Notes from NJPW/AJPW 40th show

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Notes from New Japan & All-Japan's 40th Anniversary co-promoted show in Tokyo Sunday:

Tanahashi retained the IWGP Hvt. Title in the main event.

Stan Hansen and Keiji Mutoh appeared after the match as part of an announcement that Mutoh will be part of NJPW's annual Tokyo Dome show on January 4, 2013. ...

Karl "Machine Gun" Anderson's team was victorious over Lance Archer (Lance Hoyt)'s team in an eight-man tag match. Anderson scored the fall for his team. ...

Jun Akiyama retained the Triple Crown Title in the semi-main event. ...

Joe Doering, a former WWE Developmental wrestler and TNA wrestler now wrestling for All-Japan, was victorious in an undercard tag match.