The first King of Pro Wrestling of 2023 was decided as life after Wrestle Kingdom began with a New Year Dash!!
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Cheering crowds are back at the Tokyo Dome for the first time since 2020, as Wrestle Kingdom sees no less than eight title defences to start the year.
It’s the last night of Suzuki-gun, as all eight members of the unit take on each other in the main event of New Japan’s final show of the year.
New Japan begins to wind up their 2022 with the first of two Korakuen Hall shows – featuring the United Empire in singles matches, and the beginning of the end for Suzuki-gun.
New Japan’s last big tour of the year gives us the finals of both the Super Junior and World Tag Leagues, while Hikuleo finally gets his shot at Karl Anderson.
Showdown 2022 kicked off on New Japan Strong, with Gabriel Kidd facing Hiroshi Tanahashi in the main event.
The United Empire were, ahem, united for the first time in Japan as Osaka saw Tetsuya Naito try to unseat Will Ospreay as US champion.
Korakuen Hall’s about to become a little more vocal today, as cheering was allowed for the first time in over two years for a Japanese New Japan show.