Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005

Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005
Tiger Mask, who won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship at the event.
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateJanuary 4, 2005[1]
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueTokyo Dome
Attendance46,000[1] (official)
36,000[2] (claimed)
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Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005 (Japanese: 闘魂祭り～WRESTLING WORLD 2005, Hepburn: Tōkon Matsuri: Wrestling World 2005) was a professional wrestling television special 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]

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.Results[6]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Jado and Gedo vs. Katsushi Takemura and Wataru Inoue ended in a time limit drawTag team match15:00
2Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Koji KanemotoSingles match to determine the No. 1 contender to the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship10:30
3Tiger Mask defeated Heat (c)Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship14:17
4Yuji Nagata defeated Katsuhiko Nagata by points 15–11Amateur wrestling-style exhibition match5:00
5Minoru Suzuki defeated Takashi IizukaSingles match9:45
6Satoshi Kojima defeated Osamu NishimuraSingles match19:26
7Ron Waterman defeated Masayuki Naruse via referee stoppageUltimate Royal quarterfinal2:35
8Manabu Nakanishi defeated Toru YanoUltimate Royal quarterfinal3:09
9Dolgorsuren Sumiyabazar defeated Mitsuya NagaiUltimate Royal quarterfinal5:46
10Yuji Nagata defeated Blue WolfUltimate Royal quarterfinal5:49
11Ron Waterman defeated Manabu NakanishiUltimate Royal semifinal1:02
12Yuji Nagata defeated Dolgorsuren Sumiyabazar via referee stoppageUltimate Royal semifinal1:53
13Ron Waterman defeated Yuji NagataUltimate Royal final1:41
14Masahiro Chono defeated Riki Choshu and Hiroyoshi TenzanToukon Cup tomoesen18:27
15Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c)Singles match for the IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship24:45
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Ultimate Royal bracket

The Ultimate Royal was an eight-man single-elimination tournament billed as an "Ultimate Crush rules battle royal".[7] Matches were fought under Ultimate Crush rules, akin to mixed martial arts rules.[8]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Masayuki Naruse TKO
Ron Waterman 2:35
Ron Waterman Sub
Manabu Nakanishi 1:02
Manabu Nakanishi Sub
Toru Yano 3:09
Ron Waterman Sub
Yuji Nagata 1:41
Mitsuya Nagai Sub
Dolgorsuren Sumiyabazar 5:46
Dolgorsuren Sumiyabazar TKO
Yuji Nagata 1:53
Blue Wolf Sub
Yuji Nagata 5:49

Toukon Cup tomoesen

The Toukon Cup tomoesen was a three-way match disputed in several one-on-one falls, similarly to a tomoesen in sumo wrestling.

Toukon Cup tomoesen results
Fall Winner Loser Method Times[1]
1 Masahiro Chono Riki Choshu Pinfall 6:54
2 Masahiro Chono Hiroyoshi Tenzan Submission 11:33

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Wrestling World 2005". ProWrestlingHistory.com. January 4, 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  2. ^ Meltzer, Dave (January 16, 2012). "Jan 16 Observer Newsletter: Cyborg busted for steroids, all the details, Edge and Horsemen going into WWE Hall, New Japan Dome Show review, 30 year Muchnick retrospective, TNA and Strikeforce shows, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. pp. 14–16. ISSN 1083-9593.
  3. ^ "GFW News: New Japan Pro Wrestling "Wrestle Kingdom 9" press conference details". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. December 23, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  6. ^ "Tōkon Matsuri: Wrestling World 2005" 闘魂祭り WRESTLING WORLD 2005 [Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005]. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). January 4, 2005. Archived from the original on January 6, 2005.
  7. ^ "Sōgō kakutōgi batoru roiyaru "arutimetto rowaiyaru" yōkō" 総合格闘技バトルロイヤル「アルティメット・ロワイヤル」要項 [Mixed martial arts battle royal "Ultimate Royal" main points]. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 11, 2004.
  8. ^ "Ultimate Crush official Rule". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 6, 2004.
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