NJPW The New Beginning 2023 was a Pay Per View event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place from January 22, 2023 to February 11, 2023, at the Dolphin's Arena - Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell - Edion Arena Osaka in Nagoya, Japan - Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan - Okada, Japan.
It's the 14° edition of the NJPW The New Beginning event series, after NJPW Strong: The New Beginning USA 2022.
The reported attendance for the event was 12,094 fans. The main event of the show was Shingo Takagi vs. Great-O-Khan - Tetsuya Naito vs. Shota Umino - Hiromu Takahashi vs. YOH - Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW The New Beginning 2023, and more information about the event.
NJPW The New Beginning 2023: Event Info
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling - Event TypePay Per View
- Year2023
- Event DateJanuary 22, 2023
- End DateFebruary 11, 2023
- Country
Japan - LocationNagoya, Japan - Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan - Okada, Japan
- ArenaDolphin's Arena - Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell - Edion Arena Osaka
- Event SeriesNJPW The New Beginning
- NetworkNJPW World
- Attendance 12,094
- Main EventShingo Takagi vs. Great-O-Khan - Tetsuya Naito vs. Shota Umino - Hiromu Takahashi vs. YOH - Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi
NJPW The New Beginning: Event History
NJPW The New Beginning 2023 Results
NAGOYA (01/22)- Most Violent Players (Toru Yano & Togi Makabe) defeat Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima
- Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Tomoaki Honma & Ren Narita defeat House of Torture (EVIL, SHO, Dick Togo & Yujiro Takahashi)
- TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr., Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste & Kosei Fujita) defeat CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro ishii & YOSHI-HASHI) & Ryohei Oiwa
- Bullet Club (KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo) defeat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jado & Master Wato
- United Empire (Will Ospreay, Aaron Henare & Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira)) defeat Just4Guys (TAKA Michinoku, Taichi, DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
- CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & YOH), Ryusuke Taguchi & Shota Umino defeat Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI)
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Provisional KOPW 2023 Championship MMA Rules Match
"If Great-O-Khan wins he takes Takagi's spot for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title match at The New Beginning in Osaka"
Shingo Takagi (c) defeat Great-O-Khan via TKO to retain the title
SAPPORO - NIGHT 1 (02/04)
- Great-O-Khan defeats Oskar Leube
- Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Ryohei Oiwa defeat House of Torture (EVIL, SHO, Dick Togo & Yujiro Takahashi)
- TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr., Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Kosei Fujita) defeat CHAOS (Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) & Tomohiro ishii) & Yuto Nakashima
- Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Hikuleo), Hiroshi Tanahashi & Master Wato defeat Bullet Club (Jay White, KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo)
- Los Ingobernables de Japón (Shingo Takagi, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI) defeat CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano & YOH) & Ryusuke Taguchi
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IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira) (c) defeat Just4Guys (DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) to retain the titles - Will Ospreay defeats Taichi
- Tetsuya Naito defeats Shota Umino
SAPPORO - NIGHT 2 (02/05)
- United Empire (Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira)) defeat Just4Guys (TAKA Michinoku, Taichi, DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
- Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Yuto Nakashima defeat House of Torture (EVIL, SHO, Dick Togo & Yujiro Takahashi)
- Bullet Club (KENTA & Taiji Ishimori) defeat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Master Wato
- Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga, Hikuleo & Jado) defeat Bullet Club (Jay White, El Phantasmo & Gedo)
- CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano), Ryusuke Taguchi & Shota Umino defeat Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, SANADA & BUSHI)
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IWGP Tag Team Championship
Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) (c) defeat TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) to retain the titles -
NJPW World Television Championship
Zack Sabre Jr. (c) defeats Tomohiro Ishii to retain the title -
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Hiromu Takahashi (c) defeats YOH to retain the title
OSAKA (02/11)
- United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare) defeat Toru Yano & Oskar Leube
- Tiger Mask, Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi & Shota Umino defeat Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, SANADA & BUSHI)
- House of Torture (EVIL, SHO, Dick Togo & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Yuto Nakashima
- Taiji Ishimori defeats Master Wato
- Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats KENTA
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NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Ren Narita) defeat House of Torture (EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi) (c) to win the titles -
Loser Leaves Japan
Hikuleo defeats Jay White -
NEVER Openweight Championship
Tama Tonga (c) defeats El Phantasmo to retain the title -
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Kazuchika Okada (c) defeats Shingo Takagi to retain the title