Never (professional wrestling)

NEVER
Logo of the NEVER events
PromotionsNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
First eventNEVER.1
Last eventNEVER: Shodai NEVER Musabetsu Kyu Oza Kettei Tournament Final
Event gimmickShowcase for new and younger talent

NEVER was a series of professional wrestling events held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) between August 2010 and November 2012. On July 12, 2010, NJPW officially announced the NEVER project, which was to highlight younger up-and-coming talent and outside wrestlers not signed to the promotion.[1][2] It was explained that the name of the project was an acronym of the terms "New Blood", "Evolution", "Valiantly", "Eternal" and "Radical".[1] For the events, NJPW recruited several freelancers as well as wrestlers signed to promotions such as DDT Pro-Wrestling and Kaientai Dojo. Some outsiders who became NEVER regulars included Daisuke Sasaki, Kaji Tomato, Madoka, Ryuichi Sekine and Shinobu. Kushida, who entered NEVER as a representative of the Smash promotion in February 2011, signed a NJPW contract the following month and returned to the project the following September, now representing NJPW.[3] Three NJPW trainees; Hiromu Takahashi, Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu, made their professional wrestling debuts at NEVER events. Takahashi, who debuted at NEVER.1, was the only wrestler who wrestled on all thirteen NEVER events.

On October 5, 2012, NJPW announced that NEVER was going to get its own championship, the NEVER Openweight Championship.[2][4][5] The title was originally scheduled to be defended exclusively at NEVER events, but this plan was quickly changed and since its foundation, the title has been defended on the undercards of NJPW events.[4][6] NJPW has not held a single NEVER event since the tournament, which crowned the first NEVER Openweight Champion on November 19, 2012.[7] A second NEVER title, the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, was announced on December 21, 2015, with the first champions crowned on January 4, 2016.[8]

On July 18, 2015, NJPW announced "Lion's Gate", a project with a theme similar to NEVER,[9] which held its first show on February 25, 2016.[10]

NEVER championships

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Ref.
NEVER Openweight Championship EVIL 3 January 20, 2023 3+ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium,

Nagoya, Japan

[11]
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship CHAOS

(Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, & Hiroshi Tanahashi)

1

(1, 3, 4)

May 3, 2023 74+ Wrestling Dontaku

Fukuoka, Japan.

[12]

Events

NEVER.1

NEVER.1
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateAugust 24, 2010[13]
CityTokyo, Japan[13]
VenueShin-Kiba 1st Ring[13]
Attendance300[13]
NEVER chronology
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NEVER.2

The first NEVER event was held on August 24, 2010, in Tokyo at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.[13] The event featured five matches, which involved six outsiders; Taishi Takizawa from Kaientai Dojo, Kazuhiro Tamura from Style-E, Yusuke Kodama from Smash, Shinobu from 666 and freelancers Osamu Namiguchi and Madoka.[13] The opening match of the event featured the professional wrestling debut of Hiromu Takahashi.[13]

No.Results[13]StipulationsTimes[13]
1Kyosuke Mikami defeated Hiromu TakahashiSingles match08:28
2Taishi Takizawa defeated King FaleSingles match11:23
3Ryusuke Taguchi and Taichi defeated Kazuhiro Tamura and Yusuke KodamaTag team match10:50
4Tomohiro Ishii defeated Osamu NamiguchiSingles match11:01
5No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Madoka and ShinobuTag team match18:04

NEVER.2

NEVER.2
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateSeptember 16, 2010[14]
CityOsaka, Japan[14]
VenueSekaikan[14]
Attendance200[14]
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NEVER.3

The second NEVER event was held on September 16, 2010, in Osaka at the Sekaikan theater.[14] The event featured five matches, which involved five outsiders; Takuya Tomakomai from Dragon Gate, Daisuke Harada and Tadasuke from Osaka Pro Wrestling and freelancers Yohei Nakajima and Yosuke Takii.[14]

No.Results[14]StipulationsTimes[14]
1Kyosuke Mikami defeated Hiromu TakahashiSingles match06:59
2Tama Tonga defeated King FaleSingles match08:12
3Taichi and Tomoaki Honma defeated Takuya Tomakomai and Yohei NakajimaTag team match12:04
4Hirooki Goto defeated Daisuke HaradaSingles match08:28
5No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Tadasuke and Yosuke TakiiTag team match14:24

NEVER.3

NEVER.3
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateOctober 8, 2010[15]
CityTokyo, Japan[15]
VenueShin-Kiba 1st Ring[15]
Attendance250[15]
NEVER chronology
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NEVER.4

