Jump to content

All Together (professional wrestling)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Logo of the All Together events

All Together is a series of professional wrestling events organized by United Japan Pro-Wrestling. Initially the All Together event series was organized by Japan's three biggest promotions; All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH), in response to the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The first event was held in Tokyo on August 27, 2011, and the second in Sendai on February 19, 2012. All proceeds from the events were donated to Japanese Red Cross. The events featured no storylines or championship matches, instead they were booked as "supercards", putting together combinations of wrestlers from the three promotions that fans would normally not see. A third event called All Together: Again took place in Tokyo on June 9, 2023, as a memorial to NJPW founder Antonio Inoki who had died the previous year. A fourth event took place in Tokyo on May 5, 2024, in response to the 2024 Noto earthquake and was also the first event under the United Japan Pro-Wrestling (UJPW) banner, which comprises NJPW, DDT Pro Wrestling (DDT), Dragongate (DG), Big Japan Pro-Wrestling (BJW), NOAH and World Wonder Ring Stardom (STARDOM).

Tokyo

[edit]
All Together
PromotionAll Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Noah
DateAugust 27, 2011
VenueNippon Budokan
Attendance17,000[1]
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
(AJPW) 2011 Puroresu Love in Ryōkoku Vol. 12
(NJPW) G1 Climax 2011
(Noah) New Navigation '10 in Osaka
Next →
(AJPW/Noah) All Together: Mōikkai, Hitotsu ni Narō ze
(NJPW) G1 Climax Special 2011
All Together chronology
← Previous
First
Next →
Sendai

On April 18, 2011, Yukinobu Ebata, president of the Tokyo Sports magazine, All Japan Pro Wrestling president Keiji Mutoh and top champion Suwama, New Japan Pro-Wrestling president Naoki Sugabayashi and top champion Hiroshi Tanahashi and Pro Wrestling Noah president Akira Taue and top champion Takashi Sugiura held a press conference in Tokyo's Nippon Budokan, announcing that the three promotions would be coming together for a charity event on August 27 at the same arena.[2][3][4] All proceeds from the event would be donated to help those affected by the March 11, 2011, Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The event marked the first time all three promotions had come together to co-produce an event and the first time since August 1979, when AJPW and NJPW had co-produced an event. The event was sponsored by Tokyo Sports.[2] Rock band Funkist composed a song named "All Together" for the event, which featured thirty wrestlers from the three promotions singing backing vocals.[5][6] The event aired live on pay-per-view,[7] and was later aired on tape delay on Fighting TV Samurai, Gaora, NTV G+ and TV Asahi.[8]

In addition to AJPW, NJPW and Noah wrestlers, Kota Ibushi from DDT Pro-Wrestling and Kensuke Sasaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kento Miyahara and Satoshi Kajiwara from Kensuke Office also took part in the event. American retired wrestler Dick Beyer, using his famous The Destroyer character, attended the event and presented a trophy to the winner of the Destroyer Cup.[9] Manabu Nakanishi and Satoshi Kojima from NJPW and Naomichi Marufuji and Takeshi Rikio from Noah were forced to miss the event due to injuries. All in all, the event featured ten matches involving 82 wrestlers.[10] The semi-main event, where AJPW wrestler Keiji Mutoh and Noah wrestler Kenta Kobashi defeated the NJPW tag team of Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano, was later named the 2011 Match of the Year by Tokyo Sports.[11] On October 25, representatives of the three promotions handed a check of ¥58,273,560 (approx. U.S. $730,000 at the time), made up of ticket, PPV and merchandise sales, to Japanese Red Cross.[12][13]

