi Iizuka vs. Takashi Uwano 13:36

El Samurai vs. Gedo 10:10

Jado vs. Ryusuke Taguchi 10:42

Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue vs. Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger & Sangre Azteca 17:29

Black Strong Machine & Shiro Koshinaka vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 5:20

Black Strong Machine & Shiro Koshinaka vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 0:34

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata vs. Giant Bernard & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Togi Makabe 19:26

NJPW STV 5/13/06 New Japan Cup 2006 Special taped 5/7/06 Kyoto City Gymnasium
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Prince Devitt vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 6:52

Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue vs. Hirooki Goto & Sangre Azteca 12:27

Tiger Mask vs. Jushin Thunder Liger 11:01

Shiro Koshinaka vs. Togi Makabe 7:12

Kohei Sato & Ryoji Sai & Yoshihito Sasaki vs. Naofumi Yamamoto & Takashi Uwano & Yujiro 16:46

Giant Bernard & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono vs. Riki Choshu & Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 8:41

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Title Match: El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Gedo & Jado 30:15

NJPW CIRCUIT 2006 5.27>>>6.18 Best Of The Super Jr XIII DVD 5/27/06-6/18/06
-3hr 5min. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

Note: League matches 5/27/06-6/16/06 are digestes to about 10 min per show

5/27/06 Soka City Sports Gym

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Ryusuke Taguchi [2] vs. Sangre Azteca [0] 12:50

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Fuego [2] vs. Minoru [0] 4:40

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Wataru Inoue [2] vs. Koji Kanemoto [0] 16:46

5/28/06 Korakuen Hall

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: El Samurai [2] vs. Fuego [2] 9:51

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Wataru Inoue [4] vs. Gedo [0] 13:17

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Tiger Mask [2] vs. Hirooki Goto [0] 10:58

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [2] vs. Minoru [0] 21:20

5/29/06 Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Black Tiger [2] vs. GENTARO [0] 14:21

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: El Samurai [3] vs. Jado [1] - Time Limit Draw 30:00

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Sangre Azteca [2] vs. Fuego [2] 10:28

6/1/06 Fukui City Gym

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Ryusuke Taguchi [4] vs. Fuego [2] 6:06

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Minoru [2] vs. Sangre Azteca [2] 12:26

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Koji Kanemoto [2] vs. GENTARO [0] 12:18

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Black Tiger [4] vs. Hirooki Goto [0] 12:04

6/2/06 Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall #3

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Jado [3] vs. Fuego [2] 11:14

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Koji Kanemoto [4] vs. Hirooki Goto [0] 9:49

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Tiger Mask [4] vs. Black Tiger [4] 9:36

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Ryusuke Taguchi [6] vs. Jushin Thunder Liger [2] 15:30

6/4/06 Chiba Movement Park Gym

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: El Samurai [5] vs. Sangre Azteca [2] 11:08

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Minoru [4] vs. Jado [3] 12:54

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Hirooki Goto [2] vs. Gedo [0] 15:21

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Wataru Inoue [6] vs. Tiger Mask [4] 5:57

6/7/06 Osaka Prefectural Gym #2

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Gedo [2] vs. Black Tiger [4] 10:59

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: GENTARO [2] vs. Wataru Inoue [6] 14:31

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Tiger Mask [6] vs. Koji Kanemoto [4] 12:58

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: El Samurai [7] vs. Ryusuke Taguchi [6] 12:02

6/8/06 Toyohashi City Gym

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [4] vs. Fuego [2] 7:12

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Gedo [4] vs. GENTARO [2] 12:32

6/9/06 Mie Prefectural Dream Dome Ueno #2

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Wataru Inoue [8] vs. Hirooki Goto [2] 9:57

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Jado [4] vs. Ryusuke Taguchi [7] 6:01

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [6] vs. Sangre Azteca [2] 12:12

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Gedo [5] vs. Koji Kanemoto [5] - Double KO 15:06

6/10/06 Yokkaichi City Gym

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: GENTARO [4] vs. Tiger Mask [6] 10:22

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Minoru [6] vs. Ryusuke Taguchi [7] 19:18

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [8] vs. Jado [4] 15:19

6/14/06 Saku City Gym

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Jado [6] vs. Sangre Azteca [2] 7:41

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Minoru [8] vs. El Samurai [7] 13:24

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Koji Kanemoto [7] vs. Black Tiger [4] 16:35

