00:00.
01:00All right, so...
01:12Is it okay to cry now?
01:18I mean, I think I've already started, fellas.
01:21Yeah, I mean...
01:23First of all, Bushirodon's CEO,
01:28and the CEO of the New Japan Pro Wrestling,
01:32the owner of the O'Hiro,
01:33from the O'Hiro,
01:34from the O'Hiro,
01:35from the O'Hiro,
01:37from the O'Hiro,
01:38from the O'Hiro,
01:39from the O'Hiro,
01:40from the O'Hiro,
01:41from the O'Hiro,
01:42from the O'Hiro,
01:43from the O'Hiro.
02:34My sponsors as well,
02:36and...
02:37The locker rooms are emptying here.
02:41Oh!
02:43And will you take a look at who this is?
02:47I heard the rumors all around the Tokyo Dome today, gentlemen.
02:51Oh, ho, ho, ho.
02:53Wow!
02:57And will you take a look at who this is?
03:00Oh, I heard the rumors all around the Tokyo Dome today, gentlemen.
03:17Oh, wow, a delayed fight and he still wouldn't miss it for the world.
03:22Jay White is back.
03:32Well, I don't know whether Jay White wouldn't miss rubbing in one last defeat to Tan Haji
03:38in his face or just to embrace a man who has meant so much to his career.
03:47His first IWGP Haberweight Championship reign coming off the back.
03:56Well, after the Rainmaker shot, there was the Switchblade shot in 2019.
04:01T-Tan Haji gritted his teeth.
04:04Goddamn that bastard.
04:06He might want to fight him one more.
04:08He might want to fight him one more match.
04:09Yeah, maybe.
04:10Hey, if Muto was allowed to do it.
04:17He might want to fight him one more time.
04:22He's got a heart attack from Tan Haji.
04:26He's got a heart attack from Tan Haji.
04:29Oh, that's awesome.
04:37I can't take a crying ton of ash in the ass, Jesus.
04:40Oh God!
04:42Where have you been, Rock?
04:44He cries every day.
04:46I know!
04:47But it gets me every time!
04:51Ah, that is just awesome.
04:58A.E.W.
05:21We know all about the history between Will Ospreay and
05:34Hiroshi Tanahashi, and just how much the Ace of the Universe means to the Aerial Assassin.
05:41Tanahashi used to wear as his slogan,
05:46Attack for the Next Generation, and Will Ospreay took those words to heart.
05:53Tanahashi, a key part in prompting Ospreay to move from junior heavyweight to heavyweight
05:58to becoming world heavyweight champion.
06:01The next generation is Will Ospreay from Tanahashi,
06:11Stay down.
06:12I'm thinking you'll just go away.
06:16I'm gonna hit that.
06:19This thing's a good one, right?
06:20Yes, yes.
06:22That's all.
06:23Wow!
06:41Resting up to the sound of your name in the crowd.
07:11It does not matter how differently these two men have ever viewed the sport of professional wrestling.
07:22Oh!
07:24And I can't believe...
07:32Kenny Omega is not alone.
07:35These men have been bound and bonded by professional wrestling itself.
07:40The Golden Lovers.
07:43Here to Payomash.
07:45But a man with boundless love, what do you give him?
07:48The Golden Lovers.
07:50Cody Busce incredibly willing himself to walk down that ramp.
07:55Oh, wow, oh, oh.
08:00No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no...
08:08Ibushi and Tanahashi, countless fantastic matches.
08:11the last G1 Climax Trophy.
08:14You and I were sat at ringside
08:16for Ibushi Tanahashi in the final, Rocky.
08:20It was a special night, wasn't it?
08:25Just like tonight, and this is amazing.
08:28This is one we'll talk about,
08:32like you said Walker, for as long as we're both alive,
08:34and arguably longer.
08:38Absolutely.
08:41And for the boyhood,
08:47Ibshi Kota is brought to Tanahashi Hiroshi.
08:49That was a great to see.
08:55And the courage that it takes,
09:00and the courage that it takes.
09:10that it takes, broken femur and all.
09:12I know.
09:13Walk all the way down that ramp just to honor the man.
09:17He always-
09:18Helps make you a professional wrestling.
09:20Santa has to use the bus walk, I go, God damn you, kid, you're mad, man.
09:40Oh, what an incredible moment.
09:54Oh.
10:07Oh.
10:08From their Tokyo Dome exhibition just one year ago,
10:25they kicked off the entire final road for Tanahashi in 2025.
10:33It is Katsuyori Sabata.
10:35Every single one of these is pulling on another heart strength.
10:52The two of the three new musketeers,
10:56alongside Shinsuke Nakamura and Shibata left in 2005,
11:00returned the political giant sun in 2012.
11:04There was a lot to work through.
11:05But when they did-
11:07Shibata Katsuyori, Tanahashi Hiroshi,
11:10They got their wars.
11:11They got their wars.
11:13They want to go.
