NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Results, January 4, 2023: Live Coverage, Winners Highlights, Commentary
Here is the live coverage for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 which will take place on January 4, 2023, at the Tokyo Dome, in Tokyo, Japan. The January 4 Tokyo Dome Show is NJPW's biggest annual event and has been called "the largest professional wrestling show in the world outside of the United States" and the "Japanese equivalent to the Super Bowl". ## This will mark the 32nd January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the 17th promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom name. The event is set to honor the company's founder Antonio Inoki, who died on October 1, 2022. ## The event card is an absolute banger as it features some of the greatest superstars in the world. The main will be for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship between Jay White (c) and Kazuchika Okada. In another prominent match, Will Ospreay defends the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against non-other than Kenny Omega. ## The event is set to being at 3 a.m. ET/12 am PT. Preliminary matches will begin at 2:00 a.m. ET. ## NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Live Coverage ## Exhibition match: Ryohei Oiwa vs. Oleg Boltin ## Winner: Ended in a three-minute draw ## New Japan Ranbo to determine who will challenge for the Provisional KOPW 2023 Championship at New Year Dash!!: SHO, Hikuleo, EVIL, Tomohiro Ishii, Great O-Khan, Douki, Rocky Romero, Kenta, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Aaron Henare, Ryusuke Taguchi, Jeff Cobb , Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, Yujiro Takahashi, Toru Yano, El Phantasmo, Taichi & Shingo Takagi ## Winner: SHO, Great-O-Khan, Toru Yano, and Shingo Takagi ## Antonio Inoki Memorial six-man tag team match: Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, and Togi Makabe vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, Minoru Suzuki, and Tiger Mask ## Winner: ## Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima and Togi Makabe ## Tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira) (c) (with Gideon Grey) vs. LiYoh (Lio Rush and Yoh) ## Winner: Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira) (c) (with Gideon Grey) ## Singles match for the IWGP Women's Championship: Kairi (c) Vs Tam Nakano ## Winner: Kairi ## Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship: Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) Vs FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) (c) ## Winner: Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) ## Tournament final for the inaugural NJPW World Television Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. Vs Ren Narita ## Winner: Zack Sabre Jr. via submission ## Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship: Karl Anderson (c) vs. Tama Tonga (with Jado) ## Winner: Tama Tonga (with Jado) ## Six-man tag team match: Keiji Muto, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shota Umino vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Sanada and Bushi) ## Winner: Keiji Muto, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shota Umino ## Four-way match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Taiji Ishimori (c) vs. El Desperado vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Master Wato ## Winner: Hiromu Takahashi ## Singles match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Will Ospreay (c) (with Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb, TJP, and Francesco Akira) vs. Kenny Omega (with Don Callis) ## Winner: Kenny Omega (with Don Callis) ## Singles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White (c) (with Gedo) vs. Kazuchika Okada ## Winner: Kazuchika Okada ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.
