Two final matches and full card order for the biggest show of 2010 in Japan, “WRESTLE KINGDOM IV IN TOKYO DOME”, have been announced. Apollo 55, after doing so well in the J-CUP, face two assassins from CMLL in the form of Ultimo Guerrero & Averno with the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title on the line. And Aogi-gun’s Machine, Wataru & Hirasawa battle Liger, Kanemoto & Okada in NJ’s first match of 2010.
NJPW “WRESTLE KINGDOM IV IN TOKYO DOME”, 1/4/10 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Dome
1. New Japan Pro-Wrestling 2010 Beginning: Super Strong Machine, Wataru Inoue & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & Kazuchika Okada
2. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title ~Amistad combativa~: Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt (c) vs. Ultimo Guerrero & Averno
3. IWGP Tag Team Title - 3WAY Hardcore Rules Match ~Victim and Greed~: “Team 3D” Brother Ray 
& Brother Devon (c) vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson vs. Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito
4. Wrestle Kingdom Special Tag Match ~Blood Stream Blue~: Yuji Nagata & Akebono vs. TAJIRI & Masato Tanaka 
5. Wrestle Kingdom Special 8 Man Tag Match ~The legend never rots~: Terry Funk, Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Abdullah The Butcher, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
6. NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Effusions ~Wilderness~: Togi Makabe vs. Mohammed Yone 
7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title ~Highest sky~: Tiger Mask (c) vs. Naomichi Marufuji
8. NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Effusions ~Radiance~: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Go Shiozaki
9. GHC Heavyweight Title - NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Effusions ~Blast~: Takashi Sugiura (c) vs. Hirooki Goto
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title - The newest, The strongest: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
December 24th, 2009 - 4:10 am
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December 24th, 2009 - 4:25 pm
[...] Japan has posted their final lineup for the 01/04 Tokyo Dome show. Averno & Ultimo Guerrero will be getting a shot at the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team [...]
December 24th, 2009 - 8:44 pm
didn’t even know that Guerrero and Averno teamed regularly. Wouldn’t Guerrero and Rey Buccanero be a better challenge. Cause they won the CMLL tag team titles 3 times.
December 25th, 2009 - 8:30 am
UG and Rey Bucanero and the rest of los guerreros del atlantida don’t team up anymore. They did make an appearance in 2003 though.
December 25th, 2009 - 12:18 pm
UG and Averno aren’t a regular team in CMLL; in fact, their respective factions were at odds just a couple of months ago. UG has gone back and forth publicly about the Guerreros, but now that Bucanero has returned from injury, it does appear as though UG, Bucanero and Atlantis are a unit as the GDL once again. Perhaps CMLL thought Averno would make for a better match at this point because Bucanero did just come back from a knee problem.
December 25th, 2009 - 6:48 pm
“The newest rumour, though, is that New Japan is working on bringing in an American pro wrestling legend for the show who is “on par” with Hogan. Well, I’m not sure if anyone is on par with Hogan but there are certainly some big names out there.”
….sooo, is this Funk then who’s “on par” with hogan?
December 25th, 2009 - 10:54 pm
I guess he could be close, as Hogan’s not as celebrated of a legend in Japan as he is in America.
December 26th, 2009 - 11:43 pm
“Wrestle Kingdom Special 8 Man Tag Match ~The legend never rots~” Um, say what? LOL
You’ve gotta love it, the legend never rots. Oh, Japan, you’ve done it again.
December 27th, 2009 - 4:42 pm
And Terry Funk’s, y’know, the first ever super-over babyface gaijin. So I guess if you stretch it in a Japanese context, it makes enough sense.
December 28th, 2009 - 1:10 pm
For us American, this will technically air on Sunday the 3rd right? I mean, Team 3D would HAVE TO air on the TNA live monday Impact right?
December 29th, 2009 - 12:23 am
to samy
the trip from Japan and USA isnt an easy one. from japan to at least California, it’s a near 10 hour trip. and if they land somwhere in California, they would have to wait 10 hours for the next plane. until then, they have to ride 5-6 hours to orlando. so they won’t make it to the live Impact. let’s not forget the time change. unless they have special privileges for wrestlers, this is the most likely scenario as i have made plenty of oversea trips.
December 29th, 2009 - 7:40 pm
no samy it would still be monday the 4th it would start about 1am pacific time
December 30th, 2009 - 5:00 am
For what it’s worth, most American wrestling websites are operating under the assumption that 3D will not be at TNA’s show on 1/4.
December 30th, 2009 - 7:35 am
Does anyone know how we can watch this in the states besides waiting for a copy to get put on DVD? I’m interested in watching a live stream.
January 2nd, 2010 - 2:24 am
What an ordeal for Team 3D only to drop the titles to the Machine Gun and Giant Bernard. I don’t really watch any New Japan and only follow through this site and DVDR. But how over are Anderson and Bernard? My understanding is Devitt is very much over. I always wonder if New Japan will bring in any more gaijins.
January 3rd, 2010 - 4:35 pm
where is jado & gedo i want them 2 face apollo 55 4 the jr tag titles
January 3rd, 2010 - 11:54 pm
if tiger mask lose, can he not get anymore rematches? i’d prefer to see jushin liger to hold it one more time.
aslong as team 3D drops the gold to any of the 2 teams i’ll be happy. =D
February 24th, 2010 - 3:29 pm
Y’know I’m inclined to disagree with you on this one, I think it’s awful, but then again, different strokes for different folks!