New Japan Pro Wrestling kicks off the spring of 1995 with the very first tour of the year, Heisei Ishingun Restoration Spirit Tour! This tour will focus on the heel group, Heisei Ishingun, alongside headliners like Kensuke Sasaki, Masahiro Chono, and current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, Norio Honaga. Tonight is night one, and fans in Oita, Japan, will see a huge tag team match main event!
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING PRESENTS:
HEISEI ISHINGUN RESTORATION SPIRIT TOUR
Date: January 19, 1995
Oita, JPN || Local Arena
Attendance: 8,713
Broadcast: Unaired
- The Eliminators (Perry Saturn & John Kronus) defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri & Último Dragón.
- Flying Scorpio defeated Akitoshi Saito
- Heisei Ishingun (The Great Kabuki & Tatsutoshi Goto) defeated Heat & Soul (Ricky Fuji & Chris Jericho).
- Norio Honaga defeated Damián 666 to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
- Kensuke Sasaki defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Gran Hamada fought to a time limit draw.
- Masahiro Chono & Takashi Iizuka defeated Heisei Ishingun (Michiyoshi Ohara & Shiro Koshinaka)
Date: January 20, 1995
Saitama, JPN || Local Arena
Attendance: 8,466
Broadcast: Unaired
- Heart & Soul (Ricky Fuji & Chris Jericho) defeated The Eliminators (Perry Saturn & John Kronus)
- Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Akitoshi Saito.
- The Great Kabuki defeated Flying Scorpio.
- Heisei Ishingun (Kengo Kimura & Kuniaki Kobayashi) fought J J JACKS (Akira Nogami & Takashi Iizuka) to a time limit draw.
- Norio Honaga defeated Shinjiro Otani to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
- Tiger Mask III defeated Michiyoshi Ohara.
- Heisei Ishingun (Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsutoshi Goto) defeated Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu.
Date: January 21, 1995
Shimane, JPN || Local Arena
Attendance: 9,164
Broadcast: Unaired
- El Samurai defeated Damián 666.
- Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Akitoshi Saito.
- Tatsutoshi Goto defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri.
- Gran Hamada defeated Kotetsu Yamamoto.
- Michiyoshi Ohara defeated Flying Scorpio.
- Heisei Ishingun (The Great Kabuki & Kuniaki Kobayashi) defeated The Hellraisers (Hawk Warrior & Kensuke Sasaki)
- Shiro Koshinaka defeated Masahiro Chono.
- The Great Kabuki ran in and sprayed his mist to help cost Chono the match.
Date: January 23, 1995
Gifu, JPN || Local Arena
Attendance: 7,718
Broadcast: Unaired
- Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri.
- Perry Saturn defeated Akira Nogami.
- Heisei Ishingun (Kuniaki Kobayashi & The Great Kabuki) defeated Heart & Soul (Ricky Fuji & Chris Jericho).
- Tiger Mask III defeated Akitoshi Saito.
- Masahiro Chono defeated Tatsutoshi Goto.
- Heisei Ishingun (Michiyoshi Ohara & Shiro Koshinaka) defeated J J JACKS (Akira Nogami & Takashi Iizuka).
Date: January 24, 1995
Yamaguchi, JPN || Local Arena
Attendance: 8,308
Broadcast: Unaired
- Chris Jericho defeated Damián 666.
- Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Akitoshi Saito.
- Michiyoshi Ohara defeated Satoshi Kojima.
- Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated Flying Scorpio.
- Norio Honaga defeated Dean Malenko to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
- Masahiro Chono, Riki Choshu, & Tiger Mask III defeated The Great Kabuki, Shiro Koshinaka, & Tatsutoshi Goto.
Date: January 25, 1995
Hiroshima, JPN || Hiroshima Green Arena
Attendance: 8,857
Broadcast: Unaired
- El Samurai defeated Damián 666.
- Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi.
- Akira Nogami defeated Chris Jericho.
- Heisei Ishingun (Shiro Koshinaka & Michiyoshi Ohara) defeated Último Dragón & Yoshihiro Tajiri.
- Norio Honaga defeated Shinjiro Otani to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
- Riki Choshu defeated Yuji Nagata.
- Tiger Mask III & Masahiro Chono defeated Heisei Ishingun (The Great Kabuki & Tatsutoshi Goto).
