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| ⚫ | '''Kizuna Road 2019''' is an ongoing professional wrestling tour, produced by the Japanese [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW) promotion. The tour is taking place between June 14 and 25, 2019, with shows taking place in Shizuoka, Tokyo, Saitama, Fukushima, Niigata, Iwate, Aomori and Sendai Japan. The tour featured four title matches two for NJPW's [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team]], [[NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship]]s, and five two for RPW's championships, British Cruiserweight and British Heavyweight Championships, as well as [[Zack Sabre Jr.]]'s [[G1 Climax]] spot. This was the eight tour under the ''[[NJPW Kizuna Road|Kizuna Road]]'' name. |
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The third, fourth and the tenth night of the tour aired worldwide on NJPW's internet streaming site, [[New Japan Pro Wrestling World]], with English commentary provided by Kevin Kelly and Chris Charlton. |
The third, fourth and the tenth night of the tour aired worldwide on NJPW's internet streaming site, [[New Japan Pro Wrestling World]], with English commentary provided by Kevin Kelly and Chris Charlton. |
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| + | Two more title matches were scheduled to take place at Kizuna Road 2019. In the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]] match, [[Roppongi 3K]] ([[Sho]] and [[Yoh]]) defended the titles against [[Bullet Club]] ([[Taiji Ishimori]] and [[El Phantasmo]]). Meanwhile, Phantasmo defended his British Cruiserweight Championship against [[Ryusuke Taguchi]]. On June 5, 2019, Phantasmo, Ishomori, and their [[Bullet Club]] stablemate Robbie Eagles faced Sho, Yoh, and Taguchi in a six-man tag team match. Phantasmo scored the win for his team after pinning Sho. Following the match, Phantasmo and Ishomori attacked Sho, Yoh, and Taguchi and held up their [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]] belts and afterwards challenged them to a match. In a post-match interview, Roppongi 3K accepted the challenge, while Taguchi challenged Phantasmo to a match for his British Cruiserweight Championship. The title matches were announced on June 9. Also announced was a six-man tag team match between Phantasmo and his Bullet Club stablemates [[Chase Owens]] and [[Yujiro Takahashi]] facing Taguchi, [[Togi Makabe]] and [[Toru Yano]] for the [[NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship]]. The match would serve as a prelude to Taguchi challenging Phantasmo for the British Cruiserweight Championship later on the tour on June 25. |
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Revision as of 16:44, 23 June 2019
Kizuna Road 2019 is an ongoing professional wrestling tour, produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The tour is taking place between June 14 and 25, 2019, with shows taking place in Shizuoka, Tokyo, Saitama, Fukushima, Niigata, Iwate, Aomori and Sendai Japan. The tour featured four title matches two for NJPW's IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships, and five two for RPW's championships, British Cruiserweight and British Heavyweight Championships, as well as Zack Sabre Jr.'s G1 Climax spot. This was the eight tour under the Kizuna Road name.
Production
Background
The event was announced on February 28. On May 23, it was announced that fourth and fifth shows of the tour would be broadcasted on Fighting TV Samurai as retrospective shows. On June 9, NJPW announced the full card for the tour. On June 12, it was announced that fourth night of the tour was sold out.
The third, fourth and the tenth night of the tour aired worldwide on NJPW's internet streaming site, New Japan Pro Wrestling World, with English commentary provided by Kevin Kelly and Chris Charlton.
