Earlier today, the Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan was the venue for the New Japan Pro Wrestling’s NJPW Sakura Genesis 2025. Flashing an impressive audience of 6,640 spectators, the event was a thrilling spectacle of professional wrestling.
Here is the detailed round-up of the highly-anticipated event:
In a spirited opening match, Yuya Uemura managed to triumph over SANADA in a 10-minute and 26-second bout.
The NJPW World Television Championship Match followed, pitting The Great-O-Khan against El Phantasmo. The Great-O-Khan emerged victorious via countout in 11 minutes and 9 seconds to seize the title.
Hiroshi Tanahashi was next to taste defeat as Shota Umino overpowered him in a match lasting 12 minutes and 47 seconds.
The NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championships Match saw House of Torture consisting of Ren Narita, SHO, and Yujiro Takahashi successfully retaining their title against Bullet Club War Dogs featuring Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney, and Taiji Ishimori in a concentrated battle of 7 minutes and 30 seconds.
Konosuke Takeshita, in the NEVER Openweight Championship Match, managed to keep hold of his title against the formidable Ryohei Oiwa in a contest that spanned 12 minutes and 54 seconds.
The action then shifted to IWGP Tag Team Championships where The United Empire, Callum Newman, and Jeff Cobb, managed to overthrow the previously reigning champions Los Ingobernables de Japon’s Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi in 10 minutes and 45 seconds.
In a nail-biting 21-minute and 24-second battle for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship Match, the reigning champion Yota Tsuji successfully maintained his stronghold over the title, crushing the challenge posed by EVIL.
The final match of the event was for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Defending champion Hirooki Goto rose to the occasion defeating David Finlay in a grueling match of 24 minutes and 21 seconds.
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