NJPW/CMLL FantasticaMania 2016

[Chismo]

I think it's for the best that we have a separate thread for this, because the lineups look promising:

NJPW "NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2015", 17.01.2016 (Samurai! TV)
Kochi Sunpia Chres

1. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka Send Off Match I: KUSHIDA & Stuka Jr. vs. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka
2. Guerrero Maya Jr. & The Panther vs. OKUMURA & Bobby Z
3. Titan & Fuego vs. Barbaro Cavernario & YOSHI-HASHI
4. Hechicero & Virus vs. Dragon Lee & Jay White
5. Tetsuya Naito, "King of Darkness" EVIL & BUSHI vs. Atlantis, Mascara Dorada & Juice Robinson
6. Shinsuke Nakamura & Mephisto vs. Volador Jr. & Ryusuke Taguchi
7. Mistico, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Kazuchika Okada & Gedo


NJPW "NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2015", 19.01.2016 (Samurai! TV)
Kyoto KBS Hall

1. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka Send Off Match II: Fuego & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka
2. The Panther vs. OKUMURA
3. Guerrero Maya Jr. vs. Bobby Z
4. Titan, Dragon Lee & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Barbaro Cavernario, Hechicero & Virus
5. Atlantis, Mascara Dorada & Stuka Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito, "King of Darkness" EVIL & BUSHI
6. Mistico & KUSHIDA vs. Ultimo Guerrero & Gedo
7. Volador Jr., Hiroshi Tanahashi & Juice Robinson vs. Mephisto, Kazuchika Okada & Shinsuke Nakamura


NJPW "NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2015", 20.01.2016 (Samurai! TV)
Edion Arena Osaka #2

1. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka Send Off Match III: Stuka Jr. & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka
2. The Panther vs. Bobby Z
3. Guerrero Maya Jr. vs. OKUMURA
4. Barbaro Cavernario, Hechicero, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo vs. Titan, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & Jay White
5. Tetsuya Naito, "King of Darkness" EVIL & BUSHI vs. Atlantis, Mascara Dorada & Fuego
6. Ultimo Guerrero, Mephisto & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Mistico, Volador Jr. & Juice Robinson
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Dragon Lee vs. Kazuchika Okada & Virus


NJPW "NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2015", 22.01.2016 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka Send Off Match IV: Stuka Jr. & Fuego vs. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka
2. Hechicero, OKUMURA, Bobby Z, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo vs. Guerrero Maya Jr., The Panther, KUSHIDA, Jushin Thunder Liger & David Finlay
3. Tetsuya Naito & "King of Darkness" EVIL vs. Atlantis & Juice Robinson
4. National Welterweight Title: Barbaro Cavernario (c) vs. Titan
5. CMLL World Welterweight Title: BUSHI (C) vs. Mascara Dorada
6. Special Six Man Tag Match: Virus, Kazuchika Okada & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dragon Lee, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi
7. Special Tag Match: Mistico & Volador Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero & Mephisto


NJPW "NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2015", 23.01.2016 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka Send Off Match V: Mascara Dorada & Titan vs. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka
2. Hechicero, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo vs. Fuego, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson
3. Arena Coliseo Tag Team Title: Guerrero Maya Jr. & The Panther (c) vs. OKUMURA & Bobby Z
4. Special Tag Match: Stuka Jr. & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Barbaro Cavernario
5. Special Six Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Naito, "King of Darkness" EVIL & BUSHI Atlantis, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask
6. CMLL World Lightweight Title: Dragon Lee (c) vs. Virus
7. Black Cat Memorial Match: Mistico, Volador Jr. & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Mephisto & Kazuchika Okada


NJPW "NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2015", 24.01.2016 (TV Asahi 2)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka Send Off Match VI: Guerrero Maya Jr. & The Panther vs. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka
2. Titan, Stuka Jr., Fuego, KUSHIDA & Tiger Mask vs. Hechicero, OKUMURA, Bobby Z YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo
3. LUCHA DE MAESTROS: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Virus
4. Mascara Dorada New Japan Pro Wrestling Affiliatio Last Match: Atlantis, Mascara Dorada & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tetsuya Naito, "King of Darkness" EVIL & BUSHI
5. Special Six Man Tag Match: Dragon Lee, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Juice Robinson vs. Barbaro Cavernario, Kazuchika Okada & Shinsuke Nakamura
6. Special Singles Match: Ultimo Guerrero vs. Mistico
7. NWA World Historic Welterweight Title: Volador Jr. (c) vs. Mephisto

Credit: STRIGGA and purolove.