Storylines
The Kizuna Road 2019 involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
In the
Two more title matches were scheduled to take place at Kizuna Road 2019. In the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match, Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) defended the titles against Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo). Meanwhile, Phantasmo defended his British Cruiserweight Championship against Ryusuke Taguchi. On June 5, 2019, Phantasmo, Ishomori, and their Bullet Club stablemate Robbie Eagles faced Sho, Yoh, and Taguchi in a six-man tag team match. Phantasmo scored the win for his team after pinning Sho. Following the match, Phantasmo and Ishomori attacked Sho, Yoh, and Taguchi and held up their IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship belts and afterwards challenged them to a match. In a post-match interview, Roppongi 3K accepted the challenge, while Taguchi challenged Phantasmo to a match for his British Cruiserweight Championship. The title matches were announced on June 9. Also announced was a six-man tag team match between Phantasmo and his Bullet Club stablemates Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi facing Taguchi, Togi Makabe and Toru Yano for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship. The match would serve as a prelude to Taguchi challenging Phantasmo for the British Cruiserweight Championship later on the tour on June 25.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Results
Night 1
| # | Matches | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Yota Tsuji defeated Yuya Uemura by submission | Singles match | 8:13 |
| 2 | Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask and Shota Umino | Six-man tag team match | 8:47 |
| 3 | Togi Makabe and Ren Narita) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI and SANADA) | Tag team match | 8:54 |
| 4 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, EVIL and Shingo Takagi) defeated Kota Ibushi, Tomoaki Honma and Toa Henare | Six-man tag team match | 10:33 |
| 5 | CHAOS (Yoh, Sho and Mikey Nicholls) and Juice Robinson defeated Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo) | Eight-man tag team match | 9:10 |
| 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi and Toru Yano defeated Bullet Club (Jay White, Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi) | Six-man tag team match | 12:54 |
| 7 | CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Yoshi-Hashi and Tomohiro Ishii) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr. and DOUKI) | Six-man tag team match | 13:01 |
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Night 2
| # | Matches | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Yuya Uemura defeated Yota Tsuji by submission | Singles match | 8:22 |
| 2 | Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask and Ren Narita | Six-man tag team match | 8:33 |
| 3 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI and Shingo Takagi) defeated Tomohiro Ishii and Shota Umino) | Tag team match | 8:47 |
| 4 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, EVIL and SANADA) defeated Kota Ibushi, Tomoaki Honma and Toa Henare | Six-man tag team match | 10:33 |
| 5 | Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo) defeated CHAOS (Yoh, Sho and Mikey Nicholls) and Juice Robinson | Eight-man tag team match | 12:10 |
| 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Bullet Club (Jay White, Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi) | Six-man tag team match | 13:06 |
| 7 | CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Yoshi-Hashi and Toru Yano) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr. and DOUKI) | Six-man tag team match | 15:34 |
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Night 3
| # | Matches | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Yota Tsuji defeated Yuya Uemura by submission | Singles match | 8:49 |
| 2 | Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI) defeated Tomohiro Ishii, Tomoaki Honma and Ren Narita | Six-man tag team match | 11:58 |
| 3 | Juice Robinson, Mikey Nicholls and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Jado) | Six-man tag team match | 8:57 |
| 4 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, EVIL and SANADA, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI) defeated Kota Ibushi, Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask and Shota Umino | Ten-man tag team match | 10:38 |
| 5 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Bullet Club (Jay White, Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi) | Six-man tag team match | 10:52 |
| 6 | CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada and Yoshi-Hashi) and Toa Henare defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr. and Lance Archer) | Six-man tag team match | 14:40 |
| 7 | Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo) defeated Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) (c) (with Rocky Romero) | Tag Team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | 23:00 |
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Night 4
Night 5
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Tencozy (Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan) defeated Yuji Nagata and Yuya Uemura by submission | Tag Team match | 9:25 |
| 2 | Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Tiger Mask and Yota Tsuji | Tag Team match | 7:40 |
| 3 | Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Jado) defeated Juice Robinson, Mikey Nicholls and Ren Narita | Six-man tag team match | 7:50 |
| 4 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, SANADA and BUSHI) defeated Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma and Jushin Thunder Liger) | Six-man tag team match | 8:24 |
| 5 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, and Shingo Takagi) defeated Kota Ibushi and Shota Umino | Tag Team match | 9:35 |
| 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toa Henare, Ryusuke Taguchi, Yoh and Sho defeated Bullet Club (Jay White, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo and Gedo) | Ten-man tag team match | 12:57 |
| 7 | CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Yoshi-Hashi, Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi and DOUKI) | Eight-man tag team match | 11:47 |
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Night 6
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Tencozy (Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan) defeated Yuji Nagata and Yota Tsuji | Tag Team match | 7:29 |
| 2 | Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Tiger Mask and Yuya Uemura | Tag Team match | 10:09 |
| 3 | Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Juice Robinson, Mikey Nicholls and Ren Narita | Six-man tag team match | 10:01 |
| 4 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI) defeated Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma and Jushin Thunder Liger) | Six-man tag team match | 9:30 |
| 5 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, and SANADA) defeated Kota Ibushi and Shota Umino | Tag Team match | 11:02 |
| 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toa Henare, Ryusuke Taguchi, Yoh and Sho defeated Bullet Club (Jay White, Chase Owens, Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo and Gedo) | Ten-man tag team match | 15:02 |
| 7 | CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Yoshi-Hashi, Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr., Lance Archer and DOUKI) | Eight-man tag team match | 13:12 |
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