One of the premiere bouts to take place at Wrestle Kingdom night 1 saw New Japan ‘Ace’ Hiroshi Tanahashi take on the Great-o-Khan. The member of Ospreay’s ‘Empire’ O-Khan was looking to take out a New Japan legend in Tanahashi.
NJPW1972.com would hype the match as follows. “For Tanahashi, a man many fans have come to know as ’˜Mr. Tokyo Dome’, a crossroads. The veteran of ten January 4 main events and the leader of a generation that saw NJPW hit a new golden age of prosperity, the Ace is now seeing years of physical sacrifice catch up to him. Can Tanahashi summon his special Wrestle Kingdom will to see off O-Khan? Or will the Dominator attack for the new generation whether Tanahashi is willing to bow out or not?”
Result – Hiroshi Tanahashi took the win after he hit two High Fly Flows to pin O-Khan
Wrestle Kingdom Night 1
Here’s the full card for Night 1 of Wrestle Kingdom 15 in the Tokyo Dome.
- IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championship Match ’“ Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kota Ibushi
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. The Great-O-Khan.
- IWGP US Championship Right To Challenge Contract Match ’“ KENTA (h) vs. Satoshi Kojima
- IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match ’“ Zack Sabre Jr. and Taichi vs. Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa (Guerillas of Destiny)
- Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Phantasmo
- (Pre-Show) The New Japan Rambo
Here’s the International Start Times for Night 1:
- Jan 3 11:00 pm (PST)
- 2:00 am (EST)
- 7:00 am (GMT)
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