Toukon Festival ~ Wrestling World 2005 | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | New Japan Pro Wrestling | |||
Date | 02005-01-04January 4, 2005 | |||
Attendance | 46,000 | |||
Venue | Tokyo Dome | |||
City | Tokyo, Japan | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Toukon Festival ~ Wrestling World 2005 was the title of New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)'s annual start of the year show that takes place on January 4 in the Tokyo Dome each year. Toukon Festival ~ Wrestling World 2005 was the fourteenth January 4 Dome Show held by NJPW. The show drew 46,000 spectators. 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 IV 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 Championship. The show also featured a unique "Dog Fight" match between Masahiro Chono, Riki Chōshū and Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Chono defeated Chosu in the first match and as a result had to wrestle Tenzan in the next match.
- Match results
# | Result | Stipulation | Time |
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01 !1 | Gedo and Jado vs. Wataru Inoue and Katsushi Takemura ended in a time limit draw | Tag team match | 15:00 |
02 !2 | Jushin Liger defeated Koji Kanemoto | Singles match to determine the number one contender to the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship | 10:30 |
03 !3 | Tiger Mask IV defeated HEAT (c) | Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship | 14:17 |
04 !4 | Yuji Nagata defeated Katsuhiko Nagata 15 points to 11 points | Amateur wrestling–style exhibition match | 5:00 |
05 !5 | Minoru Suzuki defeated Takashi Iizuka | Singles match | 09:45 |
06 !6 | Satoshi Kojima defeated Osamu Nishimura | Singles match | 19:26 |
07 !7 | Ron Waterman defeated Masayuki Naruse, Manabu Nakanishi, Toru Yano, Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar, Mitsuya Nagai, Yuji Nagata and Blue Wolf | Eight–man Ultimate Royal match | 22:55 |
08 !8 | Ron Waterman defeated Masayuki Naruse via referee stoppage | Singles match: Tournament quarter–final match | 02:35 |
09 !9 | Manabu Nakanishi defeated Toru Yano | Singles match: Tournament quarter–final match | 03:09 |
10 !10 | Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar defeated Mitsuya Nagai | Singles match: Tournament quarter–final match | 05:46 |
11 !11 | Yuji Nagata defeated Blue Wolf | Singles match: Tournament quarter–final match | 05:49 |
12 !12 | Ron Waterman defeated Manabu Nakanishi | Singles match: Tournament Semi–final match | 01:02 |
13 !13 | Yuji Nagata defeated Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar via referee stoppage | Singles match: Tournament Semi–final match | 01:53 |
14 !14 | Ron Waterman defeated Yuji Nagata | Singles match: Tournament Final match | 01:41 |
15 !15 | Masahiro Chono defeated Riki Chōshū and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | "Dog Fight" match that consisted of two separate singles matches | 18:07 |
15.1 !15A | Masahiro Chono defeated Riki Chōshū | "Dog Fight" singles match 1 | 06:34 |
15.2 !15B | Masahiro Chono defated Hiroyoshi Tenzan | "Dog Fight" singles match 2 | 11:33 |
16 !16 | Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) | Singles match for the IWGP U-30 Championship | 24:45 |
(c) Refers to the champion going into the match |
- Tournament bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
Masayuki Naruse | TKO | ||||||||||||
Ron Waterman | 02:35 | ||||||||||||
Ron Waterman | Sub | ||||||||||||
Manabu Nakanishi | 01:02 | ||||||||||||
Manabu Nakanishi | Sub | ||||||||||||
Toru Yano | 03:09 | ||||||||||||
Ron Waterman | Sub | ||||||||||||
Yuji Nagata | 01:41 | ||||||||||||
Mitsuya Nagai | Sub | ||||||||||||
D. Sumiyaabazar | 05:46 | ||||||||||||
D. Sumiyaabazar | TKO | ||||||||||||
Yuji Nagata | 01:53 | ||||||||||||
Blue Wolf | Sub | ||||||||||||
Yuji Nagata | 05:49 |
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