Ian Hamilton takes a look at the first night of this year’s New Beginning in Sapporo, featuring Will Ospreay vs. Taichi, and Shota Umino against Tetsuya Naito.
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Quick Results
Yota Tsuji submitted Gabriel Kidd in 7:25 ( ¾)
Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito pinned Master Wato, SHO, Kota Ibushi & Tomoaki Honma in 15:14 ( )
Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Kazuchika Okada pinned Yujiro Takahashi, EVIL & Dick Togo in 10:25 ( ¾)
Jado was the last man standing in an elimination match at 23:59 ( ¾)
Yup, that’s a four-match card folks. On a show where tickets were priced at a flat £60/$80. Still, we’ve got some fresh faces on the card, with the United Empire out, replaced by Suzuki-gun vs. Bullet Club ahead of their tag title match later this month. Kevin Kelly’s flying solo once more.
NJPW New Beginning in Nagoya Review By Jim Rohan on Jan 31, 2021, 12:44am EST +
This event was broadcast from Nagoya’s Dolphin s Arena where we were greeted with What’s up you fat marks?! by new colour commentator El Phantasmo, alongside Kevin Kelly.
Toru Yano & Kazuchika Okada vs. Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL – Okada has been very jolly in the build to this event and has at times appeared not to take Evil all too seriously, though he has been demanding a singles match against him. Okada and Evil begin the match but after circling and changing corners, Togo nips at Okada’s ankles before Evil commits to an attack. Yujiro jumps in too but Okada handles them both before chasing after Togo. He throws him in the ring and beats him like a drum. Evil grabs the ref and Togo grabs Okada, Yujiro takes out Yano and Evil throws Okada into the barricade. Back in the ring and all three of them hold hands to help Evil with the abdominal stretch on Okada. The turnbuckle is gone