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00:00Thank you for listening.
00:30I just realised, Walker, Asuna's standing, he copped a right to the jaw from Shingo Takagi.
00:45That boy's got a chin on him.
01:00Well, there's much to get into between Great Okan and El Phantasmo from 24 hours ago.
01:13El Phantasmo, what's to come next at Wrestling Don Taku?
01:16I want to talk to you right now, Robbie, about a man who has the opportunity of a lifetime.
01:2322 years of age, Callum Newman, number one contender to the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.
01:30Ever since Callum Newman first stepped foot into New Japan Pro Wrestling,
01:38the world had said that Callum Newman had bitten off more than he could chew.
01:42When Callum Newman challenged Hiromu and Naito for the IWGP Tag Gold,
01:47the world said he had bitten off more than he could chew.
01:50And now the world continues to talk about Callum Newman with Hiroki Goto, Robbie.
01:58Francisco Akira!
02:00IWGP Tag Champion, Fate, Grand Order Sponsored,
02:13並びに G-Store Ambassador, Dominator, Great Okan!
02:22And as much as the world has said that Callum Newman has bitten off more than he can chew,
02:49he has proved them wrong time after time as of recent.
02:54What do you make of this World Heavyweight Title Challenge?
02:59Well, I think it's interesting.
03:01It's definitely a huge step up for Callum Newman.
03:06He's proved that he's deserving of this opportunity, though,
03:09with that championship win originally with Jeff Cobb as his partner,
03:14now again with Great Okan.
03:15He's solidified himself as the top of this division.
03:19But this has got to be the most important match for his career thus far,
03:24and I'm sure the nerves haven't quite set in just yet.
03:28He's got a couple of days to calm himself down
03:30and really come up with the strongest game plan he can.
03:37Well, it was a strong game plan 24 hours ago
03:40for the newly crowned, ninth in history, NJPW World Television Champion,
03:45that being El Phantasmo, dethroned Great Okan.
03:49Great Okan no longer a double champion.
03:52Phantasmo a two-time winner of this World TV title, Robbie.
03:55Do we have to talk about this guy?
03:58I'd really rather not.
04:00I will call the match down the middle
04:02for the other, how many competitors are there?
04:05It's four and four, right?
04:06Seven competitors.
04:08But if I could continue to avoid talking about Phantasmo, I will.
04:12You haven't been around for our entire history, Walker,
04:14but I know you've read and you've watched.
04:16I don't like the guy.
04:18Never have, never will.
04:21But hey, he's got a shiny championship.
04:25I don't have an IWGP championship anymore.
04:32You can put two to two together.
04:41How does he know that he said to ELP?
04:43He's like, E-L-P, not even on the same.
04:47Oh, you won the belt?
04:48You won his belt?
04:49Oh, my belt, thank you.
04:51Thanks for reminding me.
04:53That's why I like Francesco Acura so much, Walker.
04:56He is my favorite person on this roster.
04:58My absolute favorite person.
05:01Something tells me that's sarcasm.
05:04He is a Ranga.
05:07I wait for the internet to cancel me for that.
05:10It's fine, I'm Australian.
05:11Hey, shout-out to everyone that's watching in prime time in Australia right now.
05:15Yeah, you're right.
05:20If you're watching and you're in Australia,
05:24tweet something nice about me right now.
05:27Or do we say X something nice about you?
05:29I don't know the correct lingo anymore.
05:33Well, as much as you want people to talk about you on social media, Robbie, I can't blame you.
05:38Hiroki Goto has had the world talking all about his IWGP heavyweight championship reign.
05:44Some have been calling it the greatest reign we have seen out of this version of the heavyweight championship.
05:50And that is something heavily tested by your own mate, Zack Sabre Jr.
05:54But Hiroki Goto has proven time after time after time that nobody can stop the Goto revolution.
06:01Look, I was there in the building when he's defeated Zack.
06:03The ovation from the crowd in Osaka when Goto won the championship, the revolution has begun.
06:23IWGP heavyweight champion, 182cm, 103kg, Goto Hiroki.
06:43Let's go.
06:53Let's go.
06:55Let's go.
06:57Why does he have an umbrella?
