NJPW presents Wrestle Kingdom V at Tokyo Dome
Jan. 4th, 2011 (Tues) 17:00
Claimed 42,000 Spectators
(Pre-A) 1st World Wrestling Inter-Promotional Match: Wataru Inoue, Tiger Mask IV, Tama Tonga & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo
Winner: Inoue (7:33) following the Spear of Justice on Gedo.
~ Tiger and Ishii still did not settle things in the match, as even after the conclusion they still had to be separated from one another.
(Pre-B) 2nd World Wrestling Inter-Promotional Match: Kohji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kenny Omega & Taichi (Ishikari)
Winner: Taguchi (8:04) with a Gedo Clutch on Taichi.
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(1) IWGP Tag Team Championship ~ 3 Way Hardcore Match: “Bad Intentions” Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson vs. vs. “Muscle Orchestra” Manabu Nakanishi & Strongman “Jon Anderson” vs. “Beer Money, Inc.” James Storm & Robert Roode
Winner: Anderson (8:36) with the Gun Stun to Roode.
(2) ROAD TO FANTASTICAMANIA: Jushin Thunder Liger & Hector Garza vs. Mascara Dorada & La Sombra
Winner: Sombra (7:42) with a Corkskrew Body Attack on Liger.
(3) DEEP SLEEP TO LOSE: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Takashi Iizuka
Winner: Tenzan (11:13) with the Anaconda Vice.
(4) NJPW-TNA Greatest Showcase: Rob Van Dam vs. Tohru Yano
Winner: RVD (11:25) following the 5 Star Frog Splash.
(5) NO JUSTICE, NO LIFE: Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki
Winner: Nagata (16:55) with a Backdrop Hold.
(6) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: Prince Devitt [c] vs. Kota Ibushi [IWGP Jr Tag Champion]
Winner: Devitt (16:22) following an Avalanche Bloody Sunday.
(7) NJPW vs NOAH Battle Combustion I: Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada vs. Takashi Sugiura & Yoshihiro Takayama
Winner: Takayama (12:08) with an Everest German Suplex Hold on Okada.
(8) TNA World Heavyweight Title Match: Jeff Hardy (TNA) vs. Tetsuya Naito
Winner: Hardy (11:04) following the Twist of Fate then a Swanton Bomb.
(9) NJPW vs NOAH Battle Combustion II: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Go Shiozaki
Winner: Nakamura (14:17) following the Boma Ye.
(10) Special Singles Match ~ The Absolute Exhaust: Tohgi Makabe vs. Masato Tanaka
Winner: Makabe (12:46) following the King Kong Knee Drop.
(11) IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Satoshi Kojima [c] vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
Winner: Tanahashi (21:57) with the High Fly Flow.
~ Tanahashi is the new Champion!