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This is a list of major NJPW events , detailing all notable professional wrestling cards promoted on pay-per-view (PPV), live TV broadcast by TV Asahi & New Japan Pro-Wrestling World by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Past events [ ]
2007 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom I
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Keiji Mutoh and Masahiro Chono vs. Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima )
November 11
Destruction '07
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
2008 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom II
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
October 13
Destruction '08
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Keiji Mutoh (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
2009 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom III
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Keiji Mutoh (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
May 3
Wrestling Dontaku 2009
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Hirooki Goto (New Japan Cup 2009 Winner ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
June 20
Dominion 6.20
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Manabu Nakanishi (c) vs.Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
November 8
Destruction '09
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs.Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
2010 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom IV
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
May 3
Wrestling Dontaku 2010
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka, Japan
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Togi Makabe for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
June 19
Dominion 6.19
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Togi Makabe (c) vs. Go Shiozaki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
October 11
Destruction '10
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Togi Makabe (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
2011 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom V
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Satoshi Kojima (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
February 20
The New Beginning
Sendai Sun Plaza Hall
Sendai, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
May 3
Wrestling Dontaku 2011
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
June 18
Dominion 6.18
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
October 10
Destruction '11
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
November 12
Power Struggle
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Toru Yano for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
2012 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom VI
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
February 12
The New Beginning
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
May 3
Wrestling Dontaku 2012
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hirooki Goto (New Japan Cup 2012 Winner ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
June 16
Dominion 6.16
Bodymaker Colosseum
Osaka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
September 23
Destruction
Kobe World Memorial Hall
Kobe, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Naomichi Marufuji for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
October 8
King of Pro-Wrestling
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
November 11
Power Struggle
Bodymaker Colosseum
Osaka, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Yujiro Takahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
2013 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom 7
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada (Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate holder ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
February 10
The New Beginning
Hiroshima Sun Plaza
Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Karl Anderson for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
April 7
Invasion Attack
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada (New Japan Cup 2013 Winner ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
May 3
Wrestling Dontaku 2013
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
June 22
Dominion 6.22
Bodymaker Colosseum
Osaka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Togi Makabe for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
September 29
Destruction
Kobe World Memorial Hall
Kobe, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
October 14
King of Pro-Wrestling
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
November 9
Power Struggle
Bodymaker Colosseum
Osaka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Karl Anderson for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
2014 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom 8
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
February 9
The New Beginning in Hiroshima
Hiroshima Sun Plaza
Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
February 11
The New Beginning in Osaka
Bodymaker Colosseum
Osaka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
April 6
Invasion Attack 2014
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (New Japan Cup 2014 Winner ) for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
May 3
Wrestling Dontaku 2014
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. A.J. Styles for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
May 17
War of the Worlds
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York City, New York
A.J. Styles (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Michael Elgin in a Three-way match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
May 25
Back to the Yokohama Arena
Yokohama Arena
Yokohama, Japan
A.J. Styles (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
June 21
Dominion 6.21
Bodymaker Colosseum
Osaka, Japan
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Bad Luck Fale for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
September 21
Destruction in Kobe
Kobe World Memorial Hall
Kobe, Japan
Bad Luck Fale (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
September 23
Destruction in Okayama
Convex Okayama
Okayama, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (certificate holder) vs. Karl Anderson for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate
October 13
King of Pro-Wrestling
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
A.J. Styles (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
November 8
Power Struggle
Bodymaker Colosseum
Osaka, Japan
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
2015 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom 9
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada (Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate holder ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
February 11
The New Beginning in Osaka
Bodymaker Colosseum
Osaka, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. A.J. Styles for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
April 5
Invasion Attack 2015
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
A.J. Styles (c) vs. Kota Ibushi (New Japan Cup 2015 Winner ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
May 3
Wrestling Dontaku 2015
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka, Japan
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
July 5
Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka-jō Hall
Osaka, Japan
A.J. Styles (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
September 23
Destruction in Okayama
Momotaro Arena
Okayama, Japan
Togi Makabe (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the NEVER Openweight Championship
September 27
Destruction in Kobe
Kobe World Memorial Hall
Kobe, Japan
Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
October 12
King of Pro-Wrestling
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. A.J. Styles for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
November 7
Power Struggle
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Karl Anderson for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
2016 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom 10
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight championship challenge rights certificate holder ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
February 11
The New Beginning in Osaka
Edion Arena Osaka
Osaka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
April 10
Invasion Attack 2016
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito (New Japan Cup 2016 Winner ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
May 3
Wrestling Dontaku 2016
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka, Japan
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
May 8
Global Wars
Frontier Fieldhouse
Chicago, Illinois
Jay Lethal (c) vs. Colt Cabana for the ROH World Championship
June 19
Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka-jō Hall
Osaka, Japan
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
September 17
Destruction in Tokyo
Ota City General Gymnasium
Tokyo, Japan
Kushida (c) vs. Bushi for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship .
