NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1

221 minutes

1/27/2018

Overview

The New Beginning in Sapporo (2018) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 27 and 28, 2018, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center. The first night of the event featured nine matches, two of which were contested for championships, while the second night featured two championship matches out of nine matches overall. In the main event of the first night, Minoru Suzuki faced Hiroshi Tanahashi to challenge for the IWGP Intercontinental Champion, and on the second night Jay White faced Kenny Omega to challenge for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. This was the thirteenth event under the New Beginning name and the second to take place in Sapporo.

Cast List

Hiroshi Tanahashi
as Hiroshi Tanahashi
Minoru Suzuki
as Minoru Suzuki
Jamie White
as Jay White
Sho Tanaka
as SHO
Yohei Komatsu
as YOH
Tyson Smith
as Kenny Omega
Matthew Massie
as Matt Jackson
Nicholas Massie
as Nick Jackson
Keiji Takayama
as Gedo
Hirooki Goto
as Hirooki Goto
Kazuchika Okada
as Kazuchika Okada
Tetsuya Shimizu
as BUSHI
Takaaki Watanabe
as EVIL
Seiya Sanada
as SANADA
William Ospreay
as Will Ospreay
Nobuo Yoshihashi
as YOSHI-HASHI
Hiromu Takahashi
as Hiromu Takahashi
Tetsuya Naito
as Tetsuya Naito
David Stephen Finlay III
as David Finlay
Joseph Robinson
as Juice Robinson
Kota Ibushi
as Kota Ibushi
Cody Rhodes
as Cody
Stephen Woltz
as Hangman Page
Martin Scurll
as Marty Scurll
Fale Simitaitoko
as Bad Luck Fale
Alipate Aloisio Leone
as Tama Tonga
Tevita Fifita
as Tanga Loa
Ryusuke Taguchi
as Ryusuke Taguchi
Aaron Henry
as Toa Henare
Togi Makabe
as Togi Makabe
Tomohiro Ishii
as Tomohiro Ishii
Toru Yano
as Toru Yano
Steven Owens
as Chase Owens
Yujiro Takahashi
as Yujiro Takahashi
Hiroyoshi Yamamoto
as Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Keiichi Yamada
as Jushin Thunder Liger
Yujiro Kushida
as KUSHIDA
Manabu Nakanishi
as Manabu Nakanishi
Yoshihiro Yamazaki
as Tiger Mask
Kyosuke Mikami
as El Desperado
Maki Taichiro
as Taichi
Takao Yoshida
as TAKA Michinoku
Takashi Iizuka
as Takashi Iizuka
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
as Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Aaron Frobel
as Michael Elgin
Katsuya Kitamura
as Katsuya Kitamura