King of Pro-Wrestling (2016)
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Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling | | ||
Date | October 10, 2016[1] | ||
City | Tokyo, Japan[1] | ||
Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan[1] | ||
Attendance | 9,671[1] | ||
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King of Pro-Wrestling (2016) was a
Production
Background
The event aired in Japan on
Storylines
King of Pro-Wrestling featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]
King of Pro-Wrestling was main evented by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Pro Wrestling Noah representative Naomichi Marufuji.[6] The match stemmed from the previous summer's G1 Climax tournament, where the two wrestled in the same block.[7] While both failed to advance from the block, Okada with a record of five wins, three losses and one draw and Marufuji with a record of five wins and four losses, Marufuji was victorious over the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion in their opening match on July 18.[7][8] On August 14, the final day of the tournament, Okada himself nominated Marufuji as his next title challenger.[9] During the two months between the announcement and the match, Marufuji's GHC Tag Team Championship, which he held in his home promotion with Okada's Chaos stablemate Toru Yano, also came into play.[10] On September 25, after Okada and his Chaos stablemates Gedo, Jado and Yoshi-Hashi had defeated Marufuji, Yano and two other Noah representatives, Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada, in an eight-man tag team match, Okada and Yoshi-Hashi challenged Marufuji and Yano to a tag team title match at Noah's October 8 event.[11][12] Marufuji and Yano went on to retain their title with Marufuji pinning Yoshi-Hashi for the win.[13] The King of Pro-Wrestling main event marked Marufuji's second shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, having unsuccessfully challenged Hiroshi Tanahashi for the title in September 2012.[9]
The semi-main event of the show featured a rematch from the finals of the 2016 G1 Climax as
The
Both of NJPW's tag team titles would also be defended at the event. The
Other featured matches included an eight-man tag team match, where the
Prior to King of Pro-Wrestling, NJPW was set to present a special match celebrating the October 1 launch of the new Tiger Mask W anime on TV Asahi. In the match, Tiger Mask W would take on Red Death Mask.[21]
Event
Prior to the King of Pro-Wrestling event, Tiger Mask W defeated Red Death Mask in a pre-show match. During the match, Tiger Mask W performed several of Kota Ibushi's signature moves, which led to the crowd chanting Ibushi's name.[22][23] Shortly after the event it was confirmed that the character had been portrayed by Ibushi.[24] Ibushi had resigned from NJPW in February 2016, stating that he wanted to continue his career as a freelancer.[25] Throughout 2016, Ibushi wrestled for several promotions in both Japan and the United States, most notably taking part in WWE's Cruiserweight Classic tournament.[24] WWE reportedly made several attempts to sign Ibushi to a contract, but he insisted on remaining a free agent.[24] Prior to his surprise return to NJPW, WWE had already announced Ibushi for their upcoming Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament.[24]
The first title match of King of Pro-Wrestling saw The Young Bucks make their second successful defense of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against David Finlay and Ricochet with Matt Jackson pinning Finlay following the More Bang for Your Buck.[22][26] In the next match, the Guerrillas of Destiny defeated the Briscoe Brothers to regain the IWGP Tag Team Championship with Tama Tonga pinning Mark Briscoe with the Guerrilla Warfare double-team finishing maneuver.[27] After the match, the Guerrillas of Destiny, along with their Bullet Club stablemates The Young Bucks, continued attacking the Briscoe Brothers. This led to Tomohiro Ishii trying to make the save, but he was stopped after being hit with the Guerrilla Warfare.[1][22]
The next match saw Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jay Lethal, Kushida and Michael Elgin take on the Los Ingobernables de Japón stable of Bushi, Evil, Sanada and Tetsuya Naito. The match ended with Lethal and Elgin isolating Naito from his stablemates with Lethal hitting him with the Lethal Injection, after which Elgin pinned him for the win with the Elgin Bomb.[1][22] Following the match, Elgin posed with Naito's IWGP Intercontinental Championship belt, before the victors were attacked by L.I.J. As Kushida was being stretchered out of the arena with a supposed neck injury, Bushi nominated him as his next challenger for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.[1][22][28]
The next title match saw Katsuyori Shibata make his third successful defense of the NEVER Openweight Championship against Kyle O'Reilly. Shibata won the match by referee stoppage after locking O'Reilly in a sleeper hold.[1][22] Following the match, Pro Wrestling Noah representative Go Shiozaki entered the ring, indicating he wanted a shot at the NEVER Openweight Championship. After Shiozaki had exited the ring, Shibata was attacked by Evil, who laid him out with the Evil and then posed with the NEVER Openweight Championship belt.[22][29]
The next match saw Kenny Omega defend his contract for a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 11 against Hirooki Goto. Goto attacked Omega before the opening bell, hitting him with his contract briefcase and then dropping him with a
Results
No. | Results Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate 21:52 | | |||||
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10 | Kazuchika Okada (c) (with Gedo) defeated Naomichi Marufuji (with Go Shiozaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masa Kitamiya and Maybach Taniguchi) | Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | 28:00 | ||||
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