Wednesday, January 4, 2023

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17

-Boltin Oleg fought Ryohei Oiwa to a time-limit draw.
-NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Sho Tanaka, "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, Toru Yano, and Shingo Takagi co-won the New Japan Rambo to enter a four-corner match at New Year's Dash to crown a new King Of Pro Wrestling Champion. Other participants: Hikuleo, NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe(w/ Dick Togo), "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii, Douki, "Azucar" Rocky Romero, KENTA Kobayashi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Aaron Henare, Ryusuke Taguchi, Jeff Cobb, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi, El Phantasmo, and Taichi Ishikari.
-Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, & Togi Makabe defeated. "The King" Minoru Suzuki, Tatsumi Fujinami, & Tiger Mask IV when Makabe blocked a rollup by Tiger Mask with a sitdown pin.
-Catch 2/2(T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira) d. "The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush & Yohei Komatsu to retain the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles when T.J.P. pinned Yohei with a small package.
-"The Pirate Princess" Kairi Hojo d. Tam Nakano via top-rope diving elbowdrop to retain the IWGP Women's Title. Afterwards, "The C.E.O." Mercedes Moné(fka Sasha Banks) confronted Kairi and attacked her.
-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) d. Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles; Hashi pinned Dax after he and Hoto hit the Shoto(double-team Eye Of The Hurricane).
-T.V. Title Tournament Final: Zack Sabre Jr. d. Ren Narita via armlock cross hold to become the first champion.
-Tama Tonga d. "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson with the Gun Stun(Diamond Cutter) to win the NEVER Openweight Title.
-Keiji Muto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Shota Umino defeated. Tetsuya Naito, "Cold Skull" Seiya Sanada, & Bushi when Umino pinned Bushi after the Death Rider(elevated double-underhook DDT).
-Hiromu Takahashi won a four-corner match with "The Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori(C), El Desperado, and "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato when he pinned Wato after the Time Bomb II(cradle Northern Lights Bomb).
-"The Cleaner" Kenny Omega d. Will Ospreay with the One-Winged Angel(electric chair Michinoku Driver) to win the IWGP U.S. Title.
-"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada d. "Switchblade" Jay White via Rainmaker(windup short-arm lariat) to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title.

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