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Fantastica Mania 2020

Fantastica Mania 2020 was a professional wrestling show tour, scripted and co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion. The tour started on January 10 and ran until January 21, 2020, with shows taking place in Osaka, Ehime, Kyoto, Aichi, and four shows in Tokyo at Korakuen Hall.

Fantastica Mania 2020
Poster for the tour
Promotion
Date
  • January 10, 2020[1]
  • January 11, 2020[1]
  • January 12, 2020[1]
  • January 13, 2020[1]
  • January 16, 2020[1]
  • January 17, 2020[1]
  • January 19, 2020[1]
  • January 20, 2020[1]
City
Venue
Attendance
  • 1,052 (Jan 10)[2]
  • 931 (Jan 11)[3]
  • 781 (Jan 12)[4]
  • 1,534 (Jan 13)[5]
  • 1,423 (Jan 16)[6]
  • 1,534 (Jan 17)[7]
  • 1,601 (Jan 19)[8]
  • 1,593 (Jan 20)[9]
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The 2020 tour was the tenth year in a row that NJPW and CMLL has co-promoted shows in Japan under the Fantastica Mania name. With a total of eight shows, the tour tied the 2018 tour and the 2019 tour as the longest in Fantastica Mania history. Select events were shown on Fighting TV Samurai and TV Asahi, or live on NJPW World with subsequent video-on-demand options.

Background

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The 2020 Fantastica Mania tour was the tenth year in a row where Japanese wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promoted a series of shows with their Mexican partner promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Due to the co-promotional nature of the shows, they rarely feature any development in ongoing NJPW or CMLL storylines, instead the shows generally focus on inter-promotional matches between CMLL and NJPW.

The 2020 tour included 8 shows, the same as the 2019 tour. Starting on Friday January 11 in Osaka at the Edion Arena Osaka, the show then runs through Ehime (January 12), Kyoto (January 13), Aichi (January 16) and four shows in Tokyo at the Korakuen Hall (January 17, 19, 20 and 21).[1] The shows from Korakuen Hall were streamed live on NJPW World.

Storylines

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Each of the 2020 Fantastica Mania shows features a number of professional wrestling matches scripted by CMLL and NJPW with some wrestlers involved in scripted feuds. Wrestlers portray either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that play the part of the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they perform.[10]

The CMLL participants for the 2020 tour were announced on October 16, 2019, and included:[11]

 
Bárbaro Cavernario during the 2017 Fantastica Mania tour.
Rank # of tours Show(s)
Ángel de Oro 3 2019[12] 2018[13] 2015[14]
Audaz 1 2019[12]
Bárbaro Cavernario 5 2019[12] 2018[13] 2017[15] 2016[16] 2015[14]
Carístico 2 2019[12] 2011[17]
Negro Casas 0  
El Cuatrero 2 2019[12] 2018[13]
Dulce Gardenia 0  
Euforia 2 2017[15] 2013[18]
Forastero 1 2019[12]
Flyer 1 2019[12]
Fuego 3 2018[13] 2016[16] 2014[19]
Guerrero Maya Jr. 1 2016[16]
Luciferno 0  
Niebla Roja 2 2018[13] 2014[19]
Okumura 9 2019[12] 2018[13] 2017[15] 2016[16] 2015[14] 2014[19] 2013[18] 2012[20] 2011[17]
Sansón 2 2019[12] 2018[13]
Soberano Jr. 3 2019[12] 2018[13] 2017[15]
Stuka Jr. 4 2017[15] 2016[16] 2015[14] 2014[19]
Tiger 0  
Titán 5 2019[12] 2017[15] 2016[16] 2014[19] 2013[18]
Último Guerrero 6 2019[12] 2018[13] 2017[15] 2016[16] 2015[14] 2014[19]

The 2020 tour marked the Fantasticamania debut for CMLL wrestlers Negro Casas, Dulce Gardenia, Lucifierno and Tiger. Casas was originally scheduled for the 2018 tour but had to miss it due to injury. For the first time in six years neither Volador Jr. nor Místico participated in the tour.[11] Okumura is the only wrestler to participate in every Fantastica Mania tour, in part because of his role of liaison and translator for those that only speak Spanish on the CMLL contingent. Okumura and Carístico are the only two 2020 participants who were also on the first tour, at the time Carístico was known as "Místico".[17]

Results

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January 10

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Retired wrestler Jushin Thunder Liger and NJPW chairman Naoki Sugabayashi joined the regular commentary team for the NJPW World broadcast of the event.[21] Before the main event, Sugabayashi presenented OKUMURA with a plaque, commemorating his 25 professional wrestling anniversary.[21]

No.Results[2][21][22]StipulationsTimes
1Ryusuke Taguchi and Fuego defeated Suzuki-Gun (Douki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru)Tag Team match08:00
2Namajague, Luciferno and Euforia defeated Yuya Uemura, Guerrero Maya Jr. and AudazSix-man tag team match08:34
3Flyer and Soberano Jr. defeated Tiger and Negro CasasTag team match06:30
4Titán, Niebla Roja and Ángel de Oro defeated Forastero, El Cuatrero and SansónSix-man tag team match10:10
5Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Yota Tsuji, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Dulce GardeniaSix-man tag team match10:08
6OKUMURA, Bárbaro Cavernario and Último Guerrero defeated Stuka Jr., Carístico and Satoshi KojimaSix-man tag team match - Okumura 25th anniversary match11:30

