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Wrestle Kingdom 13 is the most identifiable annual event of New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Over the years it has become a huge event, and this year is the biggest Tokyo Dome event in the history of the company.
With the attendance even higher than last year, this NJPW event was a huge one, headlined by Kenny Omega defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi. Without any further ado, let's get into the results from the night.
Pre-Show: Yuji Nagata, Jeff Cobb and David Finlay vs. The Elite (Hangman Page, Yujiro Takahashi and Marty Scurll) vs. Chaos (Hirooki Goto, Beretta and Chuckie T.) vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) vs. Most Violent Players (Togi Makabe and Toru Yano) and Ryusuke Taguchi
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The Elite started the gauntlet match against Nagata, Cobb, and Finlay. The first elimination came early. The Elite's Yujiro Takahashi was caught by surprise from behind as Finlay rolled him up for the 3-count. Takahashi had been distracted by the miscommunication with Page, and the elimination left Page and Scurll seething.
First Elimination: Nagata, Cobb and Finlay eliminated The Elite.
Chaos came out next and took on the team of Nagata, Cobb and Finlay. Cobb displayed remarkable athleticism as he hit Goto with a standing Moonsault and on another occasion hitting a double back-suplex on Goto and Chuckie T, almost getting a pinfall in the process.
Chuckie T., Berreta, and Goto looked like they were slowly gaining control, but lightning struck twice as Finlay rolled up Chuckie T. for the pinfall.
Second Elimination: Nagata, Cobb, and Finlay eliminated Chaos.
Suzuki-Gun came in next and started fast. Lance Archer started off and silenced his opposition before Suzuki came in and took out their opposition. Davey-Boy Smith was next as he tried to take on Jeff Cobb.
Suzuki made things interesting on the outside, as he took a chair to Nagata, and took him out of proceedings, while Archer and Smith took out David Finlay with a Double Powerbomb and eliminated their team.
Third Elimination: Suzuki-Gun eliminated Nagata, Cobb, and Finlay.
Suzuki Gun did not even allow the Most Violent Players and Taguchi to enter, interrupting their entrance and utilising their ring-surroundings to decimate them. Suzuki sent Taguchi through the barrier, before taking things to the ring where they had complete control of proceedings.
Taguchi came back out of nowhere, with a Hip Attack on Suzuki, and getting the tag to take back control. Yano hit a double low blow on Archer and Smith, and while the referee was distracted rolled him up for the pinfall win.
Fourth and Final Elimination and Results: Most Violent Players and Taguchi defeated Suzuki-Gun to become Number One Contenders for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship.
Kota Ibushi (C) vs. Will Ospreay [NEVER Openweight Championship]
Ospreay gained early control of the match and kept Ibushi under his control, and traded blows in the middle of the ring. Ibushi used his athleticism with a Hurricanrana, and a Corkscrew Moonsault to the outside to gain back momentum.
Ibushi hit a huge German Suplex for a near fall but was dropped by a rolling kick. Both men were exchanging blows and the pace slowed down, as Ibushi tried to gain back control.
After a fast-paced sequence, both men took each other down in a dual Spanish Fly. Ibushi hit a hard knee to the side of Ospreay's head, who looked like he was down for the count, as he was hit with the Last Ride Powerbomb for another near fall.
Ibushi hit a Double Stomp on Ospreay on the top rope, followed by a German Suplex but Ospreay landed on his feet. Ibushi's face was busted open during this sequence. Ibushi hit Ospreay with a modified Piledriver but Ospreay shocked everyone by kicking out. Ospreay managed to land a Stormbreaker which took out Ibushi.
Results: Will Ospreay defeated Kota Ibushi to become the new NEVER Openweight Champion.
Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado) (c) vs. Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Shingo Takagi) [IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]
Roppongi 3K seemed to have control early on in the match, but when LIJ got back in the match things changed up fast. A Double German Suplex from Sho looked promising for LIJ.
Shoh and Yoh were about to take out the Suzuki-Gun, but Bushi and Takagi stopped them in their tracks. Takagi hit two huge Clotheslines on Sho and it looked like it was over, but Sho kicked out. A Last of the Dragon was all it took from Takagi on Sho to win the match and bring back the title to LIJ.
