January 4 Dome Show 3644729 223926883 2008-07-06T15:31:34Z Plasticup 2666389 clean up using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Nofootnotes|date=January 2008}} The '''January 4th Tokyo Dome Show''', held by [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]], has become an annual event kicking off the new year since [[1992]]. Though the first New Japan event held in the [[Tokyo Dome]] was in [[1989]], the January 4th event has become one of the most anticipated shows on the Japanese wrestling calendar. <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Njpw 010406.jpg|frame|Toukon Shidou Chapter 1 Poster]] --> ==History== Rivaling [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]'s [[WrestleMania]], the January 4th event features some of New Japan's best matches, sell out crowds and historic moments. The [[1998]] show featured the retirement of wrestling legend [[Riki Chōshū]] as he wrestled five opponents that night and defeated [[Jushin Liger]] in his final match. In [[2006]] former WWE star [[Brock Lesnar]] defeated [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] to retain the [[IWGP Heavyweight Title]]. However, due to New Japan's recent financial troubles, New Japan said that they will try to limit their usage of the Tokyo Dome to the January 4th show only until further notice. ==Event results== ===Starrcade 1992 in Tokyo Dome=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Starrcade 1992 in Tokyo Dome |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[1992]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=60,000 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} In North America, this was aired on PPV as [[WCW/New Japan Supershow#II|WCW/New Japan Supershow II]]. *'''[[Victor Manuel Mar|Black Cat]] defeated [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Hiroyoshi Yamamoto]] (10:28)''' **Cat pinned Yamamoto after an [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Super|avalanche]] [[DDT (professional wrestling)|DDT]]. *'''[[Osamu Kido]] & [[Kuniaki Kobayashi]] defeated [[Kantaro Hoshino]] & [[Kengo Kimura]] (11:54)''' **Kido pinned Hoshino with a [[Pinfall (professional wrestling)#Cradle|horizontal cradle]]. *'''[[Akira Nogami]], [[Masashi Aoyagi]] & [[Jushin Liger]] defeated [[Norio Honaga]], [[Hiro Saito]] & [[Junji Hirata|Super Strong Machine]] (15:12)''' **AKIRA pinned Saito with a [[Suplex#Dragon suplex|bridging dragon suplex]]. *'''[[Arn Anderson]] & [[Larry Zbyszko]] defeated [[Shiro Koshinaka]] & [[Michiyoshi Ohara]] (12:32)''' **Anderson pinned Ohara after a spinebuster. *'''[[Dustin Rhodes|Dustin]] & [[Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)|Dusty Rhodes]] defeated [[Kim Duk]] & [[Masa Saito]]''' **Dustin pinned Duk after a [[Professional wrestling throws#Bulldog|bulldog]]. *'''[[Tony Halme]] defeated [[Scott Norton]] (8:41)''' **Halme pinned Norton after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Flying clothesline|diving lariat]]. *'''[[Shinya Hashimoto]] defeated [[Bill Kazmeier]] (8:37)''' **Hashimoto pinned Kazmeier after a [[DDT (professional wrestling)#Jumping DDT|jumping DDT]]. *'''[[Big Van Vader]] vs. [[Jorge Gonzáles|El Gigante]] ended in a double disqualification (4:49)''' *'''[[Antonio Inoki]] defeated [[Hiroshi Hase]] (10:09)''' **Inoki made Hase submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Octopus hold|manjigatame]]. *'''[[Keiji Mutoh|The Great Muta]] & [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] defeated [[Rick Steiner|Rick]] & [[Scott Steiner]] (11:03)''' **Sting pinned Scott with a horizontal cradle. *'''[[Lex Luger]] defeated [[Masahiro Chono]] to retain the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] (15:09)''' **Luger pinned Chono after a double punch. *'''[[WWF New Japan Martial Arts Championship|Greatest 18 Champion]] [[Riki Chōshū]] defeated [[Tatsumi Fujinami]] to win the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (12:11)''' **Chōshū pinned Fujinami after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|lariat]]. **Both Fujinami's IWGP Heavyweight title and Chōshū's Greatest 18 title were on the line. ===Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[1993]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=63,500 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} In [[North America]], this aired on PPV as [[WCW/New Japan Supershow#III|WCW/New Japan Supershow III]]. *'''[[Takayuki Iizuka]], [[Akira Nogami]] & [[Osamu Matsuda|El Samurai]] defeated [[Nobukazu Hirai]], [[Koki Kitahara]] & [[Masao Orihara]] (15:11)''' **Iizuka pinned Orihara after a [[powerbomb]]. *'''[[Masashi Aoyagi]], [[Akihisa Mera|The Great Kabuki]], [[Shiro Koshinaka]] & [[Akitoshi Saito]] defeated [[Tatsutoshi Goto]], [[Norio Honaga]], [[Hiro Saito]] & [[Junji Hirata|Super Strong Machine]] (14:20)''' **Kabuki pinned Honaga after a [[Suplex#Belly to back suplex|back drop]]. *'''[[Jushin Liger]] defeated [[Yoshihiro Asai|Ultimo Dragon]] to win the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (20:09)''' **Liger pinned Dragon after an [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Super|avalanche]] [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Frankensteiner|Frankensteiner]]. *'''[[Ron Simmons]] defeated [[Tony Halme]] (6:10)''' **Simmons pinned Halme after a spinebuster. *'''[[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] defeated [[Hiroshi Hase]] (15:31)''' **Sting pinned Hase after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Crossbody|diving body press]]. *'''[[Shinya Hashimoto]] & [[Masa Saito]] defeated [[Scott Norton]] & [[Dustin Rhodes]] (13:57)''' **Hashimoto pinned Rhodes after an [[Professional wrestling attacks#Enzuigiri|enzuigiri]]. *'''[[IWGP Heavyweight Championship|IWGP Heavyweight Champion]] [[Keiji Mutoh|The Great Muta]] defeated [[Masahiro Chono]] to win the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] (19:48)''' **Muta pinned Chono after a [[moonsault]]. *'''[[IWGP Tag Team Championship|IWGP Tag Team Champions]] [[Road Warriors#The Hell Raisers|The Hell Raisers]] ([[Road Warrior Hawk|Hawk Warrior]] and [[Kensuke Sasaki|Power Warrior]]) fought the [[Steiner Brothers]] ([[Rick Steiner|Rick]] and [[Scott