NJPW road to NEXESS!

New Japan Pro Wrestling have two shows left in the Big Fight Series before the big NEXESS show at the Sumo Hall! And NOAH's Jun Akiyama is also participating on the tour! The first show on 3/11 sees Akiyama try to get revenge on Mr.Muga Osamu Nishimura for the shock loss Akiyama had to him at the 2003 G-1 Climax. Josh Barnett returns to New Japan as he stakes his claim as no.1 contender for the IWGP title at NEXESS, and faces Togi Makabe on his way to the Sumo Hall. NJPW “Big Fight Series” 3/11/2005 Tiger Mask & Katsushi Takemura VS El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi Yuji Nagata & Katsuhiko Nakajima VS Ebessan & Naofumi Yamamoto Josh Barnett VS Togi Makabe Shinsuke Nakamura & Masayuki Naruse VS Yutaka Yoshie & Toru Yano Masahiro Chono & Katsuyori Shibata VS Blue Wolf & Masahito Kakihara Jun Akiyama VS Osamu Nishimura Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Manabu Nakanishi & Minoru Suzuki The last show before NEXESS sees Akiyama re-unite with Yuji Nagata as they face the Jurassic Powers tandem of Nakanishi & Norton! Also in preperation for their IWGP title match, Josh Barnett squares off with Masahito Kakihara, whereas Tenzan himself faces off with Masayuki Naruse. NJPW “Big Fight Series” 3/18/2005 Blue Wolf & Hiroshi Nagao VS Yutaka Yoshie & Naofumi Yamamoto Koji Kanemoto & Katsushi Takemura VS Jado & Gedo Josh Barnett VS Masahito Kakihara Osamu Nishimura & Togi Makabe VS Minoru Suzuki & Mitsuya Nagai Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tiger Mask VS Masahiro Chono & Katsuyori Shibata Hiroyoshi Tenzan VS Masayuki Naruse Shinsuke Nakamura & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka Yuji Nagata & Jun Akiyama VS Manabu Nakanishi & Scott Norton Stay tuned for the full NEXESS card coming soon as the tour develops!