New Year Dash solidified many of the upcoming feuds as NJPW hit 2025 running. There were many confrontations and many challenges thrown down.
New Year Dash 2025 Results
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata versus Daiki Nagai, Katsuya Murashima and Shoma Kato
Yuji Nagata gets the win for his team with the Nagata Lock.
Winners: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata
Josh Barnett vs. Oleg Boltin
The match ended in a time limit draw.
Winner: Draw
El Phantasmo, Jado, Master Wato, Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma versus The United Empire (Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan, Jakob Austin Young, Jeff Cobb & TJP)
The Great-O-Khan pins Honma with The Eliminator. Jeff Cobb confronts ELP after the match. He wants a TV title shot. Khan attacks Umino after the match. He slams him into a steel barricade. He rips up Umino’s paper belts made by fans. The crowd boos. Umino rushes into the ring to get some revenge. The United Empire puts the boots to him.
Winners: The United Empire (Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan, Jakob Austin Young, Jeff Cobb & TJP)
House Of Torture (Ren Narita, SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi) versus Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tiger Mask, Togi Makabe & Toru Yano
Sho taps to Tiger Mask’s submission but the official is distracted by Kanemaru. Yujiro clocks Mask with one of the Six-Man Never Open Tag Team Championships. Sho pins Tiger Mask. Sho takes two out of the three title belts. Bolten Oleg chases them off.
Winners: House Of Torture (Ren Narita, SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi)
Just 4 Guys (Taichi & TAKA Michinoku) versus Bullet Club War Dogs (Sanada and Clark Connors)
Sanada hits a low-blow on Taka. Taka taps to Skull End. Sanada pours a beer on Taka after the match. Tai Chi grabs a steel chair and chases them back to the locker room.
Winners: Bullet Club War Dogs
El Desperado & KUSHIDA versus BULLET CLUB (KENTA & Taiji Ishimori)
Kenta submits to the Hoverboard Lock. Ishimori throws down a challenge for Desperado’s belt.
Winners: El Desperado & KUSHIDA
Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Shingo Takagi, Titan & Yota Tsuji) versus BULLET CLUB War Dogs (David Finlay, Drilla Moloney, Gabe Kidd & Gedo)
Titan makes Gedo submit. Kidd and Tsuji confront each other after the match as do Takagi and Drilla.
Winners: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Shingo Takagi, Titan & Yota Tsuji)
Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) versus FUNKY SAUCE (Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi)
Naito pins Taguchi with Destino.
Winners: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito)
CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Rocky Romero, YOH & YOSHI-HASHI) versus TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.)
Yoh pins Eagles with a roll-up. Goto and Sabre have words previewing their title match in the near future. Oiwas and Hashi also get into it chopping each other on the floor.
Winners: CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Rocky Romero, YOH & YOSHI-HASHI)
Top Photo: Goto confronts Sabre. Courtesy: NJPW.