11:18I don't think I've ever seen Shibata so emotional.
11:35I don't think I've ever seen Shibata so emotional.
11:48I don't think I've ever seen Shibata.
11:51I don't think I've ever seen Shibata.
11:53Shibata Katsuyori, Tanahashi Hiroshi,
12:04Shibata Katsuyori,
12:06Shibata Katsuyori,
12:09Shibata Katsuyori,
12:11We talked about 2009 earlier in the broadcast.
12:19And a man that so definitely shaped Walker.
12:25We talked about all the attendees Tanahashi had,
12:28Mourashima would be the last, but Tanahashi was Keiji Muto's last
12:33attendee in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
12:35Keiji!
12:39Well, you certainly were gonna make Muto walk all the way down that ramp.
12:42Good Lord have mercy, Keiji Muto.
12:45There is a time limit on this broadcast, Moe.
12:51This right here is everything.
13:09It keeps getting better, selling with the best entrance music of all time in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
13:25We're coming here live from the Tokyo Dome.
13:28It's Tatsumi Fujinami.
13:31It's Sunday night.
13:34It's Tatsumi Fujinami.
13:41That's the dragon screw and the dragon suplex results tonight.
13:47It's Tatsumi Fujinami.
13:50It's Hatsumi Fujinami.
14:00Fujinami would have been president, right?
14:02Exactly.
14:04Going to Japan for wrestling as well, right?
14:20Fujinami said he tried to do everything in his power to keep the boys happy when he was president.
14:30I'm sure Tanahashi, I'm sure he had his days where he left Fujinami tearing his hair out.
14:39Oh man, what a lineup.
14:41All the generations.
14:53Generations of different fans across the world.
14:57But that man right there is impacted.
15:00I think there was a very telling line, Walker, in the package before we went to this matchup.
15:14Where Tanahashi said,
15:17I was never really anybody special.
15:20But maybe after tonight, I will be.
15:25And I think that definitely rings through.
15:30Grandpa Mudo's gotta get himself.
15:33I'm glad someone taught Mudo how to do that.
15:35I'm gonna tell Grandpa how to hit the button.
15:38I think you're absolutely hitting the nail on the head there though, Chris.
15:42There is a level of humility that Hiroshi Tanahashi has that almost feels unreal.
15:51Like a man who is unaware of his own star power.
15:54And in every single way, from the bottom of my heart, and I'm sure the gentleman at my broadcast booth,
15:58echo this sentiment as well.
16:01Moroshi Tanahashi will be absolutely and dearly missed inside of a New Japan Pro Wrestling ring.
16:07I don't think he's fully aware, Walker, about the number of people that he's touched.
16:18Despite existing.
16:20A man of great humility, honestly.
16:34A very giving man.
16:37An incredible professional wrestler, incredible human being.
16:41And we talked about it the other day, you know, I mean, everybody's got the I hate that guy story.
16:46I'm sure it's...
16:47Oh!
16:48You are kidding me.
16:52Just a billion bucks.
16:53fills with shaving kids.
16:54In the damn case.
16:55All laugh, nothing.
16:56In the damn case.
16:57Theoner's great由...
16:58haw, Everett, skinsking upside of, hotel, Abraham-likekk,
17:01everywhere.
17:03The new year ago?
17:05We made it for anything about a car!
17:08The year ago, How's �� predictive.
17:10About scientific поним curves and you know when something...
17:11What a major gus.
17:12Everyone was the most important one.
17:14We have toING another безопас.
17:16We Roberta is our approach to getting ready.
18:19Long months since the last time we've seen Tetsuya Naito in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
18:25Is that Tetsuya Naito?
18:26We can't be sure.
18:27Los Tranquilos de Japón winning the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to kick off the new year.
18:43Let's talk about, oh yeah, there's the real guy.
18:52Oh, never, never change.
18:56That's the Naito.
18:57What a worker.
19:04You talk about Tanahashi making Fujinari pull his hair out.
19:08Oh, no.
19:11Who's under there?
19:12Is that Hushi?
19:13Is it Yusei?
19:14Is it somebody else?
19:15We might be here all night, gentlemen.
19:34He's going to have a longer entrance than Tanah himself did.
19:39Longer entrance than a cadre.
19:41Longer entrance than anybody else put together.
19:43I would have liked to see the race between Naito and Muto.
19:48Yeah, well.
19:49See who would have won that one.
19:50You think you'd miss this for the world or your chance to cause trouble for everybody one more time.
20:01Well, we're up against a hard TV time limit here.
20:10I think they'll show it in speeded-up version for prime time.
20:13I think that's going to have to be the case.
20:15Well, we might just end up cutting this out.
20:18But we're going to have to be the case.
20:21We're going to have to be the case.
20:22BUSHI!
20:24It is BUSHI!
20:25It is BUSHI!
20:48He's still not cutting in the rain, guys.
20:53Nice!
21:01Tranky Ross, Apo.
