World Japan 1/22 Results

World Japan “STERNESS II” – 1/22/2005 Tokyo Korakuen Hall WMG No.1 Contenders Match: Tom Howard beat Mike Barton, George Hines and Brian Clark in 26:51. 80% - Barton pinned Hines at 13:30 with a Death Valley Driver - Howard pinned Clark at 15:46 after Barton hit the Ace Crusher - Howard pinned Barton in 26:51 with a BK Bomb. Steve Williams beat Takashi Uwano in 6:35 with a powerslam off the ropes. 42% Yoshihiki Takahashi beat Brian Adams in 16:41 by KO. 82% WJ VS STERNESS: Tomohiro Ishii & Kuniyoshi Wada beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Makoto Hashi in 23:13 when Wada pinned Hashi with a German suplex hold. 78% WJ VS STERNESS: Riki Choshu beat Jun Izumuda in 15:26 with a brainbuster. 79% WJ VS STERNESS: Jun Akiyama beat Kenzo Suzuki in 20:21 with the King Crab Hold. 69% Show Notes: - Yoshihiki Takahashi said he would get a partner and challenge Kronik for the tag titles since he beat one half of them today. He stated it was time the titles came home to a Japanese team. - After Willams' match, Tom Howard came out and said he would be the next WMG champion. He shook Williams' and walked off. - Wada challenged Kanemaru after the match for a GHC Jr. Title match since he had beaten Hashi twice now. Kanemaru replied that if he wanted a title match that it would only take place in a NOAH ring. - After his match with Kenzo Suzuki, Akiyama called out Riki Choshu again for a final conclusion match between World Japan and STERNESS. Choshu accepted the challenge. - Details for the conclusion match are expected to come soon.