History of Junior Heavyweight Championship Part 6

Note: All matches contain highlights only.

Jushin Liger vs. Kuniaki Kobayashi
This is Liger's debut under the mask and name. Liger gets a side headlock then flips out of a backdrop suplex. Liger nails a powerslam and a lariat in succession knocking Kobayashi to the outside. Liger follows with a baseball slide and a nice plancha. Fans seem to love him a lot! Liger nails a snap suplex, somersault senton, and a splash for a 1 count. Liger locks on a rear chinlock as soon as Kobayashi kicks out. Skip to Liger nailing a off the top rope corkscrew headbutt attack then nailing the Belly to Back Cradle Suplex for the win. Awesome highlights. Liger looked great in his debut.

*Theme song is shown for the History of the Junior Heavyweight Championship!

Jushin Liger vs. Hiroshi Hase - champ
We see Hase nail a plancha and throw Liger into the guardrail. Back in the ring Liger locks on a rear chinlock. Hase muscles Liger up and hits a somoan drop for a 1 count. Hase nails a gutbuster, a slam, and finally an off the second rope double stomp. Ugh!! Liger rolls outside in agony. Hase follows outside and front suplexes Liger gut first on the guardrail. Back in the ring Liger lariats Hase outside and follows with a turning tope` through the ropes. In the ring Liger nails a Superplex for a 2 9/10 count. Skip to Liger flipping through a belly to back suplex and nailing four consecutive rolling koppu kicks. Liger ends it with the Belly to Back Cradle Suplex to win his first IWGP Jr. Title.

Jushin Liger - champ vs. Naoki Sano
Skip to Liger spinkicking Sano then giving him the hardway suplex to the floor!! Liger follows up with a Flying Somersault Senton Suicida! Back in the ring Sano looks a bit out of it. Sano collapses when thrown against the ropes. Skip to Sano doing a backflip off the top rope then getting a reverse enziguri kick. Sano dropkicks Liger outside. Sano follows with a baseball slide and a plancha. Liger is almost counted out at 19. Sano nails a german suplex for a 2 9/10 count. Liger blocks a dragon suplex and gets a rollup for a two. Sano nails a Super Backdrop Suplex. Both are out though. It ends up being a double TKO. Weird ending!!

Jushin Liger & Riki Choshu & Kimura vs. Vader & Sawyer & Fernandez
Liger dropkicks Vader right off the apron when the bell rings!! Vader gets angry and throws a chair. Skip to Vader pounding on Liger in the corner. Vader nails a lariat then press slams Liger outside. Liger blocks a suplex inside the ring and lariats Vader. Vader is still up though. Out of nowhere Choshu Riki Lariats Vader down! Liger dropkicks Vader outside. Vader is so mad that he moves a guardrail. Skip to Sawyer back elbowing Choshu, but Liger makes the save. Choshu nails the Riki Lariat and tags Fernandez. Fernandez nails a running flying knee smash for the win.

Jushin Liger - champ vs. Naoki Sano
We see Sano tieup Liger's arm in the ropes. Sano then locks the inverted surfboard on! Waistlock reversals lead to Sano locking on the fujiwara armbar. Liger gets rope though. Sano nails a tombstone piledriver for a two count then locks on a cross armbreaker, but Liger gets rope again. Sano does backflip off the top rope, but Liger catches him with lariat for a 2 3/4 count. Sano blocks a suplex and locks on the FUJIWARA ARMBAR, but Liger gets rope again. Sano nails a german suplex for a 2 3/4 count. Sano puts Liger up top and nails a CRAZY Both Standing on Top Rope Backdrop Suplex for the win and IWGP Jr. Title. Sano was really working on the arm in this match. It made it even more exciting.

Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano - champ
Sano locks on a side headlock, but Liger backdrop drivers him for a two count. Liger sees a leapfrog and dropkicks Sano in mid air. Liger hardway suplexes Sano outside and follows with a somersault plancha!!! Skip to Liger blocking a Super Backdrop Suplex with a crossbody for a two count. Sano does his top rope backflip, but Liger has seen this before and nails a Moonsault Press for a 2 3/4 count.They battle up top and Sano front suplexes Liger off and follows up with the Tiger Suplex for the win.

*Liger interview

Jushin Liger vs. Black Tiger
Tiger pounds on Liger and gets a lariat. Tiger follows with axehandle smashes (?) then knee smashes face first into the mat. Liger blocks a backdrop and gets a dropkick. Skip to Tiger locking on a crucifix hold. Liger gets out and nails a japanese armdrag. Liger follows up with a quebrada splash for a two.Wow!! Liger nails a tombstone piledriver and misses a diving headbutt drop!! BT nails a superplex. Liger blocks a suplex, but then gets low blowed. BT gets an inside cradle for a two. Liger comes back with a rolling koppu kick then nails the Liger Bomb for the win.

Hiro Saito vs. Jushin Liger
Saito gets two legdrops and a driving elbow drop for a two. Saito slams him for a two. Saito nails a fallaway slam bridge for a two. Skip to Liger nailing a rolling koppu kick. Liger goes for a sunset flip after being thrown in the corner, but Saito holds on to the ropes for the win. Those highlights were not to good.

Jushin Liger vs. Akira Nogami
Liger immediately rolling koppu kicks Nogami for a two count. Nogami comes back with a japanese leg roll for a two. Liger locks on an Argentine Backbreaker then drops that into a backbreaker. Nogami is screaming in pain and the ref calls for the bell.

Jushin Liger vs. Owen Hart
Owen has Liger in a wristlock and keeps snapping Liger's elbow. Ouch! You can here the cracking!! Owen backdrops Liger with the wristlock for a one. Owen keeps on him with a wristlock hold. Skip to Owen nailing a tombstone piledriver and going up top. Liger stops him and nails a superplex (nadare shiki no brainbuster) then follows with the Liger Bomb for the win.

