Wrestling World 1999
Wrestling World 1999 | |||
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Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
Date | January 4, 1999[1] | ||
City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Venue | Tokyo Dome | ||
Attendance | 52,500[1] | ||
January 4 Tokyo Dome Show chronology | |||
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Wrestling World 1999 was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on January 4, 1999 in the Tokyo Dome. Wrestling World 1999 was the eighth January 4 Tokyo Dome Show held by NJPW. The show drew 52,500 spectators and $5,300,000 in ticket sales.[1] The show featured 10 matches in total including four championship matches, three of which saw the championship change hands.
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]
Storylines[]
Wrestling World 1999 featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
Results[]
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[1] |
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1 | Manabu Nakanishi defeated Kazuyuki Fujita | Singles match | 11:10 |
2 | Osamu Kido, Tadao Yasuda and Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Kengo Kimura, Michiyoshi Ohara and Tatsutoshi Goto | Six-man tag team match | 09:17 |
3 | Dr. Wagner, Jr. and Kendo Kashin defeated Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa (c) | Tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | 16:53 |
4 | Jushin Thunder Liger (c) defeated Koji Kanemoto | Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship | 23:11 |
5 | Kensuke Sasaki defeated Atsushi Onita by disqualification | Singles match | 05:55 |
6 | Yuji Nagata defeated David Beneteau | Singles match | 05:30 |
7 | Don Frye defeated Brian Johnston via referee stoppage | Singles match | 07:55 |
8 | Shinya Hashimoto wrestled Naoya Ogawa to a no contest | Singles match | 06:58 |
9 | Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) defeated Genichiro Tenryu and Shiro Koshinaka (c) | Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship | 16:35 |
10 | Keiji Mutoh defeated Scott Norton (c) | Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | 19:01 |
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References[]
- ^ a b c d "Wrestling World 1999". ProWrestlingHistory.com. January 4, 1999. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "GFW News: New Japan Pro Wrestling "Wrestle Kingdom 9" press conference details". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. December 23, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
External links[]
- NJPW.co.jp (in Japanese)
- 1999 in professional wrestling
- 1999 in Tokyo
- January 1999 events in Asia
- January 4 Tokyo Dome Show