NJPW New Year Dash Results: Jericho Returns, New Champions, Naito, Kenny Omega, Bullet Club

By Joshua Gagnon

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If you missed out on Wrestle Kingdom 12, here are the full results from the show.

NJPW announced New Year Dash matches will be revealed during the show.

- Show kicks off with match announcements.

Tomoyuki Oka, Shota Umino, Ren Narita, Tetsuhiro Yagi vs. Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, and Manabu Nakanishi

Winners: Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, and Manabu Nakanishi via Pinfall

Taka Michinoku, El Desperado, Taichi, Takashi Iizuka, Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hirai Kawato, Jushin "Thunder" Liger, Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask, Toa Henare

Winners: Taka Michinoku, El Desperado, Taichi, Takashi Iizuka, and Manabu Nakanishi via Pinfall

Katsuya Kitamura vs. "Switchblade" Jay White

Winner: "Switchblade" Jay White via Pinfall

Roppongi 3k (SHO and YOH) and Cheeseburger vs. The Elite (The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega)

Winners: The Elite via Pinfall

Cody, Marty Scurll, Chase Owens, Lao Tonga, and Yujiro Takahashi (w/ Brandi Rhodes) vs. KUSHIDA, David Finlay, Kota Ibushi, Juice Robinson, and Ryusuke Taguchi

Winners: Cody, Marty Scurll, Chase Owens, Lao Tonga, and Yujiro Takahashi via Pinfall

- Post-match, Cody attacks Ibushi, Robinson tries to make sure save, but gets Cross Rhodes. Cody goes to attack Ibushi with a chair and out comes Kenny Omega to make the save! He shoves Cody and gets in his face, the two jaw at each other a bit before cooler heads prevail. Kenny gets on the mic and says he's sick of the in-fighting and wants to make the group whole again. He says the way to fix things is the inclusion of a new member, "Switchblade" Jay White. Omega says he's seen the potential in White and wants him to join the group. White thinks it over for a moment, puts the shirt on, does the too sweet, which Omega says they don't do anymore. The two hug and then White drops Omega in the middle of the ring and rips off the shirt!

Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, and Beretta vs. Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa (NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship)

Winners: Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa via Pinfall to win the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship

War Machine, Michael Elgin, and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Minoru Suzuki, and Zack Sabre Jr.

Winners: Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Minoru Suzuki, and Zack Sabre Jr. via Pinfall

- Post-match, Suzuki continues to attack Tanahashi and hammers the leg with a chair. During the match, Suzuki made a sneak attack to destroy the already injured leg of Tanahashi. He jumps on the mic and tells Tanahashi his future and that's Suzuki challenging for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

EVIL, Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, SANADA, and Hiromu Takahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada, Gedo, Will Ospreay, Hirooki Goto, and YOSHI-HASHI

Winners: EVIL, Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, SANADA, and Hiromu Takahashi via Pinfall

- Post-match, fighting still goes on, Takahashi hits Time Bomb on Ospreay. EVIL drops Goto with darkness falls. LIJ gangs up on Okada. SANADA with TKO and Skull End on Okada, sending a message to the IWGP Heavyweight Champion. LIJ stands tall at the end of the match.

- Show looks to be over and Chris Jericho shows up to attack Naito from behind. Young Lions and LIJ comes out to separate them, but Naito runs across the ring to strike. Naito then spits at Jericho and does tranquilo pose in the middle of the ring, Jericho pounces on him. They get separated again. Jericho at ringside, throwing things into the ring, destroys the Japanese announce table as security take him out. Naito grabs a chair and goes to throw it at Jericho, instead sets it down in the ring and sits, with his back to Jericho.

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