Fantastica Mania 2020 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 20, 2020, with shows taking place in Osaka, Ehime, Kyoto, Nagoya, and Tokyo. The 2020 shows were the tenth time that NJPW and CMLL co-promoted shows in Japan under the Fantastica Mania name. With eight shows, the 2020 tour was one of the longest in Fantastica Mania history, with the first being in 2017. The shows featured six to seven matches each, including one to four matches contested for a championship owned by CMLL.
Background[]
The 2020 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 16, 2020, along with the CMLL wrestlers taking part in the tour. Included were returning wrestlers Angel de Oro, Bárbaro Cavernario, Carístico (who had previously take part of the event as Místico), Cuatrero, Euforia, Forastero, Flyer, Fuego, Guerrero Maya Jr., Niebla Roja, Okumura, Sansón, Soberano Jr., Stuka Jr., Titán and Último Guerrero. The 2020 tour marked the Fantasticamania debut for CMLL wrestlers Negro Casas, Dulce Gardenia, Lucifierno and Tiger. Casas was originally scheduled for the 2018 tour, but was forced to miss it due to being sidelined with an injury.
The shows took place in Osaka, Ehime, Kyoto, Nagoya, and Tokyo, which 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 7, 2020, (Mexican time) and January 9 (Japanese time). The tour would include one title match, contested for a championship owned by CMLL. The tour also featured Okumura's 25 anniversary as a professional wrestler. El Desperado competed under the ring persona he used during their training excursions with CMLL, reprising his role as Namajague, CMLL's version of the Japanese folklore demon Namahage.
The tour would include four title matches, contested for championships owned by CMLL. On January 19, Stuka Jr. would defend the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship against Okumura, Último Guerrero would defend the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship against Satoshi Kojima. On January 20, Sansón, Cuatrero and Forastero would defend the Mexican National Trios Championship against Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja and Titán, and Carístico would defend the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship against Bárbaro Cavernario.
Results[]
January 10[]
# | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Ryusuke Taguchi and Fuego defeated Suzuki-gun (DOUKI and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) | Tag team match | 08:00 |
2 | Namajage, Luciferno and Euforia defeated Audaz, Guerrero Maya Jr. and Yuya Uemura | Six-man tag team match | 08:34 |
3 | Soberano Jr. and Flyer defeated Negro Casas and Tiger | Tag team match | 06:30 |
4 | Angel de Oro, Niebla Roja and Titán defeated Sanson, Cuatero and Forastero | Six-man tag team match | 10:10 |
5 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Dulce Gardenia and Yota Tsuji | Singles match | 10:08 |
6 | Satoshi Kojima, Carístico and Stuka Jr. defeated Último Guerrero, Bárbaro Cavernario and Okumura | Six-man tag team match | 11:30 |
January 12[]
# | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Yuya Uemura and Audaz defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI) | Tag Team match | 09:26 |
2 | Ryusuke Taguchi and Fuego defeated Luciferno and Namajague | Tag Team match | 09:56 |
3 | Negro Casas, Okumura, and Tiger defeated Guerrero Maya Jr., Soberano Jr., and Stuka Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 08:45 |
4 | Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón, El Cuatrero, and Forastero) defeated Angel de Oro, Niebla Roja, and Titán | Six-man tag team match | 14:20 |
5 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, and BUSHI) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Dulce Gardenia, and Yota Tsuji | Six-man tag team match | 12:42 |
6 | Último Guerrero, Euforia and Bárbaro Cavernario defeated Satoshi Kojima, Carístico and Flyer | Six-man tag team match | 12:16 |
January 11[]
# | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Guerrero Maya Jr. and Yota Tsuji defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI) | Tag Team match | 10:26 |
2 | Ryusuke Taguchi and Fuego defeated Luciferno and Tiger | Tag Team match | 06:58 |
3 | Negro Casas, Okumura, and Namajague defeated Guerrero Maya Jr., Soberano Jr., and Stuka Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 11:13 |
4 | Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón, El Cuatrero, and Forastero) defeated Angel de Oro, Niebla Roja, and Titán | Six-man tag team match | 13:10 |
5 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, and BUSHI) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Dulce Gardenia, and Yuya Uemura | Six-man tag team match | 12:18 |
6 | Último Guerrero, Euforia and Bárbaro Cavernario defeated Satoshi Kojima, Carístico and Soberano Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 11:10 |
January 13[]
# | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Guerrero Maya Jr. and Yota Tsuji defeated Suzuki-gun (DOUKI and Namajague) | Tag Team match | 09:16 |
2 | Luciferno and Tiger defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and Fuego | Tag Team match | 09:02 |
3 | Audaz, Flyer, and Stuka Jr. defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Negro Casas, and Okumura | Six-man tag team match | 07:54 |