06:59Robbie, I was just gonna ask you the same thing.
07:03So, umbrella in Japanese is known as kassa.
07:07In Australian it's called a brulee.
07:10Don't ask me why.
07:12Kassa in Spanish is house.
07:16Yeah, this is Kassa with a K.
07:18I see that, yeah.
07:20By the way, a massive shout out to Red Shizuno, your official for our main event tonight, sporting the Kumamoto mascot, New Japan Pro Wrestling merchandise.
07:31Kumamoto's mascot is a bear.
07:33That's all there is to say about that.
07:36Who would have thought?
07:37Kumo.
07:38Kumo.
07:39Kumo is the word for bear.
07:40Kumamoto means maybe many bears?
07:41No.
07:42Should we be in danger?
07:43Are we in danger?
07:44Well, I'm scared.
07:45I'm scared.
07:46We typically are with Ryusuke Toguchi around.
07:48Oh, yes.
07:49I don't want to see any of that A-double-S play.
07:51I don't think I've seen a more obnoxious jacket than the one that ELP walks out in.
08:08Kumo!
08:09Kumo!
08:10Kumo!
08:11Kumo!
08:12That's a two-man job carrying it back.
08:14And a guy should have some help.
08:15Kumo!
08:16Kumo!
08:17Kumo!
08:18This is the final opportunity for Callum Newman to do something which he has not done all throughout the road to wrestling Dantaku.
08:25Not even in the IWGP Tag Team Championship match that we saw near the beginning of this series.
08:31And that is to pin Hiroki Goto or submit Hiroki Goto to prove that he can defeat the IWGP champion.
08:41I think both men have bragging rights over the other just from some small victories inside their clashes in these preview matches.
08:48But you're correct.
08:49Neither has pinned to the other.
08:50So neither of them can say that they have the full advantage.
08:54Although, Callum did get the winning pinfall over Yoshihashi in that Tag Team title match.
08:59Yup, you are right about that.
09:01And that is momentum heavily built for a now two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion.
09:07As Callum Newman, to right the wrongs of what was an initial vacancy of those titles,
09:13has taken off a challenge that was initially laid out by Jeff Cobb in post-match comments.
09:18At Soccer the Genesis earlier this month.
09:21And now it is, well potentially, I don't want to say lucked, but you know the situation has shifted so greatly for Callum Newman to now have the greatest opportunity he's ever had in his professional career.
09:31At only 22 years of age.
09:33And a more recent stalwart of the junior heavyweight division against the IWGP heavyweight champion.
09:45Again, my favorite, my favorite member of the roster, Francesco Akira.
09:48Well, you know, as much as you speak with irony and sarcasm in the voice, Robbie, must be the Aussie Union.
09:54Francesco Akira has proven himself time and time again to be the total utility player of United Empire.
10:00And really the glue holding that unit together.
10:03He really is a crown of fire.
10:06Oh.
10:07Oh.
10:08E.L.P. just gave his B.U.M. as the offense.
10:16Oh my.
10:17Oh, Taguchi is.
10:19Can't even get up for the tie code.
10:21Come on Taguchi.
10:25One handed drums from Taguchi.
10:27Support player in tow.
10:30Now, Robbie, give me your rundown of this right here.
10:33Jacob Austin Young as a member of United Empire, a junior heavyweight, recent newcomer to United Empire,
10:40brought into the fold by TJP, wanted to be involved in this year's Best of the Super Junior tournament,
10:45but did not manage to impress enough to be included.
10:48Well, yeah, look at Callum Newman's original run when he first came into United Empire.
10:52It's pretty much the same trajectory.
10:55Callum wasn't in a lot of these big tournaments for the first little bit of his tenure here.
11:00He had to work towards it.
11:02Jacob Austin Young, exact same position.
11:04He's still new to the landscape, new to the platform of the Cerulean Blue.
11:09And I've been there.
11:112018, after I had a pretty impressive match with Will Ospreay in Australia in 2017,
11:17everyone thought, 2018, that's the year, Robbie, you're going to be in Best of Super Juniors.
11:21There was a campaign online, we thought we got some momentum.