Steiner|Scott]]) to a double countout (14:38)''' *'''[[Tatsumi Fujinami]] defeated [[Takashi Ishikawa]] (11:41)''' **Fujinami made Ishikawa submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Dragon sleeper|dragon sleeper]]. *'''[[Genichiro Tenryu]] defeated [[Riki Chōshū]] (18:14)''' **Tenryu pinned Chōshū after a powerbomb. ===Battlefield=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Battlefield |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[1994]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=62,000 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Akihisa Mera|The Great Kabuki]], [[Kengo Kimura]], [[Kuniaki Kobayashi]], [[Shiro Koshinaka]] & [[Michiyoshi Ohara]] defeated [[Osamu Kido]], [[Satoshi Kojima]], [[Yuji Nagata]], [[Manabu Nakanishi]] & [[Osamu Matsuda|El Samurai]] (12:09)''' **Ohara pinned Nagata after a [[Chokeslam|nodowa otoshi]]. *'''[[Takayuki Iizuka]] & [[Akira Nogami]] defeated [[Masashi Aoyagi]] & [[Akitoshi Saito]] (14:07)''' **Nogami pinned Saito with a [[Suplex#German suplex|bridging German suplex]]. *'''[[Edward Leslie|Brutus Beefcake]] defeated [[Victor Manuel Mar|Black Cat]] (8:06)''' **Beefcake pinned Cat after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#High knee|jumping knee attack]]. *'''[[Junji Hirata|Super Strong Machine]] defeated [[Tatsutoshi Goto]] (8:51)''' **Machine pinned Goto after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving headbutt|diving headbutt]]. *'''[[Jushin Liger]] defeated [[Koji Kanemoto|Tiger Mask]] (14:26)''' **Liger pinned Tiger after a [[shooting star press]]. *'''[[Road Warrior Hawk|Hawk]] & [[Kensuke Sasaki|Power Warrior]] defeated [[Ray Fernandez|Hercules Hernandez]] & [[Scott Norton]] to win the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] (12:47)''' **Power pinned Hercules after an [[Professional wrestling throws#Over-the-shoulder arm drag|ipponzei]]. *'''[[Rick Steiner|Rick]] & [[Scott Steiner]] defeated [[Hiroshi Hase]] & [[Keiji Mutoh]] (20:51)''' **Rick pinned Hase after a [[Professional wrestling throws#Bulldog|bulldog]]. *'''[[Hulk Hogan]] defeated [[Tatsumi Fujinami]] (13:33)''' **Hogan pinned Fujinami after the [[Professional wrestling attacks#Crooked arm lariat|Axe Bomber]]. *'''[[Riki Chōshū]] defeated [[Yoshiaki Fujiwara]] (9:04)''' **Chōshū pinned Fujiwara after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|lariat]]. *'''[[Shinya Hashimoto]] defeated [[Masahiro Chono]] to retain the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (28:00)''' **Hashimoto pinned Chono after a [[DDT (professional wrestling)#Jumping DDT|jumping DDT]]. *'''[[Genichiro Tenryu]] defeated [[Antonio Inoki]] (15:56)''' **Tenryu pinned Inoki after a [[powerbomb]]. ===Battle 7=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Battle 7 |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[1995]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=62,500 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Shinjiro Ohtani]] defeated [[Osamu Matsuda|El Samurai]] to retain the UWA Welterweight Championship (15:17)''' **Ohtani pinned Samurai with a [[Suplex#Dragon suplex|bridging dragon suplex]]. *'''[[Norio Honaga]] defeated [[Masanori Murakawa|The Great Sasuke]] to retain the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (14:39)''' **Honaga pinned Sasuke with a [[Pinfall (professional wrestling)#La casita / la magistral|la magistral]]. *'''[[Akihisa Mera|The Great Kabuki]], [[Kuniaki Kobayashi]] & [[Akitoshi Saito]] defeated [[Takayuki Iizuka]], [[Osamu Kido]] & [[Akira Nogami]] (13:12)''' **Kabuki pinned Nogami after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|lariat]]. *'''[[Koji Kanemoto]] defeated [[Yuji Nagata]] (14:43)''' **Kanemoto pinned Nagata after a [[shooting star press]]. *'''[[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] defeated [[Manabu Nakanishi]] (7:40)''' **Tenzan pinned Nakanishi after the [[Professional wrestling throws#Mountain Bomb|Mountain Bomb]]. **This was Tenzan's return match. *'''[[Tiger Jeet Singh]] & [[Gurjit Singh|Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr.]] defeated [[Shiro Koshinaka]] & [[Michiyoshi Ohara]] (11:23)''' **Singh, Sr. made Ohara submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Cobra clutch|cobra clutch]]. *'''[[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] defeated [[Tony Palmore]] in the semifinals of the Final Countdown BVD Tournament (4:29)''' **Sting made Palmore submit to the [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Scorpion Deathlock]]. *'''[[Antonio Inoki]] defeated [[Gerard Gordeau]] in the semifinals of the Final Countdown BVD Tournament (6:37)''' **Inoki made Gordeau submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Sleeper hold|sleeper hold]]. *'''[[Riki Chōshū]] & [[Yoshiaki Yatsu]] defeated [[Tatsutoshi Goto]] & [[Kengo Kimura]] (12:32)''' **Chōshū pinned Kimura after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|lariat]]. *'''[[Masahiro Chono]] & [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] defeated [[Tatsumi Fujinami]] & [[Junji Hirata]] (11:18)''' **Chono pinned Hirata after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Yakuza kick]]. *'''[[Road Warrior Hawk|Hawk Warrior]] defeated [[Scott Norton]] (7:41)''' **Hawk pinned Norton after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Flying clothesline|diving lariat]]. *'''[[Antonio Inoki]] defeated [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] in the finals of the Final Countdown BVD Tournament (10:26)''' **Inoki made Sting submit to a sleeper hold. *'''[[Hiroshi Hase]] & [[Keiji Mutoh]] defeated [[Rick Steiner|Rick]] & [[Scott Steiner]] to retain the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] (25:12)''' **Hase pinned Rick with a [[Suplex#Northern Lights suplex|bridging Northern Lights suplex]]. *'''[[Shinya Hashimoto]] defeated [[Kensuke Sasaki]] to retain the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (19:36)''' **Hashimoto pinned Sasaki after a [[brainbuster]]. ====Tournament bracket==== {{4TeamBracket | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= [[Tony Palmore]] | RD1-score1= Sub | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= '''[[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]]''' | RD1-score2= 