January 4 Dome Show - Toukon Festival ~ Wrestling World 2005

Toukon Festival ~ Wrestling World 2005
Information
Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
Date 02005-01-04January 4, 2005
Attendance 46,000
Venue Tokyo Dome
City Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
Wrestling World 2004 Toukon Festival ~ Wrestling World 2005 Toukon Shidou Chapter 1

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
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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