New Japan Pro-Wrestling presented Road to Sakura Genesis Night 2 at the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on April 2nd.
The main event saw the KOPW Provisional Championship on the line as the champion Shingo Takagi successfully defended his title against Aaron Henare in a Ultimate Triage Match. Takagi won three falls to two over Henare with the final fall being a 10 count knockout.
In another featured match, TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi & SANADA defeated Master Wato, YOH, Tiger Mask, Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada. SANADA, who will be facing Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on April 8th, made a statement by pinning Tiger Mask to win the match for his team.
Newcomer Boltin Oleg made his NJPW Debut in a six man tag team match.
Here are the full results for NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis Night 2:
- Main Event KOPW 2023- Ultimate Triad Match: Shingo Takagi (c) defeated Aaron Henare
- Just Five Guys (TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi & SANADA) defeated Master Wato, YOH, Tiger Mask, Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada
- TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles & Zack Sabre Jr.) defeated Boltin Oleg, Ryusuke Taguchi & Shota Umino
- United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) defeated CHAOS (Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto)
- Ryohei Oiwa, Ren Narita, El Desperado & Minoru Suzuki vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo) ended in a double countout
- Los Ingobernables De Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) defeated BULLET CLUB (Gedo, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo)
- Great Bash Heel (Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe) defeated Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima
?Road to SAKURA GENESIS 2023?後楽園大会‼️
NEVER6人タッグマッチの前哨戦‼️
ゴング前から両軍ぶつかり合う大乱闘?? STRONG STYLE × HOUSE OF TORTURE?
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— njpwworld (@njpwworld) April 2, 2023
?Road to SAKURA GENESIS 2023?後楽園大会‼️
IWGP世界ヘビー級選手権試合の前哨戦‼️
オカダとSANADAフルスロットルで激突?? 新日本本隊?+CHAOS? ×Just 5Guys?
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?Road to SAKURA GENESIS 2023?後楽園大会‼️
ボルチン・オレッグ デビュー戦‼️
一体どんな闘いを見せてくれるのか⁉️? 新日本本隊? × TMDK?
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?Road to SAKURA GENESIS 2023?後楽園大会‼️
ヤングライオン中島がベテラン真壁に果敢に挑む??
? @GBH_makabe & @kokeshi19761118 × @njpw_nakashima & @pw_oskar
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— njpwworld (@njpwworld) April 2, 2023
