This is part two of coverage of Night Two of Wrestle Kingdom 15. Part one is found here. While the…
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Welcome to Night Two of Wrestle Kingdom 15 coverage! Last night saw two Match of The Year contenders in Will…
Picking up right where Part One of the coverage of Night One of Wrestle Kingdom 15 left off, we don’t…
It’s January 4th, you know what that means. Wrestle Kingdom is back again, to bring the absolute best of New…
Okada’s decorated career has also seen him win G1 Climax 22 (2012) & G1 Climax 24 (2014) along with the New Japan Cup in 2013 & 2019. His in-ring accomplishments, combined with his staggering drawing ability, has led to wrestling commentators and journalists dubbing Okada as one of; if not the best wrestler of all time.
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) began the Road to TOKYO DOME tour ahead of the two-night Wrestle Kingdom 15 event on January 4th and January 5th at the legendary Tokyo Dome in Miyagi, Japan. The matches continued at the Sendai Sunplaza Hall in Yamanashi, Japan in front of 897 fans. The crowd size was reduced due to the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) pandemic.
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) began the Road to TOKYO DOME tour ahead of the two-night Wrestle Kingdom 15 event on January 4th and January 5th at the legendary Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The festivities continued at the Aimesse Yamanashi venue in Yamanashi, Japan in front of 692 fans. The crowd size was reduced due to the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) pandemic.
After another encounter with Great-O-Khan led to a loss for his team on December 11th, Empire assaulted Tanahashi’s leg, much like they did during WTL 2020, leading to the Wrestle Kingdom 15 match announcement where Great-O-Khan will wrestle Hiroshi Tanahashi during Night One on January 4th.
Hiroshi Tanahashi is synonymous with the international growth of NJPW due to his presence in the marquee scene since 2007 when first won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in a tournament match to decide a new champion against Giant Bernard on July 17, 2006.
While Ibushi won G1 Climax 30, he soon lost his right to challenge for the ‘Double Championship’ at Wrestle Kingdom 15 after losing the opportunity to Bullet Club member and former IWGP Heavyweight, IWGP Intercontinental, and IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion “Switchblade” Jay White at Power Struggle 2020.