The information regarding the 2024 Fantasticamania tour has been revealed. Still, for the first time since the joint tours between New Japan Pro Wrestling & Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, championship matches have yet to be booked. The tour this year will be a week-long outing starting in Osaka and culminating on February 19th in the prestigious Korakuen Hall.
Let’s get to the match cards with quite a few NJPW debuts.
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— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) February 11, 2024
Here is the full card for this week-long event:
2-12-24 ( Osaka, Japan )
- NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi will be teaming alongside NWA World Historic Welterweight champion Mascara Dorada & Mistico to face two former CMLL Heavyweight champions Ultimo Guerrero, Stuka Jr and UNITED Empire member Francesco Akira in the opening tour headliner.
- Volador Jr teams with Atlantis Jr and Templario vs Rocky Romero ( bookerman of NJPW STRONG ), Hechicero and the newly minted Rudo Soberano Jr in trios action during the undercard.
- Satoshi Kojima , Black Panther & Pegasso vs OKUMURA , YOH & Master Wato in a trios match.
- Los Ingobernables de Japon ( IWGP World champion Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI & Titan ) vs El Desperado, Brillante Jr, Stigma & Ryusuke Taguchi in a tag match on the undercard.
- Tiger Mask 4 vs Stigma ( one of the students of Volador Jr ) in a singles match.
- DOUKI & Difunto vs Taiji Ishimori & Gedo is in the opening match.
2-13-24
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Volador Jr & Templario vs Rocky Romero, Soberano Jr & DOUKI are the headliners here.
- El Desperado , Mistico & Mascara Dorada vs Ultimo Guerrero , Stuka Jr & Francesco Akira on the undercard.
- Dark Panther , Atlantis Jr & Master Wato vs Hechicero , OKUMURA & Gedo in a trios match.
- Los Ingobernables de Japon vs the team of Satoshi Kojima, Brillante Jr, Stigma & Master Wato on the undercard.
- Taiji Ishimori & Magnus vs Tiger Mask 4 & Pegasso in a tag match.
- House of Torture ( SHO & Uncle Nobu ) vs Ryusuke Taguchi & Difunto in the opening about.
2-14-24
- El Desperado , Atlantis Jr & Mistico vs Francesco Akira , Hechicero & Ultimo Guerrero in the main event.
- Volador Jr , Mascara Dorada & Templario vs Rocky Romero , Soberano Jr & Stuka Jr in trios action.
- LIJ vs Hiroshi Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima, Stigma & Tiger Mask 4 on the undercard.
- Pegasso , Dark Panther & Master Wato vs OKUMURA , DOUKI & Magnus in a trios bout.
- Taiji Ishimori & Gedo vs Difunto & YOH in a tag match.
- SHO & Uncle Nobu vs Ryusuke Taguchi & Brillante Jr in the opening match.
2-16-24 ( Aichi, Japan )
- BUSHI & Titan vs Ultimo Guerrero & Stuka Jr in the main event.
- Volador Jr & Magnus vs Pegasso & Stigma on the undercard.
- Rocky Romero , Soberano Jr & DOUKI vs Mistico , Mascara Dorada & Templario in trios action.
- Hechicero , Ryusuke Taguchi , Master Wato vs Hiroshi Tanahashi , YOH & Atlantis Jr.
- Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu vs El Desperado & Brillante Jr on the undercard
- OKUMURA & Francesco Akira vs Satoshi Kojima & Dark Panther
- SHO & Uncle Nobu vs Tiger Mask 4 & Difunto in the opening bout.
2-17-24 ( Chiba, Japan )
The finals and semifinals of the faction tag tourney are happening here.
- Rocky Romero , Tiger Mask 4 , El Desperado vs Francesco Akira , Mascara Dorada & Mistico in a trios bout.
- DOUKI & Templario vs Brillante Jr & Soberano Jr on the undercard.
- SHO , Uncle Nobu & Hechicero & OKUMURA vs Hiroshi Tanahashi , YOH , Dark Panther & Atlantis Jr in a tag match.
- Tetsuya Naito, Yota Tsuji & Hiromu Takahashi vs Satoshi Kojima, Difunto & Ryusuke Taguchi on the undercard.
- La Jarochita & LLuvia vs two mystery opponents ( a rare women’s match in proper NJPW )
2-18-24 (Night one at Korakuen Hall )
- Rocky Romero vs. Volador Jr. is in the main event.
- Soberano Jr vs Templario on the undercard.
- El Desperado , Mistico , Mascara Dorada , Stigma vs Difunto , Francesco Akira , Stuka Jr & Ultimo Guerrero ( Black Cat memorial match )
- DOUKI, OKUMURA, Hechicero vs Master Wato, Dark Panther & Atlantis Jr in a trios match.
- Titan vs Brillante Jr in a singles match.
- LIJ vs SHO, Uncle Nobu, Yujiro Takahashi & Magnus on the undercard.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi , Satoshi Kojima & Pegasso vs YOH , Tiger Mask 4 & Tomoaki Honma in the opener.
2-19-24 (Tour finale at Korakuen Hall )
- Mascara Dorada vs. Stuka Jr. will be in the main event.
- Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero on the undercard.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Rocky Romero, Soberano Jr & Tiger Mask 4 vs Volador Jr, El Desperado, Templario & Master Wato on the undercard.
- Atlantis Jr vs Hechicero in a singles match.
- OKUMURA vs. Dark Panther is on the undercard.
- LIJ vs SHO , Uncle Nobu , Difunto & Magnus in a tag team match.
- Francesco Akira, Pegasso, Stigma vs Brillante Jr, Ryusuke Taguchi & YOH in the opening match.
These shows will be viewed on NJPW World next month, and some will be on tape delay, too; the cards regarding Fantasticamania 2024 look pretty decent, especially the final two tour stops.
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