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Hirooki Goto [4] vs. GENTARO [4] 8:27

6/16/06 Kimitsu Aquamarine Studio

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Wataru Inoue [10] vs. Black Tiger [4] 11:41

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B: Tiger Mask [8] vs. Gedo [5] 12:59

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [10] vs. El Samurai [7] 12:16

6/17/06 Yamato Sports Center Best Of The Super Junior XIII Semifinal Match: Minoru vs. Wataru Inoue 18:42

6/17/06 Yamato Sports Center Best Of The Super Junior XIII Semifinal Match: Tiger Mask vs. Jushin Thunder Liger 10:27

6/18/06 Korakuen Hall Best Of The Super Junior XIII Final: Minoru vs. Tiger Mask 22:52

NJPW SXW 6/12/06 Best Of The Super Junior XIII Day 2 taped 5/28/06 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Masahito Kakihara Retirement Match: Koji Kanemoto vs. Masahito Kakihara 5:00

Yujiro vs. Tetsuya Naito 8:40

Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Togi Makabe 14:21

Naofumi Yamamoto & Takashi Iizuka & Yuji Nagata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Uwano 19:36

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A Match: El Samurai [2] vs. Fuego [2] 9:51

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B Match: Wataru Inoue [4] vs. Gedo [0] 13:17

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A Match: Jushin Thunder Liger [2] vs. Minoru [0] 21:20

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B Match: Tiger Mask [2] vs. Hirooki Goto [0] 10:58

NJPW STV 6/10/06 Best Of The Super Junior XIII Day 5 taped 6/2/06 Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall #3
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Gedo & Minoru vs. El Samurai & Wataru Inoue 10:55

Togi Makabe vs. Naofumi Yamamoto 7:36

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Uwano vs. Takashi Iizuka & Yuji Nagata & Yujiro 16:48

Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono 10:33

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A Match: Jado [3] vs. Fuego [2] 11:14

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B Match: Koji Kanemoto [4] vs. Hirooki Goto [0] 9:49

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B Match: Tiger Mask [4] vs. Black Tiger [4] 9:36

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A Match: Ryusuke Taguchi [6] vs. Jushin Thunder Liger [2] 15:30

NJPW STV 6/17/06 Best Of The Super Junior XIII Day 7 taped 6/7/06 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Mitsuhide Hirasawa & Takashi Uwano vs. Tetsuya Naito & Yujiro 11:29

Hirooki Goto & Jado & Minoru vs. Fuego & Jushin Thunder Liger & Sangre Azteca 13:26

Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Naofumi Yamamoto & Yuji Nagata 15:12

Giant Bernard & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Togi Makabe vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka 15:08

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block A Match: El Samurai [7] vs. Ryusuke Taguchi [6] 12:02

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B Match: Gedo [2] vs. Black Tiger [4] 10:59

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B Match: GENTARO [2] vs. Wataru Inoue [6] 14:31

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Block B Match: Tiger Mask [6] vs. Koji Kanemoto [4] 12:58

NJPW SXW 6/26/06 Best Of The Super Junior XIII Day 13 taped 6/17/06 Yamato Sports Center
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Yujiro vs. Tetsuya Naito 7:50

Black Tiger & Fuego vs. GENTARO & Sangre Azteca 12:14

El Samurai & Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Gedo & Hirooki Goto & Jado 14:21

Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Takashi Uwano 9:37

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 15:20

Giant Bernard & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Togi Makabe vs. Akebono & Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka 15:49

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Semifinal Match: Minoru vs. Wataru Inoue 18:42

Best Of The Super Junior XIII Semifinal Match: Tiger Mask vs. Jushin Thunder Liger 10:27

Keiji Muto in Mexico STV 6/24/06
NJ Lock Up STV 7/9/06 taped 6/25/06 Tokyo Shinkiba 1st RING
-2hr. Q=Perfect

CMLL 5/12/06 Arena Mexico: Keiji Muto & Ultimo Dragon vs. Atlantis & Rey Bucanero

DRAGOMANIA 5/13/06 Arena Mexico, Revelos Super Increibles: Keiji Muto vs. Ultimo Dragon vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Hijo Del Perro Aguayo vs. Atlantis

CMLL 5/14/06 Arena Coliseo: Great Muta & Ultimo Dragon & Johnny Stamboli & Mark Jindrak vs. Universo 2000 & Black Warrior & Brazo de Plata & Hijo de Lizmark

