| Wrestling World 2001 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | New Japan Pro Wrestling | |||
| Date | 02001-01-04January 4, 2001 | |||
| Attendance | 52,000 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Dome | |||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Wrestling World 2001 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. Wrestling World 2001 was the tenth January 4 Dome Show held by NJPW. The show drew 52,000 spectators. The focal point of Wrestling World 2001 was a tournament to crown a new IWGP Heavyweight Champion, which accounted for five of the nine matches on the show. No other championships were defended in 2001, marking the first year that only one title was on the line. The show saw Toshiaki Kawada wrestle twice, Kawada had previously been one of the main event wrestlers of NJPW's bigges rival All Japan Pro Wrestling.
- Match results
| # | Result | Stipulation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Kensuke Sasaki defeated Satoshi Kojima | Singles match: IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament quarter–final | 16:33 |
| 02 !2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Yuji Nagata | Singles match: IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament quarter–final | 16:45 |
| 03 !3 | Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka defeated Shinya Makabe and Tatsuhito Takaiwa – Kanemoto submitted Makabe | Tag team match | 18:02 |
| 04 !4 | Takashi Iizuka defeated Kendo Kashin | Singles match | 06:12 |
| 05 !5 | Kensuke Sasaki defeated Masahiro Chono | Singles match: IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament Semi–final | 11:28 |
| 06 !6 | Toshiaki Kawada defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Singles match: IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament Semi–final | 10:45 |
| 07 !7 | Keiji Mutoh and Shinjiro Otani defeated Jushin Liger and Manabu Nakanishi – Otani submitted Liger | Tag team match | 05:44 |
| 08 !8 | Riki Chōshū fought Shinya Hashimoto to a no contest | Singles match | 15:20 |
| 09 !9 | Kensuke Sasaki defeated Toshiaki Kawada | Singles match: IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament Final | 10:30 |
| (c) Refers to the champion going into the match | |||
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | Sub | ||||||||||||
| Kensuke Sasaki | 16:33 | ||||||||||||
| Kensuke Sasaki | Sub | ||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | 11:28 | ||||||||||||
| Kensuke Sasaki | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Toshiaki Kawada | 10:30 | ||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 16:45 | ||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Toshiaki Kawada | 10:45 | ||||||||||||
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