Written by: @ThatDaveGuy “This is the WrestleMania of Japan,” said Jim Ross at the start of the English language broadcast of Wrestle Kingdom 9. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. The card will feature some of the biggest names in the world including The Young Bucks, Rey Mysterio, Kenny ... See full summary ». When Ibushi escaped he gave the champ an inverted exploder suplex before kneeing him with his own Boma Ye, complete with Nakamura-esque pose beforehand. Looking for some great streaming picks? He took a barrel-load of kicks and survived an armbar before they exchanged slaps and he managed to apply a rear naked choke. I’d watched New Japan matches in isolation before but this was the first card I watched start to finish. 36:03. The 1/4 New Japan Pro Wrestling Wrestle Kingdom 9 PPV presented by Global Force Wrestling drew an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 buys in North America per a new report by Dave Meltzer. 9 Wrestle Kingdom: G1 Payoffs AND Kicks Off the Year. Benjamin provided the spot of the match with his vault-to-the-top-rope belly-to-belly suplex on Marufuji. The Brian Kendrick), WWE SmackDown Results – 10/9/20 (Night One of the 2020 Draft, Sasha Banks vs. Bayley), AEW Dynamite Results – 10/7/20 (Celebrating 30 years of Chris Jericho in wrestling), WWE NXT Results – 10/7/20 (NXT TakeOver 31 fallout, Ember Moon returns), IMPACT Results – 10/6/20 (X-Division Match, Brian Myers assaults Tommy Dreamer). This FAQ is empty. Sensing their man was in trouble the Bucks tried to distract the champion but ended up getting knocked off the apron. Meanwhile, the rest of the card battle to see who is the best. Not that Suzuki had tapped out. The most noteworthy part (for someone who didn’t understand the promos) was that Ibushi snuck up on Nakamura during an in-ring promo and gave him a German suplex. It wasn’t a shoot, but it was super stiff. Title: His would be a theme throughout the show (it made a nice substitute for the college football natter he’s more known for). A roundhouse kick floored Nakamura, putting him out long enough for Ibushi to hit a sit out power bomb. match duration match type title(s) rating; 1: Yuji Nagata: def. Comparing one company’s biggest annual show to another’s may not be the best idea, opening up a number of undesirable comparisons to sports entertainment in this case, but it does create a useful shorthand and make an immediate impact on people watching New Japan for the first time. Tanahashi got the win and retained his championship. The Super Bowl of Japanese Wrestling is headlined by Kazuchika Okada defending his IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito in a long awaited main event. Jarrett has reportedly proposed to at least one station and others a test live television special presented by Global Force Wrestling featuring talent from New Japan, AAA and other independent wrestling talent. Wrestling Recaps 2020. After the match Sakuraba offered a handshake. I might not have witnessed the action when it aired live, but I did manage to catch a replay. That changed when Ibushi got Nak outside the ring and hit him with a top rope moonsault. Nor did a standing corkscrew moonsault. Ryusuke Taguchi, former Apollo 55 tag team partner of Prince Devitt, defended against ‘The Cleaner’ Kenny Omega. Taguchi hit a Chickenwing facebuster, which used to form the basis of Apollo 55’s Black Hole Vacation. Worth noting is that Ross and Striker discussed the controversial nature of the Styles Clash as AJ walked to the ring. What followed was a lively bout with plenty of strikes, traditional tag psychology, and power moves. Ibushi entered in a T-shirt. The pair brawled out onto the entrance ramp within minutes of the opening bell. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Tomoaki Honma def Jeff Jarrett, Bad Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi Ishii followed up with a lariat to a cornered Makabe, a stalling suplex from the second rope, and a power bomb. Match number two saw Jeff Jarrett, Yujiro Takahashi and Bad Luck Fale take on Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Tomoaki Honma. Ishii kicked out, no sold some lariats, fell to a Makabe lariat, and kicked out at one. It took a while to turn into the spot-fest it was destined to be but when it got there it was very enjoyable. It was a top notch main event that ended a top notch show. AJ Styles def Tetsuya Naito NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 In Tokyo Dome Pay Per View. “This is the WrestleMania of Japan,” said Jim Ross at the start of the English language broadcast of Wrestle Kingdom 9. For me this was the match of the night. Tanahashi kicked out of a Rainmaker before the two traded forearms on their way back to their feet. Because Tanahashi’s character is basically that of late 90s Rob Van Dam: a guy who knows he’s the best and isn’t shy about saying so. Sakuraba passed out in that. Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.