{"id":168482,"date":"2025-04-02T10:28:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T15:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=168482"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:28:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T15:28:50","slug":"njpw-road-to-sakura-genesis-results-4-2-vetters-review-of-shingo-takagi-vs-hiroshi-tanahashi-yota-tsuji-vs-yoshinobu-kanemaru-for-the-iwgp-global-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/04\/02\/njpw-road-to-sakura-genesis-results-4-2-vetters-review-of-shingo-takagi-vs-hiroshi-tanahashi-yota-tsuji-vs-yoshinobu-kanemaru-for-the-iwgp-global-title\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW &#8220;Road to Sakura Genesis&#8221; results (4\/2): Vetter&#8217;s review of Shingo Takagi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yota Tsuji vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru for the IWGP Global Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1942994020\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Chris Vetter<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Contributor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisvetter73\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@chrisvetter73<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>New Japan Pro Wrestling &#8220;Road to Sakura Genesis&#8221;<br \/>\nApril 2, 2025 in Yamanashi, Japan at Aimesse Yamanashi<br \/>\nStreamed live on <a href=\"https:\/\/njpwworld.com\/\">New Japan World<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is a large, well-lit gym. The floor is packed with maybe 800-1,000 fans; there are no risers or second level. This show has\u00a0<i>Japanese-only commentary<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Toru Yano, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Boltin Oleg, Katsuya Murashima, and Ninja Mack vs. Tiger Mask, Yoh, Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma, and Togi Makabe.\u00a0<\/b>Can we just let Yoh fight Ninja Mack? Togi and Yano opened. Tenzan stumbled and fell; is he okay? No, I&#8217;m serious&#8230; he does not look well. Tiger Mask battled Tenzan and this looked awful. Oleg got in at 3:30 and he flipped TM around in his arms, then hit a splash to the mat. Wato got in and battled Ninja Mack, and they had a good exchange. Murashima entered at 6:30 and battled Yoh, and he hit a Bulldog Powerslam for a nearfall, then he applied a Boston Crab. Yoh applied a headlock submission hold, and Murashima tapped out. Basic. I think anyone who watches this will agree with me that Tenzan does not look like he should be in the ring right now.<\/p>\n<p><i>Tiger Mask, Yoh, Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma, and Togi Makabe defeated\u00a0Toru Yano, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Boltin Oleg, Katsuya Murashima, and Ninja Mack at 9:06.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>2. &#8220;Bullet Club War Dogs&#8221; Sanada and Drilla Moloney vs. &#8220;Just 4 Guys&#8221; Yuya Uemura and Taka Michinoku.\u00a0<\/b>Sanada carried a guitar to ringside and he has bizarre sunglasses on. The BCWD attacked and we&#8217;re underway; Sanada and Yuya brawled on the floor, and Yuya didn&#8217;t even have a chance to remove his jacket. Drilla and Taka were brawling elsewhere on the floor. They got in the ring with the heels keeping Taka in their corner. Yuya got a hot tag at 3:30 and traded deep armdrags with Sanada. Sanada tied him in the Paradise Lock, and he applied Skull End, but Yuya escaped and hit a dropkick at 6:00, and they were both down. Taka got back in and hit a running knee to Drilla&#8217;s forehead, and he cranked back on the head. Drilla hit a Gore for a believable nearfall, then the Drilla Killa (swinging piledriver) for the pin. Decent action.<\/p>\n<p><i>Sanada and Drilla Moloney defeated Yuya Uemura and Taka Michinoku at 7:44.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>3. &#8220;The Mighty Don&#8217;t Kneel&#8221; Hartley Jackson, Robbie Eagles, and Kosei Fujita vs. &#8220;Bullet Club War Dogs&#8221; Taiji Ishimori, Gabe Kidd, and Robbie X<\/b>. Eagles and Robbie X opened and they traded quick reversals. Kosei tagged in and chopped Robbie X. The heels worked over Fujita, until Eagles got back and cleared the ring. Ishimori hit a handspring-back-spin kick on Eagles. Kidd and Hartley finally tagged in at 7:00 and they traded shoulder blocks, until Kidd finally dropped the massive Jackson. Jackson suplexed Kidd and hit a short-arm clothesline for a nearfall, but he missed a senton. Kidd hit his own senton for a nearfall, then a suplex for a nearfall at 9:00. They hit simultaneous clotheslines. Kidd hit a discus clothesline and a piledriver for the pin on Hartley. Good action.<\/p>\n<p><i>Taiji Ishimori, Gabe Kidd, and Robbie X defeated\u00a0Hartley Jackson, Robbie Eagles, and Kosei Fujita at 11:00 even.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>4. &#8220;Los Ingobernables de Japon&#8221; Tetsuya Naito, Bushi, and Hiromu Takahashi vs. &#8220;United Empire&#8221; Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, and Jakob Austin Young<\/b>. Callum and Hiromu opened with an intense lockup, and Callum hit a Mafia Kick to the sternum. Jakob got in and stomped on Hiromu. Akira hit a running head-scissors takedown at 2:30, then\u00a0 top-rope crossbody block for a nearfall. LIJ began working over Akira in their corner. Naito hit a standing neckbreaker\u00a0for a nearfall at 5:30. Newman got the hot tag and hit a doublestomp on Naito, and those two traded forearm strikes.<\/p><div id=\"prowr-2059414534\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Naito nailed a spinebuster at 8:00. (I don&#8217;t speak Japanese, but &#8220;spinebuster&#8221; is clearly a universal word in pro wrestling!) Jakob hit a dropkick on Hiromu and was fired up. He hit a second-rope dropkick and a twisting suplex, but he couldn&#8217;t hit a Jakob&#8217;s Ladder (sliced bread). Hiromu hit a Death Valley Driver for a nearfall. Bushi dove through the ropes onto Newman. Hiromu locked in a Figure Four, and Young tapped out. Good action.