| Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | New Japan Pro Wrestling | |||
| Date | 02010-01-04January 4, 2010 | |||
| Attendance | 41,500 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Dome | |||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||||
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Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome 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. Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome was the nineteenth January 4 Dome Show held by NJPW. The show drew 41,500 spectators. 2010 was the third year in a row in which wrestlers from the Orlando, Florida based Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) appeared on the show. For the second year in a row it also featured Luchadors from the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion in addition to wrestlers from Japanese promotions Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1. One of the focal points of the event was a four match inter–promotional "NJPW vs. NOAH" series, which ended with two victories for each promotion. The event featured five title defenses including successful defenses of the GHC Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, the top titles in NOAH and NJPW respectively. Wrestle Kingdom IV also saw the IWGP Tag Team Championship return to Japan after being defended in the United States throughout the previous year. In total 10 matches were presented.
- Match results
| # | Result | Stipulation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Blue Justice Army (Wataru Inoue, Mitsuhide Hirasawa and Super Strong Machine) defeated Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Liger and Kazuchika Okada – Inoue submitted Okada | Six–man tag team match | 04:59 |
| 02 !2 | Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) (c) defeated Averno and Último Guerrero | Tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | 09:07 |
| 03 !3 | No Limit (Tetsuya Naitō and Yujiro) defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) (c) and Bad Intentions (Karl Anderson and Giant Bernard) – Yujiro pinned Anderson | Three–way hardcore match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship | 13:28 |
| 04 !4 | TAJIRI and Masato Tanaka defeated Akebono and Yuji Nagata – TAJIRI pinned Nagata | Tag team match | 09:37 |
| 05 !5 | Masahiro Chono, Riki Chōshū, Terry Funk and Manabu Nakanishi defeated Abdullah the Butcher, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano – Nakanishi submitted Iizuka | Eight Man Tag Team match | 08:52 |
| 06 !6 | Togi Makabe defeated Mohammed Yone | Singles match: NJPW (1) vs. NOAH (0) | 05:39 |
| 07 !7 | Naomichi Marufuji defeated Tiger Mask IV (c) | Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: NJPW (1) vs. NOAH (1) | 14:14 |
| 08 !8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Go Shiozaki | Singles match: NJPW (2) vs. NOAH (1) | 19:04 |
| 09 !9 | Takashi Sugiura (c) defeated Hirooki Goto | Singles match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship: NJPW (2) vs. NOAH (2) | 20:54 |
| 10 !10 | Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Yoshihiro Takayama | Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | 15:51 |
| (c) Refers to the champion going into the match | |||
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