The New Beginning in Osaka (2014)

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The New Beginning in Osaka (2014)
Promotion
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateFebruary 11, 2014[1]
CityOsaka, Japan[1]
VenueOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium[1]
Attendance6,400[1]
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The New Beginning in Osaka (2014) was a

championships.[1][2][3] It was the sixth event under the New Beginning
name.

Storylines

The New Beginning in Osaka featured ten professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]

Event

In the opening match,

Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome after the original match ended in a disqualification.[5] After the Gracies had won, Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano came out to challenge them.[1]

In the second title match of the event,

El Desperado, who had made his debut appearance at Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome.[1] Following the match, Nick Jackson challenged Ibushi to a title match.[1] The ninth match saw Tomohiro Ishii win his first title in NJPW, eight years after starting to work regularly for the promotion,[6] as he defeated Tetsuya Naito to become the third NEVER Openweight Champion.[1] Finally, in the main event of the evening, Kazuchika Okada made his eighth successful defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hirooki Goto.[1] Post-match, Goto's tag team partner Katsuyori Shibata expressed interest in challenging Okada, but Okada instead told him to first win the New Japan Cup.[1]

Results

No.Results
El Desperado
Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship13:34
9Tomohiro Ishii defeated Tetsuya Naito (c)Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship23:41
10Kazuchika Okada (c) (with Gedo) defeated Hirooki Goto (with Katsuyori Shibata)Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship22:51
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "The New Beginning in Osaka". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "新日本プロレス「The New Beginning in Osaka」". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. February 11, 2014. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Namako, Jason (February 12, 2014). "2/11 NJPW iPPV Results: Osaka, Japan (Okada/Goto)". Wrestleview. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  4. Discovery Communications
    . Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "2月9日広島で棚橋vs中邑!!　後藤＆柴田が初タッグ!! 2月11日大阪でオカダvs後藤! 内藤vs石井! 飯伏vsデスペラード! グレイシー再上陸!!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  6. ^ ３８歳石井が第３代ＮＥＶＥＲ王者に. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.

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