September 22
Destruction in Hiroshima
Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
Hiroshima, Japan
Kenny Omega (certificate holder) vs. Yoshi-Hashi for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate
September 25
Destruction in Kobe
Kobe World Memorial Hall
Kobe, Japan
Michael Elgin (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
October 10
King of Pro-Wrestling
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Naomichi Marufuji for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
November 5
Power Struggle
Edion Arena Osaka
Osaka, Japan
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Jay Lethal for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
2017 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom 11
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kenny Omega (Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight championship challenge rights certificate holder ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
January 5
New Year Dash!!
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil , Sanada , and Bushi ) (c) vs. Taguchi Japan (Hiroshi Tanahashi , Manabu Nakanishi , and Ryusuke Taguchi ) for the NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championship
January 13–22
Fantastica Mania 2017
Various
Various
Volador Jr. vs. Último Guerrero
February 5
The New Beginning in Sapporo ~Resurrection!~
Hokkai Kitayell
Sapporo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
February 11
The New Beginning in Osaka
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Michael Elgin for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
February 26
Honor Rising: Japan 2017
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe ) vs. Bullet Club (Kenny Omega and Adam Cole )
February 27
The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe ) and Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay ) vs. Bullet Club (Kenny Omega , Cody , and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson ))
April 9
Sakura Genesis 2017
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata (New Japan Cup 2017 Winner ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
May 3
Wrestling Dontaku 2017
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Bad Luck Fale for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
May 12
War of the Worlds
Arts Center
Dearborn, Michigan
Christopher Daniels (c) vs. Cody vs. Jay Lethal in a Three-way match for the ROH World Championship
June 11
Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka-jō Hall
Okayama, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kenny Omega for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
August 19
War of the Worlds UK: Liverpool
Liverpool Olympia
Liverpool, England
Cody (c) vs. Sanada for the ROH World Championship
September 10
Destruction in Fukushima
Azuma Gymnasium
Fukushima, Japan
Minoru Suzuki (c) vs. Michael Elgin in a Lumberjack deathmatch for the NEVER Openweight Championship
September 16
Destruction in Hiroshima
Hiroshima Sun Plaza
Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
September 24
Destruction in Kobe
World Memorial Hall
Kobe, Japan
Kenny Omega (c) vs. Juice Robinson for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship .
October 9
King of Pro-Wrestling
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Evil for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
October 15
Global Wars 2017
Odeum Expo Center
Villa Park, Illinois
Kenny Omega (c) vs. Yoshi-Hashi for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship .
November 5
Power Struggle
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
2018 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom 12
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito (Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight championship challenge rights certificate holder ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
January 5
New Year Dash!!
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada , Tomohiro Ishii , Yoshi-Hashi , Will Ospreay , and Gedo ) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito , Evil , Sanada , Bushi , and Hiromu Takahashi )
January 12–22
Fantastica Mania 2018
Various
Various
Místico and Dragon Lee vs. Último Guerrero and Gran Guerrero
January 27
The New Beginning in Sapporo
Hokkai Kitayell
Sapporo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
January 28
Kenny Omega (c) vs. Jay White for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship .
February 10
The New Beginning in Osaka
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
February 23
Honor Rising: Japan 2018
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi ) and Chase Owens vs. Bullet Club (Cody , Hangman Page , and Marty Scurll )
February 24
Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi ) vs. Bullet Club (Cody and Marty Scurll )
March 25
Strong Style Evolved
Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, California
Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi ) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson )
April 1
Sakura Genesis 2018
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (New Japan Cup 2018 Winner ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
April 29
Wrestling Hinokuni
Grand Messe Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Minoru Suzuki (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship .
May 3
Wrestling Dontaku 2018
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka, Japan
Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page
May 4
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
June 9
Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kenny Omega in a No time limit two out of three falls match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship .
July 7
G1 Special in San Francisco
Cow Palace
Daly City, California
Kenny Omega (c) vs. Cody for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
September 15
Destruction in Hiroshima
Hiroshima Sun Plaza
Hiroshima, Japan
Kenny Omega (c) vs Tomohiro Ishii for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
September 17
Destruction in Beppu
Beppu B-con Plaza
Beppu, Japan
Tetsuya Naito vs. Minoru Suzuki
September 23
Destruction in Kobe
World Memorial Hall
Kobe, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (certificate holder) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate
September 30
Fighting Spirit Unleashed
Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, California
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii ) vs. Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi )
October 8
King of Pro-Wrestling
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Kenny Omega (c) vs. Cody vs. Kota Ibushi in aThree-way match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
November 3
Power Struggle
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Chris Jericho (c) vs. Evil for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
2019 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom 13
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate holder ) vs. Kenny Omega (c) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
January 5
New Year Dash!!
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Yoshi-Hashi ) and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bullet Club (Jay White , Bad Luck Fale , and Gedo )
January 11–21
Fantastica Mania 2019
Various
Various
Volador Jr. vs. Carístico
February 2
The New Beginning in Sapporo
Hokkai Kitayell
Sapporo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada vs. Bullet Club (Jay White and Bad Luck Fale )
February 3
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Taichi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
February 11
The New Beginning in Osaka
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs Jay White for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
February 22
Honor Rising: Japan 2019
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi , Kazuchika Okada and Jay Lethal vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven , TK O'Ryan , and Vinny Marseglia )
February 23
The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe ) (c) vs. FinJuice (Juice Robinson and David Finlay ) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
April 6
G1 Supercard
Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
Jay White (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada (New Japan Cup 2019 Winner ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
April 29
Wrestling Hinokuni
Grand Messe Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Hirooki Goto vs. Jay White
May 3
Wrestling Dontaku 2019
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka, Japan
Dragon Lee (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
May 4
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
June 9
Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Chris Jericho for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
June 29
Southern Showdown
Festival Hall
Melbourne, Australia
Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bullet Club (Jay White and Bad Luck Fale )
June 30
UNSW Roundhouse
Sydney, Australia
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay ) and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bullet Club (Jay White , Bad Luck Fale , and Robbie Eagles )
August 31
Royal Quest
Copper Box Arena
London, England
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
September 15
Destruction in Beppu
Beppu B-con Plaza
Beppu, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the British Heavyweight Championship
September 16
Destruction in Kagoshima
Kagoshima Arena
Kagoshima, Japan
Kota Ibushi (certificate holder) vs. Kenta for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate
September 22
Destruction in Kobe
World Memorial Hall
Kobe, Japan
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Jay White for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
October 14
King of Pro-Wrestling
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
November 3
Power Struggle
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Jay White (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
2020 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom 14
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kota Ibushi (Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight championship challenge rights certificate holder ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
January 5
Kazuchika Okada (Heavyweight Champion ) vs. Tetsuya Naito (Intercontinental Champion ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
January 6
New Year Dash!!
