Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 Predictions

Liger Retirement Tour Part 1

The history of Liger revisited one last time

Special Eight Man Tag Match: Jyushin Thunder Liger, Tatsumi Fujinami, The Great Sasuke and Tiger Mask (with El Samurai) vs. Naoki Sano, Shinjiro Otani, Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Ryusuke Taguchi (with Kuniaki Kobayashi)/with Special Guest Referee Norio Honaga

The first of two final matches of the legendary career of Jyushin Thunder Liger. The matches feature tons of history, with iconic competitors on both ends encompassing great phases and rivalries of Liger's lengthy career. Ryusuke Taguchi provides a chance for the contest to feel respectable, while those outside the ring add to the whole festivity.

Liger has so far gone for a very traditional retirement tour with big matches and blockbuster rivalries, while pulling out his historic personas from Battle Liger to Kishin Liger. That traditional element also includes putting over his opponents on his way out. While night two features a battle against the Junior Heavyweight future of the division, night one is a perfect chance to give Liger a huge win.

This is a very special event for NJPW fans, celebrating 30 years of the greatest Junior Heavyweight career which began at the Tokyo Dome. Lots of eyes are on Wrestle Kingdom 14 for just this reason, with Liger able to go in more ways than one and Taguchi on the other end, a great match is possible. Look for some special moves and sequences from the other legends with an homage to Liger's history. The crowd is bound to end up in tears and cheers.

Result: Jyushin Thunder Liger gets the pin one final time at the Tokyo Dome for the win!