6/25/06

Hirooki Goto vs. Daisaku Shimoda 11:51

Takashi Uwano vs. Ichiro Yaguchi 13:06

Gedo vs. Osamu Namiguchi 12:55

Naofumi Yamamoto & Yujiro vs. Rikiya Fudo & Ryoji Sai 13:46

Togi Makabe vs. Daisuke Sekimoto 15:30

Riki Choshu & Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. GENTARO & Kintaro Kanemura & Tetsuhiro Kuroda 12:25

NJPW SXW 7/10/06 Circuit 2006 Turbulence taped 7/2/06 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Mitsuhide Hirasawa & Takashi Uwano vs. Tetsuya Naito & Yujiro 12:38

Hirooki Goto & Minoru vs. Hartley Jackson & Mikey Nicholls 10:56

IWGP Provisional Tag Title Tournament Semifinal Match: Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 10:08

IWGP Provisional Tag Title Tournament Semifinal Match: Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe vs. Naofumi Yamamoto & Yuji Nagata 14:47

Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue vs. Black Tiger & Negro Casas 11:39

Gedo & Jado & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. El Samurai & Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi 13:16

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Black Strong Machine & Hiroyoshi Tenzan 13:41

IWGP Provisional Tag Title Tournament Final Match: Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe vs. Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko 11:15

NJPW World Pro Wrestling taped 7/17/06 Tsukisamu Green Dome
& NOAH TV taped 7/16/06 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
& Maeda & Tokoro on TV show 8/1/06
-1hr 35min. Q=Near Perfect

NJPW TV taped 7/17/06 Tsukisamu Green Dome

45th IWGP Heavyweight Champion Decision Tournament 1st Round:

Akebono vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Digest

Yuji Nagata vs. Travis Tomko. Digest

45th IWGP Heavyweight Champion Decision Tournament Semifinals:

Giant Bernard vs. Akebono. Digest

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata. Digest

45th IWGP Heavyweight Champion Decision Tournament Final: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Giant Bernard

NOAH TV taped 7/16/06 Tokyo Nippon Budokan

Jun Akiyama & Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Yoshihiro Takayama & Kensuke Sasaki

TV show w/ guests Akira Maeda & Hideo Tokoro 8/1/06

NJPW SXW 7/24/06 Circuit 2006 Turbulence #5 taped 7/8/06 Twin Messe Shizuoka
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Tetsuya Naito 8:49

Prince Devitt & Wataru Inoue vs. Black Tiger & Durango 9:51

Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Naofumi Yamamoto & Takashi Uwano 12:41

Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru vs. Koji Kanemoto & Negro Casas & Tiger Mask 12:05

Black Strong Machine & Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Riki Choshu & Takashi Iizuka 10:39

Akebono & Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata vs. Giant Bernard & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Travis Tomko 14:42

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Title Match: El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Gedo & Jado 30:04

NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi ROAD TO THE REAL IWGP CHAMPION DVD 7/17/06-2/18/07
-3hr 25min. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

7/17/06 IWGP Heavyweight Title Tournament Final Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Giant Bernard 17:44

10/9/06 IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan 26:45

12/10/06 IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 22:44

1/4/07 IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taiyo Kea 17:09

2/18/07 IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Koji Kanemoto 21:52

NJPW Tokon SUPER BATTLE 7/30/06 & 8/6/06 Circuit 2006 Turbulence taped 7/17/06 Sapporo Tsukisamu Green Dome
-2hr. Q=Perfect

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Tiger Mask vs. Wataru Inoue 12:13

Koji Kanemoto & Negro Casas & Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Gedo & Jado & Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru 10:35

NJPW Battle Station Express 7/31/06 CTU 2nd Anniversary ~ CTU Dominate in Korakuen taped 7/30/06 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

CTU Ranger Blue & CTU Ranger Green & CTU Ranger Pink & CTU Ranger Red & CTU Ranger Yellow vs. Apple Miyuki & Daigoro Kashiwa & MIYAWAKI & PSYCHO & Teppei Ishizaka 11:28

El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask vs. Black Tiger & Hirooki Goto & TAKA Michinoku 20:05

Gedo & Jado vs. Kintaro Kanemura & Tetsuhiro Kuroda 15:48

Kishin Liger vs. BADBOY Hido 12:22

Masaaki Mochizuki & Minoru vs. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue 21:43

NJPW SXW Live G1 CLIMAX 2006 League Match 8/6/06 Niigata Shi Taiikukan
-3hr. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