4:29 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= [[Gerard Gordeau]] | RD1-score3= Sub | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= '''[[Antonio Inoki]]''' | RD1-score4= 6:37 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= Sting | RD2-score1= Sub | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= '''Antonio Inoki''' | RD2-score2= 10:26 }} ===Wrestling World 1996=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Wrestling World 1996 |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[1996]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=64,000 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Tokimitsu Ishizawa]], [[Yuji Nagata]] & [[Shinjiro Ohtani]] defeated [[Hiromitsu Kanehara]], [[Kazushi Sakuraba]] & [[Kenichi Yamamoto]] (10:15)''' **Nagata made Yamamoto submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Crucifix armbar|jujigatame]]. *'''[[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] defeated [[Satoshi Kojima]] (9:24)''' **Tenzan pinned Kojima after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving headbutt|diving headbutt]]. **This was Kojima's return match. *'''[[Jushin Liger]] defeated [[Koji Kanemoto]] to win the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (18:59)''' **Liger pinned Kanemoto after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Corkscrew 450° splash|stardust press]]. *'''[[Shiro Koshinaka]] defeated [[Masahiro Chono]] (9:49)''' **Koshinaka pinned Chono with a [[Pinfall (professional wrestling)#Small package|small package]]. *'''[[Hiromichi Fuyuki]] defeated [[Yoji Anjo]] (6:42)''' **Fuyuki pinned Anjo after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|lariat]]. *'''[[Kensuke Sasaki]] defeated [[Hiroshi Hase]] (16:36)''' **Sasaki pinned Hase after a [[Brainbuster#Scoop brainbuster|Northern Lights bomb]]. *'''[[Antonio Inoki]] defeated [[Big Van Vader]] (14:16)''' **Inoki made Vader submit to a jujigatame. *'''[[Riki Chōshū]] defeated [[Masahito Kakihara]] (5:46)''' **Chōshū made Kakihara submit to the [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Scorpion Deathlock]]. *'''[[Shinya Hashimoto]] defeated [[Kazuo Yamazaki]] (9:18)''' **Hashimoto pinned Yamazaki after a [[brainbuster]]. *'''[[Nobuhiko Takada]] defeated [[Keiji Mutoh]] to win the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (17:51)''' **Takada made Mutoh submit to a jujigatame. ===Wrestling World 1997=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Wrestling World 1997 |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[1997]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=62,500 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Junji Hirata]], [[Satoshi Kojima]], [[Manabu Nakanishi]] & [[Osamu Nishimura]] defeated [[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]], [[Osamu Kido]], [[Yuji Nagata]] & [[Kazuo Yamazaki]] (11:21)''' **Hirata pinned Nagata after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|lariat]]. **This was Nagata's farewell match, before leaving for WCW. *'''[[Chris Jericho|Super Liger]] defeated [[Koji Kanemoto]] (11:11)''' **Liger pinned Kanemoto with a [[Suplex#Tiger suplex|bridging tiger suplex]]. *'''[[Jinsei Shinzaki]] defeated [[Michiyoshi Ohara]] (9:17)''' **Shinzaki pinned Ohara after the [[Powerbomb#Crucifix powerbomb|Nenbutsu powerbomb]]. *'''[[Shinjiro Ohtani]] defeated [[Yoshihiro Tajiri]] (8:30)''' **Ohtani pinned Tajiri after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Flying spinning heel kick|flying kneel kick]]. *'''[[Kendo Nagasaki]] defeated [[Tatsutoshi Goto]] (9:23)''' **Nagasaki pinned Goto after a [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)|piledriver]]. *'''[[Masahiro Chono]] defeated [[Shoji Nakamaki]] (1:07)''' **Chono pinned Nakamaki after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Yakuza kick]]. *'''[[Masa Saito]] defeated [[Shinya Kojika|The Great Kojika]] (4:25)''' **Saito made Kojika submit to an [[Professional wrestling holds#Ankle lock|ankle lock]]. *'''[[Antonio Inoki]] defeated [[Willie Williams (wrestler)|Willie Williams]] (4:19)''' **Inoki made Williams submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Abdominal stretch|ground cobra twist]]. *'''[[Jushin Liger]] defeated [[Yoshihiro Asai|Ultimo Dragon]] to win the [[J-Crown]] (18:21)''' **Liger pinned Dragon after a [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Vertical suplex piledriver|Steiner Screwdriver]]. *'''[[Tatsumi Fujinami]] & [[Kengo Kimura]] defeated [[Masahiro Chono]] & [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] to win the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] (16:10)''' **Fujinami made Chono submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Dragon sleeper|dragon sleeper]]. *'''[[Kensuke Sasaki|Power Warrior]] defeated [[Keiji Mutoh|The Great Muta]] (16:09)''' **Warrior pinned Muta after a [[Brainbuster#Scoop brainbuster|Northern Lights bomb]]. *'''[[Shinya Hashimoto]] defeated [[Riki Chōshū]] to retain the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (18:04)''' **Hashimoto pinned Chōshū after a [[brainbuster]]. ===Final Power Hall in Tokyo Dome=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Final Power Hall in Tokyo Dome |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[1998]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=65,000 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Kendo Kashin]] defeated [[Koji Kanemoto]] (12:01)''' **Kashin made Kanemoto submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Crucifix armbar|jujigatame]]. *'''[[Shinjiro Ohtani]] defeated [[Yoshihiro Asai|Ultimo Dragon]] to retain the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (17:06)''' **Ohtani pinned Dragon with a [[Suplex#Dragon suplex|bridging dragon suplex]]. *'''[[Yuji Nagata]] defeated [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] (11:33)''' **Nagata made Tenzan submit to the [[Professional wrestling holds#Reverse figure four leglock|Nagata Lock I]]. *'''[[Tatsumi Fujinami]] & [[Osamu Nishimura]] defeated [[Satoshi Kojima]] & [[Manabu Nakanishi]] (12:39)''' **Nishimura pinned Kojima with a [[Suplex#Northern Lights suplex|bridging