January 11

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No.Results[3]StipulationsTimes
1Guerrero Maya Jr. and Yota Tsuji defeated Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI)Tag Team match10:26
2Fuego and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Luciferno and TigerTag Team match06:58
3Namajague, Negro Casas, and OKUMURA defeated Audaz, Fluer, and Stuka Jr.Six-man tag team match11:13
4Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja, and Titán defeated Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón, El Cuatrero, and Forastero)Six-man tag team match13:10
5Los Ingobernables de Japón (EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi, and BUSHI) defeated Dulce Gardenia, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Yuya UemuraSix-man tag team match12:18
6Los Guerreros Lagunero (Euforia and Último Guerrero) defeated Carístico, Satoshi Kojima, and Soberano Jr. vs. Bárbaro CavernarioSix-man tag team match11:10

January 12

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No.Results[4]Stipulations
1Audaz and Yuya Uemura defeated Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI)Tag Team match
2Luciferno and Namajague defeated Fuego and Ryusuke TaguchiTag Team match
3Negro Casas, OKUMURA, and Tiger defeated Guerrero Maya Jr., Soberano Jr., and Stuka Jr.Six-man tag team match
4Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón, El Cuatrero, and Forastero) defeated Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja, and TitánSix-man tag team match
5Los Ingobernables de Japón (EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi, and BUSHI) defeated Dulce Gardenia, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Yota TsujiSix-man tag team match
6Bárbaro Cavernario and Los Guerreros Lagunero (Euforia and Último Guerrero) defeated Carístico, Satoshi Kojima, and Soberano Jr.Six-man tag team match

January 13

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No.Results[5][23]StipulationsTimes
1Guerrero Maya Jr. and Yota Tsuji defeated Suzuki-Gun (DOUKI and Namajague)Tag Team match09:16
2Luciferno and Tiger defeated Fuego and Ryusuke TaguchiTag Team match09:02
3Audaz, Flyer, and Stuka Jr. defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Negro Casas, and OKUMURASix-man tag team match07:54
4Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón, El Cuatrero, and Forastero) defeated Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja, and TitánSix-man tag team match10:52
5Los Ingobernables de Japón (EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi, and BUSHI) defeated Dulce Gardenia, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Yuya UemuraSix-man tag team match12:43
6Carístico, Satoshi Kojima, and Soberano Jr. defeated Bárbaro Cavernario and Los Guerreros Lagunero (Euforia and Último Guerrero)Six-man tag team match13:01

January 16

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No.Results[6]StipulationsTimes
1Fuego and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Suzuki-Gun (Namajague and DOUKI)Tag Team match07:22
2Audaz and Guerrero Maya Jr. defeated Luciferno and Yoshinobu KanemaruTag Team match10:18
3Los Ingobernables de Japón (EVIL, Shingo Takagi, and BUSHI) defeated Flyer, Dulce Gardenia, and Hiroshi TanahashiSix-man tag team match11:01
4Forastero and OKUMURA defeated Titán and Stuka Jr.Tag Team match09:06
5Último Guerrero and Bárbaro Cavernario defeated Satoshi Kojima and CarísticoTag Team match13:03
6Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón and El Cuatrero) defeated Euforia and Soberano Jr.CMLL Family Tag Tournament first round match09:30
7Los Hermanos Chavez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) defeated Dinastia Casas (Negro Casas and Tiger)CMLL Family Tag Tournament first round match12:55

January 17

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No.Results[7]StipulationsTimes
1Fuego and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Luciferno and DOUKITag Team match07:58
2OKUMURA and Suzuki-Gun (Namajague and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Stuka Jr., Flyer, and Guerrero Maya Jr.Six-man tag team match09:41
3Los Ingobernables de Japón (EVIL, Shingo Takagi, and BUSHI) defeated Audaz, Dulce Gardenia, and Hiroshi TanahashiSix-man tag team match10:44
4Titán defeated ForasteroSingles match13:20
5Satoshi Kojima and Carístico defeated Último Guerrero and Bárbaro CavernarioTag Team match11:45
6Euforia and Soberano Jr. defeated Dinastia Casas (Negro Casas and Tiger)CMLL Family Tag Tournament third place match08:41
7Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón and El Cuatrero) defeated Los Hermanos Chavez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja)CMLL Family Tag Tournament final12:21

January 19

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No.Results[8][24]StipulationsTimes
1Luciferno and Namajague defeated Audaz and Yota TsujiTag Team match07:45
2Soberano Jr., Flyer, and Guerrero Maya Jr. defeated Tiger and Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI)Six-man tag team match07:30
3Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja, and Titán defeated Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón, El Cuatrero, and Forastero)Six-man tag team match12:26
4Stuka Jr. (c) defeated OKUMURASingles match for the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship10:24
5Los Ingobernables de Japón (EVIL, Shingo Takagi, and BUSHI) defeated Dulce Gardenia, Fuego, and Ryusuke TaguchiSix-man tag team match12:03
6Último Guerrero (c) defeated Satoshi KojimaSingles match for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship13:18
7Carístico, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tiger Mask defeated Negro Casas, Euforia and Bárbaro CavernarioSix-man tag team match - Black Cat memorial match11:31
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

January 20

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No.Results[9]StipulationsTimes
1Fuego and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI)Tag Team match07:12
2Tiger Mask defeated TigerSingles match06:54
3Flyer, Audaz, and Guerrero Maya Jr. defeated Euforia, Luciferno, and NamajagueSix-man tag team match08:02
4Los Ingobernables de Japón (EVIL, Shingo Takagi, and BUSHI) defeated Dulce Gardenia, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Yuya UemuraSix-man tag team match11:30
5Último Guerrero, Negro Casas and OKUMURA defeated Satoshi Kojima, Soberano Jr. and Stuka Jr.Six-man tag team match10:48
6Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón, El Cuatrero and Forastero) (c) defeated Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja and TitánSix-man tag team match for the Mexican National Trios Championship14:30
7Carístico (c) defeated Bárbaro CavernarioSingles match for the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship16:06
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

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References

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