NJPW Fighting Spirit Memorial Day was a Pay Per View event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place from October 26, 2002 to October 27, 2002, at the Fukuoka Convention Center - Kobe World Hall in Fukuoka, Japan - Kobe, Japan.
It's the 34° edition of the Toukon Series / Fighting Spirit event series, after NJPW Fighting Spirit 2002.
The event had an attendance of 12,300 fans. The main event of the show was Cho-Ten (Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan) vs. Joanie Laurer & The Great Kabuki.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW Fighting Spirit Memorial Day, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW Fighting Spirit Memorial Day
- Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Event Type Pay Per View
- Start Date October 26, 2002
- Event Date October 27, 2002
- Year 2002
- Event Series Toukon Series / Fighting Spirit
- Country
Japan - Location Fukuoka, Japan - Kobe, Japan
- Arena Fukuoka Convention Center - Kobe World Hall
- Network SKY PerfecTV! - BS Asahi
- Attendance 12,300
- Main Event Cho-Ten (Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan) vs. Joanie Laurer & The Great Kabuki
JapanNJPW Fighting Spirit Memorial Day Results
NIGHT 1 - KOBE
- Jack The Bull defeats Toru Yano
- El Samurai, Wataru Inoue & Shiro Koshinaka defeat TEAM2000 (Hiro Saito, Gedo & Jado)
- Scott Norton defeats Blue Wolf
- Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita defeat Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse
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Jr. Triathlon Survivor - Semifinal 2 out of 3 Falls Match
Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Heat defeat The Havana Pitbulls (Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes) & American Dragon [2-1] - The King of the Hills (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kenzo Suzuki) defeat GREAT MUTA & Joanie Laurer via Count-out
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IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Koji Kanemoto (c) defeats Bas Rutten to retain the title - "New Japan vs. Makai Club 5 vs. 5 Series - Vol. 1"
Elimination Match
Makai Club (Tadao Yasuda, Kazunari Murakami, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Makai #2) defeat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka, Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie
Survivor: Murakami -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Yuji Nagata (c) vs. Masahiro Chono ends in a Draw via Time Limit; Nagata retains the title
- Toru Yano defeats Naofumi Yamamoto
- Tiger Mask, Heat & Wataru Inoue defeat The Havana Pitbulls (Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes) & American Dragon
- TEAM2000 (Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto) defeat Scott Norton & Jack The Bull
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Jr. Triathlon Survivor - Final 2 out of 3 Falls Match
TEAM2000 (Gedo, Jado & Koji Kanemoto) defeat El Samurai, Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse [2-1] - Shinya Makabe & Minoru Fujita defeat Yutaka Yoshie & Blue Wolf
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European Catch Rules Match
Osamu Nishimura defeats Jushin Thunder Liger at Round 5 - "New Japan vs. Makai Club 5 vs. 5 Series - Vol. 2"
3 out of 5 Falls Match
The King of the Hills (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kenzo Suzuki), Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka defeat Makai Club (Tadao Yasuda, Kazunari Murakami, Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #1 & Makai #2) [3-2] -
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Cho-Ten (Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan) (c) defeat Joanie Laurer & The Great Kabuki to retain the titles