Northern Lights suplex]]. **This was Nishimura's return match. *'''Riki Road Final Message 5''' **'''[[Riki Chōshū]] defeated [[Kazuyuki Fujita]] (3:57)''' ***Chōshū pinned Fujita after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|lariat]]. **'''Riki Chōshū defeated [[Yutaka Yoshie]] (1:42)''' ***Chōshū pinned Yoshie after a lariat. **'''Riki Chōshū defeated [[Tatsuhito Takaiwa]] (1:21)''' ***Chōshū made Takaiwa submit to the [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Scorpion Deathlock]]. **'''[[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]] defeated Riki Chōshū (2:02)''' ***Iizuka made Chōshū submit to an [[Professional wrestling holds#Ankle lock|ankle lock]]. **'''Riki Chōshū defeated [[Jushin Liger]] (5:09)''' ***Chōshū pinned Liger after a lariat. ***These five matches were a collective retirement match for Riki Chōshū. *'''[[Don Frye]] defeated [[Naoya Ogawa]] (8:47)''' **Frye won via referee stoppage. *'''[[Shinya Hashimoto]] defeated [[Dennis Lane]] (1:34)''' **Hashimoto won via referee stoppage. *'''[[Masahiro Chono]] defeated [[Shiro Koshinaka]] (15:05)''' **Chono pinned Koshinaka after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Yakuza kick]]. *'''[[Kensuke Sasaki]] defeated [[Keiji Mutoh]] to retain the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (25:18)''' **Sasaki pinned Mutoh after a [[Brainbuster#Scoop brainbuster|Northern Lights bomb]]. ===Wrestling World 1999=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Wrestling World 1999 |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[1999]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=62,500 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Manabu Nakanishi]] defeated [[Kazuyuki Fujita]] (11:10)''' **Nakanishi made Fujita submit to an [[Backbreaker#Argentine backbreaker rack|Argentine backbreaker]]. *'''[[Tatsumi Fujinami]], [[Osamu Kido]] & [[Tadao Yasuda]] defeated [[Tatsutoshi Goto]], [[Kengo Kimura]] & [[Michiyoshi Ohara]] (9:17)''' **Yasuda pinned Goto after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Crossbody|diving body press]]. *'''[[Kendo Kashin]] & [[Dr. Wagner, Jr.]] defeated [[Shinjiro Ohtani]] & [[Tatsuhito Takaiwa]] to win the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]] (16:53)''' **Kashin made Ohtani submit to an [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Super|avalanche]] [[Professional wrestling holds#Crucifix armbar|jujigatame]]. *'''[[Jushin Liger]] defeated [[Koji Kanemoto]] to retain the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (23:11)''' **Liger pinned Kanemoto after an [[Suplex#Superplex|avalanche brainbuster]]. *'''[[Kensuke Sasaki]] defeated [[Atsushi Onita]] (5:55)''' **Sasaki won via disqualification. *'''[[Yuji Nagata]] defeated [[David Beneteau]] (5:30)''' **Nagata made Beneteau submit to a [[triangle choke]]. *'''[[Don Frye]] defeated [[Brian Johnston (fighter)|Brian Johnston]] (7:55)''' **Frye won via referee stoppage. *'''[[Shinya Hashimoto]] vs. [[Naoya Ogawa]] ended in a no contest (6:58)''' *'''[[Satoshi Kojima]] & [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] defeated [[Shiro Koshinaka]] & [[Genichiro Tenryu]] to win the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] (16:35)''' **Tenzan pinned Koshinaka after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving headbutt|diving headbutt]]. *'''[[Keiji Mutoh]] defeated [[Scott Norton]] to win the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (19:01)''' **Mutoh made Norton submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Figure four leglock|figure four leglock]]. ===Wrestling World 2000=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Wrestling World 2000 |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[2000]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=63,500 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Shinjiro Ohtani]] & [[Tatsuhito Takaiwa]] defeated [[Kendo Kashin]] & [[Minoru Tanaka]] to retain the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]] (13:19)''' **Takaiwa pinned Kashin after the [[Professional wrestling throws#Michinoku driver II|Takaiwa Driver]]. *'''[[Shiro Koshinaka]] defeated [[Satoshi Kojima]] (10:17)''' **Koshinaka pinned Kojima after a [[powerbomb]]. *'''[[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] defeated [[Chris Benoit|Wild Pegasus]] (10:55)''' **Tenzan pinned Pegasus after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving headbutt|diving headbutt]]. *'''[[Jushin Liger]] defeated [[Koji Kanemoto]] to retain the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (3:56)''' **Liger pinned Kanemoto after a [[brainbuster]]. *'''[[Manabu Nakanishi]] defeated [[Kenzo Suzuki]] (6:41)''' **Nakanishi made Suzuki submit to an [[Backbreaker#Argentine backbreaker rack|Argentine backbreaker]]. **This was Suzuki's debut match. **Suzuki replaced [[Bill Goldberg]], who was injured. *'''[[Yuji Nagata]] defeated [[Kazuo Yamazaki]] (6:44)''' **Nagata pinned Yamazaki with a [[Suplex#Belly to back suplex|bridging belly to back suplex]]. **This was Yamazaki's retirement match. *'''[[Matt Anoa'i|Kimo]] defeated [[Kazuyuki Fujita]] (4:02)''' **Kimo won via disqualification. *'''[[Scott Norton]] defeated [[Don Frye]] (8:50)''' **Norton pinned Frye after a [[powerbomb]]. *'''[[Rick Steiner]] defeated [[Randy Savage]] (11:08)''' **Steiner pinned Savage after a diving [[Professional wrestling throws#Bulldog|bulldog]] *'''[[Shinya Hashimoto]] & [[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]] defeated [[Kazunari Murakami]] & [[Naoya Ogawa]] (11:29)''' **Iizuka made Murakami submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Sleeper hold|sleeper hold]]. *'''[[Masahiro Chono]] defeated [[Keiji Mutoh]] (25:00)''' **Chono made Mutoh submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Cross leg STF|cross-leg STF]]. **As a result of the loss, Mutoh had to disband [[nWo Japan]]. *'''[[Kensuke Sasaki]] defeated [[Genichiro Tenryu]] to win the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (14:43)''' **Sasaki pinned Tenryu after a [[Brainbuster#Scoop brainbuster|Northern Lights bomb]]. ===Wrestling World 2001=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Wrestling World 2001 |image=Njpw_010401.jpg |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[2001]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=62,001 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Kensuke Sasaki]] defeated [[Satoshi Kojima]] in the quarterfinals of the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] tournament (16:33)''' **Sasaki made Kojima submit to a [[Boston crab]]. *'''[[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] defeated [[Yuji Nagata]] in the quarterfinals of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament (16:45)''' **Tenzan pinned Nagata after a [[moonsault]]. *'''[[Koji Kanemoto]] & [[Minoru Tanaka]] defeated [[Shinya Makabe]] & [[Tatsuhito Takaiwa]] (18:02)''' **Kanemoto made Makabe submit to an [[Professional wrestling holds#Ankle lock|ankle lock]]. *'''[[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]] defeated [[Kendo Kashin]] (6:12)''' **Iizuka made Kashin submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Sleeper hold|sleeper hold]]. *'''Kensuke Sasaki defeated [[Masahiro Chono]] in the semifinals of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament (11:28)''' **Sasaki made Chono submit to the [[Professional wrestling holds#Armbar|Strangle Hold γ]]. *'''[[Toshiaki Kawada]] defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan in the semifinals of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament (10:45)''' **Kawada pinned Tenzan after a [[powerbomb]]. *'''[[Keiji Mutoh]] & [[Shinjiro Ohtani]] defeated [[Jushin Liger]] & [[Manabu Nakanishi]] (5:44)''' **Ohtani made Liger submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Abdominal stretch|cobra twist]]. *'''[[Riki Chōshū]] vs. [[Shinya Hashimoto]] ended in a no contest (15:20)''' *'''Kensuke Sasaki defeated Toshiaki Kawada to win the vacant IWGP Heavyweight Championship (10:30)''' **Sasaki pinned Kawada after a [[Brainbuster#Scoop brainbuster|Northern Lights bomb]]. ====Tournament bracket==== {{3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= [[Satoshi Kojima]] | RD1-score1= Sub | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= '''[[Kensuke Sasaki]]''' | RD1-score2= 16:33 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= [[Yuji Nagata]] | RD1-score5= Pin | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= '''[[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]''' | RD1-score6= 16:45 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8= | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= '''Kensuke Sasaki''' | RD2-score1= Sub | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= [[Masahiro Chono]] | RD2-score2= 11:28 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= Hiroyoshi Tenzan | RD2-score3= Pin | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= '''[[Toshiaki Kawada]]''' | RD2-score4= 10:45 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= '''Kensuke Sasaki''' | RD3-score1= Pin | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= Toshiaki Kawada | RD3-score2= 10:30 }} ===Wrestling World 2002=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Wrestling World 2002 |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[2002]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=51,500 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Masahito Kakihara]] & [[Masayuki Naruse]] defeated [[Wataru Inoue]] & [[Katsuyori Shibata]] (10:50)''' **Kakihara pinned Inoue after the [[Professional wrestling throws#STO|Kaki Cutter]]. *'''[[Osamu Matsuda|El Samurai]] & [[Minoru Tanaka]] defeated [[Akira Nogami|AKIRA]] & [[Koji Kanemoto]] (12:31)''' **Tanaka pinned AKIRA with a [[Pinfall (professional wrestling)#Back slide|backslide]]. *'''[[Yuki Ishikawa]] & [[Kazunari Murakami]] defeated [[Kenzo Suzuki]] & [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] (8:00)''' **Ishikawa and Murakami won via referee stoppage. *'''[[Jushin Liger]], [[Masanori Murakawa|The Great Sasuke]] & [[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]] defeated [[Keiji Takayama|Gedo]], [[Shoji Akiyoshi|Jado]] & [[Shigeki Sato|Dick Togo]] (20:12)''' **Liger pinned Gedo after a [[brainbuster]]. *'''[[Manabu Nakanishi]] defeated [[Giant Silva]] (6:49)''' **Nakanishi won via countout. *'''[[Kendo Kashin]] defeated [[Daijiro Matsui]] to retain the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (5:43)''' **Kashin pinned Matsui with a [[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|front cradle]]. *'''[[Hiroshi Hase]] & [[Keiji Mutoh]] defeated [[Tatsumi Fujinami]] & [[Osamu Nishimura]] (16:44)''' **Mutoh pinned Nishimura after the [[Professional wrestling attacks#Shining Wizard|Shining Wizard]]. *'''[[Naoya Ogawa]] vs. [[Kensuke Sasaki]] ended in a no contest (4:02)''' *'''[[Satoshi Kojima]] & [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] defeated [[Masahiro Chono]] & [[Dalip Singh|Giant Singh]] (10:47)''' **Tenzan pinned Singh with a horizontal cradle. *'''[[Jun Akiyama]] defeated [[Yuji Nagata]] to retain the [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]] (19:58)''' **Akiyama pinned Nagata after a [[Suplex#Exploder suplex|wrist-clutch Exploder]]. ===Wrestling World 2003=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Wrestling World 2003 |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[2003]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=50,000 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Osamu Nishimura]] defeated [[Tatsumi Fujinami]] (8:10)''' **Nishimura pinned Fujinami with a [[Pinfall (professional wrestling)#Gedo clutch|Gedo clutch]]. *'''[[Yutaka Yoshie]] defeated [[Shinya Makabe]] in the semifinals of the Young Generation Cup (13:20)''' **Yoshie pinned Makabe after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Crossbody|diving body press]]. *'''[[Ryushi Yanagisawa]] defeated [[Kenzo Suzuki]] in the semifinals of the Young Generation Cup (9:23)''' **Yanagisawa pinned Suzuki after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#High knee|jumping knee attack]]. *'''[[Giant Silva|Dai Majin]] & [[Junji Hirata|Makai #1]] defeated [[Tatsutoshi Goto]] & [[Hiro Saito]] (7:50)''' **Majin & Makai won via disqualification after Goto hit the referee with a chair. *'''[[Katsuyori Shibata|Makai #4]] & [[Mitsuya Nagai|Makai #5]] defeated [[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]] & [[Masahito Kakihara]] (10:54)''' **<nowiki>#</nowiki>5 pinned Iizuka after a diving knee attack. *'''[[Koji Kanemoto]], [[Jushin Liger]] & [[Takehiro Murahama]] defeated [[Minoru Tanaka|HEAT]], [[Masayuki Naruse]] & [[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]] (16:10)''' **Kanemoto made Naruse submit to an [[Professional wrestling holds#Ankle lock|ankle lock]]. *'''Ryushi Yanagisawa defeated Yutaka Yoshie in the finals of the Young Generation Cup (6:48)''' **Yanagisawa made Yoshie submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Crucifix armbar|jujigatame]]. *'''[[Shinsuke Nakamura]] & [[Michiyoshi Ohara]] defeated [[Kazunari Murakami]] & [[Tadao Yasuda]] (7:12)''' **Nakamura & Ohara won via referee stoppage when Nakamura used a [[Professional wrestling holds#Front sleeper|front neck lock]] on Yasuda. *'''[[Satoshi Kojima]] & [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] defeated [[Masahiro Chono]] & [[Manabu Nakanishi]] (23:18)''' **Tenzan pinned Chono after the [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Scoop slam piledriver|TTD]]. *'''[[Yoshihiro Takayama]] defeated [[Tsuyoshi Kosaka]] to win the vacant [[NWF Heavyweight Championship]] (10:19)''' **Takayama pinned Kosaka after a running knee attack. *'''[[Yuji Nagata]] defeated [[Josh Barnett]] to retain the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (10:40)''' **Nagata pinned Barnett after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Spinning heel-kick|kneel kick]]. ====Tournament bracket==== {{4TeamBracket | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= [[Shinya Makabe]] | RD1-score1= Pin | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= '''[[Yutaka Yoshie]]''' | RD1-score2= 13:20 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= [[Kenzo Suzuki]] | RD1-score3= Pin | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= '''[[Ryushi Yanagisawa]]''' | RD1-score4= 9:23 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= Yutaka Yoshie | RD2-score1= Sub | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= '''Ryushi Yanagisawa''' | RD2-score2= 6:48 }} ===Wrestling World 2004=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Wrestling World 2004 |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[2004]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=53,000 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Hirooki Goto]] defeated [[Naofumi Yamamoto]] (6:21)''' **Goto made Yamamoto submit to a [[Boston crab]]. *'''[[Katsushi Takemura]] defeated [[Osamu Matsuda|El Samurai]] (6:53)''' **Takemura pinned Samurai after a [[moonsault]]. *'''[[Ryota Chikuzen]], [[Junji Hirata|Makai #1]], [[Mitsuya Nagai]] & [[Ryushi Yanagisawa]] defeated [[Tatsutoshi Goto]], [[Enson Inoue]], [[Michiyoshi Ohara]] & [[Hiro Saito]] (11:55)''' **Nagai pinned Goto after the [[Professional wrestling attacks#High knee|Hyper Knee Tiger]]. *'''[[Shinya Makabe]] & [[Toru Yano]] defeated [[Dolgorsuren Serjbudee|Blue Wolf]] & [[Wataru Inoue]] (10:18)''' **Makabe pinned Inoue with a [[Suplex#German suplex|bridging German suplex]]. *'''[[Masayuki Naruse]] defeated [[Tadao Yasuda]] (2:39)''' **Naruse originally defeated Yasuda via disqualification in 2:09; the match was restarted, only for Naruse to win via stoppage 30 seconds later. *'''[[Ryusuke Taguchi]] defeated [[Akiya Anzawa]] (4:53)''' **Taguchi pinned Anzawa after a [[dropkick]]. *'''[[Keiji Takayama|Gedo]] & [[Shoji Akiyoshi|Jado]] defeated [[Minoru Tanaka|HEAT]] & [[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]] to retain the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]] (17:15)''' **Gedo pinned HEAT after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Splash|Superfly splash]]. *'''[[Jushin Liger]] defeated [[Takashi Sugiura]] to win the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (17:52)''' **Liger pinned Sugiura after an [[Suplex#Superplex|avalanche brainbuster]]. *'''[[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] defeated [[Yutaka Yoshie]] to retain the [[IWGP U-30 Championship]] (17:06)''' **Tanahashi pinned Yoshie with a [[Suplex#Dragon suplex|bridging dragon suplex]]. *'''[[Josh Barnett]] & [[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]] defeated [[Kazunari Murakami]] & [[Katsuyori Shibata]] (16:04)''' **Barnett pinned Murakami after a [[Suplex#Capture suplex|capture suplex]]. *'''[[Osamu Nishimura]] defeated [[Minoru Suzuki]] (9:39)''' **Nishimura pinned Suzuki with a [[Pinfall (professional wrestling)#Back slide|backslide]]. *'''[[Manabu Nakanishi]] defeated [[Genichiro Tenryu]] (10:20)''' **Nakanishi pinned Tenryu with a [[Suplex#Fisherman suplex|bridging fisherman suplex]]. *'''[[Yuji Nagata]] defeated [[Kensuke Sasaki]] (12:10)''' **Nagata won via referee stoppage. *'''[[Keiji Mutoh]] & [[Bob Sapp]] defeated [[Masahiro Chono]] & [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] (21:00)''' **Sapp pinned Tenzan after a [[powerbomb]]. **This was Chono's return match. *'''[[IWGP Heavyweight Championship|IWGP Heavyweight Champion]] [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] defeated [[NWF Heavyweight Championship|NWF Heavyweight Champion]] [[Yoshihiro Takayama]] in a [[Championship unification|Title Unification]] match (13:55)''' **Nakamura made Takayama submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Chickenwing arm lock|chickenwing arm lock]]. **The NWF title was unified with the IWGP title. As a result, the NWF title was retired. ===Toukon Festival ~ Wrestling World 2005=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Toukon Festival ~ Wrestling World 2005 |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[2005]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=46,000 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Keiji Takayama|Gedo]] & [[Shoji Akiyoshi|Jado]] vs. [[Wataru Inoue]] & [[Katsushi Takemura]] ended in a time limit draw (15:00)''' *'''[[Jushin Liger]] defeated [[Koji Kanemoto]] to become the #1 contender to the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (10:30)''' **Liger pinned Kanemoto with an [[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|inside