Fantastica Mania 2019 was a professional wrestling tour, co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion. The tour took place between January 11 and 21, 2019, with shows taking place in Osaka, Ehime, Kyoto, Gifu, Chiba and Tokyo. The 2019 shows were the nineth time that NJPW and CMLL co-promoted shows in Japan under the Fantastica Mania name. With eight shows, the 2019 tour was the second longest in Fantastica Mania history, with the first being in 2017. The shows featured six to seven matches each, including one to one match contested for a championship owned by CMLL.
Background[]
The 2019 Fantastica Mania tour was the ninth year in a row where Japanese wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promoted a series of shows in Japan alongside their Mexican partner promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).
The tour was officially announced on October 27, 2018, along with the CMLL wrestlers taking part in the tour. Included were returning wrestlers Angel de Oro, Atlantis, Bárbaro Cavernario, Carístico (who had previously take part of the event as Místico), Cuatrero, Dragon Lee, El Terrible, Gran Guerrero, Místico, Okumura, Sansón, Soberano Jr., Titan, Último Guerrero and Volador Jr., and the debuts of Audaz, Atlantis Jr., Flyer, Forastero and Templario. Also announced for the tour was CMLL ring announcer Ivan. The tour also featured the in-ring debut of Atlantis's son, Atlantis Jr., who worked every show on the tour.
The shows took place in Osaka, Ehime, Kyoto, Tokyo and for the first time in Chiba and Gifu, all hosted the Fantastica Mania events. The shows would air through NJPW's internet streaming site, NJPW World. Also announced was the CMLL Family Tag Tournament for the last nights of the tour. The tour also presented a memorial to the late Black Cat, who died of an heart attack on January 28, 2006.
The full card for the tour was released by the two promotions on January 8. The tour would include one title match, contested for a championship owned by CMLL. On January 21, Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Cuatrero, Forastero and Sansón) would defend the Mexican National Trios Championship against Atlantis, Angel de Oro and Titan.
El Desperado, Sho and Yoh all competed under the ring personas they used during their training excursions with CMLL. El Desperado reprised his role as Namajague, CMLL's version of the Japanese folklore demon Namahage. Sho and Yoh, collectively known as Roppongi 3K, worked under the names Raijin and Fujin respectively. In the tour's last night, on January 21, the characters from the Japanese movie "My Dad is a Heel Wrestler" faced in a special tag team match, with the team of Dragon George (Kazuchika Okada) and SweetGorilla Maruyama (Togi Makabe) defeating the team of Gokiburi Mask (Hiroshi Tanahashi) and Ginbae Mask (Ryusuke Taguchi).
Results[]
January 11[]
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and Gedo) and Templario defeated Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi and Audaz | Six-man tag team match | 7:44 |
| 2 | Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Taichi) and Forastero defeated Jushin Thunder Liger, Flyer and Titan | Six-man tag team match | 7:32 |
| 3 | Okumura and Sanson defeated Atlantis and Atlantis Jr. | Tag Team match | 10:16 |
| 4 | Cuatero, Ultimo Guerrero and Gran Guerrero defeated Angel de Oro, Dragon Lee and Mistico | Six-man tag team match | 12:13 |
| 5 | Namajague, Barbaro Cavernario and Carístico defeated KUSHIDA, Soberano Jr. and Volador Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 8:37 |
| 6 | Los Ingobernables (El Terrible, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI) defeated Fujin, Raijin, Satoshi Kojima and Toa Henare | Eight-man tag team match | 14:14 |
January 12[]
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi and Audaz defeated Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and Gedo) and Templario | Six-man tag team match | 8:00 |
| 2 | Flyer and Titán defeated Taichi and Forastero | Tag Team match | 8:29 |
| 3 | Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Okumura and Sason defeated Tiger Mask and Atlantis and Atlantis Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 9:53 |
| 4 | Cuatero, Barbaro Cavernario and Ultimo Guerrero defeated Soberano Jr., Angel de Oro and Mistico | Six-man tag team match | 15:42 |
| 5 | Jushin Thunder Liger, Dragon Lee and Volador Jr. defeated Namajague, Barbaro Cavernario and Carístico | Six-man tag team match | 8:30 |
| 6 | Los Ingobernables (El Terrible, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI) defeated Fujin, Raijin, Satoshi Kojima and Toa Henare | Eight-man tag team match | 14:51 |
January 13[]
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and Gedo) and Templario defeated Jushin Thunder Liger, Ryusuke Taguchi and Audaz | Six-man tag team match | 5:30 |
| 2 | KUSHIDA and Angel de Oro defeated Taichi and Cuatero | Tag Team match | 8:31 |
| 3 | Atlantis, Flyer and Atlantis Jr. defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Okumura and Sanson | Six-man tag team match | 9:24 |
| 4 | Soberano Jr., Titán and Mistico defeated Forastero, Barbaro Cavernario and Ultimo Guerrero | Six-man tag team match | 16:16 |
