New Japan 10/24/2004 Results

1. 3 out of 5 falls: Gedo,Jado,Jushin Thunder Liger & Katsushi Takemura beat Hirooki Goto,Taiji Ishimori,Katsuhiko Nakajima & Ryusuke Taguchi in 21:00. Takemura used the M9 on Nakajima at 8:29. Liger used a brainbuster on Taguchi at 12:17. Ishimori used the Superstar Elbow on Jado at 18:34. Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Ishimori at 21:00.
2. Wataru Inoue & El Samurai defeated Yujiro Takahashi & Yutaka Yoshie in 8:54 when Inoue used a half crab on Yujiro.
3. Love Machine Arashi & Super Love Machine beat Tatsutoshi Goto & Toru Yano in 5:50 when Arashi used a Devil Windmill Suplex hold on Goto. Hoshino came out after the match and placed a Machine mask on Yano.
4. Minoru Suzuki & Tiger Mask IV defeated Jamie Gibson & Osamu Nishimura in 13:48 when Suzuki used an Octopus hold on Gibson.
5. President Hoshino ¥10,000,000 Offer Tag Tournament – Semifinals: Masahiro Chono & Katsuyori Shibata beat Kensuke Sasaki & Genichiro Tenryu in 17:53 when Shibata used the FK on Tenryu. Kazunari Murakami returned here by helping Shibata win after punching Tenryu.
6. President Hoshino ¥10,000,000 Offer Tag Tournament – Semifinals: Shinsuke Nakamura & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Toshiaki Kawada & Mitsuya Nagai in 20:53 when Nakamura used a standing jujigatame on Nagai.

Tenzan & Kawada got into a verbal confrontation after the match and both men agreed that they want to face each other and it could happen as soon as 11/13 at the Osaka Dome. Tenzan said that he doesn’t want Kawada’s Triple Crown, he just wants to beat him. Kawada told Nagai after the match to take the All-Asia Tag Titles with Masayuki Naruse from Masa Fuchi & Genichiro Tenryu on 11/3 at Sumo Hall and gave him a slap to the face for good luck.
7. U-30 Openweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat American Dragon in 16:16 with a Dragon Suplex hold to retain his title.
8. Blue Wolf & Yuji Nagata defeated Jurassic Powers (Manabu Nakanishi & Scott Norton) in 18:25 when Wolf used a lariat on Nakanishi. Wolf said after the match that he used a lariat to beat one of Riki Choshu’s top students, so now he wants to face Choshu himself and use the lariat to beat him.
9. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Heat (Minoru Tanaka took the mask off during the match) battled Koji Kanemoto to a double KO after stereo kneel kicks in 19:24 to retain his title. Tanaka said after the match that he wants to defend the title next against Kanemoto and he wants a full conclusion.
10. President Hoshino ¥10,000,000 Offer Tag Tournament – Finals:

Shinsuke Nakamura & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Masahiro Chono & Katsuyori Shibata in 19:28 when Tenzan pinned Chono after the Ten-Naka Koroshi (Tenzan lifts the opponent in a flapjack position in the corner and Nakamura comes off the top rope with a DDT.) Nakanishi tried to kidnap Nakamura and take him to the back but Nagata cut him off at the pass and Nakamura returned to the ring. After the match, Hoshino brought his check out but tore it up in the ring.