New Japan Pro-Wrestling brought NJPW Taichi School Pro Wrestling 2 to the Ishikari Municipal Hanakawa Junior High School Gymnasium in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan, on October 17. The event aired on NJPW World and featured a card built around familiar New Japan names, guest opposition, title action, and a closing reunion of one of Taichi’s most recognizable partnerships.

The main event saw Dangerous Tekkers, Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr., defeat the team of Naomichi Marufuji and Yoshinobu Kanemaru. The result gave Taichi a successful finish at the event carrying his name, while Sabre joined him for a marquee tag team encounter against two accomplished veterans. Marufuji and Kanemaru entered the match as a particularly experienced pairing in their own right, making the main-event result a notable one for Taichi and Sabre.

Elsewhere on the show, Ryusuke Taguchi retained the DDT Universal Championship against Dick Togo. El Desperado and Toru Yano also emerged victorious in a Falls Count Anywhere match held on the school grounds, defeating Unbound Co.’s Gedo and Yuto-Ice. The varied lineup additionally included singles bouts for YOH and Yuya Uemura, as well as a Bishamon win in tag team action.

Dangerous Tekkers Take the Main Event

Taichi School Pro Wrestling 2 concluded with Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr. standing tall over Naomichi Marufuji and Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Dangerous Tekkers has long been a defining tag team identity for Taichi and Sabre, and their appearance together added a major attraction to the Ishikari event.

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Marufuji and Kanemaru represented a formidable challenge. Both have extensive histories in Japanese professional wrestling, and their pairing gave the closing contest a veteran-heavy dynamic. Taichi and Sabre nevertheless secured the victory, putting the final emphasis of the show on the Dangerous Tekkers reunion.

For Taichi, the win was especially fitting given the branding of the event. The card placed him at the center of the presentation, and the main event allowed him to share the ring with Sabre while facing opponents with whom both men could create a high-profile closing match. The result also ensured that the show ended with a clear home-team success for its namesake.

Taguchi Retains the DDT Universal Championship

Championship action came in the form of Ryusuke Taguchi’s defense of the DDT Universal Championship against Dick Togo. Taguchi entered as champion and left Ishikari still holding the title after defeating Togo.

The successful defense was one of the event’s most direct competitive stakes. In a card featuring special-match surroundings and a broad mix of wrestlers, the DDT Universal Championship match gave Taguchi and Togo a straightforward title-focused meeting. Taguchi’s victory preserved his reign, while Togo was unable to take the championship away from him.

Taguchi’s result was also one of several wins on the card for established New Japan figures. The October 17 lineup paired recognizable names with a setting distinct from a conventional arena event, and the title defense added another layer to the program beyond standard singles and tag bouts.

School Grounds Stipulation Produces a Desperado and Yano Win

One of the most unusual matches of the night took place away from the standard ring environment. El Desperado and Toru Yano defeated Gedo and Yuto-Ice of Unbound Co. in a Falls Count Anywhere on School Grounds match.

The stipulation made full use of the event’s school setting, with the match officially designated to allow falls anywhere on the grounds. Desperado and Yano’s victory over Gedo and Yuto-Ice gave them the edge in a contest where the boundaries of a normal bout were removed.

It was a natural fit for a lineup designed around the Hanakawa Junior High School Gymnasium venue. Rather than treating the location solely as a backdrop, the Falls Count Anywhere contest incorporated the school grounds into the match itself. Desperado and Yano capitalized on that environment and came away with the win over Unbound Co.

Singles Wins for YOH, Uemura and Yasuda

YOH picked up a singles victory over Satoshi Kojima. The result placed YOH opposite a respected veteran and gave him a meaningful individual win on the card. Kojima’s experience made the matchup a notable test, but YOH was able to earn the decision.

Yuya Uemura also won in singles competition, defeating TAKA Michinoku. Uemura’s victory added another prominent name to the list of successful competitors on the show, while TAKA fell short in his attempt to secure the win.

The event opened with Masatora Yasuda defeating Ryoma Tsukamoto. As the first recorded result of the evening, Yasuda’s win established the competitive tone before the card moved into championship action, special stipulations, and its featured tag matches.

Together, the three singles outcomes gave the event a balanced structure. Yasuda versus Tsukamoto provided the opening result, YOH versus Kojima matched different generations of talent, and Uemura versus TAKA continued the theme of wrestlers seeking to establish momentum in one-on-one competition.

Bishamon Defeat Kumagoro Hokkai and Lonely Wolf

In tag team action, Bishamon defeated Kumagoro Hokkai and Lonely Wolf. Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI continued their partnership with another victory, overcoming the team of Hokkai and Wolf in Ishikari.

The win added to a card that featured several different approaches to tag team wrestling. Bishamon’s bout was a traditional two-on-two contest, while the main event brought together Dangerous Tekkers, Marufuji, and Kanemaru in a veteran showcase. El Desperado and Toru Yano, meanwhile, operated under the entirely different conditions of the Falls Count Anywhere stipulation.

Goto and YOSHI-HASHI’s success ensured that Bishamon joined Dangerous Tekkers among the established teams to leave Taichi School Pro Wrestling 2 with victories. With multiple pairings represented across the night, tag wrestling remained a major part of the event’s identity.

Full NJPW Taichi School Pro Wrestling 2 Results

  • Masatora Yasuda defeated Ryoma Tsukamoto.
  • Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Dick Togo to retain the DDT Universal Championship.
  • YOH defeated Satoshi Kojima.
  • Bishamon, Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI, defeated Kumagoro Hokkai and Lonely Wolf.
  • Yuya Uemura defeated TAKA Michinoku.
  • El Desperado and Toru Yano defeated Unbound Co.’s Gedo and Yuto-Ice in a Falls Count Anywhere on School Grounds match.
  • Dangerous Tekkers, Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr., defeated Naomichi Marufuji and Yoshinobu Kanemaru.

A Distinctive NJPW World Event in Ishikari

NJPW Taichi School Pro Wrestling 2 combined a distinctive Hokkaido setting with a lineup that moved between title competition, singles matches, conventional tag bouts, and a venue-specific stipulation. The school gymnasium location and the Falls Count Anywhere contest on the surrounding grounds gave the show its own identity, while the names on the card supplied considerable experience across the evening.

Taguchi’s successful championship defense was one of the central sporting results. Bishamon’s victory reinforced the presence of another established tandem, while YOH, Uemura, and Yasuda each earned singles wins. Desperado and Yano made the most of the school-grounds stipulation, and the final word belonged to Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.

By the end of the October 17 broadcast, Dangerous Tekkers had delivered the main-event victory over Marufuji and Kanemaru. That result provided a fitting conclusion to a Taichi-branded New Japan event from Ishikari, with Taichi and Sabre closing the night as the winning team.

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