11:24It wasn't to be.
11:25I had to wait another year for that opportunity, but it doesn't stop you from working as hard as you are.
11:31So I know that J.A.Y. is working impressively hard to make that impression.
11:37Just the way Francesco Akira is as well.
11:41As the plow shot over the top.
11:43And meanwhile, just off camera shot there, Callum Newman taking a direct hit to Hiroki Koto.
11:49Oh, Akira, the multilingual, Italian, English, and Nihongo says hello to Taguchi as he descends his body on him.
11:58That planter.
11:59Oh!
12:00Oh!
12:01Oh!
12:02And great cut there.
12:03Hiroki Koto sent directly into that barricade by Newman.
12:06Here's the cover on the inside.
12:08And it was a struggle, but it will only lead to two for Akira.
12:12You know, as we get into Best of the Super Junior 32 season, TJP had announced on social media he has no intentions of ever competing in Best of the Super Junior ever again.
12:23Francesco Akira, the only member of United Empire in this tournament.
12:26That's a lot of pressure on the shoulders of Francesco.
12:28Well, you saw the lineups.
12:30It looks like he's got a lot of marquee matches coming up in the A block.
12:34I'm a little disappointed that he's not in the B block with me because he unfortunately had to bow out of the tournament due to an injury right before we were supposed to have our match last year.
12:44I remember an injury thanks to Droll Maloney in last year's tournament.
12:48Yeah, so you win some, you lose some, but Ichiban, sweet boy, Japanese young punk Kosei Fujita's gonna give him what for in the A block.
13:00Oh!
13:01And the cover, cover quickly, and Taguchi only added two.
13:04Probably for the best we got that counter.
13:06I don't want to see Jacob Austin Young use those movements ever again.
13:10Swiveling the hips was J-A-Y, that's dangerous.
13:14It doesn't mean I want to see Taguchi do it either, to be honest.
13:17Oh, not in the main event at least.
13:19Here's Taguchi.
13:21Oh, a little bit off the top there for J-A-Y.
13:24Hey!
13:26Baseman dropkick to the Ketsu.
13:28And the cover, one more time, is not gonna be enough.
13:33You know, the slight that Jacob Austin Young has to be feeling, not included in this year's Best of the Super Junior tournament,
13:39couldn't even make it as the replacement to Boushee in this year's tournament.
13:43That going to a bit of an outsider relatively in Robbie X, that's gotta do something to fire you up.
13:48Absolutely, and you can see it in this contest.
13:50You can see the look and the expression on Jacob's face.
13:54He's determined, he's motivated, and that's what he needs to be.
13:57But he can't get down about these missed opportunities or ones that he feels he deserves.
14:02He's just gonna keep working and persevering, just like Callum Newman is leading into this title opportunity.
14:07Well, and that's exactly what Callum Newman did just a few years ago when he had gotten his start in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
14:13Wanted to be involved in that next year's G1 climax and missed out on opportunity.
14:17Worked toward it, earned it in the play-ins for G1 34.
14:21Now, gonna be challenging for the World Heavyweight title. It's a hell of a come up.
14:24And I don't think anyone anticipated him to make his way in that play-in situation.
14:28Everyone thought that, you know, for sure his inexperience was gonna get the better of him.
14:32And then look, he ended up in the G1 last year.
14:34Now he's fighting for the title.
14:37But again, if you're gonna make those comparisons, make the comparisons with Jacob Austin Young.
14:42His current position, they're still timing.
14:44All these guys have to realize it's all about timing.
14:47They want it now.
14:51Just like Taguchi wanted a counter to those cross-chops, but got fingers to the throat instead.
14:57Oh, well, Robbie.
14:59And Okan's ascending the throne.
15:01Yeah, you know how you feel about this.
15:03The lowest of peasants to the highest.
15:07Very cute.
15:08Very cute.
15:09Very cute.
15:10Very cute.
15:11Thanks for showing me you can sit down, Akira.
15:14Well, great Okan taking a Taguchi-style play out of the mix.
15:18Kawaii, man.
15:22He's so cute.
15:23Frank is so cute.
15:25Too bad he doesn't have a soul.
