NJPW king of pro-wrestling 2024 Results & Review by Ryan Balkwill

Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling

Date: October 14, 2024

City:  TokyoJapan

Venue: Ryōgoku Kokugikan

TV station/network: TV Asahi

Commentary by: Walker Stewart, Chris Charlton, Yohei OnishiShinji Yoshino, Kazuki Kusanagi, Milano Collection AT & Toru Yano

Overall Show Score: 7/10

Pros: Hiromu Takahashi made mistico tap-out. The Young Bucks made a appearance. I’m surprised DOUKI best Sho so quickly and I’m happy for Zack Sabre Jr. won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

Cons: Mustico didn’t win at this event. Ren Narita cheat to win the NJPW World Television Championship & The event was full of FILLER.

Matches:

Singles Match:                                                                                                             

Mistico 

vs. 

Hiromu Takahashi
Hiromu Takahashi

Hiromu Takahashi.                                                                                                Winner: Hiromu Takahashi won by submission.                                                                                                                                                 Rating: Descent

Tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship:                                        

BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) (c)

vs. 

Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA).                                                                                                                  Winners: Intergalactic Jet Setters won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles by pinfall.                                                             Rating: Good

Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship:                                                                       

 TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) (c) (w/Hartley Jackson)

vs. 

BULLET CLUB Rogue Army (Bad Luck Fale & Caveman Ugg).                                                                                                  Winners: TMDK keep their IWGP Tag Team Titles by pinfall.                                                                                                         Rating: Not that good.

Singles March for the Never Overweight Championship:                                                                              

Shingo Takagi (c)

vs. 

Ryohei Oiwa (w/Kosei Fujita).                                                                       Winner: Shingo Takagi keep his Never Overweight Championship by pinfall.                                                                                           Rating: Really Good

Three-way match for the NJPW World Television Championship:                                                                

Jeff Cobb (c)

vs.

Ren Narita 

vs. 

Yota Tsuji.                                                                             Winner: Ren Narita won the NJPW World Television Championship by pinfall.                                                                                                                                                                                                            Rating: Fine

6-Man Tag Team Match:                                                                                                                                                             

El PhantasmoHiroshi Tanahashi & Shota Umino (w/Jado)

vs. 

House Of Torture (EVILYoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi) (w/Dick Togo).                                                                            Winners: El PhantasmoHiroshi Tanahashi & Shota Umino won by pinfall.                                                                                                       Rating: DUD

Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship:                                                              

DOUKI (c)

vs. 

SHO.                                                                                                                    Winner: Douki keep his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship by pinfall                                                                                                                                                                                                           Rating: Great

Singles match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship:                                                                      

David Finlay (c) (w/Gedo)

vs. 

Hirooki Goto (w/YOSHI-HASHI).                                                                   Winner: Dave Finlay keep his IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship by pinfall.                                                                                                                                                                                  Rating: Very Good

Main Event:

Singles Match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship:                                                              

Tetsuya Naito (c)

vs. 

Zack Sabre Jr. (w/Hartley JacksonKosei FujitaMikey Nicholls & Shane Haste).                                                                                                                                                                                   Winner: Zack Sabre Jr. won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship by pinfall.                                                                                                                                                                                 Rating: Very Good

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