01:20I mean, I think I've already started, fellas.
01:23Yeah, I mean...
01:25First of all, Bushi Road, the CEO of Bushi Road, and the CEO of the New Japan Pro Wrestling owner, Hidani Takaaki, and the CEO of Bushi Road, and the CEO of the New Japan Pro Wrestling owner, Hidani Takaaki, and the CEO of Bushi Road.
02:15My sponsors as well, and...
02:22The locker rooms are emptying here.
02:43Oh!
02:44Will you take a look at who this is?
02:50I heard the rumors all around the Tokyo Dome today, gentlemen.
02:57Wow.
02:58A delayed fight, and he still wouldn't miss it for the world.
03:04Jay White is back.
03:05Jay White is back.
03:06Well...
03:07Well...
03:08Jay White is back.
03:09Well...
03:10Jay White is back.
03:13I don't know whether Jay White would miss
03:18rubbing in one last defeat to Tan Hachi and his face, or...
03:28Jay White is back!
03:35Well, I don't know whether Jay White wouldn't miss
03:38rubbing in one last defeat to Tan Haji in his face
03:41or just to embrace a man who has meant so much to his career.
03:52His first IWGP Heavyweight Championship reign
03:56coming off the back.
03:58Well, after the Raymaker shot,
04:00there was the Switchblade shot in 2019.
04:04That seat Tan Haji gritting his teeth.
04:06Goddamn, that bastard!
04:08He might want to fight him one more.
04:10He might want to fight him one more man.
04:11Yeah, maybe.
04:12Hey, if Muto was allowed to do it.
04:14He might want to do it.
04:30Oh, that's awesome.
04:32Oh, I can't take a crying ton of harsh matches.
04:44Where have you been, Rock?
04:46He cries every day.
04:47I know!
04:48But it gets me every time.
04:50Oh, that's awesome.
04:54That is just awesome.
04:56I know way now.
05:14A, E, W.
05:19We know all about the history between Will Ospreay and
05:24Hiroshi Tanahashi, and just how much the ace of the universe means to the aerial assassin.
05:43Tanahashi used to wear as his slogan, Attack for the Next Generation, and Will Ospreay took those words to heart.
05:56Tanahashi a key part in prompting Ospreay to move from junior heavyweight to heavyweight to becoming world heavyweight champion.
06:08The next round is Will Ospreay from Tanahashi.
06:15The next round is Will Ospreay.
06:22The next round is Will Ospreay.
06:24The next round is Will Ospreay.
06:30The next round is Will Ospreay.
06:53.
07:18It does not matter how differently these two men
07:22have ever viewed the sport of professional wrestling.
07:25Oh!
07:27And I can't believe...
07:35Kenny Omega is not alone.
07:38These men have been bound and bonded
07:41by professional wrestling itself.
07:44The Golden Lovers.
07:46Here to pay homage.
07:48A man with boundless love.
07:50What do you give him?
07:51The Golden Lovers.
07:52Cody Busce incredibly willing himself to walk down that ramp.
07:57The Golden Lovers.
08:07The Golden Lovers, the Golden Lovers.
08:10Ibushi and Tanahashi, countless fantastic matches.
08:13The last G1 Climax Trophy.
08:16You and I were set at ringside for Ibushi and Tanahashi
08:20in the final Rocky it was a special night wasn't it
08:28just like tonight and this is amazing this is one we'll talk about
08:34but you said Walker for as long as we're both alive and arguably longer
08:40absolutely
08:48Ibu C4 the sensei yori anashiro station's new花束が送られます
09:10And the courage that it takes, broken femur and all.
09:15I know.
09:16Walk all the way down that ramp just to honor the man.
09:19He always-
09:21Helps make you a professional wrestling.
09:23Tana has to use the bus walk, I go, God damn you, kid, you're mad, man.
09:40Ah, what an incredible moment.
09:57From their Tokyo Dome Exhibition, just one year ago.
10:27They kicked off the entire final road for Ta-Nehisi in 2025, and it's Katsuyori Shibata.
10:45Every single one of these is pulling on another heart strength.
10:49The two of the three new musketeers alongside Shinsuke Nakamura and Shibata left in 2005, returned the political giant sun in 2012.
11:07They had to work through.
11:08But when they did-
11:09Shibata Kazuyori, Tanahashi-Hiroshi, and Tanahashi-Hiroshi, and Tanahashi-Hiroshi, and Tanahashi-Hiroshi, and Tanahashi-Hiroshi.
11:14They got their walls.
11:15They want to go.
11:17Oh, they want to go.
11:24Oh, they want to go.
11:25Oh.
11:27Oh.
11:29Oh.
11:30I don't think I've ever seen Shibata so emotional.
