Wrestle Kingdom Week

[Defrost]

Bushiroad seems to want to make Wrestle Kingdom week into a big deal.

Here is the schedule announced

Stardom in Sumo Hall on December 29th

A fan festival on January 2nd

A Wrestle Kingdom Kick off show on January 3rd

Stardom New Year Dream in the Tokyo Garden Theater on January 3rd

Wrestle Kingdom 19 in the Tokyo Dome on January 4th

Wrestle Dynasty in the Tokyo Dome on January 5th

New Year Dash on January 6th in the Ota Ward Gym




Not to mention All Japan has their big New Years shows in Korakuen. NOAH is going to run a big arena show in the first few days of the year and with AEW being heavily involved with the Dome you have to think WWE is going to be sending guys to that show. So big first week of the year over there.

[Morrison]

the biggest news i heard is that kingdom and dynasty are set to start at 11pm est instead of 2am, which is fucking awesome.

[MTR]

the biggest news i heard is that kingdom and dynasty are set to start at 11pm est instead of 2am, which is fucking awesome.

That is interesting.

[Morrison]

That is interesting.

right? i haven't watched the last couple WK live because only a match or two was super interesting to me and i didn't wanna have to stay up until 6am to watch them. I'm a night owl but even that was pushing it.

[MTR]

I tend to take off work and then take a nap at some point before the show and even then the last couple years I have missed parts of the main event.

[Defrost]

By Virtue of winning the 34th G1 Climax....

Wait what's that?

Huh.

Currently there is no #1 Contender for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom.

[Morrison]

very curious to see what they do come october. i gotta imagine they're doing this to get the title off naito.

[Defrost]

Yeah with the show in England happening right after the title match and ZSJ outright saying his first title defense is going to be there it would be very stupid booking for him to lose that title challenge.

Consensus seems to be, and I agree with it, that this means Naito vs Hiromu is happening on 1/4.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Yeah with the show in England happening right after the title match and ZSJ outright saying his first title defense is going to be there it would be very stupid booking for him to lose that title challenge.

Consensus seems to be, and I agree with it, that this means Naito vs Hiromu is happening on 1/4.

Is Hiromu finally gonna get his heavyweight push?

[Defrost]

Is Hiromu finally gonna get his heavyweight push?

Depends on if you count beating Henare for the NEVER belt as a heavyweight push

[MTR]

Nice to see ZSJ win the G1