NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 Day 5 6/23/25

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Date & Location

  • Date: Monday, June 23, 2025
  • Venue: Korakuen Hall, Bunkyo‑ku, Tokyo, Japan

Preview

The fifth night of the New Japan Soul tour continued the high-stakes qualification battles for G1 Climax 35. With two more spots open in the B‑Block, competitors were going all out to punch their ticket. The evening promised a mix of intense singles competition and explosive tag team clashes. Highlights included Tomohiro Ishii’s G1 play‑in match against Drilla Moloney and Taichi versus Callum Newman, both vying for G1 glory. Underlying the night was the ongoing faction warfare—United Empire, HOUSE OF TORTURE, BULLET CLUB War Dogs, Just Five Guys—set to collide in multi‑man brawls, making it a must-see build-up for Forbidden Door and the coming G1 tournament.

Matchcard

  1. Singles – G1 Climax 35 B-Block Play‑In: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Drilla Moloney
  2. Singles – G1 Climax 35 A-Block Play‑In: Taichi vs. Callum Newman
  3. Six‑Man Tag Team: Hirooki Goto, Oleg Boltin & Shota Umino vs. TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.)
  4. Six‑Man Tag Team: El Phantasmo, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Gabe Kidd, Gedo & Taiji Ishimori)
  5. Tag Team: Ryusuke Taguchi & Yuya Uemura vs. United Empire (Great‑O‑Khan & Jakob Austin Young)
  6. Eight‑Man Tag Team: Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma), Tiger Mask & YOSHI‑HASHI vs. House Of Torture (Chase Owens, Don Fale, EVIL & SANADA)
  7. Ten‑Man Tag Team: Katsuya Murashima, Master Wato, Shoma Kato, Toru Yano & YOH vs. House Of Torture (DOUKI, Ren Narita, SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi)
  8. Singles Match: Daiki Nagai vs. Masatora Yasuda
  9. Singles Match: Zane Jay vs. Tatsuya Matsumoto

Conclusion

As the final New Japan Soul stop before Forbidden Door and the G1, Night 5 delivered the tension and momentum fans were craving. Tomohiro Ishii edged past Drilla Moloney, earning his spot in the B‑Block, while Taichi overcame Callum Newman to punch his ticket in the A‑Block. In the undercard, faction warfare took center stage: Goto, Boltin and Umino represented traditional strength in high‑octane action against TMDK; El Phantasmo and the “Ace” Tanahashi set the tone early against the War Dogs; and United Empire’s Great‑O‑Khan & Jakob won a heated tag bout over Taguchi & Uemura. The House Of Torture grabs loomed large, with their large‑team bouts keeping the spotlight firmly on faction supremacy. Meanwhile, the opening singles matches saw YL hopeful Zane Jay debuting against Matsumoto, and a hard‑fought Nagai–Yasuda bout, underscoring NJPW’s full‑card depth. Overall, the card balanced qualifying intensity, factional conflict, and the undercurrent of the impending G1, leaving the building buzzing for what comes next.