11:47Oh, yeah.
11:48Oh, yeah.
11:49Oh, yeah.
11:50I want to go.
11:51You got to go.
11:52You got to go on a little bit.
11:54You got to go on.
11:55It's my turn.
11:57We talked about 2009 earlier in the broadcast, and the man that so definitely shaped Walker
12:27We talked about all the attendees Tanahashi had, Murashima would be the last, but Tanahashi was Keiji Muto's last attendee in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
12:37Keiji!
12:41Well, you certainly were gonna make Muto walk all the way down that ramp.
12:44Come forward, have mercy. Keiji Muto.
12:47There is a time limit on this broadcast, Moos.
12:54This right here is everything.
12:58Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho. It keeps getting better.
13:22Selling with the best entrance music of all time in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
13:28We're here live from the Tokyo Dome. It's Tatsumi Pichami.
13:34It's Sunday night.
13:36It's Tatsumi Pichami.
13:42It's Tatsumi Pichami.
13:46Yeah, that dragon screw.
13:47And the dragon suplex was all tonight innovative.
13:51It's Tatsumi Pichami.
13:54I think it's Tatsumi Pichami.
13:59Mujunami would have been president, right?
14:04He protested...
14:05Exactly, exactly.
14:06He joined New Japan Pro Wrestling as well, right?
14:09Fujinami said he tried to do everything in his power to keep the boys happy when he was
14:32president.
14:33I'm sure he had his days where he left Fujinami tearing his hair out.
14:39Oh man, what a lineup.
14:50All the generations, generations of different fans across the world, but that man right there
15:01is impacted.
15:02I think there was a very telling line walker in the package before we went to this match-up.
15:15Lieutenant Ashton said, there's never really anybody special, but maybe after tonight I will be.
15:27And I think that definitely rings through.
15:31Mudo's got to get himself.
15:33I'm glad someone taught Mudo how to do that.
15:37I'm gonna tell Grandpa how to hit the button.
15:40I think you're absolutely hitting the nail on the head there though, Chris.
15:44There's a level of humility that Hiroshi Tanahashi has that almost feels unreal.
15:52Like a man who is unaware of his own star power.
15:55And in every single way from the bottom of my heart, and I'm sure the gentleman at my
16:00broadcast booth echo this sentiment as well.
16:03Moroshi Tanahashi will be absolutely and dearly missed inside of a New Japan Pro Wrestling ring.
16:10I don't think he's fully aware walker about the number of people that he's touched despite existing.
16:35He has great humility, honestly, a very giving man, an incredible professional wrestler, an incredible human being.
16:44We talked about it the other day, you know, I mean, everybody's got the I hate that guy story.
16:48I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:05I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:07I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:08I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:09I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:10I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:11I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:12I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:13I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:14I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:15I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:16I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:17I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:18I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
17:19I'm sure it's, whoa, you're kidding me.
18:20Seven long months since the last time we've seen Tetsuya Naito in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
18:27Is that Tetsuya Naito?
18:29We can't be sure.
18:29Tetsuya Naito.
18:37Los Tranquilos de Japón winning the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to kick off the new year.
18:46Let's talk about, oh yeah, there's the real guy.
18:55Oh, never, never change.
18:58That's the Naito.
18:59What a worker.
19:06You talk about Tanahashi making Fujinari pull his hair out.
19:11Oh, God.
19:12Who's under there?
19:14Is that Hishi?
19:16Is it Yusei?
19:16Is it somebody else?
19:17We might be here all night, gentlemen.
19:36He's going to have a longer entrance than Tanah himself did.
19:41Longer entrance than a cadre.
19:43Longer entrance than everybody else put together.
19:47I would have liked to see the race between Naito and Muto.
19:51Yeah, well.
19:51See who would have won that one.
19:52You think you'd miss this for the world or your chance to cause trouble for everybody one more time.
20:04Well, we're up against a hard TV time limit here.
20:13I think they'll show it in speeded-up version for prime time.
20:16I think that's going to have to be the case.
20:17Well, we might just end up cutting this out.
20:21Well, we're going to have to cut this out.
20:24BUSHI!
20:26That is BUSHI!
20:28That is BUSHI!
20:51He's still not caught in the ring, guys.
21:21Let's go!
21:34Buenos Dotes, Ponyo!
21:39I have been looking for Keiji Muto and that's what inspired me to become a professional
22:00wrestler.
22:01And once I got closer to that goal, it was you as an example I held to stand in this
22:07ring and join New Japan.
22:13Last year, I left New Japan.
22:25And even despite that, you were the one that gave me the chance to walk down the Tokyo
22:30Don't Ramp one more time and I think...
22:36Maybe I'll never wrestle in this ring again.
22:48Yeah, probably I won't.