Results

[edit]
No.Results[1][14][15][16]StipulationsTimes
1Bushi, Hiroshi Yamato, Kota Ibushi and Taiji Ishimori defeated Kaz Hayashi, Ricky Marvin, Shuji Kondo and Tiger MaskEight-man tag team match10:05
2Seiya Sanada, Shuhei Taniguchi and Tetsuya Naito defeated Manabu Soya, Muhammad Yone and Yujiro TakahashiSix-man tag team match11:10
3Akitoshi Saito and Togi Makabe defeated Hirooki Goto and Taiyō KeaTag team match09:55
4Kai, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kotaro Suzuki, Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Genba Hirayanagi, Kenta, Koji Kanemoto, Minoru and Yoshinobu KanemaruTen-man tag team match15:07
5Jyushin Thunder Liger, Masakatsu Funaki and Takuma Sano defeated Atsushi Aoki, Minoru Suzuki and TaichiSix-man tag team match12:47
6Kentaro Shiga won by last eliminating Gedo126-man battle royal for the Destroyer Cup11:54
7Akebono, Ryota Hama, Takeshi Morishima and Yutaka Yoshie defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Osamu Nishimura, Wataru Inoue and Yuji NagataEight-man tag team match11:20
8Jun Akiyama and Kensuke Sasaki defeated Takao Omori and Yoshihiro TakayamaTag team match15:44
9Keiji Mutoh and Kenta Kobashi defeated Chaos (Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano)Tag team match14:58
10Go Shiozaki, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Suwama defeated Kenso, Shinsuke Nakamura and Takashi SugiuraSix-man tag team match22:50
  1. ^ Order of elimination: Hiromu Takahashi, King Fale, Takumi Soya, Black Bushi, Yasufumi Nakanoue, Hideo Saito, Takaaki Watanabe, René Duprée, Akira Taue, Yoshinari Ogawa, Soshun, Lee Jae-kyung, Mazada, Zack Sabre Jr., Satoshi Kajiwara, Tomohiro Ishii, Tomoaki Honma, Kushida, Jun Nishikawa, Joe Doering, Kento Miyahara, Masanobu Fuchi, Super Strong Machine, Masao Inoue, Gedo.[1][14][15][16]

Sendai

[edit]
All Together:
Mōikkai, Hitotsu ni Narō ze
PromotionAll Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Noah
DateFebruary 19, 2012
CitySendai, Miyagi
VenueSendai Sun Plaza Hall
Attendance3,500[17]
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
(AJPW/Noah) All Together
(NJPW) The New Beginning
Next →
(NJPW) Hataage Kinenbi
(Noah) Final Burning in Budokan
All Together chronology
← Previous
Tokyo
Next →
Again

The second All Together show, titled Mōikkai, Hitotsu ni Narō ze ("Once More, Let's Become One"), was announced at the conclusion of the first show.[18] It was held on February 19, 2012, at the Sendai Sun Plaza Hall in Sendai, Miyagi, which was the nearest major city to the epicenter of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and suffered major damage in it and the following tsunami.[19] Much like the first All Together, the second one also aired live on pay-per-view and on tape delay on Fighting TV Samurai, Gaora, NTV G+ and TV Asahi.[20]

The second All Together event featured outside participation from The Great Sasuke, Jinsei Shinzaki, Kenoh and Taro Nohashi from Michinoku Pro Wrestling and Kensuke Sasaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima from Diamond Ring, the recently renamed Kensuke Office. Female wrestler and owner of the Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling promotion, Meiko Satomura, greeted fans during the intermission.[17][21] The event featured eight matches and 50 wrestlers. AJPW's Kenso and NJPW's Kazuchika Okada and Prince Devitt missed the event due to schedule conflicts.

Results

[edit]
No.Results[17]StipulationsTimes
1The Great Sasuke, Ryusuke Taguchi, Taiji Ishimori and Tiger Mask defeated Gedo, Jado, Kenoh and Taro NohashiEight-man tag team match11:12
2Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Kentaro Shiga and Satoshi Kojima defeated Captain All Japan, Captain New Japan and Captain NoahSix-man tag team match10:27
3Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kaz Hayashi, Shuji Kondo and Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Jyushin Thunder Liger, Kai, Kotaro Suzuki and Minoru TanakaEight-man tag team match14:38
4Takashi Sugiura and Yujiro Takahashi defeated Manabu Soya and Togi MakabeTag team match11:46
5Akebono, Kensuke Sasaki, Naomichi Marufuji and Yuji Nagata defeated Suzuki-gun (Masayuki Kono, Minoru Suzuki, Taichi and Yoshihiro Takayama)Eight-man tag team match13:58
6Akitoshi Saito, Hirooki Goto and Jinsei Shinzaki defeated Chaos (Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano)Six-man tag team match13:30
7Keiji Mutoh and Kenta Kobashi defeated Jun Akiyama and Takao OmoriTag team match20:20
8Hiroshi Tanahashi, Suwama and Takeshi Morishima defeated Go Shiozaki, Seiya Sanada and Tetsuya NaitoSix-man tag team match23:13

Again

[edit]
All Together: Again
PromotionAll Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Noah
DateJune 9, 2023
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueRyogoku Kokugikan
Event chronology
← Previous
(AJPW) AJPW 51st Anniversary Event
(NJPW) Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
(NOAH) Sunny Voyage 2023
Next →
(AJPW) Dynamite Series Night 1
(NJPW) NJPW Academy Showcase
Forbidden Door
(NOAH) Green Journey 2023 in Nagoya
All Together chronology
← Previous
Sendai
Next →
2024

