January 4 Dome Show - Battle 7

Battle 7
Information
Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
Date 01995-01-04January 4, 1995
Attendance 52,500
Venue Tokyo Dome
City Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
Battlefield Battle 7 Wrestling World 1996

Battle 7 was the title of New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)'s annual start of the year show that traditionally takes place on January 4 in the Tokyo Dome. Battle 7 was the fourth January 4 Dome Show held by NJPW. The show drew 52,500 spectators and $4,800,000 in ticket sales. Besides NJPW Wrestlers the show also featured Sting from World Championship Wrestling and former WCW stars The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) as well as well as freelance wrestlers Tiger Jeet Singh and Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr.. The show featured a four–man "Final Countdown BVD" Tournament, named after NJPW sponsor BVD. The 1995 show marked the first time a non–NJPW title was defended as Shinjiro Otani defended the UWA World Welterweight Championship (originated in the Universal Wrestling Association in Mexico) against El Samurai.

Match results
# Result Stipulation Time
01 !1 Shinjiro Otani (c) defeated El Samurai Singles match for the UWA World Welterweight Championship 15:17
02 !2 Norio Honaga (c) defeated The Great Sasuke Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship 14:39
03 !3 The Great Kabuki, Kuniaki Kobayashi and Akitoshi Saito defeated Takayuki Iizuka, Osamu Kido and Akira Nogami – Kabuki pinned Nogami Six–man tag team match 13:12
04 !4 Koji Kanemoto defeated Yuji Nagata Singles match 14:43
05 !5 Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Manabu Nakanishi Singles match 07:40
06 !6 Tiger Jeet Singh and Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr. defeated Shiro Koshinaka and Michiyoshi Ohara – Singh, Sr. made Ohara Tag team match 11:23
07 !7 Sting defeated Tony Palmore Singles match: Semifinals of the "Final Countdown BVD" Tournament 04:29
08 !8 Antonio Inoki defeated Gerard Gordeau Singles match: Semifinals of the "Final Countdown BVD" Tournament 06:37
09 !9 Riki Chōshū and Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Tatsutoshi Goto and Kengo Kimura – Choshu pinned Kimura Tag team match 12:32
10 !10 Masahiro Chono and Sabu defeated Tatsumi Fujinami & Junji Hirata – Chono pinned Hirata Tag team match 11:18
11 !11 Hawk defeated Scott Norton Singles match 07:41
12 !12 Antonio Inoki defeated Sting Singles match: Finals of the "Final Countdown BVD" Tournament 10:26
13 !13 Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh (c) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) – Hiroshi Hase pinned Rick Steiner Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship 25:12
14 !14 Shinya Hashimoto (c) defeated Kensuke Sasaki Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship 19:36
(c) Refers to the champion going into the match
Final Countdown BVD tournament bracket
Semi-finals Finals
Tony Palmore Sub
Sting 04:29
Sting Sub
Antonio Inoki 10:26
Gerard Gordeau Sub
Antonio Inoki 06:37

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