The third NEVER event was held on October 8, 2010, in Tokyo at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.[15] The event featured six matches, which involved seven outsiders; Keisuke Ishii from DDT Pro-Wrestling, Keita Yano from Battlarts, Shinobu from 666, Tomato Kaji and Taishi Takizawa from Kaientai Dojo and freelancers Daisuke Sasaki and Madoka.[15]

No.Results[15]StipulationsTimes[15]
1Keisuke Ishii defeated Hiromu TakahashiSingles match06:43
2Tomoaki Honma defeated King FaleSingles match08:12
3Tama Tonga defeated Daisuke SasakiSingles match11:12
4Tomohiro Ishii defeated Keita YanoSingles match13:29
5Madoka and Shinobu defeated Kyosuke Mikami and Ryusuke TaguchiTag team match17:39
6No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Tomato Kaji and Taishi TakizawaTag team match16:47

NEVER.4

NEVER.4
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateNovember 18, 2010[16]
CityTokyo, Japan[16]
VenueShin-Kiba 1st Ring[16]
Attendance450[16]
NEVER chronology
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NEVER.3 		Next →
NEVER.5

The fourth NEVER event was held on November 18, 2010, in Tokyo at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.[16][17] The event featured six matches, which involved six outsiders; Keisuke Ishii from DDT Pro-Wrestling, Jun Ogawauchi from Secret Base, Shinobu from 666 and freelancers Antonio Honda, Madoka and Daisuke Sasaki.[16] The event featured Hiroyoshi Tenzan's return match, after being sidelined for fifteen months with a back injury.[16][17]

No.Results[16][17]StipulationsTimes[16]
1Keisuke Ishii defeated Hiromu TakahashiSingles match07:04
2Tama Tonga defeated King FaleSingles match07:53
3Tomoaki Honma defeated Jun OgawauchiSingles match10:40
4Tomohiro Ishii defeated Daisuke SasakiSingles match11:56
5Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Antonio HondaSingles match13:07
6No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Madoka and ShinobuTag team match16:01

NEVER.5

NEVER.5
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateFebruary 24, 2011[18]
CityTokyo, Japan[18]
VenueShin-Kiba 1st Ring[18]
Attendance350[18]
NEVER chronology
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NEVER.4 		Next →
NEVER.6: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament

The fifth NEVER event was held on February 24, 2011, in Tokyo at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.[18] The event featured seven matches, which involved six outsiders; Kazuki Hirata from DDT Pro-Wrestling, Shigehiro Irie from Team Dera, Shinobu from 666, Kushida from Smash and freelancers Daisuke Sasaki and Madoka.[18] In the opening match, Hiromu Takahashi, six months after his debut match, picked up his first professional wrestling win over Hirata.[18]

No.Results[18]StipulationsTimes[18]
1Hiromu Takahashi defeated Kazuki HirataSingles match06:48
2King Fale defeated Kyosuke MikamiSingles match09:12
3Tomoaki Honma defeated Shigehiro IrieSingles match09:37
4Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Daisuke SasakiSingles match13:28
5Yujiro Takahashi defeated ShinobuSingles match09:02
6Madoka defeated TaichiSingles match09:44
7Tetsuya Naito defeated KushidaSingles match17:30

NEVER.6: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament

NEVER.6: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateApril 7, 2011[19]
April 8, 2011[20]
CityTokyo, Japan[19][20]
VenueShin-Kiba 1st Ring[19][20]
Attendance(April 7) 250[19]
(April 8) 300[20]
NEVER chronology
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NEVER.7: Go to the Next Level

The sixth NEVER event, subtitled "Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament", was held over two days on April 7 and 8, 2011, in Tokyo at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.[19][20] During the events, NJPW held two single-elimination tournaments, with both winners earning spots in the 2011 Best of the Super Juniors tournament.[19][20] Both events featured eight matches and thirteen outsiders; Kazuki Hirata, Keisuke Ishii, Ken Ohka and Shinichiro Tominaga from DDT Pro-Wrestling / Union Pro Wrestling, Kaji Tomato, Marines Mask and Ryuichi Sekine from Kaientai Dojo, Shinobu from 666, Kazuhiro Tamura from Style-E and freelancers Daisuke Sasaki, Madoka, Osamu Namiguchi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi.[19][20]

