Brock Lesner made a successful defense of the IWGP title against Akebono tonight. Akebono used his size and strength early on to batter down the champion, but Lesner battled back and managed to hit the Verdict on Akebono's huge frame before finishing him off with a shooting star press!
NJPW “Circuit 2006 Takeoff” 3/19/2006
Tokyo Sumo Hall - 7,700 Fans
Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka beat Riki Choshu & Tomorhiro Ishii (12’39) when Iizuka used a standing ankle-lock on Ishii. 65%
Elimination Gauntlet: Kintaro Kanemura, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Masato Tanaka, Mr. Gannosuke & Yoshihito Sasaki beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Black Tiger, Jado, Gedo & Hirooki Goto.
- Yoshihito Sasaki beat Hirooki Goto (15’33) Boston crab. 75%
- Black Tiger beat Yoshihito Sasaki (9’59) backslide. 74%
- Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Black Tiger (6’36) with a lariat. 47%
- Gedo beat Tetsuhiro Kuroda (12’54) with a complete shot. 65%
- Gedo beat Mr. Gannosuke (17’20) with a Superfly Splash. 89%
- Kintaro Kanemura beat Gedo (7’00) with a Thunder-Fire Powerbomb. 58%
- Kintaro Kanemura beat Jado (19’19) with a back-breaker. 76%
- Jushin Thunder Liger beat Kintaro Kanemura (10’04) with a brainbuster. 67%
- Masato Tanaka beat Jushin Thunder Liger (13’20) with a Superfly Splash. 68%
IWGP Jr. Tag Titles: El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue (32’09) when Taguchi used a King Cobra-hold on Kanemoto to retain the titles. 91%
IWGP Jr. Title: Tiger Mask beat Minoru (14’04) with a German suplex-hold. 63%
Monster Battle – Japan Edition: Togi Makabe beat Toru Yano (10’13) with a lariat. 63%
Monster Battle – US Edition: Giant Bernard beat Scott Norton (11’27) with a corner splash. 52%
Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Kazushi Miyamoto (18’33) with a German suplex-hold. 86%
IWGP Tag Team Titles: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Yuji Nagata & Naofumi Yamamoto (23’52) when Chono pinned Yamamoto after a tandem powerbomb to retain the titles. 74%
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Brock Lesner beat Akebono (7’14) with a shooting star press to retain the title. 66%
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