15:27What do you say about ginger-headed people, right?
15:29No, I don't.
15:30Well, I say it.
15:31Yeah, I'm not touching that one.
15:37Well, momentum not entirely on the side of Great Okan following his loss of the World Television title,
15:42but something still to fall back on with the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
15:47And a lot of people have been chomping at the bit for an opportunity there.
15:51Hiroki Goto and Yoshihashi have thrown their name in the hat.
15:54Tomohiroishi and Taichi laid out their own challenge at Red Zone in Hiroshima.
16:02And we'll see if Ryusuke Taguchi can make a play here.
16:05Look, I sympathize with Great Okan a little bit.
16:08As 24 hours ago, we were both double champions.
16:14But, yeah, I don't even...
16:19Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
16:21I've been in that position before.
16:23Don't go near your hand.
16:25Willingly or...?
16:26Okay.
16:27It wasn't my hand.
16:29It was actually El Phantasmo's.
16:31Okay.
16:32On the same side.
16:33All right.
16:34And Taguchi, we've lost all control in this main event tonight.
16:37And it's Ryusuke Taguchi and his rear-based offense that are going to find the tag here.
16:43On both sides.
16:44Red corner to blue.
16:45And it's only the red.
16:46Here's the new World TV Champion.
16:48Oh!
16:49Oh!
17:05never open way that resurgence phantasmo could find himself a double champion or with nothing
17:11when it's all said and done he's got to be careful though he's got jay stalking him from behind
17:16that's dangerous right there superman elbow whoa and a drop kick from l phantasmo finds the mark
17:25he's really grown into his frame as a heavyweight
17:28coming from the junior division like we were talking about before but he hasn't lost a stab
17:35arguably one of the most agile and efficient wrestlers in the heavyweight division today
17:41see i said nice things about our phantasmo i don't know how you convinced me and con me into that i
17:46did it congratulations i feel sick
17:54oh phantasmo this is how he put oh god down just 24 hours ago and oh god much wiser this go around
18:00off the middle oh got into it could it be elim no no no victory roll cover phantasmo could do it
18:12no they tell me a victory roll didn't win it's literally in the name and in the cover
18:18one more time shoulders down to two
18:20and we're keeping it frequent phantasmo once again seeks to cover oh that one was close
18:28we saw zach beat yano with that earlier yeah we did going for cr2 maybe
18:33in zaguri snaps off the back of great okan's head and phantasmo flattened down by okan
18:49whoa the spill okan took after nailing that lariat cheek first into the rope that could have done more
18:57damage than any of the kicks phantasmo just gave him and now this is what kumamoto wants to see it is
19:03oh god it is newman it is the main event of wrestling tantaku oh and you never turn your back on hiroki
19:12goto but you gotta manage to keep up with them newman middle rope nearly lands the ozcutter goto
19:20revano victory roll cover for a second time walker i can't believe it newman again and again on the
19:30shoulders cut ushiganoshi that really caught calum in a very awkward position he tried to escape to his
19:39feet and caught him right underneath his armpit could have dislodged a rib or done some damage to his lungs
19:46and if you can't breathe you're not going to keep that speed up that pace is going to have nowhere
19:53to go as the tag quick and it's jacob austin young in it
20:01hell of an opportunity here for jay couldn't make it to best of the super junior we'll see how
20:07he tests against the world champion goto wanted it not enough and here come francesco akira
20:26and aloha akira jay it's dangerous cover again
20:31broken up by yoshihashi the cobs spirit still being felt by the united empire members with
20:38that standing from francesco akira no doubt about it it's sudden death from lp oh god a little bit
20:45of death of his own oh and now we have a standoff robbie yeah we've seen that before
20:53advantage to united empire here at the moment koto broke through it double area takes down ue
21:05and there is nothing that can slow calum newman down on the roll except this reverse gtr
21:12larry on and newman's out of it
21:14well to gucci above my a push the exclamation mark on it
21:24and a punch and takes down the challenger to the world title and goto's all alone
21:34i thought we could see a violent flash there and it's jacob austin young looking to prove out
21:38the united empire tonight for united empire tonight