Wataru Inoue vs. Yujiro

El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Minoru & Tetsuya Naito

Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii

Riki Choshu & Akebono vs. Giant Bernard & Black Strong Machine

G1 Climax B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Naofumi Yamamoto

G1 Climax A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Jushin Thunder Liger

G1 Climax B Block: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Koji Kanemoto

G1 Climax A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Manabu Nakanishi

NJPW Battle Station 8/10/06 G1 CLIMAX 2006 League Match taped 8/9/06 Gran Cube Osaka
-2hr. Q=Perfect

G1 Climax B Block: Koji Kanemoto vs. Naofumi Yamamoto

G1 Climax A Block: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Manabu Nakanishi

Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shiro Koshinaka & Takashi Iizuka

Satoshi Kojima & Akebono vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Black Strong Machine

G1 Climax B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Togi Makabe

G1 Climax A Block: Giant Bernard vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

NJPW Battle Station 8/11/06 G1 CLIMAX 2006 League Match taped 8/10/06 Nagoya Aichi-ken Taiikukan
-2hr. Q=Perfect

G1 Climax B Block: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Naofumi Yamamoto

G1 Climax B Block: Koji Kanemoto vs. Togi Makabe

Yuji Nagata & Takashi Iizuka vs. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii

Riki Choshu & Akebono vs. Black Strong Machine & Shiro Koshinaka

G1 Climax A Block: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Giant Bernard

G1 Climax A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

NJPW SXW Live G1 CLIMAX 2006 League Match 8/12/06 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
-3hr 25min. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

Minoru & Prince Devitt vs. El Samurai & Wataru Inoue

Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Jado & Gedo

Black Strong Machine & Shiro Koshinaka vs. Takashi Iizuka & Takashi Uwano

Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Akebono & Naofumi Yamamoto

Masahiro Chono Return Match ~ BLACK REBORN: Masahiro Chono & Milano Collection AT vs. Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Tanahashi

G1 Climax B Block: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Togi Makabe

G1 Climax B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Koji Kanemoto

G1 Climax A Block: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Giant Bernard

G1 Climax A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Manabu Nakanishi

NJPW PPV G1 CLIMAX 2006 Final 8/13/06 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
-3hr 25min. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

Minoru & Prince Devitt vs. Wataru Inoue & Yujiro

G1 Climax Semifinal: Satoshi Kojima vs. Koji Kanemoto

G1 Climax Semifinal: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Giant Bernard

Jushin Thunder Liger & Jado & Gedo vs. Tiger Mask & El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi

Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii

Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto

Yoshihiro Takayama New Japan Return Match: Riki Choshu & Manabu Nakanishi & Akebono vs. Masahiro Chono & Yoshihiro Takayama & Milano Collection AT

G1 Climax Final: Satoshi Kojima vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan

NJPW G1 CLIMAX 2006 DVD Vol. 1 8/6/06 & 8/8/06
-2hr 40min. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

8/6/06 Niigata Shi Taiikukan

G1 Climax B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Naofumi Yamamoto

G1 Climax A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Jushin Thunder Liger

G1 Climax B Block: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Koji Kanemoto

G1 Climax A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Manabu Nakanishi

8/8/06 Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan

G1 Climax A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jushin Thunder Liger

G1 Climax B Block: Togi Makabe vs. Naofumi Yamamoto

G1 Climax A Block: Giant Bernard vs. Satoshi Kojima

G1 Climax B Block: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yuji Nagata

NJPW G1 CLIMAX 2006 DVD Vol. 2 8/9/06 & 8/10/06
-3hr 10min. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

8/9/06 Grand Cube Osaka

G1 Climax B Block: Koji Kanemoto vs. Naofumi Yamamoto

G1 Climax A Block: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Manabu Nakanishi

G1 Climax B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Togi Makabe

Summer Night Dream Tag Match: Bono Tiger (Akebono) & Tiger Mask vs. Jado & Gedo

Special Match: Satoshi Kojima & Akebono vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Black Strong Machine

Special Match: Minoru & Jado & Gedo vs. Tiger Mask & El Samurai & Wataru Inoue

G1 Climax A Block: Giant Bernard vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

8/10/06 Nagoya Aichi-ken Taiikukan

G1 Climax B Block: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Naofumi Yamamoto

G1 Climax B Block: Koji Kanemoto vs. Togi Makabe

G1 Climax A Block: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Giant Bernard

