NJPW Jingu Climax
Jingu Climax | ||
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Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling | | |
Date | August 28, 1999[1] | |
City | Tokyo, Japan[1] | |
Venue | Meiji Jingu Stadium[1] | |
Attendance | 48,000[1] | |
Tagline(s) | Battle of Last Summer |
Jingu Climax: Battle of Last Summer was a major professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on August 28, 1999, at the Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo, Japan and was televised live on TV Asahi.[2]
The
Production
Storylines
The event was centered around a
On June 8, Kendo Kashin defeated the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Koji Kanemoto in the tournament final to win the 1999 Best of the Super Juniors tournament, thus earning a future title shot against Kanemoto for the Junior Heavyweight Championship.[6][7] This set up a title match between the two for the Junior Heavyweight Championship at Jingu Climax.[8]
Event
Preliminary matches
The event kicked off with a singles match between
Next, Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against El Samurai and Jushin Liger in the first championship match of the event. Otani nailed a Spiral Bomb to Liger to retain the titles.[9]
Next, Koji Kanemoto defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Kendo Kashin. Kashin made Kanemoto submit to the cross armbreaker to win the Junior Heavyweight Championship.[9]
Next,
The match was followed by the final championship match of the event in which The Mad Dogs (Michiyoshi Ohara and Tatsutoshi Goto) defended the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata. Nagata delivered a Backdrop Hold to Ohara to win the match and the Tag Team Championship.[9]
Later, Don Frye took on Scott Norton. Frye made Norton submit to the rear naked choke for the win.[9]
It was followed by the penultimate match of the event in which Shinya Hashimoto took on Masahiro Chono. Hashimoto passed out in Chono's STF submission hold, forcing the referee to stop the match and award the win to Chono.[9]
Main event match
The main event was a
Aftermath
On July 26, 2020 New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced their return to the venue after 21 years for the first time in the promotion's history on August 29 being the promotion second outdoor event of the promotion's history.[10]
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times The Great Muta defeated The Great Nita No Rope Explosive Barbed Wire Barricade Explosive Land Mine Double Hell Deathmatch | 13:32 | |
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References
- ^ a b c d "Battle of Last Summer". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "NJPW Jingu Climax". Cagematch. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "The Great Muta Page 2". Kayfabe Memories. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "FMW History". FMW World. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "The Great Muta's Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Best of the Super Junior 1999". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "NJPW Results - June 8, 1999". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "NJPW Jingu Climax". Cagematch. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "New Japan Pro-Wrestling Results: 1999". Puro Love. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "SUMMER STRUGGLE IN JINGU STADIUM EVENT ANNOUNCED BY NJPW". F4wonline. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 26 July 2020.