Sakura_Genesis_(2024)
Sakura Genesis (2024)
2024 New Japan Pro-Wrestling event
Sakura Genesis was professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on April 6, 2024, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan.[2][3] Previously held under the Invasion Attack name, this was the fifth event to be held under the Sakura Genesis name.
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 6, 2024 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | ||
| Attendance | 6,632[1] | ||
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Storylines
Sakura Genesis will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
On March 20, 2024, Yota Tsuji would win the New Japan Cup by defeating three-time winner Hirooki Goto in the finals, allowing Tsuji to challenge Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Sakura Genesis.[5][6]
- Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 6, 2024). "NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024". cagematch.net. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- Currier, Joseph (January 6, 2024). "NJPW announces upcoming big event schedule". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- "2024.04.06 SAKURA GENESIS 2024". NJPW. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- Vetter, Chris (March 20, 2024). "NJPW "New Japan Cup 2024" results (3/20): Vetter's review of Yota Tsuji vs. Hirooki Goto in the New Japan Cup tournament final". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- Lambert, Jeremy (March 20, 2024). "Yota Tsuji Wins New Japan Cup". Fightful. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- Fritts, Chick (April 6, 2024). "NJPW Sakura Genesis live results: Naito vs. Tsuji IWGP World title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- Vetter, Chris (April 6, 2024). "NJPW "Sakura Genesis" results (4/6): Vetter's review of Tetsuya Naito vs. Yota Tsuji for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Jon Moxley and Shota Umino vs. Jack Perry and Ren Narita". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 7, 2024.