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]

Fantastica Mania 2012
Promotional poster for the event
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateJanuary 21, 2012
January 22, 2012
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,950 (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

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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

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January 21

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No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[1][2]
1Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Taka Michinoku) defeated Danshoku Dino and MáximoTag team match08:04
2Okumura and Yoshi-Hashi (with Mima Shimoda) defeated King Fale and Tama TongaTag team match11:27
3Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask defeated Gedo, Jado and Misterioso Jr.Six-man tag team match12:50
4Hirooki Goto and Kushida defeated Máscara Dorada and RushTag team match10:24
5Diamante, Jyushin Thunder Liger and Tetsuya Naito defeated Mephisto, Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi"Black Cat Memorial Match" Six man tag team match13:33
6Kazuchika Okada and Volador Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi and La SombraTag team match12:33

January 22

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No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[3][4]
1Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tama Tonga and Tiger Mask defeated Gedo, Jado, Okumura and Yoshi-Hashi (with Mima Shimoda)Eight-man tag team match10:11
2Jyushin Thunder Liger and Máximo defeated Misterioso Jr. and TaichiTag team match08:15
3Máscara Dorada (c) defeated KushidaSingles match for the CMLL World Welterweight Championship13:22
4Hirooki Goto defeated RushSingles match09:49
5Kazuchika Okada, Mephisto and Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Diamante, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tetsuya NaitoSix-man tag team match14:24
6La Sombra (c) defeated Volador Jr.Singles match for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship21:47
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2012". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Soy Rudo (January 21, 2012). "NJPW-CMLL: Resultados "Fantasticamania 2012″ día 1". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2012". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Soy Rudo (January 22, 2012). "NJPW-CMLL: Resultados "Fantasticamanía 2012″ Día 2". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  5. ^ Soy Rudo (January 5, 2012). "NJPW-CMLL: Listo el Cartel para las 2 fechas de "Fantasticamania 2012″". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 21, 2012.