Results: Los Ingobernables de Japon defeated Suzuki-Gun and Roppongi 3K to become the new IWGP Junior Tag Team Championships.
Zack Sabre Junior vs. Tomohiro Ishii (c) [British Heavyweight Championship]
Zack Sabre Junior focused his offence of Ishii's arm with offence coming from different angles. Ishii managed to get out, and hit a huge Superplex on Zack Sabre Jr. but, ZSJ absorbed the impact and focused on Ishii's arm again.
ZSJ applied an Abdominal Stretch followed by a Sunset Flip Powerbomb.
Ishii kicked out and came back with offence of his own. A headbutt and a Lariat later he was back in control.
The pace of the match picked up as Ishii kept going for the Vertical Drop Brainbuster, but ZSJ wrapped him up for a Guillotine followed by a Double Arm Octopus. Tomohiro Ishii was unable to continue and tapped, and that was that. Zack Sabre Junior won the British Heavyweight Championship.
Results: Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Tomohiro Ishii via Submission to become the new British Heavyweight Champion.
The Young Bucks vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) (c) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Sanada and Evil) [IWGP Tag Team Championship]
The match started with Guerillas of Destiny shaking hands with everyone, appearing to be friendly. Evil and Sanada focused their offence on the Young Bucks, taking them out.
The Young Bucks came back and isolated Evil, taking him out in the ring with a Senton and a Rolling Neckbreaker.
While Matt Jackson put the Sharpshooter on Evil, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa didn't interfere directly but helped Evil get the rope. Once inside the ring, Sanada put on a big show when he hit each opponent with a Dive to the outside.
Matt was at the receiving end of a huge Tower of Doom. But Nick Jackson came in the ring and hit a huge Dive on Sanada. Fale came into the ring and interfered, taking out the Young Bucks, before Evil took Fale out.
The Young Bucks hit a step up Hurricanrana followed by a double mid-air Superkick.
They were about to hit the Driver, but Tama Tonga interfered. Sanada reversed out of Jackson's grip and with the help of Evil hits the Magic Killer and pins him to win the titles.
Results: Los Ingobernables de Japon defeated The Young Bucks and Guerrillas of Destiny
Cody (C) vs. Juice Robinson [IWGP United States Championship]
Cody came into the match with Juice Robinson's fast-paced offence putting him at an early disadvantage. However, Brandi Rhodes interfered several times during the match early on putting things back in Cody's favour.
Brandi Rhodes was ejected from ringside, but Cody hit Crossroads for a near fall.
Cody looked to end things with another Crossroads, but Juice Robinson reversed with a Crossroads of his own.
Cody used his belt to hit Juice but was not disqualified. Cody looked like he was gaining back control.
Cody hit a Disaster Kick but was caught by two Left Hands of God, before hitting two Pulp Fictions in a row.
Results: Juice Robinson defeated Cody to become the new United States Champion.
Kushida vs. Taiji Ishimori [IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]
As part of his entrance, a mini Kushida came out to a raucous reception by the Tokyo Dome.
Once in the ring, Kushida found himself in trouble early on as Ishimori locked in the Labelle Lock on Kushida. Ishimori had firm control as he even hit the Sliding German Suplex.
Kushida came back with a reversal to a 450 Splash, as he locked in the Armbar and then a Triangle. A sequence between Kushida and Ishimori saw Kushida reverse the Tombstone Piledrive before kicking the arm of Ishimori.
Ishimori came back and hit Kushida with a Double Knee to the face.
Kushida hit a huge Back to the Future, and then looked for a second, but Ishimori denied. Instead, he came back with a Bloody Cross and covered Kushida for the win.
Results: Taiji Ishimori defeated Kushida and became the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.
Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White
In a match to determine the future of NJPW, Jay White took on Kazuchika Okada. White focused his attacks on Okada taking him outside.
White kept attacking Okada in the corner, but Okada had turned back the clock. He seemed to have no answers for White before he started slapping him.