21:45and it is get get it sick is said a violent flash no
21:56it's lights out
22:01put up a great fight for wasn't to be
22:23we've spoken about confidence motivation for different members for different reasons
22:27these sort of losses they're the ones you've got to pick yourself back up from
22:33whether you're calum newman whether you're jacob austin young
22:37different feelings the same position don't let it affect your mindset
22:43keep the confidence you had before the bell first rang
22:49there will only be one more test for calum newman ahead of his world heavyweight championship match
22:56it is preview tag team action on night one of wrestling dantaku 2025
23:04calum newman and hiroki goto could not get the better of the other
23:09inside the ring all throughout the road too but when it gets to the dance when the time has come to
23:14lead the charge will it be the goto revolution or will it be the united empire standing atop it all
23:25so
23:32calum is gesturing he's inside goto's head right now
23:36this interactions between them in this match may be small
23:40small is not the right word short short bursts of interaction in these preview matches
23:51but he's proven that he's under the skin of goto now he's in his head i don't think goto is
23:57underestimating calum newman because we could have another surprise title change
24:02in this match in fukuoka just like goto had against saksaber jr yes you're right
24:07so
24:16today i have won thank you very much
24:19what do you say
24:36what do you say there walk up
24:37well thank you very much i'm learning right
24:42i've always heard it's bad luck to open an umbrella
24:59indoor
25:00oh you're right
25:02that's good spell disaster for goto's
25:04goto kakumei
25:07まだまだ終わらない
25:10最後の最後まで
25:13goto kakumei
25:14すいってこい
25:21最後は
25:23後方の g
25:25しめたいと思います
25:30iwgp no zi は
25:33もちろんなんですよ
25:37きょう
25:39どこだ
25:41今もどう
25:49いるなぁ
25:52きょう
25:57きょう
26:00きょうと
26:00says it himself
26:02the g in iwgp
26:05stands for goto
26:09but will the iwgp
26:11still belong to the revolution
26:14when all is said and done the next time we are live with english coverage
26:18on njpw world it is time for wrestling top taku 2025 and all the potential in the world
26:28for the goto revolution to come to an end
26:33i'm sorry i was distracted by that absolute goofball phantasmas spitting water
26:38while taguchi held the umbrella over goto's team and it is direct translation courtesy of that njpw global on all social media
26:49quote goto saying it took a long time but i finally come to kumamoto with this championship
26:56the tour will end in fukuoka and i promise i will defend and i will be back in kumamoto with the world heavyweight title the goto revolution is far from over
27:07be with me until the very end
27:14it is the g and iwgp that stands for goto
27:18and today the g in grand messe kumamoto that stands for goto as well it is hontai victorious on the evening
27:30oh he's killed that kasa
27:47kumamoto ambassador ryusuke tiguchi finds victory here tonight
27:56we have a new njpw world television champion as of 24 hours ago and the victory did come
28:02with a message to kanosuke tukeshta it is set now night one of dantaku el phantasmo kanosuke tukeshta one
28:10on one here's el phantasmo now
28:22but at least 17 months later i've won their respect right
28:31so i gotta say finish it man instead of home all right they haven't won my respect
28:40oh nice nice nice remember when you lost it though
28:45well i don't know how much del phantasmo's comments were picked up thank you njpw world but folks
28:50thank you all for watching us and joining us from wrestling red zone in hiroshima wrestling
28:56he's in no kuni we continue golden week into fukuoka wrestling dantaku night one and night two
29:02may third may fourth live with english coverage chris charlton will be back in the building i will be
29:07here my name is walker stewart this has been robbie eagles this has been new japan pro wrestling
29:12the king of sports we'll see you next time don't begin your sayonara and bye-bye
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31:29Thank you so much for watching, and I'll see you in the next video.
31:35I'll see you in the next video.
31:40Fukuoka! Danteku! Golden Week baby! Tekeshita!
31:47Oh baby I'm ready! I'm ready Tekeshita!
31:51G1, Forbidden Door, nobody has forgotten, especially me baby. Round 1, we do it for my title.
32:01Round 2, we do it for your title. Japan, America, are you ready?
32:09You don't even get one rematch, you get two. The rematches are coming.