cradle]]. *'''[[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]] defeated [[Minoru Tanaka|HEAT]] to win the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (14:17)''' **Tiger pinned HEAT with a [[Suplex#Tiger suplex|bridging tiger suplex]]. *'''[[Yuji Nagata]] defeated [[Katsuhiko Nagata]] in an [[Amateur wrestling|amateur]]-style exhibition match (5:00)''' **Yuji won by points at 15-11. *'''[[Minoru Suzuki]] defeated [[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]] (9:45)''' **Suzuki made Iizuka submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Sleeper hold|sleeper hold]]. *'''[[Satoshi Kojima]] defeated [[Osamu Nishimura]] (19:26)''' **Kojima pinned Nishimura after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|lariat]]. *'''[[Ron Waterman]] won an 8 Man Ultimate Royal (22:55)''' **'''[[Ron Waterman]] defeated [[Masayuki Naruse]] in the quarterfinals (2:35)''' ***Waterman won via referee stoppage. **'''[[Manabu Nakanishi]] defeated [[Toru Yano]] in the quarterfinals (3:09)''' ***Nakanishi made Yano submit to an [[Professional wrestling holds#Armbar|armbar]]. **'''[[Dolgorsuren Sumiyabazar]] defeated [[Mitsuya Nagai]] in the quarterfinals (5:46)''' ***Sumiyabazar made Nagai submit to a shoulder hold. **'''[[Yuji Nagata]] defeated [[Dolgorsuren Serjbudee|Blue Wolf]] in the quarterfinals (5:49)''' ***Nagata made Wolf submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Ankle lock|ankle lock]]. **'''Ron Waterman defeated Manabu Nakanishi in the semifinals (1:02)''' ***Waterman made Nakanishi submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Front sleeper|front neck lock]]. **'''Yuji Nagata defeated Dolgorsuren Sumiyabazar in the semifinals (1:53)''' ***Nagata won via referee stoppage. **'''Ron Waterman defeated Yuji Nagata in the finals (1:41)''' ***Waterman made Nagata submit to a V1 armlock. *'''[[Masahiro Chono]] defeated [[Riki Chōshū]] & [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] in a dogfight (18:07)''' **Chono pinned Chōshū after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Yakuza kick]] (6:34). **Chono made Tenzan submit to the [[Professional wrestling holds#STS|FTS]] (11:33). **These were two separate singles matches, both of which had a 15-minute time limit. *'''[[Shinsuke Nakamura]] defeated [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] to win the [[IWGP U-30 Championship]] (24:45)''' **Nakamura made Tanahashi submit to a [[Professional wrestling holds#Crucifix armbar|jujigatame]]. ====Tournament bracket==== {{8TeamBracket | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= [[Masayuki Naruse]] | RD1-score1= TKO | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= '''[[Ron Waterman]]''' | RD1-score2= 2:35 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= '''[[Manabu Nakanishi]]''' | RD1-score3= Sub | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= [[Toru Yano]] | RD1-score4= 3:09 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= [[Mitsuya Nagai]] | RD1-score5= Sub | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= '''[[Dolgorsuren Sumiyabazar|D. Sumiyabazar]]''' | RD1-score6= 5:46 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= [[Dolgorsuren Serjbudee|Blue Wolf]] | RD1-score7= Sub | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= '''[[Yuji Nagata]] | RD1-score8= 5:49 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= '''Ron Waterman''' | RD2-score1= Sub | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= Manabu Nakanishi | RD2-score2= 1:02 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= D. Sumiyabazar | RD2-score3= TKO | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= '''Yuji Nagata''' | RD2-score4= 1:53 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= '''Ron Waterman''' | RD3-score1= Sub | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= Yuji Nagata | RD3-score2= 1:41 }} ===Toukon Shidou Chapter 1=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Toukon Shidou Chapter 1 |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[2006]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=43,000 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Ryouji Sai]] defeated [[Naofumi Yamamoto]] (8:18)''' **Sai pinned Yamamoto after the [[Suplex#Belly to back suplex|Sidmouth]]. *'''[[BADBOY Hido]], [[Kintaro Kanemura]] & [[Masato Tanaka]] defeated [[Keiji Takayama|Gedo]], [[Shoji Akiyoshi|Jado]] & [[Jushin Liger]] (10:03)''' **Kanemura pinned Jado after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Senton|diving senton]]. *'''[[Minoru Tanaka|Minoru]] & [[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]] defeated [[Tomohiro Ishii]] & [[Tatsuhito Takaiwa]] (12:11)''' **Minoru pinned Ishii after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Shoot kick|kick]]. *'''[[Riki Chōshū]], [[Kamikaze (wrestler)|Kamikaze]], [[Yoshihito Sasaki]], [[Kohei Sato]] & [[Takashi Uwano]] defeated [[Tatsumi Fujinami]], [[Hirooki Goto]], [[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]], [[Hiroshi Nagao]], [[Osamu Nishimura]] & [[Toru Yano]] (12:16)''' **Sato pinned Nagao with a [[Suplex#German suplex|bridging German suplex]]. *'''[[Akebono Taro|Akebono]] & [[Yutaka Yoshie]] defeated [[Junji Hirata|Black Strong Machine]] & [[Hiro Saito]] (9:18)''' **Yoshie pinned Saito after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Crossbody|diving body press]]. *'''[[Yuji Nagata]] defeated [[Kazunari Murakami]] (13:11)''' **Nagata pinned Murakami with a [[Suplex#Belly to back suplex|bridging belly to back suplex]]. *'''[[Shinjiro Ohtani]] defeated [[Koji Kanemoto]] (10:47)''' **Ohtani pinned Kanemoto with a [[Suplex#Dragon suplex|bridging dragon suplex]]. *'''[[Katsuyori Shibata]] defeated [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] (11:59)''' **Shibata pinned Tanahashi with a kick. *'''[[Matthew Bloom|Giant Bernard]] defeated [[Manabu Nakanishi]] (9:53)''' **Bernard pinned Nakanishi after an [[Professional wrestling attacks#Body avalanche|avalanche]]. *'''[[Masahiro Chono]] & [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] defeated [[Shiro Koshinaka]] & [[Takao Omori]] to retain the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] (19:28)''' **Chono