{"id":19557,"date":"2016-05-17T12:34:34","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T17:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=19557"},"modified":"2016-05-17T15:11:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T20:11:46","slug":"japan-news-big-njpw-vs-noah-matches-set-suzukigun-3-great-muta-announces-grand-prix-kobashis-next-big-show-jun-akiyama-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/17\/japan-news-big-njpw-vs-noah-matches-set-suzukigun-3-great-muta-announces-grand-prix-kobashis-next-big-show-jun-akiyama-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan News Hits &#8211; Kota Ibushi headlines Inoki-Ali anniversary show, big NJPW vs. NOAH matches for &#8220;SuzukiGun 3,&#8221; Great Muta announces Grand Prix, Kobashi&#8217;s next big show, Jun Akiyama is everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1600985885\" 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 News Hits &#8211; Week of May 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>With Reporting Contributions from <a href=\"http:\/\/PuroresuSpirit.net\" target=\"_blank\">PuroresuSpirit.net<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Antonio Inoki&#8217;s<\/strong> IGF promotion is hosting a 40th Anniversary celebration of the <strong>Inoki vs. Muhammad Ali<\/strong> match\/fight\/exhibition on May 29 in Osaka, Japan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kota Ibushi<\/strong> headlines matches announced for the show, which is leaning more toward pro wrestling matches than MMA fights. (<a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/05\/daily-news-listing-5-17-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Line-up<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New Japan star <strong>Minoru Suzuki<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154203149221098\" target=\"_blank\">announced the full line-up<\/a> for the &#8220;SuzukiGun 3&#8221; show on June 18 in Tokyo, Japan. Included will be a battle royal, NJPW vs. NOAH matches, and GHC tag champions <strong>Lance Archer &amp; Davey Boy Smith, Jr.<\/strong> in a three-team &#8220;survival match.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Survival match: Archer &amp; Smith, Jr. vs. Go Shiozaki &amp; Maybach Taniguchi vs. Nakajima\u00a0&amp; Masa Kitamiya<\/li>\n<li>Main Event: Suzuki &amp; Takashi Sugiura &amp; Iizuka vs. Naomichi Marufuji &amp; Toru Yano &amp; Sakuraba<\/li>\n<li>Suzuki-Gun vs. NJPW: Shelton Benjamin &amp; TAKA Michinoku &amp; Taichi vs. Togi Makabe &amp; <strong>Honma<\/strong> &amp; Ryusuke Taguchi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Great Muta<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154203283316098\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> the &#8220;Wrestle-1 Grand Prix&#8221; running June 16 through July 1. The winner of the tournament will receive a W-1 Title shot on the big August 11 show that is already featuring Muta vs. <strong>Jun Akiyama<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Kenta Kobashi&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154203211016098\" target=\"_blank\">next Fortune Dream show on June 14 in Tokyo, Japan<\/a> will now feature <strong>Jun Akiyama<\/strong> in a top singles match. Plus, <strong>Go Shiozaki, Ultimo Dragon, Kensuke Sasaki<\/strong>, and more stars in action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/05\/daily-news-listing-5-16-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Monday News Listing<\/a>.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1164838602\" 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>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/05\/daily-news-listing-5-15-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday News Listing<\/a>: All-Japan and NOAH results, more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/05\/daily-news-listing-5-14-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday News Listing<\/a>: FMW, DDT, more results. <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/05\/ajpw-results-for-may-14-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full All-Japan Results<\/a> featuring <strong>Jun Akiyama<\/strong> in the main event. <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/05\/noah-results-for-may-14-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full NOAH Results<\/a> featuring <strong>Go Shiozaki<\/strong> in the main event and <strong>Minoru Suzuki&#8217;s<\/strong> army in the semi-main event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 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