{"id":144768,"date":"2022-08-18T10:59:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T15:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=144768"},"modified":"2022-08-18T10:59:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T15:59:06","slug":"wrestle-kingdom-set-to-return-as-one-night-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/18\/wrestle-kingdom-set-to-return-as-one-night-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestle Kingdom set to return as one night event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2388799993\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The two night Wrestle Kingdom New Japan Pro Wrestling event inside the Tokyo Dome is a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<p>New Japan announced during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/17\/g1-climax-32-night-19-report\/\">G1 Climax 32 final<\/a> on Thursday that their biggest show of the year will only be one night on January 4 with the New Year&#8217;s Dash event returning on January 5. The event has been two nights since 2020 and was three nights in 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get ready to start 2023 in style!<\/p>\n<p>Wrestle Kingdom 17 is set for the Tokyo Dome January 4!<\/p>\n<p>New Year Dash is BACK on the calendar January 5!<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more information!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njwk17?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njwk17<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njdash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njdash<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VcDobL5QUJ\">pic.twitter.com\/VcDobL5QUJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwglobal\/status\/1560206628938723331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Matches for Wrestle Kingdom 17 have not been announced at this time, though reports indicate that AEW talent will be involved in the event this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwglobal\/status\/1560282811114061824\">Kazuchika Okada<\/a> punched his ticket to an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 17 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/18\/g1-climax-32-tournament-winner-crowned\/\">winning the G1 Climax 32 tournament<\/a>. He defeated Will Ospreay in the final match.<\/p>\n<p>Jay White is the reigning IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. 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