In the semi-main events, Team WAR (Genichiro Tenryu & Arashi) defeated Team Kitao Dojo (Koji Kitao & Maasaki Mochizuki) while PWFG's Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Super Tiger, NJPW's original Tiger Mask, fought to a no-contest with Antonio Inoki as the special guest referee.
Honma's characteristically hoarse voice is the result of crushed vocal chords, a problem also suffered by Kohei Sato and Genichiro Tenryu.