{"id":224057,"date":"2026-10-22T12:53:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=224057"},"modified":"2026-10-22T12:53:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:53:42","slug":"20-years-ago-wwe-live-event-report-in-tokyo-japan-cm-punk-randy-orton-tommy-dreamer-triple-h-shawn-michaels-sabu-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/10\/22\/20-years-ago-wwe-live-event-report-in-tokyo-japan-cm-punk-randy-orton-tommy-dreamer-triple-h-shawn-michaels-sabu-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"20 YEARS AGO &#8211; WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT IN TOKYO, JAPAN: CM Punk, Randy Orton, Tommy Dreamer, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Sabu, Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2143795728\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Advertisements\"><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><em>The following is a report originally published here 20 years ago this week\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>WWE international house show<br \/>\nOctober 18, 2006<br \/>\nTokyo, Japan at Budokan Hall<br \/>\nReport by Koichi Yoshizawa, PWTorch.com correspondent<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Estimated attendance: 6,500 (poor)<\/p>\n<p>(1) Tommy Dreamer pinned Kevin Thorne at 7:43 after a jackknife. Sandman saved Dreamer from a post-match attack pulled out beer afterward.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Test pinned Balls Mahoney at 5:59.<\/p>\n<p>(3) The Highlanders beat Spirit Squad (Johnny &amp; Mikey) at 8:11 in a non-title match. The fans cheered Spirit Squad and enjoyed their act.<\/p>\n<p>(4) C.M. Punk pined Mike Knox at 11:43. Punk got a nice pop. He broke from Knox&#8217;s second bear hug and posed like Great Muta, which got a cheer. 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