G1 Climax A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

NJPW G1 CLIMAX 2006 DVD Vol. 3 8/12/06 & 8/13/06
-3hr 20min. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

8/12/06 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

G1 Climax B Block: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Togi Makabe

G1 Climax A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Manabu Nakanishi

G1 Climax - Semi Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Giant Bernard

Masahiro Chono Return Match ~ BLACK REBORN: Masahiro Chono & Milano Collection AT vs. Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Tanahashi

8/13/06, Yoshihiro Takayama New Japan Return Match: Riki Choshu & Manabu Nakanishi & Akebono vs. Masahiro Chono & Yoshihiro Takayama & Milano Collection AT

G1 Climax B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Koji Kanemoto

G1 Climax A Block: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Giant Bernard

8/13/06 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

G1 Climax Semifinal: Satoshi Kojima vs. Koji Kanemoto

G1 Climax Semifinal: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Giant Bernard

G1 Climax Final: Satoshi Kojima vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan

NJPW STV 9/4/06 Ignition #1 taped 9/3/06 Korakuen Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Yujiro vs. Daisaku Shimoda 9:29

Takashi Iizuka vs. Takashi Uwano 9:31

Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask vs. Gedo & Prince Devitt 9:12

Tetsuya Naito Trial Series Match #1: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Tetsuya Naito 4:08

Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 13:58

Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue vs. Jado & Minoru 16:46

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata vs. Black Strong Machine & Giant Bernard 13:37

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono & Milano Collection AT vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Naofumi Yamamoto & Riki Choshu 14:18

NJPW SXW 9/11/06 Ignition #3 taped 9/8/06 Chiba Movement Park Gym
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Daisaku Shimoda vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 8:03

Black Strong Machine vs. Takashi Uwano 9:39

Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tiger Mask & Yujiro 11:14

Gedo & Jado & Minoru vs. El Samurai & Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue 15:38

Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Naofumi Yamamoto 9:41

Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Thunder Liger 13:17

Masahiro Chono & Milano Collection AT vs. Riki Choshu & Takashi Iizuka 9:18

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 15:20

NJPW SXW 9/25/06 Ignition #3 taped 9/18/06 Sagamihara City Gym
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Mitsuhide Hirasawa & Takashi Uwano vs. Tetsuya Naito & Yujiro 11:34

Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue vs. Gedo & Jado & Prince Devitt 13:17

El Samurai & Koji Kanemoto vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru 14:40

Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano 12:51

Takashi Iizuka & Yuji Nagata vs. Black Strong Machine & Taichi Ishikari 15:06

Masahiro Chono & Milano Collection AT & Travis Tomko vs. Akebono & Manabu Nakanishi & Naofumi Yamamoto 13:58

Giant Bernard & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Riki Choshu 13:32

NJPW SXW 10/9/06 NJPW Circuit 2006 Ignition taped 9/24/06 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Tetsuya Naito & Yujiro vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa & Takashi Uwano 10:37

Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru vs. Gedo & Jado 15:14

Milano Collection AT vs. Wataru Inoue 11:30

Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka vs. Naofumi Yamamoto & Yuji Nagata 14:08

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Tiger Mask vs. Ryusuke Taguchi 13:37

Akebono & Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko 15:46

Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Masahiro Chono 20:04

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Koji Kanemoto 25:06

Five Team Elimination Tag Match: Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. BADBOY Hido & Tomohiko Hashimoto vs. Kintaro Kanemura & Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Daisaku Shimoda & Riki Choshu vs. Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe 20:46

NJPW STV 10/11/06 WRESTLE LAND taped 10/8/06 Korakuen Hall
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Gran Naniwa & Tsubo Genjin vs. Makai Masked Hurricane 2 & Makai Rey Cobra 4 5:19

Makai Masked Canadian (Tomoaki Honma) vs. Pegasus Kid (Prince Devitt) 12:18

Makai 20 & Toru Yano vs. El Purpose (El Samurai) & Taichi Ishikari 8:24

Milano Collection AT vs. Ryusuke Taguchi 11:02

Gedo & Jado & Tanaka vs. Shuji Kondo & TARU & YASSHI 15:10

Manabu Nakanishi & Michiyoshi Ohara & Super Strong Machine vs. Big Van Vader & Makai Club Makai 11 & Makai 14 8:53

Masked Devilock (Hiroshi Tanahashi) vs. Makai Masked Devilock (Ryota Chikuzen) 12:11

