NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome 1/4/10

[Kick Your Face]

Most of the card is confirmed now. I expect one or two matches to be added.


NJPW "WRESTLE KINGDOM IV IN TOKYO DOME", 01.04.2010 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Dome

1. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Tiger Mask (c) vs. SUPER J-CUP 5th STAGE winner
2. 3WAY Hardcore Match - IWGP Tag Team Championship: Brother Ray & Brother Devon (c) vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson vs. Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito
3. Wrestle Kingdom IV Special 8 Man Tag Team Match: Terry Funk, Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Abdullah The Butcher, Takashi Iizuka, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii
4. Wrestle Kingdom IV Special Tag Team Match: Yuji Nagata & Akebono vs. TAJIRI & Masato Tanaka
5. NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Effusions ~Wilderness~: Togi Makabe vs. Mohammed Yone
6. NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Effusions ~Radiance~: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Go Shiozaki
7. GHC Heavyweight Championship - NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Effusions ~Blast~: Takashi Sugiura (c) vs. Hirooki Goto
8. IWGP Heavyweight Championship ~The newest, The strongest~: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama

[Evilution E5150]

aww i was hoping for more TNA talent, still a awesome card though

[BxB]

I loved last year's event and it was the reason my friend got me into Puro. Great card.

[Deleted]

Dec 14, 2009 2:00:34 GMT -5 Evilution E5150 said:

aww i was hoping for more TNA talent, still a awesome card though

TNA is having their Monday night Impact that same day. They probably couldn't spare too many wrestlers.

[Solid Stryk-Dizzle]

That's a sexy card. I'm glad there aren't too many TNA guys. Their matches last year were the worst on the card.

I NEED to see Go Vs. Tanahashi.

[jerishow]

January 4th sure seems like an interesting Wrestling day

[Murf]

TERRY FUNK?!?

[Evilution E5150]

Dec 14, 2009 3:55:50 GMT -5 @therealoblivion said:

Dec 14, 2009 2:00:34 GMT -5 Evilution E5150 said:

aww i was hoping for more TNA talent, still a awesome card though

TNA is having their Monday night Impact that same day. They probably couldn't spare too many wrestlers.

oh duh, ha

but still id rather i see angle or mcmg take on some awesome puro talent

[craigdanbeaton]

Dec 14, 2009 6:02:14 GMT -5 Murf said:

TERRY FUNK?!?

ABDULLAH?!?

I have the strangest feeling someone may bleed in that match...

[dsriggs]

That 8 man tag is going to be AWFUL but the rest of the card is pretty good.
Hopefully 3D drop the tag titles. New Japan don't need their belts stuck in Hogan-era TNA.
The main event gives me a nice excuse to re-post this:

[Davey is Awesome]

Dec 14, 2009 4:01:41 GMT -5 Solid Stryk-Dizzle said:

That's a sexy card. I'm glad there aren't too many TNA guys. Their matches last year were the worst on the card.

I NEED to see Go Vs. Tanahashi.

Really? I really liked the Machine Guns vs No Limit match.

[cartern923]

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Go Shiozaki...words cannot describe my excitement.

Here's to Giant Benard and Karl Anderson taking the tag straps off of Team 3D!

Terry Funk and Abdullah the Butcher...have to be honest...I didn't see that coming.

[Murf]

There was a report that NJPW were working on a big name after the Hogan negotiations fell through. But if it's Funk, meh.

[Chuckie Finster]

I'll be surprised if Abby makes it in the ring.

[Solid Stryk-Dizzle]

Dec 14, 2009 10:26:39 GMT -5 Davey is Awesome said:

Dec 14, 2009 4:01:41 GMT -5 Solid Stryk-Dizzle said:

That's a sexy card. I'm glad there aren't too many TNA guys. Their matches last year were the worst on the card.

I NEED to see Go Vs. Tanahashi.

Really? I really liked the Machine Guns vs No Limit match.

Funny, that's actually the match that soured me on the Machine Guns completely. They came off as really slow spot monkeys in that one. Just going from one contrived team spot to another with no flow whatsoever.

[Deleted]

The 3Way hardcore sounds amazing

[Nacho STAYS Hyped]

Dec 14, 2009 16:10:36 GMT -5 @tagteamspecialist said:

The 3Way hardcore sounds amazing

Yeah, it should be lots of fun. Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson are really underrated.

[Fundertaker]

The main will be a knee war for the ages.

[Chuckie Finster]

Full card and match order

NJPW “WRESTLE KINGDOM IV IN TOKYO DOME”, 1/4/10 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Dome

1. New Japan Pro-Wrestling 2010 Beginning: Super Strong Machine, Wataru Inoue & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & Kazuchika Okada
2. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title ~Amistad combativa~: Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt (c) vs. Ultimo Guerrero & Averno
3. IWGP Tag Team Title - 3WAY Hardcore Rules Match ~Victim and Greed~: “Team 3D” Brother Ray & Brother Devon (c) vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson vs. Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito
4. Wrestle Kingdom Special Tag Match ~Blood Stream Blue~: Yuji Nagata & Akebono vs. TAJIRI & Masato Tanaka
5. Wrestle Kingdom Special 8 Man Tag Match ~The legend never rots~: Terry Funk, Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Abdullah The Butcher, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
6. NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Effusions ~Wilderness~: Togi Makabe vs. Mohammed Yone
7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title ~Highest sky~: Tiger Mask (c) vs. Naomichi Marufuji
8. NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Effusions ~Radiance~: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Go Shiozaki
9. GHC Heavyweight Title - NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Effusions ~Blast~: Takashi Sugiura (c) vs. Hirooki Goto
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title - The newest, The strongest: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama

[Kick Your Face]

Just a few hours away from one of the biggest events of the year. Everyone has arrived at the Tokyo Dome now according to President Sugabayashi on Twitter.