Results

[edit]
No.Results[22]StipulationsTimes
1PRyu Inoue, Black Menso-re, Yoh and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Super Crazy, Alejandro, Seiki Yoshioka and Atsushi KotogeEight-man tag team match17:30
2Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii and Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi)) defeated Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba and Yoshiki InamuraSix-man tag team match8:28
3Chris Ridgeway and Sean Legacy defeated TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr. and Kosei Fujita)Tag team match11:23
4Shota Umino defeated Yoshi TatsuSingles match5:58
5Axiz (Go Shiozaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima) defeated Satoshi Kojima and Hokuto OmoriTag team match9:12
6Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki, Ren Narita and El Desperado) defeated Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura and Junta MiyawakiSix-man tag team match10:08
7United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan, Aaron Henare and Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira)) defeated Saito Brothers (Jun Saito and Rei Saito), Ryuki Honda, Hikaru Sato and Dan TamuraTen-man tag team match11:41
8Yuji Nagata, Suwama and Yuma Anzai defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and Bushi)Six-man tag team match8:31
9Good Looking Guys (Tadasuke, Yo-Hey and Jake Lee) defeated Just 5 Guys (Taka Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Sanada)Six-man tag team match8:34
10Hiromu Takahashi, Atsuki Aoyagi and Amakusa defeated Master Wato, Rising Hayato and HayataSix-man tag team match8:34
11Kazuchika Okada, Yuma Aoyagi and Kenoh defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kento Miyahara and Kaito KiyomiyaSix-man tag team match23:22
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

2024

[edit]

Tokyo

[edit]
All Together
ALL TOGETHER 〜 Nihon puroresuringu renmei hossoku kinen Notohantō fukkō shien chariti taikai 〜
PromotionUnited Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 6, 2024
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueNippon Budokan
Attendance4,583[23]
Event chronology
← Previous
NJPW
Wrestling Dontaku
NOAH
Wrestle Magic
DDT
DDT Goes Philadelphia
DG
Unlock The Unexpected
BJW
Blow The Night
Stardom
All Star Grand Queendom
Next →
NJPW
Resurgence
NOAH
Limit Break 2
DDT
King of DDT: 20th Anniversary
(Finals)
DG
TBA
BJW
Endless Survivor ~ Beyond The Milestone
Stardom
Flashing Champions
All Together chronology
← Previous
Again
Next →
All Together Sapporo

Results

[edit]
No.Results[24]StipulationsTimes[23]
1House of Torture[broken anchor] (Evil, Ren Narita, and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Shacho Squad (Hiroshi Tanahashi, Naomichi Marufuji, and Sanshiro Takagi)Six-man tag team match8:50
2Kenoh defeated Kosei FujitaSingles match9:44
3Mutual Love (Starlight Kid and Natsupoi) defeated 02line (AZM and Miyu Amasaki)Tag team match9:50
4Tomohiro Ishii and Daisuke Sekimoto defeated Jeff Cobb and Masa KitamiyaTag team match13:15
5El Desperado, Hayata, Kota Minoura, Mao and Ninja Mack defeated Hiromu Takahashi, Los Golpeadores (Alpha Wolf and Dragón Bane), Shunma Katsumata and YamatoTen-man tag team match13:21
6Taichi and Kai defeated Zack Sabre Jr. and Chris BrookesTag team match14:59
7Bullet Club War Dogs[broken anchor] (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd and Jake Lee (with Gedo)) defeated Los Ingobernables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji)Six-man tag team match17:46
8Shota Umino, Kaito Kiyomiya, and Yuki Ueno defeated Yuya Uemura, Konosuke Takeshita, and Shun SkywalkerSix-man tag team match23:18

Sapporo

[edit]
All Together
ALL TOGETHER 〜 Nihon puroresuringu renmei hossoku kinen Notohantō fukkō shien chariti taikai 〜
PromotionUnited Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateJune 15, 2024
CitySapporo, Japan
VenueHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
Attendance2,156[25]
Event chronology
← Previous
NJPW
Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
NOAH
Limit Break 2
DDT
Judgement 2024
Stardom
Flashing Champions
Next →
NJPW
New Japan Soul
NOAH
Grand Ship In Yokohama
DDT
Wrestle Peter Pan 2024
Stardom
The Conversion
All Together chronology
← Previous
2024
Next →