22:51I don't think I'll wrestle in this ring again.
23:02But I am looking forward to perhaps meeting you in New Japan again one day.
23:08Adios.
23:20Don't do it.
23:21You know what's going to happen if you do it.
23:26I think Sanhansi was saying I was ready for the cheap shot.
23:44You were saying, I was ready for the cheap shot.
23:54We all were.
23:58You, you, Nigel wanted to.
24:04That's probably Nigel on his best behavior though, let's be honest.
24:08That was the most comfortable he's been for a long time.
24:14Well, Elvin Kobanabe is not one to be governed at all by anyone.
24:32Let alone Hiroshi Tanahashi here in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
24:36And it will be back to Pro Wrestling NOAH for Naito and Bushi, but.
24:38There's still one more man I want to hear from.
24:43...
25:04Yes, I can't speak a little bit.
25:17You're not letting me speak.
25:19Thank you for coming here tonight.
25:24I've finally been able to see from a New Japan ring what a sold-out Tokyo Dome looks like.
25:54I retired here today, but from now on, the wrestlers in New Japan will fight with all of their hearts.
26:18I want you to keep on supporting them.
26:41A sea of signs saying nice to us.
26:44I love you.
26:48Uh-oh.
26:49I see somebody looking for...
27:03Oh, there it is.
27:05That might be the biggest one I've ever seen.
27:08Oh, certainly so.
27:12Tokyo Dome has high ceilings.
27:14Uh-oh.
27:15Can he catch that air guitar?
27:17Yes.
27:19Tokyo Dome.
27:26Tokyo Dome!
27:28Tokyo Dome!
27:34Tokyo Dome!
27:36Let's go!
28:06We need an encore!
28:13We'll go all the way till New Year Dash tomorrow.
28:19Let's go!
28:24Let's go!
28:36Let's go!
28:50Let's go!
28:52Let's go!
28:56Let's go!
29:06Whoa!
29:07Uh-oh.
29:08That's the second biggest Sega time I've ever seen.
29:10Yeah, certainly so.
29:12Let's go!
29:21Let's go!
29:40Let's go!
29:53Let's go!
29:55Let's go!
30:00Let's go!
30:04Let's go!
30:08Let's go!
30:10Let's go!
30:12Let's go!
30:13Let's go!
30:14Thank you!
30:16Thank you!
30:18I'm not tired.
30:20I'm tired.
30:22I'm tired.
30:24I'm tired.
30:26I'm tired.
30:28So let me leave you with one more favor.
30:32Let's go!
30:34Let's have a little wave all the way around the Tokyo Dome.
30:37Let's go!
30:38Let's go!
30:39Let's go!
30:40Where should we start?
30:41Let's go!
30:42Let's go!
30:43Let's go!
30:44Let's go!
30:45Let's go!
30:46Let's go!
30:47Let's go!
30:48Let's go!
30:49Let's go!
30:50Okay.
30:51You've got to pick a sidewalk.
30:53You'll be first or last.
30:55Oh no.
30:56Let's go!
30:57Let's go!
30:58Let's go!
30:59Let's go!
31:00Let's go!
31:01Let's go!
31:02Let's go!
31:03Let's go!
31:04It's bad for the circulation to say, Steenit.
31:06Here we go!
31:08Let's go!
31:15What a sight!
31:16Thank you!
31:17Thank you!
31:1846,913!
31:21Here we go!
31:23Let's go!
31:26What a sight!
31:30We're coming around again!
31:33Let's go up, boys!
31:35Thank you, boys!
32:05All right, we're going to stand and we're going to have the traditional 10 bell salute.
32:35Do you have a second?
32:41Do you have a second?
32:43Do you want a second?
32:46I think you're going to have your second speaker.
32:49Do you want a second?
32:50I guess it's definitely not.
32:53Let's do it.
32:56Thank you!
33:00All right.
33:02The new Japanese PROS, who is the only one who is the one who is one of the 100 years,
33:23is, Tanashi Hiroshi!
33:32Does it feel real yet, gentlemen?
33:43Over 25 years of New Japan Pro Wrestling and
33:47never once have we known this organization throughout it all without
33:51the Ace of the Universe.
34:21I think tonight, Walker, this is a night that
34:28will live on in memories of the history of legacy long after
34:36the past.
34:38Or maybe even Urogon.
34:42Tanahashi will always be eternal.
34:45I can think of no single better person to be our boss than Hiroshi Tanahashi.
34:51Tanahashi!
35:21You are looking now at the heart and soul of professional wrestling.
35:37And while that heart may stop beating inside the ring.
35:42You said it yourself, Chris, that soul is everlasting.
35:46The impression Hiroshi Tanahashi has made on every single one of us.
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