4 | Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón, El Cuatrero, and Forastero) defeated Angel de Oro, Niebla Roja, and Titán | Six-man tag team match | 10:52 |
5 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi, and BUSHI) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Dulce Gardenia and Yuya Uemura | Six-man tag team match | 12:43 |
6 | Satoshi Kojima, Carístico and Soberano Jr. defeated Bárbaro Cavernario and Los Guerreros Lagunero (Euforia and Último Guerrero) | Six-man tag team match | 13:01 |
January 16[]
# | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Ryusuke Taguchi and Fuego defeated Suzuki-gun (Namajague and DOUKI) | Tag Team match | 07:22 |
2 | Audaz and Guerrero Maya Jr. defeated Luciferno and Yoshinobu Kanemaru | Tag Team match | 10:18 |
3 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, Shingo Takagi, and BUSHI) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Dulce Gardenia and Flyer | Six-man tag team match | 11:01 |
4 | Forastero and Okumura defeated Titán and Stuka Jr. | Tag Team match | 09:06 |
5 | Último Guerrero and Bárbaro Cavernario defeated Satoshi Kojima and Carístico | Tag Team match | 13:03 |
6 | Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón and El Cuatrero) defeated Euforia and Soberano Jr. | CMLL Family Tag Team Tournament first round match | 09:30 |
7 | Los Hermanos Chavez (Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja) vs. Dinastia Casas (Negro Casas and Tiger) | CMLL Family Tag Team Tournament first round match | 12:55 |
January 17[]
# | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Ryusuke Taguchi and Fuego defeated Luciferno and DOUKI | Tag Team match | 07:58 |
2 | Okumura and Suzuki-gun (Namajague and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Stuka Jr., Flyer, and Guerrero Maya Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 09:41 |
3 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, Shingo Takagi, and BUSHI) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Dulce Gardenia and Audaz | Six-man tag team match | 10:44 |
4 | Titán defeated Forastero | Singles match | 13:20 |
5 | Satoshi Kojima and Carístico defeated Último Guerrero and Bárbaro Cavernario | Tag Team match | 11:45 |
6 | Euforia and Soberano Jr. defeated Dinastia Casas (Negro Casas and Tiger) | CMLL Family Tag Team Tournament third place match | 08:41 |
7 | Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón and El Cuatrero) defeated Los Hermanos Chavez (Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja) | CMLL Family Tag Team Tournament final | 12:21 |
CMLL Family Tag Team Tournament
First Round (January 16) |
Finals (January 17) | |||||||
Sansón and El Cuatrero | Pin | |||||||
Soberano Jr. and Euforia | 09:30 | |||||||
Sansón and El Cuatrero | Pin | |||||||
Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja | 12:21 | |||||||
Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja | Pin | |||||||
Negro Casas and Tiger | 12:55 | Third Place (January 17) | ||||||
Euforia and Soberano Jr | Pin | |||||||
Negro Casas and Tiger | 08:41 |
January 19[]
# | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Luciferno and Namajague defeated Audaz and Yota Tsuji | Tag Team match | 07:45 |
2 | Soberano Jr., Flyer, and Guerrero Maya Jr. defeated Tiger and Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI) | Six-man tag team match | 07:30 |
3 | Angel de Oro, Niebla Roja, and Titán defeated Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón, El Cuatrero, and Forastero) | Six-man tag team match | 12:26 |
4 | Stuka Jr. (c) defeated Okumura | Singles match for the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship | 10:24 |
5 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, Shingo Takagi, and BUSHI) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Dulce Gardenia and Fuego | Six-man tag team match | 12:03 |
6 | Último Guerrero (c) defeated Satoshi Kojima | Singles match for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship | 13:18 |
7 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Carístico, and Tiger Mask defeated Negro Casas, Euforia and Bárbaro Cavernario | Six-man tag team match; Black Cat Memorial Match | 11:31 |
January 20[]
# | Matches | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Ryusuke Taguchi and Fuego defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI) | Tag Team match | 07:12 |
2 | Tiger Mask defeated Tiger | Singles match | 06:54 |
3 | Flyer, Audaz, and Guerrero Maya Jr. defeated Euforia, Luciferno, and Namajague | Six-man tag team match | 08:02 |
4 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, Shingo Takagi, and BUSHI) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Dulce Gardenia and Yuya Uemura | Six-man tag team match | 11:30 |
5 | Último Guerrero, Negro Casas and Okumura defeated Satoshi Kojima, Soberano Jr. and Stuka Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 10:48 |
6 | Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón, El Cuatrero and Forastero) (c) defeated Angel de Oro, Niebla Roja and Titán | Six-man tag team match for the Mexican National Trios Championship | 14:30 |
7 | Carístico (c) defeated Bárbaro Cavernario | Singles match for the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship | 16:06 |