Wrestling World 2002

Wrestling World 2002
Jun Akiyama, who successfully defended the GHC Heavyweight Championship at the event.
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateJanuary 4, 2002[1]
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueTokyo Dome
Attendance52,000[1]
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Wrestling World 2002 was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on January 4 in the Tokyo Dome. Wrestling World 2002 was the eleventh January 4 Tokyo Dome Show held by NJPW. The show drew 52,000 spectators.[1]

The show was the first January 4 Tokyo Dome Show to feature wrestlers from Pro Wrestling Noah, with the main event of the ten match show being a successful defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship as champion Jun Akiyama defeated NJPW representative Yuji Nagata. The show also featured a successful IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship defense by Kendo Kashin.

Production

Background

The January 4 Tokyo Dome Show is NJPW's biggest annual event and has been called "the largest professional wrestling show in the world outside of the United States" and the "Japanese equivalent to the Super Bowl".[2][3]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[1]
1Masahito Kakihara and Masayuki Naruse defeated Katsuyori Shibata and Wataru InoueTag team match10:50
2El Samurai and Minoru Tanaka defeated Akira and Koji KanemotoTag team match12:31
3Kazunari Murakami and Yuki Ishikawa defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kenzo SuzukiTag team match08:00
4The Great Sasuke, Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask defeated Dick Togo, Gedo and JadoSix-man tag team match20:12
5Manabu Nakanishi defeated Giant Silva via countoutSingles match06:49
6Kendo Kashin (c) defeated Daijiro MatsuiSingles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship05:43
7Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh defeated Osamu Nishimura and Tatsumi FujinamiTag team match16:44
8Naoya Ogawa vs. Kensuke Sasaki ended in a no contestSingles match04:02
9Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) defeated Giant Singh and Masahiro ChonoTag team match10:47
10Jun Akiyama (c) defeated Yuji NagataSingles match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship19:58
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Wrestling World 2002". ProWrestlingHistory.com. January 4, 2002. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "GFW News: New Japan Pro Wrestling "Wrestle Kingdom 9" press conference details". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. December 23, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Keller, Wade (December 13, 2016). "New Japan's WrestleKingdom 11 to air on AXS TV starting Jan. 13 in four weekly special episodes with Ross & Barnett on commentary". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 9, 2017.