| 1 | 19.10.2025 | RemyLeBeau | 6.0 | |
| 2 | 04.02.2025 | 4everdelayed | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 14.01.2025 | AsukaFan2019 | | |
| 4 | 04.01.2025 | Shadow Explosion | | |
| 5 | 10.12.2024 | ColdSpoons | 7.0 | |
| 6 | 10.04.2024 | becky2belts | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 17.01.2024 | TheGinAEWstands4Goto | 7.0 | |
| 8 | 26.12.2023 | AidanArcher | 8.0 | |
| 9 | 10.12.2023 | RyanKras16 | 7.0 | |
| 10 | 27.11.2023 | Burner | 7.0 | |
| 11 | 05.10.2023 | Cataboy | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 18.06.2023 | Trevor Struthers | 7.0 | |
| 13 | 11.01.2023 | cal9099 | 8.0 | |
| 14 | 26.12.2022 | Telecine | 5.0 | Es gab einige uninteressante oder sogar schlechte Sachen auf dieser Card, was bei einer Laufzeit von über fünf Stunden sehr unschön ist. Bis zu Shibata-Narita fand ich eigentlich alles ziemlich uninteressant. Shibata und Narita zeigen ein Aufwärmmatch für Shibata, aber es ist etwas Besonderes, ihn nach so langer Zeit wieder im Ring zu sehen. EVIL gegen Ishii ist dann richtig schlecht. Normalerweise gibt es wenigstens ein normales Match bis zu einem gewissen Punkt, bevor dann Dick Togo mit irgendwelchen lahmen Heel-Taktikten eingreift, aber diesmal ist es ja nur Herumgealber mit Togo, SHO und Yujiro, bevor EVIL dann den Titel gewinnt. Hier hab ich sogar mal ein paar Mal die 10-Sekunden-Vorwärts-Taste gedrückt, weil ich das Match so unerträglich fand. Goto & Yoshi-Hashi gegen Dangerous Tekkers war dann in Ordnung ebenso wie Desperado-Hiromu. Beide Matches schalten aber irgendwie für mich nicht in den nächsten Gang und lassen mich doch sehr kalt. Okada-Shingo war dann das typische Okada Main Event, qualitativ hochwertig, aber am Anfang sehr langsam. Fand es aber immer noch gut und der Titelgewinn für Okada (inklusive des wohl endgültigen Abschieds vom alten Titelgürtel) fühlte sich nach einem großen Moment an. Am Ende war diese Show sicherlich auch durch die ausschließlich klatschenden Fans kein Highlight für mich. Das Main Event liefert ab und davor gibt es ein bisschen Gutes, ohne dass es mich aber groß mitgerissen hat. Fühlte sich mehr wie eine einfache NJPW Show im Tokyo Dome an und nicht wie Wrestle Kingdom. |
| 15 | 20.12.2022 | DutchWrestlingFan | 6.0 | |
| 16 | 01.12.2022 | YannisPapiss | 6.0 | |
| 17 | 27.11.2022 | PLRadek | 6.0 | |
| 18 | 09.11.2022 | EleceRock | 6.0 | |
| 19 | 23.07.2022 | MihaiStan | 6.0 | |
| 20 | 02.06.2022 | tsdenizen | 6.0 | |
| 21 | 05.05.2022 | Reinhard Lohengramm | 6.0 | |
| 22 | 01.05.2022 | Abaddon | 8.0 | |
| 23 | 11.04.2022 | RuinDragon | 7.0 | |
| 24 | 04.04.2022 | Masterd | 6.0 | |
| 25 | 26.03.2022 | Crippler Crossface | 6.0 | |
| 26 | 20.03.2022 | Okaro143 | 6.0 | A huge step down from the Tokyo Dome events that NJPW normally puts. There were only two matches worth the watch, they were the main event and Shibata's in ring return. If I was being incredibly generous, I could recommend the Jr. Championship match and the LIJ Vs UE 6 man tag match ( Just for the appeal). Despite a bad undercard that included a DQ finish and a House of Torture match, the main event lives up to the hype, Okada and Takagi gave a stellar performance, It wasn't perfect but it was still a great match and the saving grace of a mediocre Wrestle Kingdom. |
| 27 | 19.03.2022 | TV21 | 5.0 | |
| 28 | 05.02.2022 | AnotherSpreadsheeter | 6.0 | Last 3 matches of the card were great, you can definitely skip everything else. Felt more like a 'Road to...' show than a Tokyo Dome. [Ranbo] 2 ¾ stars. [YOH vs SHO] - 2 ¼ stars. [Tana & Coaches vs Bullet Club] - 2 stars. [LiJ vs UE] - 3 stars. [Shibata vs Narita] - 4 stars. [Ishii vs EVIL] - ½ of a star (Worst of the Night, WOTYC). [Tekkers vs CHAOS] - 3 ¾ stars. [Hiromu vs Despy] - 4 ¼ stars. [Shingo vs Okada] - 4 ½ stars. Average match rating: 3 of 5 stars (or 6 of 10). |
| 29 | 02.02.2022 | The Wrestling Otaku | 5.0 | A Disappointing First Night Aside from the Main Event, Tag Championship & Shibata's match, every other match on the card was either average, boring or just plain bad. Rules were as usual very loose and english commentary was slightly delayed. Great Main Event tho |
| 30 | 31.01.2022 | deepkamate | 7.0 | |