Ota City General Gymnasium
Los Ingobernables de Japón (Sanada and Tetsuya Naito ) vs. Bullet Club (Jay White and Kenta )[1]
January 10–20
Fantastica Mania 2020
Various
Various
Carístico (c) vs. Bárbaro Cavernario for the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship
February 1
The New Beginning in Sapporo
Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
Sapporo, Japan
Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the NEVER Openweight Championship
February 2
Kazuchika Okada vs. Taichi
February 9
The New Beginning in Osaka
Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka, Japan
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kenta for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
July 12
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka, Japan
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Evil (New Japan Cup 2020 Winner ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
July 25
Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
Nagoya, Japan
Evil (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
August 29
Summer Struggle in Jingu
Meiji Jingu Stadium
Tokyo, Japan
Evil (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
November 7
Power Struggle
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Evil for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
2021 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom 15
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
January 5
Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Jay White (Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental championships challenge rights certificate holder ) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
January 6
New Year Dash!!
Tokyo Dome City Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Golden Ace (Kota Ibushi and Hiroshi Tanahashi ), Roppongi 3K (Rocky Romero and Sho ), and Master Wato vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón (Sanada , Shingo Takagi , Tetsuya Naito , Hiromu Takahashi , and Bushi )
January 30
The New Beginning in Nagoya
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
Nagoya, Japan
Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the NEVER Openweight Championship
February 10
The New Beginning in Hiroshima
Hiroshima Sun Plaza
Hiroshima, Japan
Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Sho for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
February 11
Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
February 27
Castle Attack
Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka, Japan
Kazuchika Okada vs. Evil
February 28
Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito for IWGP Intercontinental Championship
March 4
49th Anniversary Show
Nippon Budokan
Tokyo, Japan
Kota Ibushi (c) vs. El Desperado for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
April 4
Sakura Genesis
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan
Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Will Ospreay (New Japan Cup 2021 Winner ) for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
May 3
Wrestling Dontaku
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Jay White for the NEVER Openweight Championship
May 4
Will Ospreay (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
June 7
Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka, Japan
Shingo Takagi vs. Kazuchika Okada for the vacant IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
July 10
Summer Struggle in Sapporo
Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena
Sapporo, Japan
El Desperado (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori for The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
July 11
Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr. ) (c) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Sanada ) for the IWGP Tag Team Championship
July 22
Summer Struggle in Osaka
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Tetsuya Naito vs. Taichi
July 23
Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
July 24
Summer Struggle in Nagoya
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
Nagoya, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kenta
July 25
Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
August 14
Resurgence
The Torch at LA Coliseum
Los Angeles, California
Lance Archer (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
September 4
Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome
MetLife Dome
Tokorozawa, Japan
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
September 5
Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Evil for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
November 6
Power Struggle
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka, Japan
Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
November 13
Battle in the Valley
San Jose Civic
San Jose, California
Jay White (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the NEVER Openweight Championship
Upcoming event schedule [ ]
2021 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
TBA
Wrestle Dynasty
Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
TBA
2022 [ ]
Date
Event
Venue
Location
Main event
January 4
Wrestle Kingdom 16
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada (Tokyo Dome IWGP World Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate holder ) for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
January 5
Shingo Takagi or Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Will Ospreay for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
January 8
Yokohama Arena
Yokohama, Japan
TBA
Number of events by year [ ]
2007 – 2
2008 – 2
2009 – 4
2010 – 4
2011 – 6
2012 – 7
2013 – 8
2014 – 12
2015 – 9
2016 – 11
2017 – 7
2018 – 5
2019 – 5
2020 - 5
2021 - 18 (1 planned)
Total – 101 (1 confirmed)
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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Championships
Active
Heavyweight
IWGP World Heavyweight (reigns )
IWGP United States Heavyweight (reigns )
IWGP Tag Team (reigns )
Junior Heavyweight
IWGP Junior Heavyweight (reigns )
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team (reigns )
NEVER
NEVER Openweight (reigns )
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team (reigns )
Strong
Strong Openweight (reigns )
Other
Inactive
Tournaments
Video games Miscellaneous Partnerships
Sister promotion
World Wonder Ring Stardom
Current
All Elite Wrestling
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Game Changer Wrestling
Impact Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling
United Wrestling Network
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
Former
Shareholders
Amuse Inc.
Bushiroad
TV Asahi
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