Wrestle Kingdom 18 is the biggest show of the year for New Japan Pro Wrestling, with fans already excited for the next addition into the company’s annual Tokyo Dome show on January 4th, 2023. Often acclaimed as one of the best shows in wrestling each year, Wrestle Kingdom combines the best wrestlers from all across ...
Wrestle Kingdom 5 was one of the most international-feeling events in the history of the show, with superstars from NJPW, TNA and CMLL in Mexico taking place at the event. The main event of the show saw Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Satoshi Kojima to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. A number of crossover matches took ...
Wrestle Kingdom 4 took place on January 4, 2010 in the Tokyo Dome. 41,500 fans attended the show, although NJPW only claimed 20,000 fans attended the show. This is one of the rare times that a company has intentionally downplayed their attendance (something WCW bizarrely did during their peak). This is also the only Wrestle ...
Wrestle Kingdom is NJPW’s yearly wrestling event, taking place on the 4th January every year. It takes place in the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, and the event follows on from their previously nameless show on that date each year. This page is the hub for the star ratings from every Wrestle Kingdom show in ...
In the United States, Wrestlemania is the culmination of a year’s build up in wrestling. It has the biggest and best matches and is the biggest show of the year. In Japan, the best matches take place at Wrestle Kingdom, the legendary NJPW show that takes place in the equally legendary Tokyo Dome on January ...
Wrestle Kingdom III was the third annual Wrestle Kingdom event put on by NJPW, in their traditional slot at the beginning of the year. Wrestle Kingdom II took place on January 4, 2009, and continued the companies intent on building the Wrestle Kingdom brand for their annual Tokyo Dome show. This show was the only ...
Wrestle Kingdom II was the second annual Wrestle Kingdom event put on by NJPW, in their traditional slot at the beginning of the year. Wrestle Kingdom II took place on January 4, 2008, and showed that the company were keen on establishing a WrestleMania-like brand for their biggest show of the year. This year’s edition ...
In 2007, New Japan Pro Wrestling presented the first ever edition of their equivalent to WWE’s WrestleMania, entitled Wrestle Kingdom. The event followed on from their annual January 4th show, but gave it a new name and look to help better sell the event to paying audiences, after a lull in success in the years ...
Wrestle Kingdom 18 will take place on January 4th, 2023 and is the 18th annual edition of the yearly Wrestle Kingdom show. It is the 31st annual NJPW show to take place on January 4th in the Tokyo Dome, and features huge matches like Tetsuya Naito vs SANADA and Kazuchika Okada vs Bryan Danielson. This ...
New Japan Pro Wrestling have revealed the new logo for the upcoming Wrestle Kingdom 18 event. The show was officially announced for the first time, with the event predictably taking place in the traditional January 4th slot. Wrestle Kingdom 18 will take place at the Tokyo Dome, the spiritual home of NJPW’s annual show. NJPW ...
Wrestle Kingdom 18 looks to set to be one of the biggest shows in NJPW history, with a huge main event already set for the Tokyo Dome. IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA will defend his title against G1 Climax winner Tetsuya Naito, in a huge clash between former LIJ teammates. However, the under card of ...
With AEW’s first WrestleDream show set to take place next month, the dream match between Konosuke Takeshita and Kota Ibushi looks set to steal the show in Seattle. The event is set to take place in Seattle on October 1st, 2023, in the hometown of AEW star Bryan Danielson. He is wrestling against Zack Sabre ...
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