{"id":100556,"date":"2020-07-12T21:41:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T02:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=100556"},"modified":"2020-07-13T22:21:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T03:21:17","slug":"7-12-njwp-dominion-results-fanns-report-and-anlaysis-of-evil-vs-naito-chaos-vs-bullet-club-zsj-taichi-vs-tanahashi-ibushi-shingo-vs-takagi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/07\/12\/7-12-njwp-dominion-results-fanns-report-and-anlaysis-of-evil-vs-naito-chaos-vs-bullet-club-zsj-taichi-vs-tanahashi-ibushi-shingo-vs-takagi\/","title":{"rendered":"7\/12 NJPW DOMINION RESULTS: Fann&#8217;s report and analysis of Evil vs. Naito, Chaos vs. Bullet Club, ZSJ &#038; Taichi vs. Tanahashi &#038; Ibushi, Shingo vs. Takagi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2636797512\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>NEW JAPAN DOMINION 2020<br \/>\nJULY 12, 2020<br \/>\nOSAKA-JO HALL, JAPAN<br \/>\nAIRED LIVE ON NJPWWORLD.COM<\/h3>\n<p><strong>(1) Ryusuke Taguchi &amp; Yuji Nagata &amp; Satoshi Kojima vs. Togi Makabe &amp; Tomoaki Honma &amp; Gabriel Kidd &#8211; Special six-man Tag Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Yuji Nagata by submission (Nagata Lock II) in 9:25<\/p>\n<p><em>(Fann\u2019s Analysis: Solid opener that got the crowd excited (as one can get in this Covid environment, with applause only being the main avenue) with a solid Nagata win.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Tomohiro Ishii &amp; Toru Yano &amp; Yota Tsuji vs. L.I.J. (Bushi &amp; Sanada &amp; Hiromu Takahashi) &#8211; Special 6-man Tag Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Hiromu Takahashi by submission (Boston Crab) in 10:15<\/p>\n<p><em>(Fann\u2019s Analysis: Still in shock from EVIL\u2019s betrayal the night before, LIJ was reeling for most of this match. Of note for later, BUSHI wasn\u2019t carrying the NEVER Openweight Six-man Tag team Titles that he, EVIL and Shingo currently hold. Hiromu winning with a basic Young Lion crab was another sign of regression from the team. Even his wrist tape had \u201cwhy\u201d repeatedly written on it.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) Master Wato &amp; Hiroyoshi Tenzan &amp; Yuya Uemura vs. Suzuki-Gun (El Desperado &amp; Yoshinobu Kanemaru &amp; DOUKI) &#8211; Special Six-man Tag Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: El Desperado by pinfall (Pinche Loco) in 9:44<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1734707867\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>(Fann\u2019s Analysis: Master Wato\u2019s development, with super-supportive Tenzan in tow continues. While I\u2019m still on the fence with the entire Wato deal, the fans are clearly behind him so far and that\u2019s enough as he develops.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) Chaos (Kazuchika Okada &amp; Hirooki Goto) vs. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori &amp; Yujiro Takahashi) &#8211; Special Tag Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Yujiro by pinfall (Pimp Juice) in 9:42<\/p>\n<p><em>(Fann\u2019s Analysis: Yujiro in the pandemic getting a push is a sight to see. Throughout this match Okada\u2019s goal was to find and destroy the \u201cTokyo Pimp\u201d as payback for the consistent interference and general tomfoolery Yujiro had perpetrated against him. Gedo helped Yujiro by choking Okada outside with a wrench while Ishimori &amp; Takahashi took care of Goto.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) SHO vs. Shingo Takagi (Never Openweight Champion) &#8211; NEVER Openweight Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Shingo Takagi by pinfall (Last of the Dragon) in 20:07 to retain<\/p>\n<p><em>(Fann\u2019s Analysis: SHO and Shingo are a match made in heaven, as seen in their New Japan Cup match. With Yoh\u2019s injury, SHO will be getting more looks as a singles guy and these matches have been a great opener to that career. Shingo took everything the younger wrestler had and barely got the win, and now looks to Despy as his next opponent for the Openweight title, due to the latter wrestler jumping Shingo post celebration.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) Dangerous T(ekkers) (ZSJ &amp; Taichi) vs. Golden Ace (Hiroshi Tanahashi &amp; Kota Ibushi) (IWGP Tag Team Champions) &#8211; IWGP Tag Team Championship<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-485478738\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>WINNERS: ZSJ by pinfall (Holy Zack Driver) in 28:43<\/p>\n<p><em>(Fann\u2019s Analysis: The late isolation of Tanahashi and the absence of Ibushi late led to the Dangerous Tekkers getting the IWGP tag titles. The joy that Taichi had seeing Zack get the pin was felt from the screen. Where do Ibushi and Tanahashi go now? Do they challenge to get back the titles they never defended V1? Do they feud with each other? Interesting for the next few months.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(7) EVIL (2020 New Japan Cup Winner) vs. Tetsuya Naito (IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Double Champion) &#8211; IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Double Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WINNER: EVIL by pinfall (EVIL) in 38:01<\/p>\n<p><em>(Fann\u2019s Analysis: Hiromu was the star of this as much as EVIL\u2019s transition to Double Champion. EVIL\u2019s goal &#8211; Gedo\u2019s if we take a 30k foot view of it &#8211; to make himself thoroughly unlikeable in this tournament has been to mixed results online, but I\u2019ve enjoyed the transition. With Jay White potentially out of the country for some time, having Gedo pull this trigger is an interesting look at how creative the New Japan booker will be to work around the global pandemic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For all of that, Hiromu made this work. Any time you\u2019ve seen him since his return to New Japan, if there\u2019s been a beat down angle, Hiromu was the first &#8211; and sometimes only &#8211; member of LIJ to come to the aid of his allies while the rest may have been occupied. Hiromu had also had his \u201cspot\u201d held up for love\/respect by EVIL during Hiromu\u2019s injury, and the pair of wrestlers had been close during their young lion days. So for Hiromu to see Naito laid out by the first LIJ recruit, and to see his old friend this disloyal led to a guttural scream that would have played out in any drama.<\/p>\n<p>The reintroduction of Dick Togo to New Japan was also welcome.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS (8.5):<\/strong> Dominion was a 3 match show that had all 3 deliver in different ways. The NEVER and Tag championship matches were straight-forward New Japan-style matches. The Double Title match was nearly entirely story driven, with absolute focused heeling by EVIL holding the match together. For some purists, this was anathema to the New Japan style, but I enjoyed the difference, and how EVIL has embraced his absolute worst nature to take over as the top heel in the company.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Contact Rich at PWTDive@gmail.com. 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