Date: January 26, 1995
Kagawa, JPN || Local Arena
Attendance: 9,162
Broadcast: Unaired
- J J JACKS (Akira Nogami & Takashi Iizuka) defeated The Eliminators (Perry Saturn & John Kronus).
- The Great Kabuki defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri.
- Yoshiaki Yatsu & Último Dragón defeated Heisei Ishingun (Shiro Koshinaka & Michiyoshi Ohara).
- Flying Scorpio defeated Akitoshi Saito.
- Norio Honaga defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
- Norio Honaga retained via a blatant disqualification through The Great Kabuki’s interference.
- Masahiro Chono defeated Tatsutoshi Goto.
Date: January 27, 1995
Aichi, JPN || Nippon Gaishi Hall
Attendance: 9,272
Broadcast: Unaired
- Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko.
- Perry Saturn defeated Ricky Fuji.
- Michiyoshi Ohara defeated Yoshiaki Yatsu.
- Shiro Koshinaka defeated Tiger Mask III.
- The Great Kabuki defeated Último Dragón.
- Riki Choshu defeated Yuji Nagata.
- Flying Scorpio, Masahiro Chono, & Norio Honaga defeated Heisei Ishingun (Kuniaki Kobayashi, Akitoshi Saito, & Tatsutoshi Goto).
01/05/1995 – 01/29/1995
- Gedo reportedly injured his hamstring during the Tokyo Dome Battle 7 show on 01/04, he is expected to be out until October. (01/05)
- Kengo Kimura was also injured during the Tokyo Dome Battle 7 show on 01/04, though he is expected to be back by the end of February with a less serious foot injury. (01/05)
- Chris Benoit has declined overtures from NJPW and has ultimately decided to sign an exclusive contract with AJPW. (01/05)
- Despite an earlier contract declining, Mr. Gannosuke of FMW fame has turned a corner with negotiations with NJPW and has shockingly decided to sign exclusively with the bigger company. He is expected to leave FMW immediately. (01/05)
- The rumors backstage all point to Akitoshi Saito expecting a push up the cards this year, but it is unknown whether the NJPW office plans to do so. (01/05)
- Scott Norton has reportedly expressed interest in wrestling Yuji Nagata at some point during the upcoming spring tours. The NJPW office is rumored to be interested in seeing the match as well. (01/07)
- The war between AJPW and NJPW continues to be fierce, with fans seeing NJPW as a stronger promotion overall. This is hurting the popularity of AJPW. (01/09)
- Rising star Dean Malenko has notified the NJPW office of an expected booking fee increase of several hundred dollars per appearance, to which they have reportedly accepted. (01/12)
- According to reports, Scott Norton has decided to relocate to Japan from Minnesota, USA to remain based where NJPW operates. (01/20)
- Kensuke Sasaki has been reportedly sidelined with a minor rib injury, mostly likely not taking care of a nagging injury prior to the grueling tour. No information on a return has been gained. (01/21)
- Satoshi Kojima has requested a booking fee increase from the NJPW office. He has been used more and more, starting this tour, so odds expect Kojima to be compensated as requested. (01/23)
- John Kronus has also relocated to Japan from Massachusetts, USA to remain based where NJPW operates. (01/23)
- Tarzan Goto, a mainstay of FMW, has reported been offered a contract by AJPW. This comes following a rumored offer from NJPW to get Goto signed. (01/27)
- FMW’s Mike Awesome (AKA The Gladiator) has once again declined overtures from NJPW, according to inside sources. At this point, the NJPW office may give up on trying to get him signed to an exclusive contract. (01/27)
- Oppositely, FMW’s Mitsuhiro Matsunaga has openly accepted a contract offer from NJPW. It is said that Matsunaga is guaranteed five figures a month, but no start date has been reported. (01/28)
- NJPW has reportedly declined a renewal for Black Cat’s contract with the company. Cat is set to depart the promotion immediately. (01/28)
- Rick & Scott Steiner have acquired a temporary address in Japan to lessen the commute back and forth from Japan to Michigan, USA. This is said to mark a new intrusted position for The Steiner Brothers in NJPW moving forward. (01/28)
- Rick & Scott Steiner are said to be itching for a push in the company, most-likely lobbying for a run with the IWGP Tag Team Championship. In order to keep the team happy, NJPW will undoubtably have to consider this. (01/29)