Fantastica Mania 2017

Fantastica Mania 2017 was a professional wrestling tour, co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion. The tour took place between January 13 and 22, 2017, with shows taking place in Osaka, Matsuyama, Kyoto, Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan. The 2017 shows were the seventh time that NJPW and CMLL co-promoted shows in Japan under the Fantastica Mania name. With seven shows, the 2017 tour was the longest in Fantastica Mania history. The shows featured seven matches each, including two matches contested for championships owned by CMLL.

Fantastica Mania 2017
Promotional poster for the third and fourth shows of the tour, featuring both CMLL and NJPW wrestlers
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date
  • January 13, 2017[1]
  • January 14, 2017[1]
  • January 15, 2017[1]
  • January 16, 2017[1]
  • January 20, 2017[2]
  • January 21, 2017[2]
  • January 22, 2017[2]
City
Venue
Attendance
  • 1,015 (Jan 13)[3]
  • 1,104 (Jan 14)[4]
  • 778 (Jan 15)[5]
  • 1,402 (Jan 16)[6]
  • 1,515 (Jan 20)[7]
  • 1,559 (Jan 21)[8]
  • 1,592 (Jan 22)[9]
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Background

The 2017 Fantastica Mania tour was the seventh year in a row where Japanese wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promoted a series of shows in Japan alongside their Mexican partner promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).[10] The 2017 tour was shows 25 to 31, a total of seven shows.

The tour was officially announced on October 24, 2016. Originally, NJPW confirmed the locations of six shows with a seventh pending confirmation.[11][12] The seventh show was officially announced on November 4.[13] The shows take place in Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo, all of which had previously hosted Fantastica Mania events, as well as Matsuyama and Nagoya, which host their first events.[13] The three final shows in Tokyo would air live through NJPW's internet streaming site, NJPW World.[14][15]

NJPW announced the CMLL wrestlers taking part in the tour on October 30.[16] Included were returning wrestlers Atlantis, Bárbaro Cavernario, Dragon Lee, Euforia, Hechicero, Máximo Sexy, Místico, Okumura, Stuka Jr., Titán, Último Guerrero and Volador Jr. and debuting wrestlers Blue Panther Jr., Ephesto, Raziel and Soberano Jr. Also announced for the tour was CMLL ring announcer Evan.[17] On November 21, Rush was added to the tour, three days after he had made his surprise return to NJPW as part of the 2016 World Tag League.[18]

The cards for the events were released by the two promotions on January 5, 2017, (Mexican time) and January 6 (Japanese time).[1][2][19] The tour would include two title matches, contested for championships owned by CMLL. On January 20, Dragon Lee would defend the CMLL World Lightweight Championship against Bárbaro Cavernario and on January 21, Máximo Sexy would defend the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship against Hechicero.[2][19]

Results

January 13
No.Results[3][20]StipulationsTimes
1Henare and Soberano Jr. defeated Jado and RazielTag team match08:30
2Ephesto, Gedo and Okumura (with Mima Shimoda) defeated Jyushin Thunder Liger, Stuka Jr. and Tiger MaskSix-man tag team match07:22
3Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil and Sanada) defeated Blue Panther Jr. and David FinlayvTag team match08:00
4Dragon Lee and Titán defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi)Tag team match07:47
5Bárbaro Cavernario and Los Guerreros Laguneros (Euforia and Último Guerrero) defeated Kushida and Sky Team (Místico and Volador Jr.)Six-man tag team match14:19
6Atlantis and Mascara Don defeated Los Ingobernables (Rush and Tetsuya Naito)Tag team match09:39
7Hiroshi Tanahashi, Máximo Sexy and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay) and HechiceroSix-man tag team match12:02

January 14
No.Results[4][21]StipulationsTimes
1Ephesto and Jado defeated Henare and Jyushin Thunder LigerTag team match07:51
2Gedo and Raziel defeated David Finlay and Soberano Jr.Tag team match07:13
3Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Evil and Sanada) defeated Blue Panther Jr., Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger MaskSix-man tag team match08:52
4Dragon Lee and Stuka Jr. defeated Bárbaro Cavernario and Okumura (with Mima Shimoda)Tag team match05:53
5Hechicero and Último Guerrero defeated Máximo Sexy and Volador Jr.Tag team match14:27
6Los Ingobernables (Hiromu Takahashi, Rush and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Atlantis, Mascara Don and TitánSix-man tag team match09:31
7Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kushida and Místico defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay) and EuforiaSix-man tag team match13:50

