Fantastica Mania 2018
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 2018 poster showing both CMLL and NJPW competitors on the tour | |||
| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
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| Attendance | 1554 (Jan 12)[1] | ||
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Fantastica Mania 2018 was a professional wrestling tour, co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion. The tour took place between January 12 and 22, 2018, with shows taking place in Nagoya, Kyoto, Takamatsu, Osaka, Toyama and Tokyo, Japan. The 2018 tour was the eight time that NJPW and CMLL co-promoted shows in Japan under the Fantastica Mania name. With eight shows, the 2018 tour was the longest in Fantastica Mania history. The shows geneally featured seven matches each night, with several shows being shown at least in part on SamuraiTV, and the last three shows were shown in full as part of the NJPW World streaming content.
The eight shows featured a total of 66 matches, four of which for CMLL championships including Soberano Jr., Niebla Roja and Volador Jr. successfully defending their championships, and El Cuatrero defeating Ángel de Oro to win the CMLL World Middleweight Championship. The focal point of the last two show was the "CMLL Brothers tag team tournament, won by Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero, that also included El Cuatrero/Sansón, Ángel de Oro/Niebla Roja, and Dragon Lee/Místico.
Background[edit]
The 2018 Fantastica Mania tour was the eight year in a row where Japanese wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promoted a series of shows with their Mexican partner promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Due to the co-promotional nature of the shows, they rarely feature any development in ongoing NJPW or CMLL storylines, instead of focusing on inter-promotional matches. Negro Casas had originally been announced as a participant, but he was injured during a match against Sam Adonis as CMLLs Sin Piedad event on January 1.[9][10] NJPW main-stay Rocky Romero took Casas' place on the tour.
Results[edit]
January 12[edit]
| No. | Results[1] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drone defeated Disturbio | Singles match | 06:53 |
| 2 | Okumura and Puma (with Mima Shimoda) defeated Fuego and Star Jr. | Tag Team match | 09:44 |
| 3 | Chaos (Rocky Romero, SHO and YOH) and El Cuatrero defeated Ángel de Oro, Jushin Thunder Liger, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask | Eight-man tag team match | 09:41 |
| 4 | Soberano Jr., Niebla Roja and Volador Jr. defeated Bárbaro Cavernario, Gran Guerrero and Sansón | Six-man tag team match | 09:26 |
| 5 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi and Tetsuya Naito) and Rush defeated Dragon Lee, Hirai Kawato, KUSHIDA and Satoshi Kojima | Eight-man tag team match | 12:45 |
| 6 | Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Místico defeated Chaos (Gedo and Kazuchika Okada) and Último Guerrero | Six-man tag team match | 10:57 |
January 14[edit]
| No. | Results[2][11] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Jr. defeated Disturbio | Singles match | 06:22 |
| 2 | Okumura and Sansón (with Mima Shimoda) defeated Soberano Jr. and Fuego | Tag Team match | 12:07 |
| 3 | Chaos (Rocky Romero, SHO and YOH) and Puma defeated Drone, Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA and Tiger Mask | Eight-man tag team match | 12:18 |
| 4 | Ángel de Oro, Atlantis and Volador Jr. defeated Bárbaro Cavernario, El Cuatrero and Gedo | Six-man tag team match | 11:13 |
| 5 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (BUSHI Hiromu Takahashi and Tetsuya Naito) and Rush defeated Dragon Lee, Hirai Kawato, Ryusuke Taguchi and Satoshi Kojima | Eight-man tag team match | 14:03 |
| 6 | Gran Guerrero, Kazuchika Okada and Último Guerrero defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Místico and Niebla Roja | Six-man tag team match | 14:49 |
January 15[edit]
| No. | Results[3] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drone defeated Puma | Singles match | 07:17 |
| 2 | Ángel de Oro and Star Jr. defeated Disturbio and El Cuatrero | Tag Team match | 10:45 |
| 3 | Fuego, Jushin Thunder Liger, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask defeated Chaos (Rocky Romero, SHO and YOH) and Okumura (with Mima Shimoda) | Eight-man tag team match | 10:12 |
| 4 | Bárbaro Cavernario, Sansón and Ultimo Último Guerrero defeated Soberano Jr., Místico and Volador Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 13:01 |
| 5 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi and Tetsuya Naito) and Rush defeated Dragon Lee, Hirai Kawato, KUSHIDA and Satoshi Kojima | Eight-man tag team match | 12:42 |
| 6 | Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Niebla Roja defeated Chaos (Gedo and Kazuchika Okada) and Gran Guerrero | Six-man tag team match | 12:36 |
January 16[edit]
| No. | Results[4] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drone and Star Jr. defeated Disturbio and Puma | Tag Team match | 07:30 |
| 2 | Soberano Jr., Jushin Thunder Liger, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask defeated Chaos (Rocky Romero, SHO and YOH) and Sansón | Eight-man tag team match | 10:52 |
| 3 | El Cuatrero and Okumura (with Mima Shimoda) defeated Ángel de Oro and Fuego | Tag Team match | 08:28 |
| 4 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated Dragon Lee and Hirai Kawato | Tag Team match | 11:31 |
| 5 | Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero defeated Místico and Niebla Roja | Tag Team match | 10:46 |
| 6 | KUSHIDA and Satoshi Kojima defeated Los Ingobernables (Rush and Tetsuya Naito) | Tag Team match | 13:58 |