| 5 | Namajague, Gran Guerrero and Carístico defeated Tiger Mask, Dragon Lee and Volador Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 10:38 |
| 6 | Los Ingobernables (El Terrible, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI) defeated Fujin, Raijin, Satoshi Kojima and Toa Henare | Eight-man tag team match | 14:31 |
January 14[]
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi and Audaz defeated Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and Gedo) and Templario | Six-man tag team match | 7:21 |
| 2 | Taichi and Cuatero defeated Flyer and Angel de Oro | Tag Team match | 8:06 |
| 3 | KUSHIDA, Atlantis and Atlantis Jr. defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Okumura and Sanson | Six-man tag team match | 7:43 |
| 4 | Soberano Jr., Titán and Dragon Lee defeated Forastero, Barbaro Cavernario and Gran Guerrero | Six-man tag team match | 14:03 |
| 5 | Jushin Thunder Liger, Dragon Lee and Mistico defeated Namajague, Carístico and Ultimo Guerrero | Six-man tag team match | 9:47 |
| 6 | Los Ingobernables (El Terrible, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI) defeated Fujin, Raijin, Volador Jr. and Mistico | Eight-man tag team match | 15:36 |
January 16[]
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and Gedo) and Forastero defeated KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi and Titán | Six-man tag team match | 7:41 |
| 2 | Fujin and Raijin defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Shingo Takagi and BUSHI) | Tag Team match | 10:21 |
| 3 | Audaz, Soberano Jr. and Angel de Oro defeated Namajague, Okumura and Barbaro Cavernario | Six-man tag team match | 12:10 |
| 4 | Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito and El Terrible) defeated Toa Henare and Satoshi Kojima | Tag Team match | 12:02 |
| 5 | Tiger Mask, Jushin Thunder Liger and Carístico defeated Ultimo Guerrero, Gran Guerrero and Templario | Six-man tag team match | 11:21 |
| 6 | Cuatrero and Sanson defeated Atlantis and Atlantis Jr. | CMLL Family Tag Team Tournament First Round | 9:52 |
| 7 | Dragon Lee and Mistico defeated Flyer and Volador Jr. | CMLL Family Tag Team Tournament First Round | 14:35 |
January 18[]
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jushin Thunder Liger, Ryusuke Taguchi and Audaz defeated Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and Gedo) and Templario | Six-man tag team match | 6:31 |
| 2 | Angel de Oro and Titán defeated Okumura and Forastero | Tag Team match | 8:41 |
| 3 | Fujin, Raijin, Satoshi Kojima and Toa Henare defeated Los Ingobernables (El Terrible, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI) | Eight-Man Tag Team Match; Black Cat Memorial Match | 11:43 |
| 4 | Gran Guerrero and Ultimo Guerrero defeated Atlantis and Atlantis Jr. | Tag Team match | 11:44 |
| 5 | Volador Jr. and Flyer defeated Namajague and Carístico | Tag Team match | 11:44 |
| 6 | Barbaro Cavernario defeated Soberano Jr. | Singles match | 15:40 |
| 7 | Dragon Lee and Mistico defeated Cuatrero and Sanson | CMLL Family Tag Team Tournament Finals | 14:05 |
CMLL Family Tag Team Tournament
| First Round (January 16) | Finals (January 18) | ||||||||
| Atlantis and Atlantis Jr. | Pin | ||||||||
| Cuatrero and Sanson | 9:52 | ||||||||
| Cuatrero and Sanson | Pin | ||||||||
| Dragon Lee and Mistico | 14:05 | ||||||||
| Dragon Lee and Mistico | Pin | ||||||||
| Flyer and Volador Jr. | 14:35 | ||||||||
January 20[]
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and Gedo) defeated Flyer and Ryusuke Taguchi | Tag team match | 8:20 |
| 2 | Angel de Oro and Titán defeated Templario and Cuatrero | Tag Team match | 11:30 |
| 3 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI) defeated Fujin, Raijin and Toa Henare | Six-man Tag Team Match | 11:43 |
| 4 | Jushin Thunder Liger, Atlantis and Atlantis Jr. defeated Sanson, Forastero and Okumura | Six-man tag team match | 10:12 |
| 5 | Carístico, Barbaro Cavernario and Namajague defeated Volador Jr., Soberano Jr. and Audaz | Six-man tag team match | 11:11 |
| 6 | El Terrible defeated Satoshi Kojima | Singles match | 11:28 |
| 7 | Dragon Lee and Mistico defeated Gran Guerrero and Ultimo Guerrero | CMLL Brothers Tag Team Tournament 2018 Winners vs CMLL Family Tag Team Tournament 2019 Winners; Tag Team match | 17:11 |
January 21[]
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Templario and Barbaro Cavernario defeated Audaz and Flyer | Tag Team match | 9:35 |
| 2 | Atlantis Jr. defeated Okumura | Singles match | 7:39 |
| 3 | Yoh, Sho, Satoshi Kojima and Toa Henare and Los Ingobernables (El Terrible, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI) ended in no contest | Eight-man tag team match | 12:15 |
| 4 | Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Cuatrero, Forastero and Sansón) (c) defeated Angel de Oro, Atlantis and Titán | Six-Man Tag Team match for the Mexican National Trios Championship | 14:28 |
| 5 | Ultimo Guerrero, Gran Guerrero and Namajague defeated Soberano Jr., Dragon Lee and Mistico | Six-man tag team match | 13:25 |
| 6 | SweetGorilla Maruyama and Dragon George defeated Ginbae Mask and Gokiburi Mask | Tag Team match | 13:05 |
| 7 | Volador Jr. defeated Carístico | Singles match | 17:55 |