Originally published at NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo 2024 Review
Bruce Lord & Karen Peterson review the highlights of back-to-back nights at NJPW New Beginning in SAPPORO featuring multiple championship defenses, new foreign talent debuts, farewells to Tama Tonga & Kazuchika Okada, and the Just 5 Guys vs. LIJ Best-of-Five singles series including Tsuji vs. Uemura in a Hair vs. Hair match.
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NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo
February 23rd & 24th, 2024
Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell
Night One Highlights (2/23; Full Results)
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: David Finlay (c) vs. Nic Nemeth
- NEVER Openweight Championship: EVIL (c) vs. Shota Umino
- IWGP Women’s Championship: Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: El Desperado (c) vs. SHO
- NJPW WORLD TV Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Matt Riddle
Night Two Highlights (2/24; Full Results)
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. SANADA
- Hair vs. Hair Match: Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
- Taichi vs. Shingo Takagi
- Hiromu Takahashi vs. DOUKI
- Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs. El Phantasmo & Hikuleo
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