January 15
No.Results[5][22]StipulationsTimes
1Blue Panther Jr. and Henare defeated Ephesto and RazielTag team match07:41
2Jado and Okumura (with Mima Shimoda) defeated Jyushin Thunder Liger and Stuka Jr.Tag team match06:20
3Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi and Sanada) defeated Kushida, Ryusuke Taguchi and TitánSix-man tag team match10:44
4Dragon Lee and Tiger Mask defeated Bárbaro Cavernario and GedoTag team match08:34
5Euforia and Hechicero defeated Máximo Sexy and MísticoTag team match11:15
6Los Ingobernables (Evil, Rush and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Atlantis, Mascara Don and Soberano Jr.Six-man tag team match10:12
7David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Volador Jr. defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay) and Último GuerreroSix-man tag team match12:45

January 16
No.Results[6][23]StipulationsTimes
1Jado & Gedo and Raziel defeated Henare, Jyushin Thunder Liger and Tiger MaskSix-man tag team match08:40
2David Finlay and Stuka Jr. defeated Ephesto and OkumuraTag team match04:21
3Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Sanada) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and Soberano Jr.Tag team match09:33
4Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Blue Panther Jr. and Mascara DonTag team match07:38
5Los Guerreros Laguneros (Euforia and Último Guerrero) and Hechicero defeated Máximo Sexy and Sky Team (Místico and Volador Jr.)Six-man tag team match12:18
6Los Ingobernables (Hiromu Takahashi and Rush) defeated Atlantis and TitánSix-man tag team match07:53
7Dragon Lee, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kushida defeated Bárbaro Cavernario and Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay)Six-man tag team match13:03

January 20
No.Results[7][24][25]StipulationsTimes
1Blue Panther Jr. and Henare defeated Ephesto and Will OspreayTag team match06:36
2Jyushin Thunder Liger, Soberano Jr. and Tiger Mask defeated Jado & Gedo and RazielSix-man tag team match06:40
3Hechicero and Okumura (with Mima Shimoda) defeated Máximo Sexy and Stuka Jr.Tag team match06:34
4Los Ingobernables (Bushi, Evil, Rush, Sanada and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Atlantis, David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kushida and Ryusuke TaguchiTen-man tag team match10:35
5Los Guerreros Laguneros (Euforia and Último Guerrero) and Kazuchika Okada defeated Juice Robinson and Sky Team (Místico and Volador Jr.)Six-man tag team match13:32
6Hiromu Takahashi defeated TitánSingles match14:57
7Dragon Lee (c) (with Soberano Jr.) defeated Bárbaro Cavernario (with Hechicero)Singles match for the CMLL World Lightweight Championship20:20
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

January 21
No.Results[8][26][27]StipulationsTimes
1Ephesto, Jado & Gedo and Raziel defeated Blue Panther Jr., Henare, Jyushin Thunder Liger and Tiger MaskEight-man tag team match06:51
2Stuka Jr. defeated Okumura (with Mima Shimoda)Singles match07:55
3Bárbaro Cavernario and Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay) defeated Kushida, Ryusuke Taguchi and Soberano Jr.Six-man tag team match09:42
4Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada and Tetsuya Naito) defeated David Finlay, Dragon Lee, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson and TitánTen-man tag team match08:57
5Los Guerreros Laguneros (Euforia and Último Guerrero) defeated Sky Team (Místico and Volador Jr.)Tag team match13:39
6Rush defeated AtlantisSingles match10:46
7Máximo Sexy (c) (with Stuka Jr.) defeated Hechicero (with Bárbaro Cavernario)Singles match for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship15:59
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

January 22
No.Results[9][28][29]StipulationsTimes
1Bárbaro Cavernario and Jado & Gedo defeated Blue Panther Jr., Henare and Soberano Jr.Six-man tag team match07:44
2Jyushin Thunder Liger, Stuka Jr. and Tiger Mask defeated Hechicero, Okumura (with Mima Shimoda) and RazielSix-man tag team match06:58
3Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated Dragon Lee and TitánTag team match09:07
4Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay) and Ephesto defeated Juice Robinson, Máximo Sexy and Ryusuke TaguchiSix-man tag team match08:17
5Los Ingobernables (Evil, Rush, Sanada and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Atlantis, David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi and KushidaEight-man tag team match09:58
6Místico defeated EuforiaSingles match11:24
7Volador Jr. defeated Último GuerreroSingles match15:50

See also

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