NJPW Kizuna Road results: LIJ vs. Suzuki-gun

NJPW’s Kizuna Road tour kicked off today at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. 

The main event featured Los Ingobernables de Japon taking on four members of Suzuki-gun in an eight-man tag. 

Highlights from the undercard included the beginning of singles gauntlets for Yota Tsuji and Yuya Uemura on this tour. Tsuji took on Hiroshi Tanahashi, while Uemura faced Minoru Suzuki in the show’s opener.

Below are results from today’s show. 

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Minoru Suzuki defeated Yuya Uemura (13:55)

Suzuki used a Boston crab for the submission win. 

Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Yota Tsuji (13:36)

Tanahashi won by submission with the Texas Clover Hold. 

Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Toru Yano defeated EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo & Jado (12:29)

Yano pinned Jado with a schoolboy. 

Kazuchika Okada, SHO & YOH defeated Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & Gedo (11:44)

Okada used the Money Clip to submit Gedo.

Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI defeated Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (14:48)

Shingo pinned Kanemaru after hitting Last of the Dragon.

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Here are the lineups for the next two NJPW World events:

NJPW Kizuna Road, Tuesday, June 15, 5:30 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI vs. Kota Ibushi, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Master Wato
  • Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo & Gedo
  • Toru Yano, SHO & YOH vs. Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & Jado
  • Taichi vs. Yota Tsuji
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Yuya Uemura

NJPW Kizuna Road, Wednesday, June 16, 5:30 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • Elimination match: Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, SHO & YOH vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo
  • Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI vs. Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Kota Ibushi, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Yota Tsuji
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuya Uemura