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Wrestle Kingdom 10 Results:
1. Jado defeated Captain New Japan, Cheeseburger, The Great Kabuki, Hiro Saito, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin Thunder Liger, Kazushi Sakuraba, King Haku, Manabu Nakanishi, Máscara Dorada, Ryusuke Taguchi, Satoshi Kojima, Shiro Koshinaka, Tiger Mask, Yoshi-Hashi, Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Yuji Nagata to win the New Japan Rumble on the pre-show.
2. The Young Bucks defeated reDRagon (c), Matt Sydal & Ricochet and Roppongi Vice to become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team champions.
3. Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe & Toru Yano defeated Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi to become the inaugural NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team champions.
4. Jay Lethal (c) defeated Michael Elgin to retain ROH World Championship.
5. KUSHIDA defeated Kenny Omega (c) to become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion.
6. G.B.H. (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) defeated Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson (c) to become the new IWGP Tag Team champions.
7. Hirooki Goto defeated Tetsuya Naito.
8. Katsuyori Shibata defeated Tomohiro Ishii (c) to become the new NEVER Openweight champion.
9. Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated A.J. Styles to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
10. Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
I'm very upset that I missed Fujiwara in the Rambo, but it was fun nonetheless. Marked out hard for Haku. Laughed hard at Jado booking himself to win.
Didn't see much of the opener, Rocky is going away indeed I guess, internet sucked for this but didn't seem any different from every previous jr tag match ever.
Briscoes are champs, good.
Lethal/Elgin wasn't bad, crowd was not that much into it but eh
Laughed out loud at Kushida's budget cut big entrance and the finish was pretty lame too, but the match was fun.
Tag match was very fun, Honma <3
Goto/Naito was fun, liked Goto overcoming the interference (which didn't ruin the match as much as usual) and him vs Okada will be good, with Naito getting a title shot and likely winning later on. Sweet.
Shibata and Ishii did what they advertised, and as pissed as I was at Ishii no selling the discus backhand in the end at least Shibata won and all was right with the world. SHIBATA WON YEAAAAAAA
AJ and Nakamura delivered a classic MOTYC. What more is there to say? I also marked out hard for the bro fist in the end for some reason. I guess it's one of those moments.
Okada finally got the torch, cool. I was kinda hoping for a Tanahashi win just so I could laugh a bit more, but this was the right decision obv and the match was 5* I would say. I'm glad I could witness this live. Very curious to see where Tanahashi goes from here also!
Prince Bálor's NJPW Journey Destination: Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome
Date: 1/4/16
- The New Japan Rumble was decent for what it was. **
The year of 2016 presents: Fujiwara vs Cheeseburger. That was hilarious and one of the highlights from the Rumble match! :Roddy:
Oh, and of course Jado booked himself to win! I was pulling for my man, Nagata, to take the win, but oh well.
- Then, we had THIS... Yes, this happened! Weird stuff.
- The Young Bucks vs reDRagon vs Matt Sydal & Ricochet vs RPG Vice was a good show opener. ***
This was the usual, cookie cutter Wrestle Kingdom opener. The only thing that was new here, is the team of Sydal and Ricochet, who I actually liked seeing the most here. The match itself was dull early on, but things picked up nicely towards the homestretch and we had a fun little match all things considered. The Young Bucks re-captured the titles by hitting More Bang For Your Buck on Romero. reDRagon continues to be protected, which is probably a sign they'll be regaining the titles next month. :quimby:
- Dem Boys & YTR vs Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi was decent. **
This wasn't horrible, but it was simply a time-filler spot, which is what these titles are/will be. Anyways, Dem Boys and Toru Yano become the inaugural NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team champions after Jay and Mark hit Tonga with a Doomsday Device. This means Dem Boys will be obligated to make more appearances for NJPW, which is a-okay with me. Also, Mao not being Yujiro's escort felt... WRONG!
- Jay Lethal vs Michael Elgin was solid. **½
This wasn't as good as I had hoped it would be, but considering this match has had as much hype/build as WWE's traditional SS elimination match, it wasn't really THAT bad. Anyhow, #BigMike controlled with the power game early on and the crowd was into it, and then Lethal took over and it kinda fell flat. That Suicide Dive that Lethal did must've hurt like hell, though. He could've broken his own ribs on the guard rail. Man, I didn't like the abrupt finish and neither did the Dome crowd, but I guess they had to use #DirtyMuricanTactics to protect Elgin, so eh. Anyways, Lethal retained and nobody gave a flying fuck.
- KUSHIDA vs Kenny Omega was pretty darn good and fun. ***½
So, Taguchi played Doc Brown for KUSHIDA, while KO had his stablemates, The Bucks with him... Enter: obligatory shenanigans.
