Global iMPACT 2! - TNA vs. Japan

Machismo Fan

http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1216/84/

TNA WRESTLING ANNOUNCES "GLOBAL IMPACT 2" WITH TNA VS. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
Footage from the anticipated inter-promotional war to air exclusively on SpikeTV

Last January, the superstars of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling journeyed to the far east to battle the superstars of New Japan Pro Wrestling in an inter-promotional war!

The footage from that acclaimed Tokyo Dome event later aired on SpikeTV and left the wrestling world buzzing. In fact, the DVD quickly became one of TNA's best-selling releases of all-time!

Now...Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is happy to announce "Global Impact 2" with TNA vs. New Japan, taking place at the big Tokyo Dome show on January 4.

TNA's Television Production team will document the journey every step of the way - from the trip over, the Japanese culture, all the action from the matches and so much more.

A special broadcast dedicated to the event will air on SpikeTV at a later date (more details to come!)

TNAwrestling.com can confirm the following matches have been signed for the TNA vs. New Japan event (more bouts to be announced, card subject to change):

Main Event: Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono vs. Takashi Iizuka, Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Tomohiro Ishii

Three-Way Match: Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) vs. IWGP Tag Team, Champions Togi Makabe & Toru Yano vs. Tenzan & Kojima

The Motor City Machine Guns vs. IWGP Junior Tag Team Champions "No Limit" (Naito & Yujiro)

Check back to TNAwrestling.com in the coming weeks for more news on "Global Impact 2"

ShawnRaven

If this years one was anything to go by, then this one will be worth checking out.
Was actually the first time i'd seen any of Devitt's work in a while, not that he was bad in any way, but he's come on in leaps and bounds and his in ring performance, although brief showed that.

Yet another thing to look forward to in 2009, it's gonna have me broke i tells ya!

Fozzy

That whole January 4th show looks great this time around. Last year's really only had two very good matches

Low-Ki is also on it defending his IWGP Junior Heavyweight title against Tiger Mask IV

Devitt is teaming with Mistico and Ryusuke Taguchi against Jado, Gedo and Averno

That eight-man tag isn't the actual main event, it was announced as the fifth from the top match

ShawnRaven

A nice birthday pressie from TNA to Me, thanks!

Machismo Fan

TNA: Exclusive Footage From TNA In Japan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFpPBcFPwDc

OrtonViper

will this be on bravo

flahavaj

I swear to God if anyone posts unmamrked spoilers in this thread I'll be forced to get the hurls and someone will get some serious timber.

Furious-Red

New Japan Pro Wrestling
“WRESTLE KINGDOM III IN TOKYO DOME”,
Tokyo Dome
January 4, 2009 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo, Japan

0. Milano Collection AT, Minoru & Taichi Ishikari beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi (6:24) when Milano used a super scrap kick on Yoshihashi.

1. Wrestle Kingdom Grand Opening VIENTO DORADO: Mistico, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt beat Averno, Jado & Gedo (9:50) when Mistico used the La Mística on Averno.

2. Jushin Thunder Liger 20th Anniversary Match: Jushin Thunder Liger & Takuma Sano beat Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto (8:47) when Liger used an avalanche-style brainbustert on Kanemoto.

3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title ~Tread on!!~: Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin beat Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito (c) (13:21) when Sabin used the Made in Detroit on Naito to become the 22nd champions.

4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title ~Ballistic interception~: Tiger Mask beat Low Ki (c) (8:48) with a modified Tiger suplex hold to become the 56th champion.

5. Fighting Holdings Competition: Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono, Kurt Angle & Kevin Nash beat Giant Bernard, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Karl Anderson (7:09) when Angle used an ankle lock on Anderson.

6. World Heavyweight Title ~Crusade for Justice~: Yuji Nagata (c) beat Masato Tanaka (11:41) with a backdrop hold (3rd defense).

7. New Japan vs. NOAH Battle Tendencies ~the invasion~: Jun Akiyama beat Manabu Nakanishi (10:27) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.

8. IWGP Tag Team Title - Hardcore Rules: “Team 3D” Brother Ray & Brother Devon beat Togi Makabe & Toru Yano (c) (15:34) when Ray pinned Makabe after the 3D to become the 52nd champions.

9. New Japan vs. NOAH Battle Tendencies ~the encounter~: Shinsuke Nakamura & Hirooki Goto beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Takashi Sugiura (15:17) when Nakamura used a flying cross armbreaker on Sugiura.

10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Keiji Muto () with the High Fly Flow to become the 50th champion.