The_New_Beginning_in_Hiroshima_(2021)
The New Beginning in Hiroshima (2021)
2021 professional wrestling event
The New Beginning in Hiroshima was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on February 10 and 11, 2021 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall. It was the thirty-first event promoted under the NJPW The New Beginning name and the second in Hiroshima, the last being The New Beginning in Hiroshima in 2014.
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | February 10–11, 2021 | ||
| City | Hiroshima, Japan | ||
| Venue | Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall | ||
| Attendance | Night 1: 1,135[1] Night 2: 2,007[2] | ||
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The event featured thirteen matches across both days. The first day was main evented by Hiromu Takahashi making his first defence of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Sho. The first day also features Guerrillas of Destiny defending the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Dangerous Tekkers.[3] The second night main event saw Kota Ibushi face against Sanada for the IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championships.[3][4]
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| English Commentators | Kevin Kelly |
| Chris Charlton | |
| Rocky Romero | |
| Japanese Commentators | Shinpei Nogami |
| Milano Collection A.T. | |
| Katsuhiko Kanazawa | |
| Kazuyoshi Sakai | |
| Togi Makabe | |
| Miki Motoi | |
| Jushin Thunder Liger | |
| Masahiro Chono | |
| Ring announcers | Makoto Abe |
| Kimihiko Ozaki | |
| Referees | Kenta Sato |
| Marty Asami | |
| Red Shoes Unno | |
Background
Since 2020, NJPW has unable to run events with a full arena capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions.[5] The New Beginning is NJPW's first major show after their annual January 4 Tokyo Dome Show, which is their biggest show of the year.
Storylines
The New Beginning in Hiroshima's events featured thirteen professional wrestling matches across both days that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[6]
At the G1 Climax 30 final, Kota Ibushi defeated Sanada to win the tournament for the second time in a row.[7] At Wrestle Kingdom 15, Ibushi won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship the second time after defeating Tetsuya Naito in the first night's main event.[8][9] The next night, he successfully defended both belts against Jay White.[10] Ibushi then proclaimed that her had finally 'became god' and declared he would seek to unify the IWGP Heavyweight & Intercontinental belts.[11] After the defence, Sanada came into the ring and challenged Ibushi for the belts, asking if Ibushi would accept 'the gift' of Sanada, which Ibushi accepted.[12] The match was made for The New Beginning in Hiroshima's second night on February 11.[3][4]
During the 2020 Best of the Super Juniors tournament, Sho defeated eventual tournament winner Hiromu Takahashi in their round-robin match.[13] At Wrestle Kingdom, Takahashi won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship for the fourth time against Taiji Ishimori and after the match, nominated Sho as his desired first challenger.[14][10] This will be Sho's first challenge for the belt in his career as he has been primarily a tag team wrestler working with Yoh and Rocky Romero as Roppongi 3K.[3] The match was made for The New Beginning in Hiroshima's first night on February 10.[4]
Night 1 (February 10)
| No. | Results[4][15] | Stipulations | Times[1] | ||
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| 1 | Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura, and Gabriel Kidd by referee stoppage | Six-man tag team match | 8:01 | ||
| 2 | Bushi defeated Master Wato (with Hiroyoshi Tenzan) | Singles match | 11:08 | ||
| 3 | Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, and Yoshi-Hashi) defeated Bullet Club (Jay White, Evil, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori, and El Phantasmo) (with Dick Togo and Gedo) | Ten-man tag team match | 12:08 | ||
| 4 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Sanada and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Kota Ibushi and Tomoaki Honma | Tag team match | 11:02 | ||
| 5 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) (with Jado) (c) defeated Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.) (with Douki) by disqualification | Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship | 29:08 | ||
| 6 | Hiromu Takahashi (c) defeated Sho | Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship | 35:38 | ||
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Night 2 (February 11)
- NJPW. "2021.02.10 THE NEW BEGINNING in HIROSHIMA | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- NJPW. "2021.02.11 THE NEW BEGINNING in HIROSHIMA | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- NJPW. "Major title matches highlight two nights at New Beginning in Hiroshima | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- Renner, Ethan (January 11, 2021). "NJPW Reveals Cards for New Beginning Nagoya and Hiroshima". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- Satin, Ryan (June 8, 2020). "NJPW To Resume Operations This Month, First Show With Fans Again Announced". Pro Wrestling Sheet. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- Powell, Jason (October 18, 2020). "10/18 NJPW G1 Climax Tournament Day 19 results: A-Block winner vs. B-Block winner". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- "バルサン Presents WRESTLE KINGDOM 15 in 東京ドーム – 東京・東京ドーム 2021/1/4 – 第6試合 60分1本勝負 – IWGPヘビー級・IWGPインターコンチネンタルダブル選手権試合". www.njpw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- Powell, Jason (January 4, 2021). "1/4 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 results: Powell's review of Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championships, Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay, Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Phantasmo for a shot at the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- Powell, Jason (January 5, 2021). "1/5 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 results: Powell's review of Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White for the IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championships, Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi for the IWGP Jr. Hvt. Championship, Evil vs. Sanada, Shingo Takagi vs. Jeff Cobb for the Never Openweight Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- Currier, Joseph (January 5, 2021). "Double Champion Wants To Unify IWGP Heavyweight & IC Titles". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- "バルサン Presents WRESTLE KINGDOM 15 in 東京ドーム – 東京・東京ドーム 2021/1/5 – 第6試合後". www.njpw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- Renner, Ethan (December 2, 2020). "NJPW BOSJ Results: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Sho". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- "バルサン Presents WRESTLE KINGDOM 15 in 東京ドーム – 東京・東京ドーム 2021/1/5 – 第5試合 60分1本勝負 – IWGPジュニアヘビー級選手権試合". www.njpw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- Currier, Joseph (February 2, 2021). "Six-Man Tag Team Title Match Set For NJPW New Beginning In Hiroshima". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 3, 2021.