{"id":7230,"date":"2016-01-04T05:40:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T11:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=7230"},"modified":"2016-01-04T14:24:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T20:24:44","slug":"2016tokyodome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/04\/2016tokyodome\/","title":{"rendered":"1\/4 New Japan Tokyo Dome News &#8211; Okada, Bullet Club, Shibata, ROH Title, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2124881484\" 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><strong>1\/4 NEW JAPAN TOKYO DOME SHOW NEW<\/strong><strong>S &amp; NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kazuchika Okada flipped the result from last year&#8217;s Wrestle Kingdom by retaining the IWGP World Title over G1 Climax winner Tanahashi in the main event of New Japan&#8217;s biggest show of the year.<\/p>\n<p>It was an epic 36-minute match that concluded with Okada hitting three Rainmaker lariats on Tanahashi to finally secure the win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bullet Club walked away with only one set of titles after a rough night in terms of wins and losses. The Young Bucks won the IWGP Jr. Hvt. Tag Titles in the opening match.<\/p>\n<p>However, A.J. Styles lost to Shinsuke Nakamura in the semi-main event for the IWGP IC Title, Karl Anderson &amp; Doc Gallows lost the IWGP Tag Titles to Honma &amp; Togi Makabe, and Kenny Omega lost the IWGP Jr. Hvt. Title to KUSHIDA.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the Bullet Club B Team lost to Toru Yano &amp; The Briscoes for the first-ever NEVER Openweight Six-man Tag Titles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The other big title match result of the show was Shibata capturing the NEVER Openweight Title from Tomohiro Ishii in a hard-hitting match prior to the double main event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Earlier in the show, Jay Lethal retained the ROH World Title against Michael Elgin in a rare instance of the ROH Title being defended outside of the U.S., this time on the big stage of the Tokyo Dome.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1883014019\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; In all, there were four title changes and one set of new champions (Yano &amp; The Briscoes).<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In the pre-show battle royal, Jado won by last eliminating Ryusuke Taguchi. ROH wrestler Cheesburger was included and lasted as long as anyone in the match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In all seriousness I accomplished my dream of not only wrestling in Japan but the Tokyo Dome! Thank you everyone for the kind words!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cheese Burgey (@CheeseburgerROH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CheeseburgerROH\/status\/684006868730036224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kevin Kelly, Matt Striker, and Yoshi Tatsu were on English commentary as part of the New Japan World streaming service delivering the event on PPV.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Read additional perspective on the show via <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/01\/njpw-wrestle-kingdom-10-results-for-january-4-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">PuroresuSpirit.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW JAPAN TOKYO DOME SHOW LIVE MATCH RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Follow along for quick results from the Tokyo Dome with all top titles on the line, plus the ROH World Title&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(9) IWGP World Hvt. Title match &#8211; <strong>Kazuchika Okada<\/strong> beat\u00a0G1 Climax winner Tanahashi in an epic 36-minute main event to retain the IWGP World Title.<\/p>\n<p>(8) IWGP IC Title match &#8211; <strong>Shinsuke Nakamura<\/strong> beat\u00a0A.J. Styles to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Title.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-543611603\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>(7) NEVER Openweight Title match &#8211; <strong>Shibata<\/strong> beat Tomohiro Ishii\u00a0to capture the NEVER Openweight Title.<\/p>\n<p>(6) <strong>Hirooki Goto<\/strong>\u00a0beat Naito in a grudge match.<\/p>\n<p>(5) IWGP Tag Title match &#8211; World Tag League winners <strong>Honma &amp; Makabe<\/strong> beat\u00a0Doc Gallows &amp; Karl Anderson to capture the IWGP Tag Titles.<\/p>\n<p>(4) IWGP Jr. Hvt. Title match &#8211; <strong>KUSHIDA<\/strong> beat Kenny Omega\u00a0to capture the IWGP Jr. Hvt. Title.<\/p>\n<p>(3) ROH World Title match &#8211; <strong>Jay Lethal<\/strong>\u00a0beat Michael Elgin to retain ROH&#8217;s top title.<\/p>\n<p>(2) NEVER Openweight Six-man Tag Title match: <strong>Toru Yano &amp;\u00a0The Briscoes<\/strong> beat Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale &amp; Tama Tonga &amp; Yujiro Takahashi) to become the first NEVER Six-man tag champions.<\/p>\n<p>(1) IWGP Jr. Hvt. Tag Title match &#8211; <strong>Young Bucks (Nick &amp; Matt Jackson)<\/strong> beat defending champions ReDragon (Bobby Fish &amp; Kyle O&#8217;Reilly), Jr. Hvt. Tag Tournament winners Matt Sydal &amp; Ricochet, and RPG Vice (Rocky Romero &amp; Trent Baretta) to capture the Jr. Hvt. Tag Titles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(a) Jado <\/strong>won the Pre-Show Battle Royal\u00a0by last eliminating Ryusuke Taguchi<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW JAPAN TOKYO DOME SHOW PRIMER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Japan&#8217;s annual &#8220;Wrestle Kingdom&#8221; Tokyo Dome Show takes place Monday, January 4 featuring a re-match of Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP World Title.<\/p>\n<p>In a reverse from last year, Okada is the champion and Tanahashi is the G1 Climax winner challenging Okada for the top title in New Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, the other Big Three star Shinsuke Nakamura defends the IWGP IC Title against A.J. Styles.<\/p>\n<p>On the undercard, there is a significant Ring of Honor presence, including an ROH World Title match between Jay Lethal and Michael Elgin.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Global Force Wrestling presented an English-language PPV broadcast of the Tokyo Dome Show called by Jim Ross.<\/p>\n<p>There is not an English PPV this year, but the <a href=\"http:\/\/njpwworld.com\/feature\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\">New Japan World streaming service<\/a> will have an English commentary option.<\/p>\n<p>The event is scheduled to air at 5:00 p.m. local time in Tokyo, which translates to 8:00 a.m. U.K. time, 3:00 a.m. on the East Coast, 2:00 a.m. Central, and 12:00 midnight on the West Coast.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WRESTLE KINGDOM10 OKADA vs TANAHASHI PV\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Mjvo5D2joY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tokyo Dome Line-up (reverse order)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(9) IWGP World Hvt. Title match &#8211; Kazuchika Okada vs. G1 Climax winner Tanahashi<\/p>\n<p>(8) IWGP IC Title match &#8211; Shinsuke Nakamura vs. A.J. Styles<\/p>\n<p>(7) NEVER Openweight Title match &#8211; Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shibata<\/p>\n<p>(6) Goto vs. Naito in a grudge match<\/p>\n<p>(5) IWGP Tag Title match &#8211; Doc Gallows &amp; Karl Anderson vs. World Tag League winners Honma &amp; Makabe<\/p>\n<p>(4) IWGP Jr. Hvt. Title match &#8211; Kenny Omega vs. KUSHIDA<\/p>\n<p>(3) ROH World Title match &#8211; Jay Lethal vs. Michael Elgin.<\/p>\n<p>(2) NEVER Openweight Six-man Tag Title match: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale &amp; Tama Tonga &amp; Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Toru Yano &amp;\u00a0The Briscoes.<\/p>\n<p>(1) IWGP Jr. Hvt. Tag Title match &#8211; ReDragon (Bobby Fish &amp; Kyle O&#8217;Reilly) vs. Jr. Hvt. 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