NJPW 53rd anniversary show Live results: Goto against Taahashi IWGP title match

NJPW is celebrating its 53rd anniversary in Tokyo this evening, which is led by two companies that fight for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

Hirooki Goto defends the IWGP world championship title against the president of the company, Hiroshi Taahashi, in the main event. It will be the seventeenth career singles meeting between the two, with Taahashi holding a 13: 3 lead. With Tana's retirement date, which was already set on January 4, 2026, this could be his last shot at NJPW's main prize.

At half -time, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado defends Francesco Akira.

An eight-man day with Lijs Tetsuya Naito, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi and Hiromu Takahashi, which is exposed to the evil of House of Torture, Yujiro Takahashi, Sho and Dick Togo are set to the round.

The show will begin with an open challenge for the NJPW World TV title, with El Phantasmo defending himself against a mysterious opponent.

Today's show is also the last stop before the elimination tournament of the New Japan Cup single begins with tomorrow's event.

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Walker Stewart welcomed the English-language audience, which was teamed up by the returning Chris Charlton, who had not been seen in comments since the wrestle dynasty.

El Phantasmo defeated Master Wato for the NJPW World TV Championship

Wato and Phantasmo are locked up, the latter being increasingly excited. The couple exchanged high-flying and acrobatic maneuvers, whereby mainly headscissor takedowns were flying. Wato turned over the top rope to the outside to Phantasmo. The Canadian clung to the match as hard as possible, but Wato spiked him on his head and turned his neck. A well-placed drop kick swung the match in favor of Phantas', which was benefited from chops to the chest and a springboard crossbody. Phantasmo got out of the top rope and successfully landed a Moonsault.

Wato drove to the ground Phantasmo with an arm hold and a crucifix hold and failed a rollup. Wato tried to realize the champion and rolled over while he was unsuccessful. Phantasmo won his swing and used a burning hammer for a norfall. Wato Tsutenkaku led to the same result. Phantasmo landed a Thunderkiss '86, hit the clock and won the victory.

El fantasy's first TV title defense Post-Jeff Cobb went well. If he continues to take over members of the Undercard, even better. Use such a title to increase some people if more talents old.

Bullet Club (Pech Luck Fale & Chase Owens) defeated TMDK (Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa)

Oiwa used Owens easily and used his general strength and control to keep it in chess. Owens followed this by stepping Jackson into the Blue Steel barricades. Jackson finally collided with fale and stood the stiffness of the latter. His attempt to wear fale fales was as expected, and Owens disturbed further salt to rub into the wound. Oiwa returned and delivered Owens an intestinal key -Suplex, but suffered a further collision of the barricades. Fale closed the match with a Lariat after a sneak kick from Owens for victory.

-After the match Owens and Oiwa had a verbal argument, which indicated a future match between the two.

The last remains of the base bullet club that depend on, while a civil war takes place between the subgroups of his faction, is amusing. However, unexpected victory. Nothing else to say about this short match.