The most unhinged IWGP title match ever — Naito vs. Elgin goes full chaos in Osaka.
The New Beginning in Osaka 2017 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event held on February 11, 2017, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan, headlined by Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Michael Elgin for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
Direction
Osaka crowd heat makes every nearfall feel apocalyptic.
Stunts
Elgin's sheer power vs. Naito's calculated cruelty — physics break.
Tetsuya Naito
Tetsuya Naito
Aaron Frobel
Michael Elgin
Hiromu Takahashi
Hiromu Takahashi
Muñoz González
Dragon Lee
Tomohiro Ishii
Tomohiro Ishii
Toru Yano
Toru Yano
Togi Makabe
Togi Makabe
Tomoaki Honma
Tomoaki Honma
Harry Smith
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Takashi Iizuka
Takashi Iizuka
Katsuyori Shibata
Katsuyori Shibata
William Ospreay
Will Ospreay
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Manabu Nakanishi
Manabu Nakanishi
Ryusuke Taguchi
Ryusuke Taguchi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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