Podcast: NJPW G1 Climax 23 – Day 4 (August 4, 2013)

It’s G1 season and we celebrate by taking a look at what is both one of the highest rated shows of all time on Cagematch, but one of Chris’s favourites. Headlined by Shinsuke Nakamura and Kota Ibushi with some very solid undercard support, most notably from Tomohiro Ishii, Katsuyori Shibata and 5 stars – check out our coverage of this […]

NJPW Toukon Shidou Chapter 1 2006 – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata

Note: This article was written in 2017. 2006: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Katsuyori ShibataToukon Shidou Chapter 1 (attendance: 31,000)http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00167_1_8 We took a look at Shinsuke Nakamura for the 2004 event and in 2006 we meet the other two ‘New Musketeers’. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Katsuyori Shibata. Both graduates of the NJPW Dojo (alongside Nakamura), New Japan planned to build the future around […]