Elimination: Gedo & Jado & Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi & Tanaka vs. Makai Club Makai 11 & Makai Masked Canadian & Milano Collection AT & TARU & Toru Yano 12:02

NJPW STV 11/20/06 NEW GENERATION LIVE 2 ~Aki No Geopolis #5~ taped 11/17/06 Tokyo Dome City Geopolis
-2hr. Q=Perfect

National Area Tag League Semifinal Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Minoru 10:40

National Area Tag League Semifinal Match: Koji Kanemoto & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & Manabu Nakanishi 12:33

El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue vs. Gedo & Jado & Milano Collection AT & Prince Devitt 15:09

Takashi Iizuka & Yuji Nagata vs. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano 10:47

National Area Tag League Final Match: Koji Kanemoto & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naofumi Yamamoto 19:57

NJPW STV 12/5/06 Circuit 2006 FINAL ~NEXT PROGRESS #4~ taped 12/2/06 Kyoto City Gym
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Takashi Uwano vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa 7:51

Yujiro vs. Tetsuya Naito 8:45

Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue vs. Minoru & Prince Devitt 13:06

Mexican Rules: El Texano Jr. & Negro Casas & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Gedo & Jado & Jushin Thunder Liger 9:37

Naofumi Yamamoto & Yuji Nagata vs. Shiro Koshinaka & Tomohiro Ishii 11:54

Masahiro Chono & Travis Tomko vs. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano 10:59

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Tiger Mask vs. Milano Collection AT 19:04

Giant Bernard & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi 19:17

NJPW SXW Live BATTLE X-MAS! CATCH THE VICTORY 12/24/06 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
-3hr 5min. Q=Perfect. 2 DVDs

C.T.U KISS-JISS (Jado) & C.T.U KISS-GESS (Gedo) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Wataru Inoue 10:07

Tiger Mask & Xmas Tiger vs. C.T.U CATS-THUNDER.TAMA (Jushin Thunder Liger) & C.T.U CATS-MIKE.AT (Milano Collection AT) 7:16

Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Tetsuya Naito 7:18

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Takashi Iizuka 13:33

Naofumi Yamamoto & Yuji Nagata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi 14:08

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Koji Kanemoto vs. Minoru 33:51. Kanemoto has always been a good opponent for Minoru because he can shift his style more toward the kicks & submissions, doing a more credible technical match without going outside his own box. Minoru is definitely a lot more patient than Koji, but the matches running so long tends to shift things in this direction by necessity. In fact, they broke the record they set on 10/9/06, once again delivering the longest IWGP Junior Title match ever. The match had a real old school feel to it, as UWF oriented matches had shifted more toward their technical pro wrestling roots of Thesz, Gagne, Robinson, & Gotch & less toward the wannabe MMA aspect, while still doing enough crazy & athletic stuff to satisfy the junior style requirements. Both men were laser focused on working a body part with Minoru first injuring Koji's arm on the outside after matadoring him to the floor & Koji later countering a suplex to the floor with a Dragon screw onto the top rope. They'd throw in a random junior style spot now & then, but during the first half they mostly kept on theme with Minoru stopping Koji's charge with a kick to the arm, but Koji then thwarting his suplex attempt with a Dragon screw. Suddenly, they started doing another match with Koji poping the crowd with his face scrapes & Minoru hitting insane suplexes with Kanemoto taking a flip bump on the German suplex off the 2nd then popping up after a fisherman buster off the 2nd as only Koji would have the nerve to do. The big moves signaled that the finishing sequence was potentially upon us, but as they shifted back to theme after Koji's Frankensteiner off the top with the Minoru special leading to a series of ankle lock counters the fans were now buying the threat of the submissions. The match was nowhere near over though, going roughly another 15 minutes, and the new pattern was Minoru using some of his suplexes & big moves to set up trapping Koji in yet another armbar. The amount of armbars Koji was surviving was getting a bit absurd, and definitely this was one of those matches where they really needed to see it through from start to finish. Luckily, Minoru finally twisted out of a Tiger suplex & hit the Minoru special in the center, & just as Kanemoto managed to throw the top leg off & get his knees to escape, Minoru rehooked the top leg & flattened Kanemoto out on his back to take the title. With the right finish, the match definitely came off a lot better, and one can now say it was the tenacity of Minoru in sticking with his gameplan from start to finish that earned him his fourth & final (?) IWGP Junior Title reign. ****

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