Naoki Sano - champ vs. Jushin Liger
Sano asks for a handshake, but Liger slaps him like there is no tomorrow!! Liger attacks with Palm Thrusts of Fury! Skip to Sano nailing a tombstone piledriver and then ripping Liger's mask. Sano throws Liger outside and puts him into the turnpost. Sano pounds on Liger and keeps pulling at the mask. In the ring Liger nails corner flying headscissors then dropkicks Sano outside. Liger follows with an awesome running somersault pescado. You can now see Liger's face! Back in the ring Liger nails a tilt- a -whirl backbreaker. Liger appears to very bloody. Liger locks on the inverted surfboard, but Sano rakes Liger's eyes to get out. Sano blocks a Liger Bomb with a rana for a two count. Sano nails the TIGER SUPLEX, but Liger gets rope. Liger blocks a backdrop suplex with a crossbody for a two count. Liger nails a german suplex for a two count. They both look out of it. Sano lands on his feet from a backdrop, but is caught in a Liger Bomb for a two. Liger nails a tombstone piledriver on Sano and goes up top. Liger pulls out the SHOOTING STAR PRESS and makes the pin to win the IWGP Jr. Title for the second time. A great bunch of highlights.

Naoki Sano & Pegasus Kid vs. Jushin Liger & Akira Nogami
Skip to Liger assisting Nogami on a tope` through the ropes on to Pegasus. Skip to Liger nailing a Running Somersault Pescado on Sano. In the ring Nogami slams Pegasus and nails a flying body press for a 2 9/10 count. Pegasus nails a belly to belly suplex, but Liger makes the save. Sano tombstone piledrivers Nogami and assists Pegasus on a Off the Top Rope Somersault Senton. Sano Tiger Suplexes Nogami for the win.

Jushin Liger - champ vs. Pegasus Kid
Liger has Pegaus in a camel clutch. Liger nails a Liger Bomb for a 2 9/10 count. Liger dropkicks Pegasus in the corner. Pegasus blocks the nadare shiki no brainbuster with a crossbody for a two. Pegasus slams Liger, but is caught up top. Liger tosses Pegasus off and misses a diving headbutt drop. Pegasus lariats Liger fore a 2 9/10 count. Pegaus nails a snap suplex for a two count. Liger gets body scissors for the surprise pin.

Jushin Liger - champ vs. Pegasus Kid
Pegasus gets an arm wringer, but Liger does the TM kippup. Pegaus gets out of an armwringer with a kippup also and fireman carry throws Liger. Test of strength. Pegasus holds on to the arm, but Liger droptoeholds Pegasus. Liger grapevines the legs and pulls on the arms. Skip to Liger rolling up Pegasus for a two. Pegaus nails a german suplex for a two. Pegasus nails the nadare shiki no brainbuster, but misses the Diving Headbutt Drop. Liger rolling koppu kicks Pegasus. Liger powerbombs Pegasus for a 2 9/10 count. Liger slams Pegasus and nails a stiff Off the Top Rope Somersault Senton for a 2 9/10 count. Pegasus gets a huricarana for a two. Pegasus lariats and tombstone piledrivers Liger. Pegasus nails the Off the Top Rope Leg Drop for the win and the IWGP Jr. Title.

Jushin Liger vs. Villano V
Villano dropkicks Liger off the apron and follows with an apron dive vertical body press. In the ring Villano gets a flapjack and a la magistral for a two count. Liger sunset flips Villano for a two. Skip to Liger nailing flying headscissors taking Villano outside. Liger follows with a Running Somersault Pescado!! In the ring Liger nails a tombstone piledriver then locks a leg lock arm pull type of submission for the win.

Pegasus Kid - champ vs. Jushin Liger
Liger spinkicks Pegasus outside and follows with the Running Somersault Pescado. In the ring Liger nails a Super Backdrop Suplex for a two count. Pegasus stops Liger up top and nails the nadare shiki no brainbuster for a 2 3/4 count. Liger blocks a crab with the Fujiwara headscissor twist for a two. Pegasus blocks a rollup and gets a two. Pegaus tombstone piledrivers Liger and misses the Off the Top Rope Leg Drop. Liger tombstone piledrivers Pegasus near the corner. The fans know what is going down. Liger is up top and pulls out his SHOOTING STAR PRESS and pins Pegasus to win the IWGP Jr. Title for the third time. That was the best Shooting Star Press I have ever seen.

Jushin Liger - champ vs. Negro Casas
Casas is kicking Liger then trips him up taking him to the outside. Liger comes back with an apron dive vertical body press. Casas throws Liger into the guardrail. On the apron Liger vaults Casas into the turnpost and back to the floor. In the ring Casas grapevines the legs and locks on a rear chinlock. Liger nails a japanese arm drag and unloads with the PALM THRUSTS OF FURY! Liger nails a monkey flip. Casas blocks another, but Liger takes Casas to the outside. Casas ducks a spinkick and nails a german suplex for a 2 3/4 count. Casas nails a butterfly suplex for a two count. Casas inside cradles Liger for a two. They battle up top and Liger palm thrusts Casa off, but Casas avoids an off the top rope dropkick. Skip to Liger nailing flying headscissors and tossing Casas straight outside!!! Liger nails the Running Somersault Pescado. In the ring Liger nails the Both Standing on Top Rope Backdrop Suplex for the win.

Recommendation: This was really good. It had some great highlights. I recommend this if you like NPJW style jr. heavyweight wrestling and want to see some high flying action. Also if your a Pegasus Kid or especially if your a Liger fan this is recommended. Overall I say it is a great buy.