Even though all the title matches are nothing new, it'll be fun to watch them in Korakuen, and they're all one-fall, it's still a novelty of some kind. Remember Cometa/Caveman from last year! I'm very happy with the lineups. Well, other than Mephisto of all people occupying main event spots. Caveman/Titan should be insane. I can't believe Virus will main event! Also, another Lee/Virus match! Virus/Liger! Sheeeeeeit!

Komatsu & Tanaka send-off series will be loads of fun, and I really like the Maya & Panther vs. Zavala & Okumura program set.

FM is always fun, it's some kind of post-season/pre-season mix for New Japan, everyone has a good time.

[Quentin Moody]

These shows all look so much fun. Lee/Tanahashi vs Okada/Virus on the 19th is something I can't wait for. BUSHI/Dorada I am enormously hyped for as well. BUSHI is so great, it's hard to not be all in on his current run.

[rollup]

all the korakuen halls shows like be live on njpwworld

[Tigerkinney]

These shows all look so much fun. Lee/Tanahashi vs Okada/Virus on the 19th is something I can't wait for. BUSHI/Dorada I am enormously hyped for as well. BUSHI is so great, it's hard to not be all in on his current run.

I'm totally with you on BUSHI. Nice to see this underutilised talent finally get what looks to be a decent push with this Los Ingobernables heel turn. Of course the injury set-backs didn't help but they had done pretty much nothing with him since he came over from All Japan, despite the fact that the NJPW Junior Division has been thin in terms of 'homegrown' talent for years and consistently reliant on short term gaijin sticking plasters.

Hopefully they are finally seeing that he can be one of the cornerstones of the Junior Division- because the talent has always been there, it was just wasted in throwaway multi-man tags.

[Alan4L]

Guessing guys who aren't used like Ishii and Goto will be more heavily involved on the ROH shows.

[wac]

Would love to see Ishii in ROH.

[Statoke]

Well Ishii is confirmed no? So you’re in luck.

[DylanZero]

Cavernario/Titán was in my top 3 Lucha matches last year, and Dragon Lee/Virus was in my top 5. Both should be awesome here too. Mascara Dorada/Titán & Guerrero Maya Jr./The Panther as opponents is the definition of going out in style. Those young lions matches rank highly on my most anticipated as well. These shows look great.

[BackLash]

Will any of this be on NJPW World?

[thecubsfan]

The Korakuen Hall shows will be on NJPW World

[BackLash]

Great, this will be my first time watching the event, any recommendations for matches from past events?

[Morten VH]

Samurai is airing all previous shows from 13, 14 & 15 leading into these.

[SammyJ_D]

I said this when the talent was announced but with the talent they were bringing there was next to no chance the tour wouldn't be at least treat. If these matches come close to living up to their potential then it will be a rocking series of events.

-You have the "best hits" in Dragon Lee vs. Virus and Titan vs. Cavernario.
-You have a "Dream Match You Never Knew You Wanted" in Liger vs. Virus.
-You have the Young Lions getting some rad as all heck lucha opponents.
-Atlantis pairing with Juice Robinson? My word, is that sorta insane to see here.
-Not to be ignored that Hechicero and KUSHIDA are working opposite each other on the K-Hall shows. We will probably only get a minute exchange in each one if we are lucky yet I wouldn't have ever thought they would be in the same ring so that will satisfy me.
-The multi-man tags don't leap out at you as much as tags and especially singles but plenty of them could trend into "great" territory if they are motivated. (eg. Titan, Dragon Lee & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Barbaro Cavernario, Hechicero & Virus/ Tetsuya Naito, "King of Darkness" EVIL & BUSHI vs. Atlantis, Mascara Dorada & Fuego)

[Frank Olson]

Is there any reason that Kamaitachi isn't on this tour? Is it traditional to just keep the Japanese guys on excursion in CMLL away from these shows until they are back as regulars in NJPW?

[Adam D]

-You have the Young Lions getting some rad as all heck lucha opponents.

This.

Plus I need more BUSHI in my January.