Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005

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Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005
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Tiger Mask, who won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship at the event.
Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateJanuary 4, 2005 [1]
City Tokyo, Japan
Venue Tokyo Dome
Attendance46,000 [1] (official)
36,000 [2] (claimed)
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Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005 was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It took place on January 4 in the Tokyo Dome. Toukon Festival: It was the fourteenth January 4 Tokyo Dome Show held by NJPW. Officially, the show drew 46,000 spectators. [1]

Contents

The undercard of the show featured an eight-man "submissions only" tournament which Ron Waterman won when he forced Yuji Nagata to submit in the finals. The show also saw Tiger Mask defeat Heat to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship and in the main event Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship. The show also featured a unique "Dog Fight" match between Masahiro Chono, Riki Choshu and Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Chono defeated Chosu in the first match and as a result had to wrestle Tenzan in the next match.

Production

Background

As New Japan Pro Wrestling's January 4 Tokyo Dome event for that year, Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005 was a precursor to Wrestle Kingdom, which 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". [3] [4]

Storylines

Wrestling World 2005 in Tokyo Dome 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. [5]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [1]
1 Gedo and Jado vs. Wataru Inoue and Katsushi Takemura ended in a time limit draw Tag team match15:00
2 Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Koji Kanemoto Singles match to determine the number one contender to the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship 10:30
3 Tiger Mask defeated Heat (c)Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship14:17
4 Yuji Nagata defeated Katsuhiko Nagata 15 points to 11 points Amateur wrestling-style exhibition match05:00
5 Minoru Suzuki defeated Takashi Iizuka Singles match09:45
6 Satoshi Kojima defeated Osamu Nishimura Singles match19:26
7 Ron Waterman defeated Masayuki Naruse, Manabu Nakanishi, Toru Yano, Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar, Mitsuya Nagai, Yuji Nagata and Blue Wolf Eight-man Ultimate Royal match22:55
8Ron Waterman defeated Masayuki Naruse via referee stoppageSingles match: Submissions Only Tournament quarter-final match02:35
9Manabu Nakanishi defeated Toru YanoSingles match: Submissions Only Tournament quarter-final match03:09
10Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar defeated Mitsuya NagaiSingles match: Submissions Only Tournament quarter-final match05:46
11Yuji Nagata defeated Blue WolfSingles match: Submissions Only Tournament quarter-final match05:49
12Ron Waterman defeated Manabu NakanishiSingles match: Submissions Only Tournament semi-final match01:02
13Yuji Nagata defeated Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar via referee stoppageSingles match: Submissions Only Tournament semi-final match01:53
14Ron Waterman defeated Yuji NagataSingles match: Submissions Only Tournament final match01:41
15 Masahiro Chono defeated Riki Choshu and Hiroyoshi Tenzan "Dog Fight" rules match18:27
16 Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c)Singles match for the IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship 24:45
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Submissions Only Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Masayuki Naruse TKO
Ron Waterman 02:35
Ron WatermanSub
Manabu Nakanishi 01:02
Manabu Nakanishi Sub
Toru Yano 03:09
Ron WatermanSub
Yuji Nagata 01:41
Mitsuya Nagai Sub
D. Sumyaabazar 05:46
D. Sumyaabazar TKO
Yuji Nagata01:53
Blue Wolf Sub
Yuji Nagata 05:49

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