{"id":7431,"date":"2016-01-05T11:52:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T17:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=7431"},"modified":"2016-01-05T11:52:23","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T17:52:23","slug":"new-japan-tons-of-developments-at-post-tokyo-dome-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/05\/new-japan-tons-of-developments-at-post-tokyo-dome-show\/","title":{"rendered":"New Japan &#8211; tons of developments at post-Tokyo Dome show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-546016030\" 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>New Japan&#8217;s post-Tokyo Dome Show on Tuesday turned into a post-WrestleMania Raw with the number of developments taking place the night after the biggest show of the year.<\/p>\n<p>A rundown of the &#8220;New Year&#8217;s Dash&#8221; results can be read at <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/01\/njpw-results-for-january-5-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">PuroresuSpirit.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A.J. 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