Tag: Wrestle Kingdom 11

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 On AXS TV Schedule

AXS TV sent WrestlingINC the final broadcast schedule for AXS TV’s four-part Wrestle Kingdom 11 television event, which is below. The matches in each hour-long episode will be shown in their entirety with limited commercial interruption when possible.

In anticipation of this Friday’s premiere of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 11 on AXS TV, below is a preview video featuring IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada and challenger Kenny Omega discussing their headlining match.

Jan. 13

IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega

Jan. 20

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
IWGP Tag Championship Match: Guerrillas of Destiny vs. Chaos vs. G.B.H.

Jan. 27

NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship: David Finlay, Ricochet & Satoshi Kojima vs. Los Ingobernable de Japon vs. Bullet Club vs. Chaos
NEVER Openweight Championship: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto

Feb. 3

Special Match: Cody vs. Juice Robinson
IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks vs. Roppongi Vice
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi

Source: WrestlingINC

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 Results

New Japan Rumble

Can be eliminated by over the top rope, pinfall or submission.

Entrant #1: Michael Elgin, making his NJPW return from injury.

Entrant #2: Billy Gunn

Entrant #3: BONE SOLDIER

Entrant #4: CHEESEBURGER (BONE SOLDIER eliminated)

Entrant #5: Jushin Liger (Billy Gunn eliminated)

Entrant #6: Kobayashi

Entrant #7: Tiger Mask IV (Kobayashi eliminated)

Entrant #8: Manabu Nakanishi

Entrant #9: Ryusuke Taguchi (Nakanishi, Liger and Tiger Mask IV eliminated)

Entrant #10: Yoshitatsu

Entrant #11: Yuji Nagata

Entrant #12: Hiroyoshi Tenzan (Yoshitatsu eliminated)

Entrant #13: Hiro Saito (Nagata eliminated)

Entrant #14: Former WCW star and former IWGP Champion Scott Norton (Taguchi, Saito eliminated)

Norton and Tenzan eliminated. Down to Elgin and CHEESEBURGER – Winner: Michael Elgin

 

Tiger Mask W (Kota Ibushi) vs. Tiger the Dark (ACH) – Winner: Tiger Mask W

IWGP Jr. Tag Team Titles: (C) The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs. RPG Vice (Rocky Romero and Baretta) –  Winners and new IWGP Jr. Tag Team Champions: RPG Vice

NEVER 6-Man Tag Titles, Gauntlet Match: (C) Satoshi Kojima, Ricochet & David Finlay Jr. vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, BUSHI and SANADA) vs. CHAOS (Jado, YOSHI-HASHI and Will Ospreay) vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi and Hangman Page) – Winners and new NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions: Los Ingobernables de Japon

“The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes vs. Juice Robinson – Winner: Cody Rhodes

ROH Title, Final Battle Rematch: (C) Kyle O’Reilly vs. Adam Cole – Winner and NEW ROH Champion: Adam Cole

IWGP Tag Team Titles: (C) The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) vs. Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma) vs. CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano) – Winners and NEW IWGP Tag Team Champions: CHAOS

IWGP Jr. Title: (C) KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi (Kamaitachi) – Winner and new IWGP Jr. Champion: Hiromu Takahashi

NEVER Title: (C) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto – Winner and new NEVER Champion: Hirooki Goto

IWGP Intercontinental Title: (C) Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi – Winner: Tetsuya Naito

IWGP Title:  (C) Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega – Winner: Kazuchika Okada

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 Card 1/4/17

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 takes place tomorrow morning beginning at 2:30 AM ET live from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on New Japan World featuring English and Japanese commentary tracks, with the English commentary team to be ROH announcers Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino.

IWGP Title:  (C) Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega

IWGP Intercontinental Title: (C) Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

NEVER Title: (C) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto

IWGP Jr. Title: (C) KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi (Kamaitachi)

IWGP Tag Team Titles: (C) The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) vs. Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma) vs. CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano)

IWGP Jr. Tag Team Titles: (C) The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs. RPG Vice (Rocky Romero and Baretta)

ROH Title, Final Battle Rematch: (C) Kyle O’Reilly vs. Adam Cole

NEVER 6-Man Tag Titles, Gauntlet Match: (C) Satoshi Kojima, Ricochet & David Finlay Jr. vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, BUSHI and SANADA) vs. CHAOS (Jado, YOSHI-HASHI and Will Ospreay) vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi and Hangman Page)

Cody Rhodes’ NJPW Debut: Cody Rhodes vs. Juice Robinson

Tiger Mask W (possibly Kota Ibushi) vs. Tiger the Dark (said to be ACH)

New Japan Rumble during the pre-show. Announced entrants: Jushin Liger, Manabu Nakanishi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tiger Mask IV, Yuji Nagata, plus many others.

ROH Champion Kyle O’Reilly Is A Free Agent

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Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that ROH World Champion Kyle O’Reilly is not under contract with ROH. O’Reilly is scheduled to defend his title against Adam Cole at WrestleKingdom 11 this Wednesday.

Source: WrestlingINC

Kota Ibushi Wrestle Kingdom 11 Tease? – Watch Past NJPW WK Events

The photo below has been spreading on social media with Kota Ibushi teasing appearing at the event. Ibushi returned to the promotion this past October under a mask as “Tiger Mask W” and will be wrestling as Tiger Mask W at Wrestle Kingdom 11 against Tiger the Dark.

NJPW has made every January 4th Tokyo Dome event available for non-subscribers at NJPWWorld.com. They will remain available until Wrestle Kingdom 11 on January 4, 2017.

Source: WrestlingINC