NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya 2024 Results – Jan. 20, 2024 – Tama Tonga vs. EVIL

January 20, 2024
Nagoya, Japan – Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
English Commentary: Walker Stewart and Chris Charlton

Quick Match Results

• Pre-show: Shoma Kato vs. Katsuya Murashima went to a Time Limit Draw (10:00)
• Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita defeated Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino via Double Cross (pinfall 9:47)
• Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors, Gabe Kidd, Alex Coughlin, & David Finlay) defeated United Empire (Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, TJP, HENARE, & Jeff Cobb) via Powerbomb (pinfall 11:53)
• SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Master Wato & El Desperado via Shock Arrow (pinfall 8:22)
• TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, & Zack Sabre Jr.) defeated Togi Makabe, Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Kazuchika Okada via Modified Leg Lock (submission 10:41)
• Just 5 Guys (TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi, & SANADA) defeated BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi, & Tetsuya Naito via Skull End (submission 9:01)
• Provisional King of Pro Wrestling 2024 Championship 10-Minute Ishimori Ring Fit match – Great-O-Khan defeated Taiji Ishimori (c) via last person to legit touch the title at Time Limit (10:00)
• NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship – El Phantasmo & Hikuleo (c) defeated Chase Owens & KENTA via CR II (pinfall 21:33)
• NEVER Openweight Championship – EVIL vs. Tama Tonga (c) went to a No Contest (2:34)
  • This match was thrown out following House of Torture getting into the ring and attacking Tonga after Tonga grabbed a pair of scissors and tried to cut EVIL’s hair. This led to Shota Umino, El Desperado, El Phantasmo, Hikuleo, and Jado coming out to save Tonga and caused a big brawl to break out. The referee called for the bell to be rung to end the match due to things getting out of control. After Tonga got heated at EVIL, he asked for a microphone and stated that they were not leaving without a fight tonight and asked for a lumberjack match to be made on the spot with everyone involved, which the referee agreed to do.
• NEVER Openweight Championship Lumberjack match – EVIL defeated Tama Tonga (c) via Everything Is Evil (pinfall 18:01)
  • Following the match, Tonga gave an emotional speech to the crowd reflecting on his career in New Japan ending soon and thanking them for supporting him.