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00:00I'm not.
00:04Me.
00:07Now.
00:10Me.
00:12Come on, man.
00:13Me.
00:18Now.
00:21Me.
00:26Me.
00:29Now.
00:32Me.
00:36It was back on April 5th. New Japan Pro Wrestling presented Sakata Genesis 2025.
00:42Live from Ryugoku Sumo Hall.
00:44A marquee match on that evening.
00:46The ELP against Great Okan for that World TV Champion.
00:51ELP then, the reigning title holder.
00:54But it was a matchup that would end and not be a pinfall, not be a submission.
00:59But a count out victory title change.
01:02Great Okan, your new World TV Champion.
01:05ELP was never pinned or submitted for that title.
01:08And he believes that the championship that rightfully belongs to him.
01:12100%.
01:13And he wants that back tonight.
01:14Anakona.
01:15Salinger.
01:16The.
01:17Hedovanga.
01:20ELP.
01:22The.
01:23The.
01:36The.
01:37The.
01:38The.
01:39The.
01:40Oh, yes, I'll share some stories in the great future.
02:10Oh, yes, I'll share some stories.
02:40Oh, yes, I'll share some stories.
03:09Oh, yes, I'll share some stories.
03:11Oh, yes, I'll share some stories.
03:13Oh, yes.
04:15Oh, yes.
04:17Oh, yes.
04:19Oh, yes.
04:21Oh, yes.
04:23Oh, yes, I'll share some stories.
04:25Oh, yes, I'll share some stories.
04:27Oh, yes, I'll share some stories.
04:31Oh, yes, I'll share some stories.
04:35Oh, yes, I'll share some stories.
04:37Oh, yes, I'll share some stories.
04:39Oh, yes, I'll share some stories.
04:41Oh, yes, I'll share some stories.
04:55As we get into it here tonight, referee Marty Asami, your official one-fault, 15-minute
05:07time limits as per the rules of the NJPW World Television Championship.
05:14As is standard with all World TV title defenses, this one will be available for free on NJPW
05:21World as well as YouTube.
05:22If you're joining us here for the first time, live in English, Hartley Jackson, my name
05:26is Walker Stewart, and it's time for World TV title action.
05:30As we highlight the pass, getting into the early goings, well a very quick cover attempt
05:37from Great Okan here, El Phantasmo is going to have to be careful of the 17 different disciplines
05:44that Great Okan has mastered throughout his professional career, in combat sports and
05:48otherwise.
05:49It was Great Okan just as we saw in New Japan Cup, just as we saw in Sakura Genesis, Tenzan
05:53Tombstone Piledriver on the outside through a stack of steel chairs that led to Tombstone,
06:00a very quick cover attempt from Great Okan here, El Phantasmo is going to have to be careful
06:05that way.
06:06And that's how we got to be able to get to the top of the ring, and right now we have the
06:07team, with the new couple of combat sports and other ones.
06:12And that was Great Okan just as we saw in New Japan Cup, just as we saw in Sakura Genesis,
06:17Tenzan Tombstone Piledriver on the outside through a stack of steel chairs that led to too much
06:24nerve damage on the side of LP.
06:26could not get back inside the ring before the count of ten.
06:29And that's how Fantasma lost his World TV Championship.
06:34Now we come less than one month down the line.
06:36These two meet in singles encounter one more time.
06:45Never truly feeling defeated is how Fantasma never pinned,
06:50never submitted in the mind of Great Okan.
06:52All of that is a non-factor.
06:54A champion is still a champion if a title changes hands and rightfully so.
06:58There's a point to be made there Hartman.
07:01But also as a champion, I feel as if Okan does want to win.
07:06By submission or by pinfall.
07:09Just to prove that point to everybody that he is the true champion.
07:15Well, you'd like to argue to get rid of all doubt,
07:18but that little maneuver out of Great Okan, I'm not certain.
07:24Fantasma taking the risk here.
07:26And a blanch, a sidestep by Okan.
07:29Oh, no, no, no.
07:30And it's a very dangerous position here on the outside.
07:39It's very interesting to think about what the game plan could be for El Fantasma.
07:43Finds himself on the outside, now back on the end.
07:46And just stretching the life out of ELP tonight.
07:51It's Great Okan.
07:52Let's talk a little bit about the future, what's to come.
07:54Yes, the number one contender to the World Television Championship is El Fantasma.
