NJPW USA June 26th Card changes

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"Credit to Pwinsider.com

 

FIRST NEW JAPAN TV TAPING IN LOS ANGELES TO FEATURE ULTIMO DRAGON TAKING ON AMERICAN DRAGON

by Mike Johnson @ 1:33:00 PM on 6/17/2004

 

 

Ultimo Dragon will step back in an American ring for the first time since his depature from World Wrestling Entertainment on Saturday 6/26, facing American Dragon Bryan Danielson as part of New Japan Pro Wrestling's first TV Taping for the Los Angeles, CA market at the Inoki Dojo.

 

The complete lineup for the TV taping, as currently announced features:

 

*ROH champion Samoe Joe vs. Shinya Makabe

*IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion Heat vs. Rocky Romero

*American Dragon Bryan Danielson vs. Ultimo Dragon

*Toru Yano vs. TBA

*Kazuhiro Hamanaka vs.TBA

 

 

CM Punk and Vampiro are also scheduled to appear at the taping, which takes place at at the Inoki LA Dojo in Santa Monica, California.

 

The show will be taping to air locally in the Los Angeles market on KVMD. For ticket information, visit www.NJPW.com. If anyone is planning on attending the taping and would like to send a report, please email me at the above address"

 

Holy crap, kinda bummed that the Pitbulls Vs. AD/Curry Man tag was canceled but AD Vs. UD more than makes up for it.

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Another update on this:

 

June 16, 2004 (Tokyo, Japan/Santa Monica, CA) – Today, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) informed NJPW _ USA that the scheduled June 26th IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title match featuring Champion Heat and Puma is off and now Heat will defend against Rocky Romero.

 

Heat wanted this match because Rocky impressed “impressed me with his performance in the Super Jr. Tournament.” Heat continued with “Puma is an amazing athlete and he has the ability to put me to the challenge, but not at this event.” Rocky was one of two draws in the Best of Super Jr. Tournament and he completed the league by being in 3rd place.

 

There are other changes to the television taping. The planned IWGP Tag Team Championship is also cancelled due to American Dragon and Curry Man’s unsuccessful title defense against Gedo and Jado in Osaka. Curry Man also suffered a shoulder injury. NJPW – USA Director Kevin Quinn let it be known that he wanted to book other talent with the same marquee value, so he has booked Ultimo Dragon against The American Dragon and the tag team attraction will be with Ricky Reyes and Puma versus Nozawa and Masada. Quinn also listed that new NJPW wrestler Yano and shoot fighter Hamanaka will also be in matches.

 

Tickets on sale at the Inoki Dojo – 3200 Olympic Blvd. – Santa Monica, CA. For more information on changes to the event please visit www.njpw.com and watch KVMD-TV Channel 23 (Los Angeles) for updates and news on television playback and times. "