21:05Naito Tetsuya!
21:23Oh.
21:31Hello, guys.
21:33I'm Paul Kyo-Kyo!
21:36What?
21:44I'm proud of the Mutoh Keiji.
21:50I looked up to Keiji Muto and that's what inspired me to become a professional wrestler and once I got closer to that goal it was you as an example I held to stand in this ring and join New Japan.
22:07Last year I left New Japan to walk to Tokyo Dome and even despite that you were the one that gave me the chance to walk down the Tokyo Dome ramp one more time and I thank you.
22:30Maybe I'll never wrestle in this ring again.
22:43Yeah probably I won't.
22:48I don't think I'll wrestle in this ring again.
22:53But I am looking forward to perhaps meeting you in New Japan again one day until then.
23:06Adios.
23:08Don't do it.
23:21You know what's going to happen if you do it.
23:25One, two, two, one, two.
23:31As you were saying, I was ready for the cheap shot.
23:52We all were.
23:56You nice, I wanted to.
24:01That's probably Nigel on his best behavior though, let's be honest.
24:05That was the most comfortable he's been for a long time.
24:12Well, Alex Obenable is not one to be governed at all by anyone,
24:29let alone Hiroshi Tanahashi here in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
24:33And then we'll be back to Pro Wrestling NOAH for Naito and Fushi, but.
24:39There's still one more man I want to hear from.
24:41There's still one more man I want to hear from.
24:59Yes, I can't speak a little.
25:15You're not letting me speak.
25:17Thank you for coming here tonight.
25:29I've finally been able to see from a New Japan ring what a sold-out Tokyo Dome looks like, thank you.
25:59I retired here today, but from now on, the wrestlers in New Japan will fight with all of their hearts and I want you to keep on supporting them, thank you.
26:29A sea of signs saying, I love you.
26:42I love you.
26:56Uh-oh.
26:59I see somebody looking for...
27:01Oh, there it is.
27:03That might be the biggest one I've ever seen.
27:05Oh, certainly so.
27:09Oh, Tokyo Dome has high ceilings.
27:11Uh-oh.
27:12Can he catch that air guitar?
27:14Oh!
27:15Yes.
27:26Tokyo Dome.
27:32Tokyo Dome.
27:37Let's get up.
27:41Oh.
27:45Oh.
27:49We need an encore.
28:10We'll go all the way till New Year Dash tomorrow.
28:17Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!
28:47The fans heard ya!
28:54Whoa!
28:56Uh-oh.
28:57That's the second biggest tag you've ever seen.
29:02Yeah, certainly so.
29:09Let's go!
29:16Let's go!
29:39Let's go!
29:46Let's go!
29:48Let's go!
29:52Let's go!
29:57Let's go!
29:59Let's go!
30:01Let's go!
30:03Let's go!
30:04Let's go!
30:05Let's go!
30:07Let's go!
30:08Let's go!
30:10Thank you so much.
30:12Thank you so much.
30:13This is my first time.
30:15I'm tired.
30:17I'm not tired, so I'm not tired.
30:22I'm not tired, so let me leave you with one more favor.
30:30Let's have a little wave all the way around the Tokyo Dome.
30:36Where should we start?
30:39Let's go from the center and go back to the center and go back to the center.
30:47Okay, you've got to pick a sidewalk. You'll be first or last.
30:53Oh, no.
30:54I think I'm going to sit down and I think I'm going to be bad.
31:01Let's move on.
31:02It's bad for the circulation to say Steenit. Here we go!
31:09What a sight!
31:1546,913!
31:19Here we go!
31:21Let's go up, boys!
31:33Whoa!
31:35All right, we're going to stand and we're going to have you.
31:43traditional ten bell salute.
31:52All right, we're going to stand and we're going to have the traditional ten bell salute.
31:58All right, we're going to stand and we're going to have the traditional ten bell salute.
32:12All right, we're going to have the traditional ten bell salute.
32:20Let's go!
32:26Let's go!
33:28Does it feel real yet, gentlemen?
33:41Over 25 years of New Japan Pro Wrestling and never once have we known this organization
33:48throughout it all without the Ace of the Universe.
33:50Go!
33:51Go!
33:52Go!
33:53Go!
33:54Go!
33:55Go!
33:56Go!
33:57Go!
33:58Go!
33:59Go!
34:00Go!
34:01Go!
34:02Go!
34:03Go!
34:04Go!
34:05Go!
34:06Go!
34:07Go!
34:08Go!
34:09Go!
34:10Go!
34:11Go!
34:12Go!
34:13Go!
34:14Go!
34:15Go!
34:16Go!
34:17I think tonight, Walker, this is a night that will live on in memories and history and legacy, long after, or maybe even here ago.
34:37Tanahashi will always be eternal. I can think of no single better person to be our boss than Hiroshi Tanahashi.
35:07Tanahashi! Tanahashi! Tanahashi! Tanahashi!
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