April 7
No.Results[19][21]StipulationsTimes[19]
1Keisuke Ishii defeated Hiromu TakahashiSingles match; first round in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament B08:18
2Ryuichi Sekine defeated Kyosuke MikamiSingles match; first round in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament A08:56
3Shinobu defeated Kaji TomatoSingles match; first round in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament B08:32
4Madoka defeated Kazuki HirataSingles match; first round in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament B08:53
5Kazuhiro Tamura defeated Marines MaskSingles match; first round in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament A04:21
6Daisuke Sasaki defeated Shinichiro TominagaSingles match; first round in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament A10:08
7Tsuyoshi Kikuchi defeated Ken OhkaSingles match; first round in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament A08:18
8Taichi defeated Osamu NamiguchiSingles match; first round in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament B08:48
April 8
No.Results[20][22]StipulationsTimes[20]
1Daisuke Sasaki defeated Ryuichi SekineSingles match; semifinals in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament A05:52
2Tsuyoshi Kikuchi defeated Kazuhiro TamuraSingles match; semifinals in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament A07:14
3Taichi defeated Keisuke IshiiSingles match; semifinals in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament B04:15
4Madoka defeated ShinobuSingles match; semifinals in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament B09:13
5Hiromu Takahashi and Kyosuke Mikami defeated Kazuki Hirata and Shinichiro TominagaTag team match10:11
6Chaos (Gedo, Jado, Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Kaji Tomato, Ken Ohka, Marines Mask and Osamu NamiguchiEight-man tag team match15:50
7Daisuke Sasaki defeated Tsuyoshi KikuchiSingles match; finals in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament A14:26
8Taichi defeated MadokaSingles match; finals in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament B17:45
Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament A
First round Semifinals Finals
         
Kyosuke Mikami Pin
Ryuichi Sekine 08:56[19]
Ryuichi Sekine Pin
Daisuke Sasaki 05:52[20]
Daisuke Sasaki Pin
Shinichiro Tominaga 10:08[19]
Daisuke Sasaki Pin
Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 14:26[20]
Tsuyoshi Kikuchi Pin
Ken Ohka 08:18[19]
Tsuyoshi Kikuchi Pin
Kazuhiro Tamura 07:14[20]
Kazuhiro Tamura Pin
Marines Mask 04:21[19]
Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament B
First round Semifinals Finals
         
Hiromu Takahashi Pin
Keisuke Ishii 08:18[19]
Keisuke Ishii Sub
Taichi 04:15[20]
Taichi Pin
Osamu Namiguchi 08:48[19]
Taichi Pin
Madoka 17:45[20]
Madoka Pin
Kazuki Hirata 08:53[19]
Madoka Pin
Shinobu 09:13[20]
Shinobu Pin
Kaji Tomato 08:32[19]

NEVER.7: Go to the Next Level

NEVER.7: Go to the Next Level
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateSeptember 21, 2011[23]
CityOsaka, Japan[23]
VenueSekaikan[23]
Attendance200[23]
NEVER chronology
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NEVER.8: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament

The seventh NEVER event, subtitled "Go to the Next Level", was held on September 21, 2011, in Osaka at the Sekaikan theater.[23] The event featured six matches and for the first time included no outsiders.[23]

No.Results[23]StipulationsTimes[23]
1Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Takaaki WatanabeSingles match10:26
2Yujiro Takahashi defeated Kyosuke MikamiSingles match08:37
3Hideo Saito defeated King FaleSingles match08:19
4Toru Yano defeated Hiromu TakahashiSingles match08:53
5Hirooki Goto defeated Tama TongaSingles match10:32
6Tetsuya Naito defeated KushidaSingles match12:35

NEVER.8: Go to the Next Level

NEVER.8: Go to the Next Level
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateFebruary 10, 2012[24]
CityOsaka, Japan[24]
VenueSekaikan[24]
Attendance220[24]
NEVER chronology
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NEVER.9: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament 1st.

The eighth NEVER event, also subtitled "Go to the Next Level", was held on February 10, 2012, in Osaka at the Sekaikan theater.[24] The event featured seven matches, which involved one outsider; freelancer Shoichi Uchida.[24] The event featured King Fale's farewell match, before going on an overseas learning excursion.[24]

No.Results[24]StipulationsTimes[24]
1Kushida defeated Shoichi UchidaSingles match08:32
2Yoshi-Hashi defeated Takaaki WatanabeSingles match08:08
3Captain New Japan defeated GedoSingles match07:46
4Toru Yano defeated Hiromu TakahashiSingles match06:54
5Karl Anderson defeated Tama TongaSingles match09:59
6Yuji Nagata defeated King FaleSingles match08:14
7Yujiro Takahashi defeated Tomoaki HonmaSingles match11:48

NEVER.9: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament 1st.