Results

[edit]
No.Results[26]StipulationsTimes[25]
1Toru Yano and Tomoaki Honma defeated Andreza Giant Panda and TomoyaTag team match6:26
2TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr. and Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita)) defeated Hayata, Ulka Sasaki and Yu OwadaSix-man tag team match8:37
3Starlight Kid vs. AZM ended in a time-limit drawSingles match15:00
4Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) defeated Daichi Hashimoto and Daisuke SekimotoTag team match10:24
5Kazusada Higuchi and United Empire (Jeff Cobb and Great-O-Khan) (with Callum Newman) defeated Tetsuya Endo, Oleg Boltin and Ryohei OiwaSix-man tag team match9:53
6Just 5 Guys (Sanada, Taichi and Yuya Uemura) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Naomichi Marufuji and Kento MiyaharaSix-man tag team match13:25
7Masa Kitamiya defeated Tomohiro IshiiSingles match13:42
8Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi, Titán and Yota Tsuji) defeated Good Looking Guys (Jack Morris, Anthony Greene and LJ Cleary) and Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney)Ten-man tag team match10:30
9Yo-Hey and Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay and Gabe Kidd) defeated All Rebellion (Kenoh, Alejandro and Kaito Kiyomiya)Six-man tag team match12:16
10Tetsuya Naito defeated Jake LeeSingles match26:32

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "東日本大震災復興支援チャリティープロレス 『All Together』". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "プロレスで元気を! 新日本&全日本&ノアが「東日本大震災復興支援チャリティープロレス All Together」を開催!". All Together (in Japanese). April 18, 2011. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  3. ^ 新日本+全日本+ノア=8月慈善マッチ. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 18, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  4. ^ 新日・全日・ノアがチャリティー興行で団結 32年ぶり夢のオールスター実現. Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. April 18, 2011. Archived from the original on April 23, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  5. ^ 被災地思い3団体30人集結!魂の激唱. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. June 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  6. ^ 新日本、全日本、ノア選手30人支援ソング. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). June 10, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  7. ^ "あなたの購入したPPVがチャリティーになります!「All Together」をスカパー!でPPV完全生中継!!". All Together (in Japanese). July 15, 2011. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  8. ^ "テレビ中継も「All Together」!! テレビ朝日&日本テレビ&Gaora&サムライTVで8.27日本武道館大会を視聴しよう!". All Together (in Japanese). July 15, 2011. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  9. ^ "東日本大震災復興支援チャリティープロレス 「All Together」". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  10. ^ "棚橋、諏訪魔、潮崎が「被災地に元気を」と意気込み=All Together メーンは『ビチッ』と"Kensoワールド"さく裂か!?". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. August 27, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  11. ^ 日本列島に夢と感動と希望を与えた武藤&小橋のムーンサルトプレス. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). December 15, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  12. ^ "『All Together』義援金、5,827万円を赤十字社へ!! 棚橋、潮崎、カズ、3団体の代表選手が贈呈!!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). October 25, 2011. Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  13. ^ プロレス3団体が義援金5800万円寄付. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 25, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  14. ^ a b "東日本大震災復興支援チャリティープロレス 「All Together」". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  15. ^ a b "東日本大震災復興支援チャリティープロレス「All Together」". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  16. ^ a b "東日本大震災復興支援チャリティープロレス「All Together」". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. August 27, 2011. Archived from the original on November 29, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  17. ^ a b c "東日本大震災復興支援チャリティープロレス 「All Together ~もう一回、ひとつになろうぜ~」」". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  18. ^ "東日本大震災復興支援チャリティープロレス 「All Together」". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  19. ^ "Magnitude 9.03 – Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  20. ^ "テレビ朝日、G+、Gaora、サムライ、CSテレ朝!! 「All Together」仙台大会、テレビ放映情報決定!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 20, 2012. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  21. ^ "東日本大震災復興支援チャリティープロレス「All Together~もう一回、ひとつになろうぜ~」". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. February 19, 2012. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  22. ^ "All Together Again live results: NJPW/AJPW/NOAH crossover". 9 June 2023.
  23. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 6, 2024). "UJPW ALL TOGETHER ~ United Japan Pro-Wrestling Inauguration & Noto Earthquake Benefit Event". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  24. ^ Tessier, Colin (May 6, 2024). "UJPW All Together Results (5/6): Konosuke Takeshita, Zack Sabre Jr, Hiroshi Tanahashi, More". fightful.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  25. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 15, 2024). "UJPW All Together Sapporo". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  26. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (June 15, 2024). "UJPW All Together Results (6/15): Tetsuya Naito vs. Jake Lee, AZM vs. Starlight Kid". fightful.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.