King of Pro-Wrestling
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Promotions | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
First event | King of Pro-Wrestling (2012) |
King of Pro-Wrestling is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event has been held every October since 2012 and aired domestically as a pay-per-view (PPV). The event also aired internationally as an internet pay-per-view (iPPV) until 2015, when it was moved to NJPW's worldwide internet streaming site, NJPW World.
King of Pro-Wrestling was created by Bushiroad, a card game company, which had bought NJPW in January 2012.[1] The event became NJPW's main show of October, a spot previously held by Destruction, which was instead moved back to September. The event takes place annually on the second Monday of October, the day of the Japanese public holiday known as the Health and Sports Day (体育の日, Taiiku no hi). Held annually at Tokyo's Ryōgoku Kokugikan, the event has been nicknamed "Autumn Showdown at Ryōgoku" (秋の両国決戦, Aki no Ryōgoku Kessen) and is considered NJPW's biggest event between August's G1 Climax and the January 4 Tokyo Dome Show.[2][3][4] Traditionally, King of Pro-Wrestling is main evented by the final defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship before the January 4 Tokyo Dome Show.[5]
King of Pro-Wrestling is also the name of a collectible card game, created by Bushiroad.[6]
Events
# | Event | Date | City | Venue | Attendance | Main event | Ref(s) |
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1 | King of Pro-Wrestling (2012) | October 8, 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | 9,000 | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | [7][8][9] |
2 | King of Pro-Wrestling (2013) | October 14, 2013 | 9,000 | Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | [10][11][12] | ||
3 | King of Pro-Wrestling (2014) | October 13, 2014 | 9,100 | A.J. Styles (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | [13][14][15] | ||
4 | King of Pro-Wrestling (2015) | October 12, 2015 | 8,302 | Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. A.J. Styles for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | [16][17][18] | ||
5 | King of Pro-Wrestling (2016) | October 10, 2016 | 9,671 | Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Naomichi Marufuji for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | [19][20][21] | ||
6 | King of Pro-Wrestling (2017) | October 9, 2017 | 9,234 | Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Evil for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | [22][23][24] | ||
7 | King of Pro-Wrestling (2018) | October 8, 2018 | 9,152 | Kenny Omega (c) vs. Kota Ibushi vs. Cody in a three-way match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | [25][26] | ||
8 | King of Pro-Wrestling (2019) | October 14, 2019 | 9,573 | Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | [27] | ||
9 | King of Pro-Wrestling (2024) | October 14, 2024 | TBA | Tetsuya Naito (c) or Great-O-Khan vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship | |||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match |
See also
References
- ^ Caldwell, James (January 31, 2012). "NJPW News: New Japan sold to new owners, change-over taking effect February 1". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ 【10.13両国全カード決定!】年内最後の“IWGPヘビー選手権”AJvs棚橋!“権利証戦”オカダvs内藤!勝者同士が1.4東京ドームで激突!!. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). September 24, 2014. Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ 【10.12両国全カードが決定!】メインはオカダvsAJ!棚橋vs内藤!真壁vs石井!ケニーvsサイダル!ジュニアタッグ戦!本間vsYoshiも実現!. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). September 29, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (September 26, 2016). "NJPW announces full King Of Pro Wrestling show lineup". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ 【新日本】王者オカダに挑むEvil「俺が勝てば年内にV1戦強行」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ 新日本プロレスのトレーディングカードゲーム「キング オブ プロレスリング」概要決定!! 8月の『G1』で先行発売!!. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 29, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "NJPW 40th anniversary King of Pro-Wrestling". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "新日本プロレス「King of Pro-Wrestring」". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. October 8, 2012. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ Namako, Jason (October 8, 2012). "10/8 NJPW iPPV Results: Tokyo, Japan". Wrestleview. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "King of Pro-Wrestling". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ 新日本プロレス「King of Pro-Wrestling」. Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. October 14, 2013. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ Namako, Jason (October 14, 2012). "10/14 NJPW iPPV Results: Tokyo, Japan (Tanahashi/Okada)". Wrestleview. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "King of Pro-Wrestling". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ 新日本プロレス「King of Pro-Wrestling」. Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "PPV results - 10/13 New Japan in Tokyo, Japan: Styles drops IWGP World Hvt. Title to Tanahashi, more title changes, former WWE star returns to New Japan, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "King of Pro-Wrestling". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (October 11, 2015). "NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 10-11: Kazuchika Okada vs. A.J. Styles for IWGP heavyweight title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (October 12, 2015). "Tokyo Dome main event is set: complete NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2015 coverage". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ 10月10日(月・祝)『King of Pro-Wrestling』両国国技館大会のチケット情報が確定!. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (October 9, 2016). "NJPW King of Pro Wrestling live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Naomichi Marufuji". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "10/10 New Japan in Tokyo: Ospreay, Briscoes, Fish, Young Bucks, Elgin, Kushida, Jay Lethal, Kenny Omega, Okada". Pro Wrestling Torch. October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "King of Pro-Wrestling". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (October 8, 2017). "NJPW King of Pro Wrestling live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Evil". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (October 9, 2017). "Evil vs. Okada, Naito vs. Ishii, Roppongi 3K revealed & more: complete New Japan Pro Wrestling King of Pro Wrestling coverage". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ "King of Pro-Wrestling".
- ^ "NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed live results: Cody vs. Juice Robinson". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ^ "King of Pro-Wrestling".
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- The official New Japan Pro-Wrestling website
- King of Pro-Wrestling at ProWrestlingHistory.com
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