07:59But coming up on May 9th at Resurgence,
08:01ELP gets another singles opportunity no matter what happens in this match.
08:05The never open weight championship against AEW's own could also get Takeshita.
08:12That's a pretty big deal.
08:13But I don't think he's thinking about that right now.
08:15No, not at all.
08:18Okan is not going to allow the opportunity to think about Takeshita here tonight.
08:23As it is a count of two versus a referee party is up.
08:28I would greatly commend Okan if he does win by count out again tonight.
08:34Talk about rubbing salt in the wounds, right?
08:36That's it.
08:40Great Okan has made many claims about El Fantasma as of recent.
08:44Called El Fantasma a sore loser.
08:47Said that he can't handle a loss.
08:49And while we've seen El Fantasma take many losses in his career
08:52that have changed him, that have defined his career all throughout.
08:57There has never been more credence, more point to a rematch
09:00as we've seen in El Fantasma's career than the one we see right now.
09:09As Great Okan, we are keeping it slow, keeping it steady.
09:14And his greatest Hartley Jackson impression,
09:16we're taking a nice seat right here.
09:18Very relaxing.
09:19Yes.
09:20It is going to be El Fantasma, world television champion or otherwise,
09:35facing off against the Dodd-Kalas families, Konosuke Takeshita and Rocky Romero
09:39in tag team action.
09:41Two nights wrestling Dantaku 2025.
09:45And all of the momentum necessary for El P to walk away champion here.
09:51As underneath, a beautiful sidestep there up over the top
09:55and a Hurricanrana takedown will find the way for the headbanger.
09:59To the outside.
10:00And that's dangerous.
10:03But knowing El Fantasma, danger is something he is not afraid to chase.
10:08And will chase to the outs now.
10:12And the plancha got it on the second time.
10:14Fantasma not afraid of the high pace to keep it from Eddie.
10:27Oh, just bending those steel barricades.
10:31One more.
10:44Maybe El P wants to win by a count-out this time.
10:47Potentially so, fire with fire.
10:49El Fantasma, we've seen it before.
10:52Can he accomplish tonight?
10:54From the heavens!
10:55The madman, El Fantasma!
11:00Come on!
11:01Come on!
11:02Come on!
11:03Come on!
11:04Come on!
11:05Come on!
11:06Come on!
11:07Absolutely no fear behind this guy.
11:10He's going to need all of the energy in the world behind him here
11:14to walk away with the World Television Championship.
11:17And it could be coming sooner rather than later.
11:21Follow through.
11:22Watch it.
11:23Moonsault off the middle.
11:24And the connection, the cover for Fantasma.
11:27And it's not enough.
11:32This NJPW World TV title, Hartley, is a championship that was really
11:37established by your own mate Zack Sabre Jr.
11:40And well, speaking of, Fantasma was looking for something here
11:45and we weren't going to find it very easily.
11:48Oh!
11:49Big German suplex.
11:52Zack Sabre Jr. established this World Television Championship
11:55over a year across two reigns with this World TV title.
12:00And now Fantasma and Great Okan have carried on that lineage
12:03into what we see here tonight in Saga.
12:05We're doing it proud.
12:07Oh yeah!
12:08Oh yeah!
12:09Oh yeah!
12:10Oh yeah!
12:11Oh yeah!
12:12Oh yeah!
12:13Oh yeah!
12:16Oh yeah!
12:17Come on!
12:18Come on!
12:19Come on!
12:20Come on!
12:21Come on!
12:22Great Kong.
12:23Here it go.
12:24Swing and reverse Sto and now is going to follow through here.
12:28Back in Ryogoku and it's blocked here tonight in Saga.
12:35Off the middle.
12:37Oh, got the cross, here we go!
12:40Eliminator!
12:45Fantasmo!
12:47Oh, it's a straight right shot to send Fantasmo in the ether!
12:52Eliminator!
12:57And a cover for Okan!
13:00Oh!
13:02On the ropes.
13:05That was poor ring positioning for Great Okan and great, great strokes of luck for El Fantasmo there.
13:12The show was there.
13:14Great Okan has it on the outside here and this is...
13:29I think he's going for that same strategy.
13:31He's right about that.
13:32This is a match with disqualification rules into play and Marty Asami might have to do something
13:38about this.
13:39You're okay!
13:40You're okay!
13:41You're okay!
13:42You're okay!