A Dropkick from Okada dropped White to the outside from the top rope. Okada took White over the barricade, while Gedo tried to attack Okada. Okada sent him over the barricade as well while Okada dived on them over the barricade.
White hit Okada with the Urinagi and a clothesline before trying to hit him with a chair. White hit Okada with a Kiwi Crusher after Okada dropped Gedo and threw away the chair. Okada managed to hit a Tombstone Piledriver.
White tried the Bladerunner but Okada reversed and hit the Dropkick following a sequence. He went for the Rainmaker, but, White reversed with and attempted Blade Runner. A huge sequence followed, with both men throwing everything with Okada finally hitting a Rainmaker.
Jay White's night looked like it was over, but Jay White came back and hit Okada with the Blade Runner for the win.
Results: Jay White defeated Kazuchika Okada.
Tetsuya Naito vs. Chris Jericho [IWGP Intercontinental Championship]
Naito attacked Chris Jericho right out of the gate and hit him with a piledriver on the Steel Entrance Ramp.
Naito sent Jericho to the outside, but Y2J hit him with a Kendo Stick and used it to batter him. The use of the Kendo Stick saw Jericho in control. He dumped him on the outside and then went on the top of the table to hit a huge DDT. Jericho hit a huge ionsault for a near fall on Naito.
Naito managed to get back and showed his focus as he spat in Jericho's face. Naito went back to his wrestling prowess, but Jericho caught Naito and locked in the Walls of Jericho.
Naito reversed and hit Jericho with a high angled drive. Jericho locked in the Walls of Jericho but Naito got out. Jericho tried to use the Kendo Stick again, but Naito turned it against him.
Jericho hit Naito for a Codebreaker for a near fall. He tried to use a chair, but Naito turned it against him for a DDT and then a Codebreaker, mocking Jericho.
Naito followed up with a German Suplex on the chairs, but Jericho came back with a Codebreaker for a near fall.
Naito was ready for Jericho's attack and hit a Destino for a near fall. He eyed the belt and lined it up against Jericho and hit him with it followed by a huge Destino for the pinfall.
Results: Tetsuya Naito defeated Chris Jericho to become the new IWGP Intercontinental Champion.
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kenny Omega (C) [IWGP Heavyweight Championship]
Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kenny Omega squared off in the ring with utmost focus. The two wrestlers had no respect for each other, with Tanahashi slapping Omega, which Omega returned to him. Omega focused his attack on the back of Tanahashi as he hit him with elbows.
Omega continued his attack on the back of Tanahashi, as he hit him with a back suplex. Omega grounded Tanahashi and got out a table. Tanahashi came from behind and hit Omega taking him away from the table. Omega dropped Tanahashi, but he was dropped himself with a dropkick by a quick Tanahashi. Omega dove to the outside, taking out Tanahashi but sacrificing his own body as well.
Omega hit two vicious Snapdragon Suplexes followed by a V-Trigger. Omega hit a Kamikaze but tweaked his knee something that Tanahashi took advantage of. Tanahashi put pressure on Omega's leg with the Cloverleaf. Tanahashi hit Omega with the Styles Clash, and went to the top for the Frog Splash, but Omega got his knees up.
Tanahashi focused his attacks on the legs of Omega with two Dragon Screws, followed by a Slingblade on the Apron. Tanahashi set Omega up on the table, but then as he tried to dive on Omega went through the table himself as the Champion moved.
Omega hit Tanahashi with multiple Powerbombs in the ring, for near falls. The two exchanged slaps in the middle of the ring. Omega hit Tanahashi with everything he had, but Tanahashi kicked out at the one count. Knees by Omega brought Tanahashi down, but Tanahashi took out Omega's knee.
Omega took Tanahashi up for the One-Winged Angel, but Tanahashi hit the Reversed Hurricanrana. Tanahashi hit two huge High Fly Lows from the top rope, but Omega still kicked out. He went up for another but got hit by a V-Trigger. Omega hit a huge Dragon Suplex from the top rope.
Omega hit the V-Trigger, but Tanahashi reversed the One-Winged Angel with the Slingblade and hit a High Fly Low for the three-count to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
Results: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kenny Omega to become the new IWGP Heavyweight Champion
