The New Beginning in Sapporo (2020)

The New Beginning in Sapporo (2020) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on February 1 and 2, 2020 at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo, Japan.[3]

The New Beginning in Sapporo (2020)
Promotional poster featuring various NJPW wrestlers
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateFebruary 1-2, 2020
CitySapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
VenueHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
AttendanceNight 1: 4,569[1]
Night 2: 5,690[2]
Combined: 10,259
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Production

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Storylines

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The New Beginning in Sapporo featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]

Results

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Night 1

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No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[1]
1Bullet Club (El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori) defeated Tiger Mask and Yuya Uemura by submissionTag team match8:13
2Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma), and Toa Henare defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi, and Yota TsujiSix-man tag team match9:41
3Ryusuke Taguchi and Chaos (Sho, Yoh, and Will Ospreay) defeated Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr., El Desperado, Douki, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru)Eight-man tag team match11:45
4Robbie Eagles and Ryu Lee defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) by submissionTag team match11:47
5Bullet Club (Jay White and Kenta) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Sanada)Tag team match18:24
6Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Taichi) defeated Jon Moxley and Kazuchika OkadaTag team match17:48
7Tomohiro Ishii defeated EvilSingles match21:14
8Shingo Takagi defeated Hirooki Goto (c)Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship20:10
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Night 2

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No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[2]
1Toa Henare defeated Yota TsujiSingles match8:16
2Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi, and Tiger Mask defeated Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma) and Yuya UemuraSix-man tag team match9:48
3El Phantasmo defeated Gabriel KiddSingles match8:50
4Chaos (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, and Robbie Eagles) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil, Shingo Takagi, and Bushi) by submissionSix-man tag team match9:42
5Jon Moxley, Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh), and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Douki, El Desperado, Taka Michinoku, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) by submissionEight-man tag team match12:58
6Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, Sanada, and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated Bullet Club (Jay White, Kenta, and Taiji Ishimori) by submissionSix-man tag team match15:34
7Zack Sabre Jr. (c) defeated Will Ospreay by referee stoppageSingles match for the British Heavyweight Championship27:04
8Kazuchika Okada defeated TaichiSingles match30:53
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2020.02.01 The New Beginning in Sapporo night 1". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2020.02.02 The New Beginning in Sapporo night 2". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. February 2, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "NJPW ANNOUNCES DATES FOR 2020, G1 CLIMAX FINALS MOVED TO OCTOBER". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. January 5, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.