NJPW Satsuma no Kuni - April 29 2023

[Canadian Dragon]

On April 29, NJPW returns to Kagoshima for Satsuma no Kuni. A big night will see two titles defended, with KOPW 2023 and the heavyweight tag championships at stake in the history rich region.

The main event in Kagoshima will see the KOPW 2023 title defended by champion Shingo Takagi. Moving to challenge the Dragon is Taichi, continuing a rivalry that started one year ago over KOPW 2022 and brought a string of incredible matchups. Innovative rule sets and stipulations kept both men on edge and the fans on the edges of their seats last year; after Takagi and Aaron Henare just recently collided in a match of the year candidate in Korakuen Hall, what might the two come up with to top the Ultimate Triad?

Also on the line will be the IWGP Tag Team Championships in an all Aussie affair. At Sakura Genesis, Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis overcame the odds and a dangerous mid match injury for Fletcher, finally capturing the IWGP Tag Team Championships they had been pursuing for years. Yet, as Zack Sabre Jr. would remind them backstage, Aussie Open still have a loss on their records from World Tag League to avenge. Davis and Fletcher went down to Shane Haste and Mikey Nihcolls during the league, and now a rematch will settle the score one way or the other. Will the first Australian team to hold IWGP Tag Team Championship gold soon be replaced by a second?​

 

[Chris]

Shingo and Taichi to meet in Takagi Style Triad in Kagoshima!​

Watch Satsuma no Kuni LIVE on NJPW World! (English to follow on demand)

After Taichi and Shingo Takagi were set to meet over the KOPW 2023 title at Satsuma no Kuni Saturday April 29, speculation grew over just what rules may be proposed by one or both competitors. In Osaka this past weekend though Taichi took the microphone and insisted that campaigning afor the fan vote would not be a factor in this clash.

‘After losing to you three times, I don’t have the right to choose rules,’ Taichi would admit, before promising to beat the current champion ‘in your own choice of match, no excuses’. In response Takagi would declare that his choice of stipulation was one that would be even tougher than his recent Ultimate Triad defence against Aaron Henare.

In the Takagi Style Triad Match, champion and challenger have their choice of five ways to win- pinfall, submission, stoppage, knockout and countout. The winner of the match must claim three of the five to claim KOPW gold. Who will leave with the blue and gold? Find out Saturday night!​

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Holy shit

Spoiler

taichi fucking did it

 

[Chris]

finally

I'm gonna wait for English commentary to watch but Just 5 Guys superiority reigns supreme

 

[Apoho Creed]

A good hot and cold Shower and I'm ready to go for this one! Let's do this!

 

[Apoho Creed]

Man Oleg if Wrestling doesn't work out for him he could always been be a bodyguard for a Celeb. Dude is intimidating as fuck.

 

[Apoho Creed]

Shooter is draped in all the merch

 

[Apoho Creed]

New Japan pissing me off early Shooter losing to House of Torture.

 

[Apoho Creed]

Poor Honma his power in his head must be losing it's muster. Henare gave two fucks about his moves.

 

[Apoho Creed]

Desperado and Ishii want to kill each other before their Six Man Tag Title Bout on the 3rd. I can't blame Despy after he got hit with a Guard Rail from Ishii.

 

[Apoho Creed]

Thank you Shingo and Taichi with all their efforts putting over the KOPW Title. Yano made it into a joke of a Title to have and these two alone changed that narrative thank God for that.

 

[Chris]

Kevin said he recorded on Sunday where the fuck is the English upload @NJPW smh

 

[Chris]

English commentary finally up

 

[Chris]

I know I'm late bc I've already seen their first title match but this preview tag for ZSJ/Cobb is amazing build lol

 

[Chris]

Aussie Open vs TMDK was fucking great