They worked a similar match from a few months ago and just like the previous match where it was built around the arm of Omega, he also did a great job here, adjusting his offense to the injury he's sustained over the course of the match. That One-Arm Powerbomb he did was sweet as hell. Kenny Omega was something else here, man! Some of the strikes he laid out here were crisp and just :2Sweet:. Needless to mention that KUSHIDA's work, especially when it comes to the arm of his opponent, was good, as well. My only gripe with this match are the shenanigans and the finish itself. KUSHIDA countered One Winged Angel into a sloppy cradle and pinned KO to become the IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion for the third time. Also, is it just me or was KO's shoulder not pinned to the mat on the fall? Anyways, good bout, but they've had better.
- G.B.H. vs Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson was good! ***¼
Clean and none-lame finishes FTW! Everyone looked good here (even Makabe and Doc), but The Machine Gun (who has dropped a lot of weight) and Honma were GREAT! This was a good match and the finish was great, with Honma hitting the Kokeshi and Makabe following with his King Kong Knee Drop. 1-2-3 and we have the new IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team champions! Man, it was such a feel-good moment to see Honma finally win some gold! Honmania is running wild, baybay!
- Hirooki Goto vs Tetsuya Naitowas good. ***
All I can say is... Props to Goto for that table and chair spot in the beginning, as well as to Naito being a bumping machine. People say Ziggler is a bumping machine, well, he can't hold a candle to Naito. Naito was sporting a dope white suit and a pretty badass mask and he got a great reaction from the crowd. Goto was able to overcome the shenanigans from Los Ingobernables and ultimately blocked Destino and then hit Shouten Kai for the win. He's prolly working Okada next month. Also worth noting: Naito not attacking Komatsu on his way to the back. He's prolly gonna join Los Ingobernables.
- Katsuyori Shibata vs Tomohiro Ishii was excellent! *****
This was an unreal, violent war and I loved it! I can never get tired of seeing men trying to beat the living shit out of each other! Spectacular stuff and different from anything else on the show! Shibata won with the PK and this is his first singles title in NJPW. It was such a feel-good moment that he was able to do it on the big stage that is WK, as he's been one of the best wrestlers in the past year or two. With this title win, Shibata breathes new life into a stagnant NEVER division, so I hope they mix things up from here on out.
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs A.J. Styles was truly excellent, the MOTN and MOTYC! *****
I had very high expectations for this match and it delivered huge! This was perfect. Zero wasted movement. All things they did mattered.
It was absolutely incredible! AJ didn't give a fuck about his injured back and Nakamura proved he never fails big matches! It's matches like this that make me excited to be a wrestling fan!
And of course, this!
- Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi was an excellent ME! *****
The 'passing of the torch' match was excellent. It has been done many times before, but has never failed to deliver!
Emotion. Compelling story. Two of the best workers in NJPW = Excellent (36 minutes) match!
The new Ace of NJPW has been crowned. Bow down! Damn, what a glorious moment to witness! Wish I was there to see it live! Not only did Okada get his first victory against Ace of the Universe at WK, but this has also completed his redemption story.
OVERALL THOUGHTS: Wrestle Kingdom 10 was an amazing show, highlighted by 3 excellent matches! 10/10
MOTN #1: Nakamura vs AJ Styles
MOTN #2: Shibata vs Ishii
MOTN #3: Okada vs Tanahashi
The final 3 matches made me forget about everything else I didn't particularly like from earlier on the show. That's how EPIC they were!
Kevin Kelly, Matt Striker and Yoshi Tatsu were awful, but it doesn't matter. The show was amazing and I think it ended up topping last year's spectactular WK 9!
Looking forward to watching New Year Dash and seeing what booking decisions will be made following WK 10.
And last, but not least... Arigatou, NJPW! I love you!
The 4-way Junior Tag team match was good and confusing. Most of the match was tagless fun, and then Cody Hall is attacking everyone in front of the ref. But in the beginning he was pulling shenanigans behind the refs back, and no tags were made at all until the very end it seemed.
Am I missing something? Haven't kept up with New Japan since KOPW, and nor have I looked at the card in detail. Any help?
The 4-way Junior Tag team match was good and confusing. Most of the match was tagless fun, and then Cody Hall is attacking everyone in front of the ref. But in the beginning he was pulling shenanigans behind the refs back, and no tags were made at all until the very end it seemed.
Am I missing something? Haven't kept up with New Japan since KOPW, and nor have I looked at the card in detail. Any help?
RD looked so out of place during that spotfest. Structure of the match was all over the place, tags do become irrelevant. This is why I generally hate multi team tag matches, just becomes a gymnastics fest
: (I'm joking, I'm not one of *those* people)
