AJPW/NJPW: WRESTLE KINGDOM IN TOKYO DOME RESULTS

[Chuckie Finster]

The 1/4 Dome show done by New Japan is the Wrestlemania of Japan. It's the biggest event done by the biggest company in Japan (overall, NJPW is still bigger than NOAH, but not by much) and it's done in the Tokyo Dome. This one is special as it's the first Tokyo Dome with New Japan and their long time rival All Japan pulling together for a show like this in 16 years. This is a historic show by any means.

Here's the card.



AJPW/NJPW "WRESTLE KINGDOM IN TOKYO DOME", 1/4/07 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Dome

1. WELCOME TO TOKYO DOME! New Year Funny Waltz: Masanobu Fuchi, El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kikutaro, Nobutaka Araya & Akira Raijin
2. Artistic Tag Team Battle: Jado & Gedo vs. NOSAWA & MAZADA
3. Rockin' Your Hearts of Fxxxing Outlaws: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii vs. D-Lo Brown, Buchanan & Travis Tomko
4. Dimension Zero: Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto vs. TARU, Suwama All Japan, RO'Z & Giant Bernard
5. Top of the World ~ Arts of War: Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask, Kaz Hayashi, TAKA Michinoku & Wataru Inoue vs. Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru, Milano Collection AT, Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI
6. Dangerous Rapture: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Toshiaki Kawada
7. AJPW Triple Crown: Minoru Suzuki (c) vs. Yuji Nagata
8. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Taiyo Kea
9. Super Dream Tag Match ~ "This is Wrestle Kingdom": Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima


Looks like an awesome card overall. The last few Dome Shows have been somewhat weak with smaller attendance figured but this looks very promising.

[samachine]

I feel you, I and hardcore hick will be the only ones posting here.

Mm Musketeers vs Tenjima

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

I actually read a bunch about the 1/4 Dome Shows recently. I ordered the 1994, 1995, and 1996 of the event from IVP and am currently waiting for them in the mail. I hope IVP will get this version of the event not too long after it airs as IVP is probably the only way I can afford to see what looks to be a spectacular show.

[OtisMaximus]

Keiji Mutoh & Masahiro Chono vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima now that's an awesome match.
Mutoh and Chono are two of my favorites and they have great history together and the same can be said about Kojima and Tenzan.
Even if this match isn't spot on in wrestling it'll make up for it in sheer crowd excitement and big match feel.

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

Just looking into the match descriptio again, and it got me wondering. Without giving away any spoilers what exactly are the following matches...

New Year Funny Waltz

Rockin' Your Hearts of Fxxxing Outlaws

Dimension Zero

Top of the World ~ Arts of War

I'm sure some of them are just advertisements for the matches, but are any of those tag matches elimination matches. Or are they all just one fall to a finish?

[Chuckie Finster]

There just descriptions. Unless it says so it's one-fall-to-a-finish.

[Chuckie Finster]

RESULTS


Viva la Muskateers. And yes, Chono and Mutoh have on Hashamito's headband.


1. WELCOME TO TOKYO DOME! New Year Funny Waltz: Masanobu Fuchi, El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Kikutaro, Nobutaka Araya & Akira Raijin when Taguchi used the Dodon on Kikutaro.
2. Artistic Tag Team Battle: Jado & Gedo beat NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA (13:06) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on NOSAWA.
3. Rockin' Your Hearts of Fxxxing Outlaws: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat D-Lo Brown, Buchanan & Travis Tomko when Makabe used a lariat on Buchanan.
4. Dimension Zero: TARU, Suwama , RO'Z & Giant Bernard beat Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto (15:36) when Suwama used a backdrop hold on Yamamoto.
5. Top of the World ~ Arts of War: Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask, Kaz Hayashi, TAKA Michinoku & Wataru Inoue beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru, Milano Collection AT, Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI (13:01) when Tiger used a Tiger suplex hold on YASSHI.
6. Dangerous Rapture: Toshiaki Kawada beat Shinsuke Nakamura (19:02) with a face kick.
7. AJPW Triple Crown: Minoru Suzuki (c) beat Yuji Nagata by TKO (2nd defense).
8. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Taiyo Kea with the High Fly Flow (3rd defense).
9. Super Dream Tag Match ~ "This is Wrestle Kingdom": Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima when Chono used an STF on Tenzan.

Early reports say the show was really good and attendance was bigger than expected. Also the Suzuki/Nagata match is said to have been a classic.

[hollywood]

tdog231 said:

3. Rockin' Your Hearts of Fxxxing Outlaws: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat D-Lo Brown, Buchanan & Travis Tomko when Makabe used a lariat on Buchanan.

Damn. D'Lo can't get a push anywhere.

[Murf]

That crowd looks huge.

[Harmonica]

I can't wait to see this show it looks awesome

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

samachine said:

I feel you, I and hardcore hick will be the only ones posting here.

Why me? I just popped in due to curiosity and was surprised to see my name. Do I really come off as that much of a puro guy? I follow the results for DG and NOAH, and have decided to start buying NOAH (with some DG stuff being looked at)...but that's about it.

[Joekishi]

this is awesome from working with MMA outsiders to just doing a show based on competition and great wrestling.

the crowd looks bigger than their last 1/4 dome shows.

This is all because of it being strictly wrestling influence and the cool build between AJPW and NJPW.

I love this.

[Fundertaker]

I want to see like... ALL of those matches (there ain't many cards where I can say the same...)