{"id":18493,"date":"2016-05-11T01:42:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T06:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=18493"},"modified":"2016-05-19T03:09:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T08:09:25","slug":"japan-news-hits-new-japan-noah-japan-announcements-ghc-tag-title-match-date-chaos-vs-l-j-jun-akiyama-great-muta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/11\/japan-news-hits-new-japan-noah-japan-announcements-ghc-tag-title-match-date-chaos-vs-l-j-jun-akiyama-great-muta\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan News Hits &#8211; Three teams heading to AAA&#8217;s Lucha World Cup, Suzuki-Gun vs. NOAH main event, Great Muta, All Japan at Korakuen Hall, plus last week&#8217;s notes &#8211; Big Three title matches for New Japan&#8217;s &#8220;Dominion&#8221; PPV, News &#038; Notes from NJPW &#038; NOAH &#038; All Japan, GHC Tag Title match date, Chaos vs. L.I.J., Jun Akiyama"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-487030692\" 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><p><strong>Japan Wrestling News Hits &#8211; Month of May 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Reporting contributions from <a href=\"http:\/\/PuroresuSpirit.net\" target=\"_blank\">PuroresuSpirit.net<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, May 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; AAA held a news conference in Mexico to announce teams for the second-annual Lucha Libre World Cup. Included were three teams from Japan representing Zero-1, NOAH, and OZ Academy. Top stars are <strong>Naomichi Maurfuji, Akebono, <\/strong>and<strong> Masato Tanaka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Already announced for the tournament is a squad from TNA, <strong>Rey Mysterio<\/strong> captaining a team, a lucha legends team, and more. The tournament is scheduled for June 3 and 5 in Mexico. (<a href=\"https:\/\/superluchas.com\/2016\/05\/11\/aaa-conferencia-de-prensa-de-lucha-libre-world-cup-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">SuperLuchas Info<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154192914276098\" target=\"_blank\">PuroresuSpirit on three Japan teams<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video:<\/strong> Mysterio talked about the tournament at the end of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCD_0Hz0876LEnfGxhkTMaLA\" target=\"_blank\">Busted Open satellite radio interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rey Mysterio on his role in Lucha Underground, who he watches in WWE, his future and more\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oJlmTFPjz2E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, May 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The latest in the series of New Japan\/Suzuki-Gun vs. NOAH matches <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154187512661098\" target=\"_blank\">has been announced<\/a> for June 18 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3692843568\" 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>The &#8220;Suzuki-Gun 3&#8221; main event will be <strong>Minoru Suzuki<\/strong> &amp; Takashi Sugiura &amp; Takashi Iizuka vs. <strong>Naomichi Marufuji<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Sakuraba<\/strong> &amp; NJPW goofball <strong>Toru Yano<\/strong> in a six-man tag match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Also announced for Korakuen Hall in June is Wrestle-1&#8217;s next big show on June 8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154187583756098\" target=\"_blank\">Top matches have been announced<\/a>, including <strong>Great Muta<\/strong> in action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rounding out the Korakuen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154187832061098\" target=\"_blank\">match announcements<\/a> is All Japan&#8217;s next big show on May 22 featuring a World Jr. Hvt. Title match between <strong>Atsushi Aoki<\/strong> and <strong>Masashi Takeda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/05\/daily-news-listing-5-9-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Monday&#8217;s Daily News Listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weekend May 7 &amp; 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/05\/daily-news-listing-5-8-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daily News Listing covering Dragon Gate, Wrestle-1, more promotions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, May 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>New Japan<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154181054431098\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> the top three matches for their big &#8220;Dominion&#8221; PPV on June 19.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2150398631\" 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<ul>\n<li>IWGP World Hvt. champion Naito vs. former champ Kazuchika Okada<\/li>\n<li>IWGP IC champion Kenny Omega vs. Tanahashi in the first-ever NJPW laddermatch<\/li>\n<li>NEVER Openweight champion Yuji Nagata vs. former champ Shibata<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>All Japan<\/strong> announced <strong>Jun Akiyama<\/strong> for their &#8220;Power Series&#8221; show on May 21 in Yokohama, Japan. Akiyama is scheduled to face <strong>Daichi Hashimoto<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154180694316098\" target=\"_blank\">Full Story<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, May 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/05\/njpw-results-for-may-5-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Japan Results featuring the CHAOS vs. L.I.J. faction warfare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>NOAH<\/strong> announced their event cards for May and June. Included is a big card on May 28 in Osaka featuring top titles on the line.<\/p>\n<p>The May 28 main event includes\u00a0<strong>Takashi Sugiura<\/strong> vs. <strong>Go Shiozaki<\/strong> for the GHC Hvt. Title, <strong>Lance Archer &amp; Smith, Jr.<\/strong> vs. Tag League winners <strong>Naomichi Marufuji &amp; Toru Yano<\/strong> for the GHC Tag Titles, and a GHC Jr. Tag Title match. (<a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/05\/noah-event-cards-for-may-june-2016\/\">Full Line-ups<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, May 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong> announced the main event for the final tour stop of the ROH vs. New Japan series next week. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/04\/roh-sets-next-weeks-new-york-city-main-event-roh-stars-vs-new-japan-stars\/\">Full Story<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>NOAH<\/strong> held the finals of the Global Tag League tournament featuring GHC tag champions <strong>Lance Archer &amp; Davey Boy Smith, Jr.<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/04\/final-result-noahs-global-tag-league-tournament\/\">Full Story<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Great Muta<\/strong> is scheduled to face <strong>Jun Akiyama<\/strong> on Muta\u2019s big August 11 show. Akiyama made a surprise appearance at Wednesday\u2019s Wrestle-1 show in Tokyo to set up the match. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154175761716098\" target=\"_blank\">Full Story<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/05\/daily-news-listing-5-4-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daily News Listing at PuroresuSpirit.net<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, May 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>New Japan<\/strong> held their annual &#8220;Wrestling Dontaku&#8221; event featuring several title changes. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/03\/53-njpw-wrestling-dontaku-results-title-matches-feature-top-stars-new-japan-roh-bullet-club-naitos-faction\/\">Full Results<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>New Japan<\/strong> announced the full Best of the Super Jrs. tournament field &amp; dates, plus the spring schedule leading to the &#8220;Dominion&#8221; PPV. 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