Fantastica Mania 2012 was the name of two professional wrestling major shows produced that took place on January 21 and January 22, 2012 in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The event was the second ever co-promoted events between Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and featured matches with wrestlers from both promotions.[5]
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| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | January 21, 2012 January 22, 2012 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Korakuen Hall | ||
| Attendance | 1,950 (January 21)[1][2] 1,950 (January 22)[3][4] | ||
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The main event of the first night, a tag team match, where New Japan wrestler Kazuchika Okada and CMLL wrestler Volador Jr. defeated IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi and NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion La Sombra, built to not only Volador Jr. challenging for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship on the second night, but also to Okada challenging for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on February 12 at New Japan's The New Beginning pay-per-view. The first night also featured New Japan wrestler Kushida submitting CMLL World Welterweight Champion Máscara Dorada on his way to a title match on the second night, and an appearance from CMLL World Women's Champion Ayumi Kurihara.[1][2] During the second night both Máscara Dorada and La Sombra successfully defended their CMLL championships.[3][4]
Background edit
Each of the events featured six professional wrestling matches, some with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines while other matches were the first time some wrestlers faced off. The Fantastica Mania events was the result of several years of co-operation between New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, which had seen both companies exchange wrestlers for various events.
Results edit
January 21 edit
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[1][2] |
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| 1 | Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Taka Michinoku) defeated Danshoku Dino and Máximo | Tag team match | 08:04 |
| 2 | Okumura and Yoshi-Hashi (with Mima Shimoda) defeated King Fale and Tama Tonga | Tag team match | 11:27 |
| 3 | Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask defeated Gedo, Jado and Misterioso Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 12:50 |
| 4 | Hirooki Goto and Kushida defeated Máscara Dorada and Rush | Tag team match | 10:24 |
| 5 | Diamante, Jyushin Thunder Liger and Tetsuya Naito defeated Mephisto, Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi | "Black Cat Memorial Match" Six man tag team match | 13:33 |
| 6 | Kazuchika Okada and Volador Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi and La Sombra | Tag team match | 12:33 |
January 22 edit
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[3][4] | ||
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| 1 | Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tama Tonga and Tiger Mask defeated Gedo, Jado, Okumura and Yoshi-Hashi (with Mima Shimoda) | Eight-man tag team match | 10:11 | ||
| 2 | Jyushin Thunder Liger and Máximo defeated Misterioso Jr. and Taichi | Tag team match | 08:15 | ||
| 3 | Máscara Dorada (c) defeated Kushida | Singles match for the CMLL World Welterweight Championship | 13:22 | ||
| 4 | Hirooki Goto defeated Rush | Singles match | 09:49 | ||
| 5 | Kazuchika Okada, Mephisto and Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Diamante, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tetsuya Naito | Six-man tag team match | 14:24 | ||
| 6 | La Sombra (c) defeated Volador Jr. | Singles match for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship | 21:47 | ||
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2012". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ a b c Soy Rudo (January 21, 2012). "NJPW-CMLL: Resultados "Fantasticamania 2012″ día 1". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ a b c "NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2012". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c Soy Rudo (January 22, 2012). "NJPW-CMLL: Resultados "Fantasticamanía 2012″ Día 2". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ Soy Rudo (January 5, 2012). "NJPW-CMLL: Listo el Cartel para las 2 fechas de "Fantasticamania 2012″". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 21, 2012.