NJPW Fighting Spirit 2002 was a Pay Per View event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on February 16, 2002 , at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
It's the 33° edition of the Toukon Series / Fighting Spirit event series, after NJPW Fighting Spirit 2001.
The event had an attendance of 11,000 fans. The main event of the show was Yuji Nagata vs. Tadao Yasuda.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW Fighting Spirit 2002, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW Fighting Spirit 2002
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling - Event Type Pay Per View
- Country
Japan - Location Tokyo, Japan
- Event Date February 16, 2002
- Year 2002
- Event Series Toukon Series / Fighting Spirit
- Arena Ryōgoku Kokugikan
- Network SKY PerfecTV!
- Attendance 11,000
- Main Event Yuji Nagata vs. Tadao Yasuda
NJPW Fighting Spirit 2002 Results
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3-on-2 Handicap Match
TEAM2000 (Giant Silva & Giant Singh) defeat Chris Candido, Yutaka Yoshie & Dan Devine - Daijiro Matsui defeats Katsuyori Shibata via Referee's decision
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IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Semifinal
Yuji Nagata defeats Rick Steiner -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Semifinal
Tadao Yasuda defeats Masahiro Chono - Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai, Wataru Inoue & Masayuki Naruse defeat TEAM2000 (Gedo, Jado, Koji Kanemoto & GOKU-DO)
- King of the Hills (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kenzo Suzuki) defeat Tatsumi Fujinami & Shiro Koshinaka
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#1 Contender (IWGP Heavyweight Championship)
Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeats Osamu Nishimura -
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Minoru Tanaka defeats Masahito Kakihara to win the vacant title - Manabu Nakanishi defeats Kensuke Sasaki
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IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Final
Tadao Yasuda defeats Yuji Nagata to win the vacant title