The Tokyo leg of Wrestle Kingdom 16 closed in thrilling fashion on Wednesday. Kazuchika Okada took Will Ospreay to his physical limit and bested the United Empire leader in a thrilling main event. In the process, Okada retained the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, and began NJPW’s 50th Anniversary year with a modicum of calm and comfort.
The show had everything from a brutal No DQ match to a thrilling STARDOM Showcase match. Here are all the results:
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16
Night 2
Available on NJPWWorld.com
OPENING MATCH: Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe vs. Bullet Club (Gedo, Jado & Bad Luck Fale)
A staple of Wrestle Kingdoms from a bygone era, the random 6-man tag match before the main card is a tradition. All the competitors kept the contest short and sweet, delivering a greatest hits of each respective competitor. Tomoaki Honma pinned Gedo via Diving Kokeshi Headbutt. (6:39)
WINNERS: Nagata, Honma & Makabe
OPENING MATCH: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Master Wato vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & TAKA Michinoku)
Master Wato submitted IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado via Recientemente II. (9:23)
WINNERS: Tenzan, Kojima & Wato
After the match, Wato made it clear he was challenging for the title.
OPENING MATCH: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI) vs. Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & DOUKI)
Shingo Takagi pinned DOUKI via Last of the Dragon. (10:28)
WINNERS: Los Ingobernables de Japon
FIRST MATCH: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match: Flying Tigers (Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask) (c) vs. Bullet Club’s Cutest Tag Team (El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori) vs. Super Coaches (Ryusuke Taguchi & Rocky Romero)
A wild, chaotic match, that saw all three teams bouncing around the ring. Eventually, Tiger, Eagles, Romero & Taguchi work together to remove ELP’s loaded boot. The referee ejected ELP & Ishimori, making the match a regular tag match.
After a swift back-and-forth exchange of nearfalls, Robbie Eagles countered a rollup with the Ron Miller Special to force Romero to submit at 12:07.
WINNERS AND STILL IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Flying Tigers
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