NEVER.9: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament 1st.
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateApril 13, 2012[25]
CityTokyo, Japan[25]
VenueShin-Kiba 1st Ring[25]
Attendance250[25]
NEVER chronology
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NEVER.8: Go to the Next Level 		Next →
NEVER.9: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament Final

NEVER.9: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament 1st. was held on April 13, 2012, in Tokyo at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.[25] The event saw the start of a single-elimination tournament, where the winner would earn a spot in the 2012 Best of the Super Juniors tournament.[25] The event featured six matches, which involved six outsiders; Hiro Tonai, Kaji Tomato and Ryuichi Sekine from Kaientai Dojo, Yusuke Kodama from Wrestling New Classic (WNC) and freelancers Black Tiger and Madoka.[25]

No.Results[25]StipulationsTimes[25]
1Ryuichi Sekine defeated Takaaki WatanabeSingles match; first round in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament07:45
2Black Tiger defeated Yusuke KodamaSingles match; first round in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament08:23
3Hiro Tonai defeated Hiromu TakahashiSingles match; first round in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament07:48
4Madoka defeated Kaji TomatoSingles match; first round in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament09:38
5Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Taka Michinoku) defeated Gedo and JadoTag team match12:50
6Chaos (Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano) defeated Captain New Japan and Tetsuya NaitoTag team match09:29

NEVER.9: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament Final

NEVER.9: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament Final
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateApril 15, 2012[26]
CityTokyo, Japan[26]
VenueShin-Kiba 1st Ring[26]
Attendance250[26]
NEVER chronology
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NEVER.9: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament 1st. 		Next →
NEVER: Shodai NEVER Musabetsu Kyu Oza Kettei Tournament 1st Round

NEVER.9: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament Final was held on April 15, 2012, in Tokyo at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.[26] The event featured the semifinals and finals of a single-elimination tournament, where the winner would earn a spot in the 2012 Best of the Super Juniors tournament.[26] The event featured six matches, which involved six outsiders; Hiro Tonai, Kaji Tomato and Ryuichi Sekine from Kaientai Dojo, Yusuke Kodama from Wrestling New Classic (WNC) and freelancers Black Tiger and Madoka.[26] The winner of the tournament, Black Tiger, never entered the 2012 Best of the Super Juniors, as on May 25 NJPW publicly fired the character's performer Kazushige Nosawa, a day after he had been arrested under suspicion of smuggling cannabis.[27]

No.Results[26]StipulationsTimes[26]
1Madoka defeated Hiro TonaiSingles match; semifinals in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament08:49
2Black Tiger defeated Ryuichi SekineSingles match; semifinals in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament06:29
3Yoshi-Hashi defeated Takaaki WatanabeSingles match09:05
4Chaos (Gedo, Jado and Tomohiro Ishii) defeated Captain New Japan, Kaji Tomato and Yusuke KodamaSix-man tag team match15:02
5Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Taka Michinoku) defeated Hiromu Takahashi and KushidaTag team match14:08
6Black Tiger defeated MadokaSingles match; finals in the Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament09:56
Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament
First round Semifinals Finals
         
Hiromu Takahashi Sub
Hiro Tonai 07:48[25]
Hiro Tonai Pin
Madoka 08:49[26]
Madoka Pin
Kaji Tomato 09:38[25]
Madoka Pin
Black Tiger 09:56[26]
Takaaki Watanabe Pin
Ryuichi Sekine 07:45[25]
Ryuichi Sekine Pin
Black Tiger 06:29[26]
Yusuke Kodama Pin
Black Tiger 08:23[25]

NEVER: Inaugural NEVER Openweight Championship Tournament 1st Round

NEVER: Inaugural NEVER Openweight Championship Tournament 1st Round
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateNovember 15, 2012[28]
CityTokyo, Japan[28]
VenueShibuya-AX[28]
Attendance250[28]
NEVER chronology
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NEVER.9: Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournament Final 		Next →
NEVER: Shodai NEVER Musabetsu Kyu Oza Kettei Tournament Final
See also: NEVER Openweight Championship § Championship tournament

