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The New Beginning in Sapporo
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateFebruary 23–24, 2024
CitySapporo, Japan
VenueHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
AttendanceNight 1: 3,231[1]
Night 2: 5,355[2]
Total: 8,586
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The New Beginning in Sapporo was a two-night professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place across two nights on February 23 and 24, 2024 in Sapporo, Hokkaido at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center. It was the fortieth event under the New Beginning chronology and the sixth to take place in Sapporo.

A combined total of twenty matches were contested at the event, including a total of two on the pre-show. In the main event of Night 1, Nic Nemeth defeated David Finlay to win the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Matt Riddle defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the NJPW World Television Championship, Mayu Iwatani defeated Mina Shirakawa to retain the IWGP Women's Championship, and Chaos (Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi), Tomohiro Ishii, Yoh and Kazuchika Okada) defeated United Empire (Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan, Francesco Akira and Heanfe).

In the main event of Night 2, Tetsuya Naito defeated Sanada to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Yota Tsuji defeated Yuya Uemura in a Hair vs. Hair match, Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Hikuleo) defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) in which Jado served as the special guest referee, and Chaos (Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi), Tomohiro Ishii, Yoh and Kazuchika Okada) defeated United Empire (Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb, Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan) and Matt Riddle.

The event was also notable for the final NJPW matches of Tama Tonga and Kazuchika Okada, as both men would depart the company after this event and sign with WWE and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) respectively.

Production

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Storylines

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The New Beginning in Osaka featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Results

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Night 1

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No.Results[5][6][7]StipulationsTimes[8][9][10]
1PTomoya and Toru Yano defeated Tomoaki Honma and Shoma Kato by pinfallTag team match7:10
2Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Yuji Nagata by submissionSingles match7:56
3House of Torture[broken anchor] (Yujiro Takahashi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Ren Narita) defeated Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi and Oleg Boltin by pinfallSix-man tag team match7:28
4Chaos (Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi), Tomohiro Ishii, Yoh, and Kazuchika Okada) defeated United Empire (Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan, Henare and Francesco Akira) by pinfallTen-man tag team match10:58
5Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Yota Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi, Bushi and Shingo Takagi) defeated Just 5 Guys (Sanada, Taichi, Yuya Uemura, Douki and Taka Michinoku) by pinfallTen-man tag team match10:17
6Mayu Iwatani (c) defeated Mina Shirakawa by pinfallSingles match for the IWGP Women's Championship[4]12:28
7Sho defeated El Desperado (c) by countoutSingles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Had Sho lost, he would have had to join Strong Style.		17:26
8Evil (c) (with Dick Togo) defeated Shota Umino by pinfallSingles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship16:02
9Matt Riddle defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) by pinfallSingles match for the NJPW World Television Championship8:34
10Nic Nemeth defeated David Finlay (c) by pinfallSingles match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship24:02
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

Night 2

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No.Results[12][6][7]StipulationsTimes
1PTomoya and Toru Yano defeated Tomoaki Honma and Katsuya Murashima by pinfallTag team match7:48
2Togi Makabe, El Desperado, Yoh, Oleg Boltin and Shota Umino defeated House of Torture (Evil, Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi, Sho and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) by pinfallTen-man tag team match7:50
3Chaos (Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi), Tomohiro Ishii, Yoh and Kazuchika Okada) defeated United Empire (Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan and Francesco Akira) and Matt Riddle by pinfallTen-man tag team match11:34
4Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Hikuleo) defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) by pinfallTag team match
with Jado as the special guest referee.		14:04
5Ryusuke Taguchi and Nic Nemeth defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay and Gedo) by pinfallTag team match7:35
6Bushi defeated Taka Michinoku by submissionSingles match9:13
7Douki defeated Hiromu Takahashi by pinfallSingles match14:45
8Taichi defeated Shingo Takagi by pinfallSingles match16:28
9Yota Tsuji defeated Yuya Uemura by pinfallHair vs. Hair match[11]28:20
10Tetsuya Naito (c) defeated Sanada by pinfallSingles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship24:05
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

References

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  1. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo 2024 Night 1". Cagematch. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo 2024 Night 2". Cagematch. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Mayu Iwatani vs. Mina Shirakawa for IWGP Women's Title added to NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo". POSTWrestling. February 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  5. ^ "2024.02.23 THE NEW BEGINNING in SAPPORO | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  6. ^ a b "Naito vs. SANADA, Finlay vs. Nemeth, Riddle vs. Tanahashi Set For NJPW New Beginning In Sapporo". Fightful. January 9, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  7. ^ a b "NJPW announces Kazuchika Okada's farewell matches". Wrestling Observer Newsletter Online. February 12, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 23, 2024). "NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Tag 1". cagematch.net. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  9. ^ Better, Chris (February 23, 2024). "NJPW The New Beginning Sapporo results (2/23): Vetter's review of David Finlay vs. Nick Nemeth for the IWGP Global Title, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Matt Riddle for the NJPW TV Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Better, Chris (February 24, 2024). "NJPW "The New Beginning Sapporo" results (2/24): Vetter's review of Tetsuya Naito vs. Sanada for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura in a hair vs. hair match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  11. ^ "Yuya Uemura Accepts Yota Tsuji's Hair vs. Hair Challenge For NJPW New Beginning In Sapporo". Fightful. February 5, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  12. ^ "2024.02.24 THE NEW BEGINNING in SAPPORO | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
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