Sakura Genesis (2024)

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.

Sakura Genesis
Full-section promotional poster of the event
Promotion	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date	April 6, 2024
City	Tokyo, Japan
Venue	Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Attendance	6,632[1]
Event chronology
← Previous The New Beginning in Sapporo Next → Windy City Riot
Sakura Genesis chronology
← Previous 2023 Next → 2025

Production

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]

Results

No.	Results[7]	Stipulations	Times[8]
1P	Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano) and Oleg Boltin defeated Ayato Yoshida, Takuro Niki and Chicharito Shoki by pinfall	Six-man tag team match	8:33
2	TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr. and Kosei Fujita) defeated El Desperado and Ryusuke Taguchi by pinfall	Tag team match	9:33
3	Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi and Bushi) defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay and Gedo) by submission	Tag team match	5:39
4	Just 5 Guys (Sanada, Douki and Yuya Uemura) defeated United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb and Callum Newman) by pinfall	Six-man tag team match	8:53
5	Bullet Club War Dogs[broken anchor] (Drilla Moloney and Clark Connors) (c) defeated Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kushida and Kevin Knight) and Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira) by pinfall	Three-way tornado tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship	17:57
6	Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) defeated Bullet Club (Kenta and Chase Owens) (c) by pinfall	Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship	13:57
7	Sho (c) defeated Yoh by referee stoppage	Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship	1:50
8	Shota Umino and Jon Moxley defeated House of Torture (Ren Narita and Jack Perry) by pinfall	Tag team match	14:35
9	Shingo Takagi defeated Evil (c) (with Yoshinobu Kanemaru) by pinfall	Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship	21:17
10	Tetsuya Naito (c) defeated Yota Tsuji by pinfall	Singles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship	34:25
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match P  – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

See also

• 2024 in professional wrestling
• List of major NJPW events