NEVER: Inaugural NEVER Openweight Championship Tournament 1st Round was held on November 15, 2012, in Tokyo at Shibuya-AX.[28][29] The event featured the start of a tournament to determine the inaugural NEVER Openweight Champion.[28] The event featured nine matches, which involved six outsiders; Hiro Tonai, Kengo Mashimo, Ryuichi Sekine, Shiori Asahi and Taishi Takizawa from Kaientai Dojo and freelancer Daisuke Sasaki.[28] Technically, Masato Tanaka was an outsider, being signed to Pro Wrestling Zero1, but due to having been a regular for NJPW for several years, he was co-billed as a representative of the NJPW stable Chaos.[30] The opening match of the event saw the professional wrestling debut of Sho Tanaka.[30]

No.Results[28][29]StipulationsTimes[28]
1Takaaki Watanabe defeated Sho TanakaSingles match04:53
2Shiori Asahi defeated Hiromu TakahashiSingles match; first round in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament06:14
3Yoshi-Hashi defeated Ryuichi SekineSingles match; first round in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament07:14
4Taishi Takizawa defeated Captain New JapanSingles match; first round in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament07:22
5Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Hiro TonaiSingles match; first round in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament08:19
6Tomohiro Ishii defeated Daisuke SasakiSingles match; first round in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament08:39
7Kengo Mashimo defeated BushiSingles match; first round in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament08:02
8Karl Anderson defeated Yujiro TakahashiSingles match; first round in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament11:12
9Masato Tanaka defeated KushidaSingles match; first round in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament13:02

NEVER: Inaugural NEVER Openweight Championship Tournament Final

NEVER: Inaugural NEVER Openweight Championship Tournament Final
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateNovember 19, 2012[30]
CityTokyo, Japan[30]
VenueShibuya-AX[30]
Attendance300[30]
NEVER chronology
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NEVER: Shodai NEVER Musabetsu Kyu Oza Kettei Tournament 1st Round 		Next →
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NEVER: Inaugural NEVER Openweight Championship Tournament Final was held on November 19, 2012, in Tokyo at Shibuya-AX.[30][31] The event featured the second round, semifinals and finals of a tournament to determine the inaugural NEVER Openweight Champion.[30] The event featured ten matches, involving the same wrestlers who had taken part in the "1st Round" event four days earlier.[30] The opening match of the event saw the professional wrestling debut of Yohei Komatsu.[30] In the main event of the show, Masato Tanaka defeated Karl Anderson to win the tournament and become the first NEVER Openweight Champion.[30][32][33] NJPW has not held a single NEVER event since.[7]

No.Results[30][31]StipulationsTimes[30]
1Takaaki Watanabe defeated Yohei KomatsuSingles match06:48
2Kengo Mashimo defeated Ryusuke TaguchiSingles match; second round in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament07:54
3Karl Anderson defeated Shiori AsahiSingles match; second round in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament03:59
4Masato Tanaka defeated Taishi TakizawaSingles match; second round in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament04:28
5Tomohiro Ishii defeated Yoshi-HashiSingles match; second round in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament06:57
6Karl Anderson defeated Kengo MashimoSingles match; semifinals in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament06:14
7Masato Tanaka defeated Tomohiro IshiiSingles match; semifinals in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament10:47
8Yujiro Takahashi defeated Captain New JapanSingles match05:55
9Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi and Kushida defeated Daisuke Sasaki, Hiro Tonai and Ryuichi SekineSix-man tag team match11:12
10Masato Tanaka defeated Karl AndersonSingles match; finals in the NEVER Openweight Championship tournament14:11
NEVER Openweight Championship tournament
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
Karl Anderson Pin
Yujiro Takahashi 11:12[28]
Karl Anderson Pin
Shiori Asahi 03:59[30]
Hiromu Takahashi Pin
Shiori Asahi 06:14[28]
Karl Anderson Pin
Kengo Mashimo 06:14[30]
Ryusuke Taguchi Pin
Hiro Tonai 08:19[28]
Ryusuke Taguchi Sub
Kengo Mashimo 07:54[30]
Bushi Pin
Kengo Mashimo 08:02[28]
Karl Anderson Pin
Masato Tanaka 15:12[30]
Kushida Pin
Masato Tanaka 13:02[28]
Masato Tanaka Pin
Taishi Takizawa 04:28[30]
Captain New Japan Pin
Taishi Takizawa 07:22[28]
Masato Tanaka Pin
Tomohiro Ishii 10:47[30]
Tomohiro Ishii Pin
Daisuke Sasaki 08:39[28]
Tomohiro Ishii Pin
Yoshi-Hashi 06:57[30]
Yoshi-Hashi Pin
Ryuichi Sekine 07:14[28]

See also

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