NJPW "EXPLOSION" 10/09/2006 results

Hiroshi Tanahashi made a successful 1st defense of the IWGP heavyweight title against Tenzan today, beating him with his new High Fly Flow finisher. Koji Kanemoto also made a successful 1st defense of his IWGP jr. title in a marathon 30+ minute battle with former champion Minoru.
The big dissapointment of the night seemed to be the return of Shinsuke Nakamura, who didn't show much in his return tag match with Chono other than scoring the win with a new move.

NJPW "EXPLOSION", 10/9/06 (WPW)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
10,000 Fans - No Vacancy
1. EXPLOSION Opening Match: Yujiro beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa (5:45) with a lariat.
2. Marvelous Super Jr. Tag: Jushin Thunder Liger & Prince Devitt beat Wataru Inoue & Ryusuke Taguchi (12:50) when Devitt used a brainbuster on Inoue.
3. Gokuaku Special Tag: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Jado & Gedo (10:12) when Ishii pinned Jado after a lariat & Oni Koroshi combination.
4. La Battaglia Tra Eroi Italiani: Milano Collection AT beat Tiger Mask (10:49) with a Jorge Rivera-style llave.
5. Hip Press vs. Hip Attack ~ Ultimate Butt Showdown: Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe beat Takashi Iizuka & Akebono (10:23) when Makabe used a horizontal cradle on Iizuka.
6. TACTICS VS. TYRANT: Yoshihiro Takayama & Minoru Suzuki beat Yuji Nagata & Naofumi Yamamoto (16:54) when Takayama used an Everest German suplex hold on Yamamoto.
7. Triumph ~ the resistance to authority: Masahiro Chono & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Riki Choshu & Manabu Nakanishi (10:54) when Nakamura used a modified fireman's carry -> vertical drop on Choshu.
8. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Koji Kanemoto (c) beat Minoru (33:39) with an ankle hold (1st defense).
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (26:45) with the High Fly Flow (1st defense).