Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling
Date: January 4, 2024
Venue: Tokyo Dome
TV station/network: TV Asahi
Commentary by: Chris Charlton, Walker Stewart, Rocky Romero, Shinpei Nogami, Shinji Yoshino, Milano Collection AT, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Mayu Iwatani & Great-O-Khan
Overall Show Score: 7/10
Pros: The wide spots showing around the Tokyo dome do look enormous. The wrestling is so good. Zack Sabre Jr.’s Television title reign finally came to a end. NIC NEMETH New Japan debut was surprising and my favourite match was between Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada.
Cons: David Finlay wining the inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship was the wrong move. I didn’t care for most of the heel factions on this event. The Match Card itself didn’t feel strong compare to other wrestle kingdoms of the past and some of this matches felt like repeats of the past.
New Japan Ranbo to determine who will challenge for the Provisional KOPW 2024 Championship at New Year Dash!!: Yoshinobu Kanemaru
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Alex Coughlin. Winners: Great-O-Khan, Taiji Ishimori, Toru Yano and Yoh Rating: Fine
Tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship:
Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney) (c)
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Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira). Winners: Catch 2/2 won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. Rating: Alright
Singles match for the NJPW World Television Championship:
Zack Sabre Jr. (c) (w/Kosei Fujita, Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste)
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Hiroshi Tanahashi. Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi won the NJPW World Television Championship. Rating: Very Good
Singles Match:
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Yuya Uemura. Winner: Yuya Uemura Rating: Okay
Shota Umino and Kaito Kiyomiya
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House of Torture (Evil and Ren Narita) (w/Dick Togo, SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi). Winners: Evil and Ren Narita Rating: Not that good.
Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship: .
Shingo Takagi (c)
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Tama Tonga. Winner: Tam Tonga won the NEVER Openweight championship again. Rating: Very Good
Winner takes all tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship and Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship:
Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) (IWGP)
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Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) (Strong Openweight) (w/Jado). Winners: Guerrillas of Destiny are double champions. Rating: Okay
Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship:
Hiromu Takahashi (c)
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El Desperado. Winner: El Desperado won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. Rating: Good
Three-way match for the inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship:
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David Finlay (w/Gedo). Winner: David Finlay became the inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion. Rating: Disappointing
Singles Match:
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Kazuchika Okada. Winner: Kazuchika Okada Rating: Great
Main Event:
Singles Match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship:
Sanada (c)
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Tetsuya Naito. Winner: Tetsuya Naito won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Rating: Really Good