13:43You're okay!
13:44You're okay!
13:45You're okay!
13:46You're okay!
13:47You're okay!
13:48You're okay!
13:49Sooner than later, Great Okan has something in mind.
13:51Hey!
13:52Hey!
13:53Hey!
13:54Hey!
13:55Hey!
13:56Hey!
13:57Hey!
13:58Hey!
13:59Hey!
14:00Hey!
14:01Hey!
14:02Hey!
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14:09Hey!
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14:11Hey!
14:12Hey!
14:13Go do not miss it!
14:14Toluncio!
14:15Hey!
14:16Hi!
14:17It's not often, Hartli, that Great Okan's game plans work against him but we
14:24seen it here tonight El Phantasmo will be able to capitalize oh wait a
14:44minute hardly yeah I mean you're seeing it head to head steel to steel moment for
14:53the moment but count of nine El Phantasmo get back inside the ring you can win this
14:59one
15:1016 here Hartley great okan's not moving Jacob Akira cheering him on count of 19 and I'll
15:18come back into it Phantasmo watch it here we go Canadian Revolution CR 2 the cover Phantasmo
15:30oh I thought that was gonna be it we have five minutes left in a 15 minute time limit
15:41and the time is counting down you can feel the urgency rise in the building
15:45oh god oh god one of the TDD Phantasmo
16:03the cover big kick out and El Phantasmo looks like he's seen a ghost the same move that took away
16:19El Phantasmo's TV title the first go around great okan kicks out at one and it's sudden death from
16:28sudden death after sudden death and finally
16:32death do us part here we go we're rolling
17:02It's coming to an end.
17:04Could it be Thunder Kiss 86?
17:12And a new NJPW World Television Champion.
17:24He gets back what was his, what he feels was his in the first place.
17:32A mere 24 days.
17:37Zero defenses for Great Okan as World Television Champion.
17:43And now the ninth title holder in the lineage and
17:49is none other than two-time champion, El Phantasmal.
17:54And if this momentum can be carried into May 9th,
17:58the resurgence Ontario, California, USA.
18:01The never open week title on the line.
18:03El Phantasmal will be draped in a whole lot of gold.
18:07More than he was earlier in the month.
18:09Hell yeah.
18:10Now, wrestling fans, if you are viewing this broadcast right now on social media
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19:01And if you are viewing this live or after the fact on NJPW World you have paid witness
19:08to a new NJPW World Television Champion.
19:12Congratulations go out to El Phantasma.
19:31Thank you very much Saga Arena.
19:38I have one thing that I want to say tonight.
19:44Tekesta-chan, I don't want to wait until Resurgence.
19:50Fukuoka Tontaku, you are my first challenger.
20:01Kanosuke Tekeshi.
20:03What?
20:05And then Resurgence, we do it for your title.
20:10Never title.
20:13And you will never beat me again.
20:18I'll do it for you, TAKESHTA.
20:27I'll do it for you,TAKESHTA.
20:32I'm waiting for you, Takeshi to be in the Fukuoka ring!
20:50See you this weekend, big boy!
20:52See you again!
21:02Versus title.
21:04Two different matches.
21:06The World Television Championship, one week after the fact.
21:10The Never Openweight title, El Phantasmo has called his shot.
21:14We are gonna see if the NJPW board makes this official,
21:18but I can't see any reason why they won it.
21:20It could be coming up live in Fukuoka for Wrestling Dantaku 2025.
21:32Now, you wanna talk about shaking things up,
21:36we have a new NJPW World Television Champion.
21:40Two times now, reigns El Phantasmo.
21:43And this could be a trend set for the future.
21:46And you are going to have a vested interest in this next matchup, Hartley.
21:50TMDK's Robbie Eagles and Colsaic Fusina take on Master Watto and Yo,
21:55the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Titles on the line.
22:02I have absolute confidence in my voice, but I can't say that I'm not nervous.
22:07Me.
22:10Now.
22:13Me.
22:30Me.
22:32Me.
22:33Yes.
22:35Me.
22:36Christie?
22:38No.
22:40He's you.
22:41I'm not.
22:43No.
22:45No.
22:46OK.
22:47Man.
22:48ong.
22:49No.
22:51No.
22:52No.
22:53No.
22:54No.
22:55My God.
22:56Come.
22:57Daniel.
22:57No.
22:58No.
22:59No.
23:00No.