pinned Koshinaka after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Shining Wizard|Shining]] [[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Yakuza kick]]. *'''[[Brock Lesnar]] defeated [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] to retain the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (8:58)''' **Lesnar pinned Nakamura after the [[Facebuster#F-5|Verdict]]. ===Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]], [[2007]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=28,000 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Masanobu Fuchi]], [[Osamu Matsuda|El Samurai]] & [[Ryusuke Taguchi]] defeated [[Nobutaka Araya]], [[Mitsunobu Kikuzawa|Kikutaro]] & [[Akira Raijin]] (8:20)''' **Taguchi pinned Kikutaro after the Dodon. *'''[[Keiji Takayama|Gedo]] & [[Shoji Akiyoshi|Jado]] defeated [[Kazuhiko Masada|MAZADA]] & [[Kazunari Nozawa|NOSAWA Rongai]] (13:06)''' **Gedo pinned NOSAWA after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Superfly splash|Superfly Splash]]. *'''[[Tomohiro Ishii]], [[Togi Makabe]] & [[Toru Yano]] defeated [[D'Lo Brown]], [[Barry Buchanan|Buchanan]] & [[Travis Tomko]] (9:36)''' **Makabe pinned Buchanan after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|lariat]]. *'''[[Matthew Bloom|Giant Bernard]], [[Matt Anoa'i|RO'Z]], [[Kohei Suwama|Suwama]] & [[Yoshikazu Taru|TARU]] defeated [[Riki Chōshū]], [[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]], [[Manabu Nakanishi]] & [[Naofumi Yamamoto]] (15:38)''' **Suwama pinned Yamamoto with a [[Suplex#Belly to back suplex|bridging belly to back suplex]]. *'''[[Kaz Hayashi]], [[Wataru Inoue]], [[Koji Kanemoto]], [[Takao Yoshida|TAKA Michinoku]] & [[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]] defeated [[Shuji Kondo]], [[Jushin Liger]], [[Akihito Terui|Milano Collection AT]], [[Minoru Tanaka|Minoru]] & [[Yasushi Tsujimoto|"brother" YASSHI]] (13:01)''' **Tiger pinned YASSHI with a [[Suplex#Tiger suplex|bridging tiger suplex]]. *'''[[Toshiaki Kawada]] defeated [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] (19:02)''' **Kawada pinned Nakamura after a face kick. *'''[[Minoru Suzuki]] (c) defeated [[Yuji Nagata]] to retain the [[AJPW Triple Crown Championship]] (17:22)''' **Suzuki won via referee stoppage with a [[Professional wrestling holds#Sleeper hold|sleeper hold]]. *'''[[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] (c) defeated [[Taiyō Kea]] to retain the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (17:09)''' **Tanahashi pinned Kea after the [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Frog splash|High Fly Flow]]. *'''[[Masahiro Chono]] & [[Keiji Mutoh]] defeated [[Satoshi Kojima]] & [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] (18:43)''' **Chono made Tenzan submit to an [[Professional wrestling holds#STF|STF]]. ===Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo Dome=== {{Infobox Wrestling event |name= |image= |promotion=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] & [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] |brand= |date=[[January 4]] [[2008]] |venue=[[Tokyo Dome]] |city=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |attendance=27,000 |lastevent= |nextevent= }} *'''[[Jason Reso|Christian Cage]], [[A.J. Styles]] and [[Petey Williams]] defeated [[Akihito Terui|Milano Collection AT]], [[Minoru Tanaka|Minoru]] and [[Fergal Devitt|Prince Devitt]] (10:25)''' **Styles pinned Milano after a [[Facebuster#Belly-to-back inverted mat slam|Styles Clash]]. *'''[[Wataru Inoue]] defeated [[Christopher Daniels]] to retain the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (10:17)''' **Inoue pinned Daniels after a [[Brainbuster#Cross-legged fisherman brainbuster|Staggerin’ Blow]]. *'''[[Manabu Nakanishi]] defeated [[Chris Parks|Abyss]] (6:00)''' **Nakanishi pinned Abyss after a [[Suplex#German suplex|Dai*Nakanishi German]]. *'''[[Masato Tanaka]], [[Tatsuhito Takaiwa]], [[Yutaka Yoshie]] & [[Katsushi Takemura]] defeated [[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]], [[Koji Kanemoto]], [[Tiger Mask IV]] and [[Ryusuke Taguchi]] (8:36)''' **Yoshie pinned Taguchi after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Frog splash|Diving body press]]. *'''[[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Mark LoMonaco|Brother Ray]] and [[Devon Hughes|Brother Devon]]) defeated R&R ([[Togi Makabe]] and [[Toru Yano]]) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|Hardcore match]] (13:12)''' **Devon pinned Makabe after a [[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Dudley Death Drop|3D]]. *'''[[Tatsumi Fujinami]], [[Riki Choshu]], [[Masahiro Chono]], [[Jushin Liger]] and [[Akira Nogami|AKIRA]] defeated [[Shoji Akiyoshi|Jado]], [[Keiji Takayama|Gedo]], [[Yoshikazu Taru|TARU]], [[Shuji Kondo]] and [[Yasushi Tsujimoto|"brother" YASSHI]] (7:18)''' **Choshu pinned YASSHI after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|Lariat]]. *'''[[Keiji Mutoh|The Great Muta]] defeated [[Hirooki Goto]] (13:04)''' **Muta pinned Goto after a [[Moonsault|Moonsault press]]. *'''[[Matt Bloom|Giant Bernard]] and [[Travis Tomko]] defeated [[Steiner Brothers|The Steiner Brothers]] ([[Rick Steiner|Rick]] and [[Scott Steiner|Scott]]) to retain the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] (12:50)''' **Bernard pinned Rick after a [[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Aided whiplash|Magic Killer]]. *'''[[Kurt Angle]] defeated [[Yuji Nagata]] to retain the [[Inoki Genome Federation#IWGP Third Belt Championship|IWGP Third Belt Championship]] (18:29)''' **Angle forced Nagata to submit with an [[Professional wrestling holds#Ankle lock|Ankle lock]]. *'''[[Shinsuke Nakamura]] defeated [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] to win the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (23:08)''' **Nakamura pinned Tanahashi after a [[Professional wrestling throws#Samoan driver|Landslide]]. ==References== {{reflist}} *[http://slam.canoe.ca/ Slam Sports] *[http://www.puroresufan.com/ Strong Style Spirit] ==External links== *[http://www.njpw.co.jp/ The Official New Japan Website] *[http://www.njpw.com/ Official New Japan USA website] [[Category:New Japan Pro Wrestling shows]]