| 7 | Chaos (Gedo and Kazuchika Okada) and Bárbaro Cavernario defeated Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Volador Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 12:23 |
January 17[edit]
| No. | Results[5] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disturbio defeated Star Jr. | Singles match | 08:33 |
| 2 | Okumura and Puma (with Mima Shimoda) defeated Drone and Fuego | Tag Team match | 08:45 |
| 3 | Chaos (Rocky Romero, SHO and YOH) and Sansón defeated Soberano Jr., Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA and Tiger Mask | Eight-man tag team match | 12:09 |
| 4 | Ángel de Oro, Atlantis and Niebla Roja defeated El Cuatrero, Gedo and Gran Guerrero | Six-man tag team match | 11:01 |
| 5 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi and Tetsuya Naito, Rush) defeated Dragon Lee, Hirai Kawato, Ryusuke Taguchi and Satoshi Kojima | Eight-man tag team match | 14:22 |
| 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Místico and Volador Jr. defeated Bárbaro Cavernario, Kazuchika Okada and Último Guerrero | Six-man tag team match | 11:51 |
January 19[edit]
| No. | Results[6][12][13] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Okumura (with Mima Shimoda) defeated Fuego | Singles match | 06:45 | ||
| 2 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi and Tetsuya Naito) and Rush defeated Dragon Lee, Hirai Kawato, Satoshi Kojima and Star Jr. | Eight-man tag team match | 15:46 | ||
| 3 | Disturbio, Bárbaro Cavernario, Puma and Último Guerrero defeated Atlantis, Drone, Místico and Volador Jr. | Eight-man tag team match | 12:33 | ||
| 4 | El Cuatrero defeated Ángel de Oro (c) | Singles match for the CMLL World Middleweight Championship Match | 11:43 | ||
| 5 | Soberano Jr. (c) defeated Sansón | Singles match for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship Match | 11:47 | ||
| 6 | Niebla Roja (c) defeated Gran Guerrero | Singles match for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship | 16:18 | ||
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January 21[edit]
| No. | Results[7][14] | Stipulations | Times | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disturbio and Puma defeated Drone and Star Jr. | Tag Team match | 09:16 | ||
| 2 | Soberano Jr., Fuego and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Roppongi 3K (SHO and YOH) and Okumura (with Mima Shimoda) | Six-man tag team match | 11:06 | ||
| 3 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi and Tetsuya Naito) and Rush defeated Atlantis, Hirai Kawato, KUSHIDA and Satoshi Kojima | Eight-man tag team match | 11:58 | ||
| 4 | Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero defeated Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja | CMLL Brothers Tag Tournament first round match | 15:22 | ||
| 5 | Dragon Lee and Místico defeated Nueva Generacion Dinaita (El Cuatrero and Sansón) | CMLL Brothers Tag Tournament first round match | 10:25 | ||
| 6 | Volador Jr. (c) defeated Bárbaro Cavernario | Singles match for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship Match | 22:07 | ||
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January 22[edit]
| No. | Results[8][14] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuego and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Disturbio and Puma | Tag Team match | 08:52 |
| 2 | Chaos (Rocky Romero, SHO and YOH) and Okumura (with Mima Shimoda) defeated KUSHIDA, Jushin Thunder Liger, Star Jr. and Tiger Mask | Eight-man tag team match | 10:59 |
| 3 | Nueva Generacion Dinaita (El Cuatrero and Sansón) defeated Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja | CMLL Brothers Tag Tournament third place match | 09:30 |
| 4 | Bárbaro Cavernario and Gedo defeated Atlantis and Hirai Kawato | Tag Team match | 09:14 |
| 5 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Drone, Soberano Jr. and Volador Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 08:37 |
| 6 | Rush defeated Satoshi Kojima | Singles match | 10:11 |
| 7 | Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero defeated Dragon Lee and Místico | CMLL Brothers Tag Tournament final match | 18:42 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c "NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2018" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. January 14, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c "NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2018" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. January 15, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c "NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2018" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. January 16, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c "NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2018" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. January 17, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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- ^ a b c "NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2018" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. January 21, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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- ^ Rosas Plata, Arturo (January 2, 2018). "¡Cobra venganza!". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ Quezada Monter, Roberto (January 2, 2018). "Negro Casas arranca el año rapando a Sam Adons". Esto (in Spanish). Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ "FANTASTICAMANIA DÍA 3: ¡ATLANTIS, TANAHASHI Y NIEBLA ROJA TRIUNFAN EN TAKAMATSU!" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. January 15, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.
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