<\/p>\n<p><i>Tetsuya Naito, Bushi, and Hiromu Takahashi defeated Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, and Jakob Austin Young at 11:13.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>5. Yota Tsuji vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru for the IWGP Global Title.<\/b>\u00a0I always say we need more singles matches in NJPW. (I believe this is a title match but without English commentary, I&#8217;m not 100 percent sure.) Yota got on the mic and spoke to him and they shook hands. (My guess, based on the commentators&#8217; reaction,\u00a0is Yota just offered to make it a title match.) Standing reversals early on. Kanemaru tied him in a leg lock, but Tsuji reached the ropes at 5:00. Tsuji hit a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker over his knee at 7:30 but he sold the pain in his leg. Kanemaru applied a Figure Four and kept Tsuji grounded.<\/p>\n<p>Tsuji was just starting to take charge, when suddenly\u00a0<b>EVIL<\/b>\u00a0jumped in the ring and attacked, hitting a low blow uppercut, and the ref called for the bell.\u00a0<b>Dick<\/b>\u00a0<b>Togo<\/b>\u00a0also jumped in the ring and helped beat up Tsuji. They buried him under a pile of folded chairs, then hit those chairs with other chairs. EVIL got on the mic and yelled at the prone Tsuji. (Where is the rest of LIJ? Why aren&#8217;t they down here, making the save?)<\/p>\n<p><i>Yota Tsuji defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru via DQ to retain the the IWGP Global Title at 11:42.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>6. Yoshi-Hashi, Hirooki Goto, and Desperado vs. &#8220;Bullet Club War Dogs&#8221; David Finlay, Gedo, and Clark Connors<\/b>. Finlay carried the ornate New Japan Cup trophy with him. Despe and Clark opened and immediately traded chops for the first 90 seconds. Clark removed a necklace, handed it to someone, and they resumed this chop-fest! Y-H and Gedo entered at 2:30. Goto suplexed Connors onto Gedo. The BCWD worked over Yoshi-Hashi. Goto got a hot tag at 6:30 and battled Finlay, hitting a spinning leg lariat in the corner, then a back suplex. Desperado tied up Gedo on the mat and applied a Stretch Muffler, but Finlay made the save. Gedo raked at the eyes and got a rollup for a nearfall. Desperado hit a spinebuster and reapplied the Stretch Muffler, and Gedo tapped out. Just a so-so match.<\/p>\n<p><i>Yoshi-Hashi, Hirooki Goto, and Desperado defeated David Finlay, Gedo, and Clark Connors at 10:03.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>* Connors nailed Desperado in the head with Despe&#8217;s title belt! Clark took off his belt and choked Despe. &#8220;Y&#8217;all want to see a dead body? Korakuen Hall, in a hardcore match, at Sakura Genesis,&#8221; Connors said. &#8220;I&#8217;ll be walking out with this; you&#8217;ll be lucky to walk out alive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>7. Shingo Takagi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi.<\/b>\u00a0The crowd was hot and split as they locked up and traded standing switches and an extended feeling-out process. Shingo hit a back suplex at 3:00. Shingo hit a knee drop on the forehead. Tanahashi hit a basement dropkick on the knee, then a Dragonscrew Legwhip at 5:30, and he began targeting the left leg. Shingo hit a senton for a nearfall at 8:30 but he sold the pain in his leg. Shingo hit a sliding clothesline at 10:30, then a DDT. He hit a twisting neckbreaker. Hiroshi hit a Twist and Shout neckbreaker. Shingo hit a Sling Blade! Hiroshi hit his own Sling Blade and got a nearfall at 13:00.<\/p>\n<p>Tanahashi went to the top rope, but Shingo cut him off, and Takagi hit a top-rope superplex, and they were both down. Takagi hit a Death Valley Driver for a nearfall. Tanahashi hit a German Suplex for a nearfall. Tanahashi hit a Dragon Suplex, then another Sling Blade. Shingo hit a clothesline and they were both down. Tanahashi hit another Twist and Shout and another Sling Blade for a nearfall at 18:00. He hit a top-rope crossbody block, but he missed the High Fly Flow (frogsplash). They got up and traded slaps. Shingo nailed the Burning Dragon (modified DVD), then the Pumping Bomber clothesline for a nearfall at 20:00; the time-check was spot-on. Shingo nailed a second Burning Dragon for the pin. A very good match; I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if that winds up being the best singles match Tanahashi has in 2025.<\/p><div id=\"prowr-222826988\" class=\"prowr-content-5 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_3 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><i>Shingo Takagi defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi at 20:26.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>* Shingo spoke on the mic.<\/p>\n<p><b>Final Thoughts<\/b>: A good main event that carried the show. TMDK vs. Bullet Club takes second, and LIJ vs. UE takes third. On the negative side, the Goto match was flat; it&#8217;s meant to set up the upcoming Finlay-Goto singles match, but this just wasn&#8217;t a strong match and they didn&#8217;t interact enough.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prowr-1190209667\" class=\"prowr-after-content prowr-entity-placement\"><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/pwboom\" data-resource=\"show_id=3275525\" data-theme=\"light\" data-playlist=\"show\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"340px\">Listen to \"Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast\" on Spreaker.<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Chris Vetter, ProWrestling.net Contributor&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1378,11],"tags":[210],"class_list":["post-168482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsticker","category-njpw-ppv-reports","category-ppv_reports","tag-njpw"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NJPW &quot;Road to Sakura Genesis&quot; 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