| 31 | 31.01.2022 | PUNQ | 6.0 | Oh. The first Tokyo Dome show of 2022 did not deliver up to the standard we're acquainted. I mean, the undercard delivered your standard Korakuen Hall matches, and, to be honest, was mainly there to fill the card. They put so little effort into booking this years cards. Sure, some of it is Covid issues, but with what they have available they could have easily give each and single match more purpose. SHO vs YOH was fine. No climax or anything, but, yeah, fine [** 1/4]. Was nice to see Katsuyori Shibata go at it again, and Ren Narita was a good opponent for him to try a regular bout again, but it was more a test than an attempt at something great, [**]. Ishii/EVIL, what a waste of Ishii, usually a midcard MVP. Here in the laughingstock match on the show. Thankfully things got better after that with the IWGP Tag Title bout ending up rather good [** 1/2], and the IWGP Junior Title match being even better, with a somewhat surprising result, [** 3/4]. None of them truly fulfilling their potential. So the show rested almost completely on the main event for the IWGP Title between Tagaki and Okada, and naturally it was good. Not as amazing as one could have hoped for, but considering the route the show went, it was a satisfying closer to the big show. The main problem was the length. It's a known thing with NJPW these days that they do 15 minute matches and stretch them out past 30+ minutes, and that's what they did here. That was also one of the criticisms of Takagi when his main evented Dragon Gate back in the day too, so it's something you expect from both guys. When the match was ON, it was great with devastating drivers and general hard blows. That's when you felt the NJPW we all know and love! Good to have the belt back on Okada again. Hopefully that'll help them find their identity again after some less than stellar years. [*** 1/2]. |
| 32 | 29.01.2022 | Commander Steel | 6.0 | Was expecting more for WrestleKingdom. Avarage matches, only one being good was mainevent. It was good to see Shibata back in action. EVIL match being a total poopy match, i could've barely wathched it. |
| 33 | 28.01.2022 | cottonmouth88 | 7.0 | |
| 34 | 27.01.2022 | Bastard420 | 6.0 | |
| 35 | 24.01.2022 | Brianm654 | 5.0 | |
| 36 | 24.01.2022 | wizardspalace | 6.0 | |
| 37 | 23.01.2022 | MMGoose | 7.0 | For a Wrestle Kingdom, it was disappointing (clap crowds are frustrating and the House of Torture stuff was awful). But half the show absolutely delivered the goods - the main event was amazing, the two matches preceding were great, and it was awesome to see Shibata return. |
| 38 | 18.01.2022 | Rossg17 | 2.0 | An okay wrestle Kingdom but could have been better the only matches I enjoyed were the tag title and world heavyweight title matches, the rest were not great at all. The only reason I'm rating this event a 2 is because of them 2 matches. |
| 39 | 17.01.2022 | benjaminabraham | 6.0 | |
| 40 | 17.01.2022 | pk Rush | 7.0 | |
| 41 | 16.01.2022 | DarkPrince | 4.0 | YOH vs. SHO startet die Main Show des 1. Tag's von Wrestle Kingdom 16 und Ich war richtig gehyped auf die Show. Dieses Match hätte direkt schon der Showstealer werden können. Doch absolut falsch gedacht. Bin von beiden einfach mega enttäuscht gewesen. Kein Match was dieser großen Bühne würdig gewesen ist. Genauso wie das schlechte Tag Team Match danach. Natürlich dient dieses Match hier nur zum Aufbau für Tag 2, lässt mich aber nicht wirklich auf dem Hype Train. Six Man Tag Team Match danach war Inordnung. Aber auch absolut nicht die Match Qualität die Ich auf der größten Wrestling Bühne Japans sehen möchte. Dann kommt tatsächlich das erste mal nach 2 Stunden Laufzeit Wrestle Kingdom's ein Lichtblick. Und zwar Katsuyori Shibata vs. Ren Narita. Ein wirklich interessantes Match und einfach super Shibata so fit wieder im Ring zusehen (***1/2). NEVER Opneweight Championship Match war einfach Grotten Schlecht! BITTE NIE WIEDER WILL ICH EIN MATCH VON EVIL SEHEN! Der Mann ist schrecklich und wird dazu auch noch schrecklich gebooked. Eine Schande das er mit Ishii hier im Ring stehen darf. Bei LIJ war EVIL dank seines Gimmicks und dem Stable ja noch ganz Solide. Aber jetzt'! Einfach nur schrecklich! IWGP Tag Team Championship Match war Gut. Das sich CHAOS hier die Titel sichern kann hätte Ich jedoch nicht gedacht. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi hätte man ruhig auch als Champions hier rausgehen lassen können (****1/4). IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship Match war dann auch stark und ein gelungener Semi Main Event. El Desperado ist einfach super als Jr. Heavyweight Champion und ich bin froh das er Hier verteidigen konnte (****1/4). Main Event dann natürlich mal wieder ein Match des "Face Of New Japan" Kazuchika Okada. Okada ist hakt nunmal einfach der John Cena Japans (Natürlich Besser im Ring sollte angemerkt sein) und führt somit New Japan in's "Golden Year". Es sei den er verliert den Titel am nächsten Tag gegen Will Ospreay, was ich mir absolut 0 vorstellen kann. Ganz Starkes Match (*****). Insgesamt ein ganz ganz schlechter erster Tag des größten Wrestling Event's in Japan. Hatte mir eindeutig mehr darunter vorgestellt. |
| 42 | 14.01.2022 | Ratewrestle | 6.0 | |
| 43 | 13.01.2022 | Robinaldo | 5.0 | Eine insgesamt schwache Show und eines Wrestle Kingdom unwürdig. Aber was soll man sagen' Das kommt eben dabei raus, wenn man meint Shows unbedingt auf zwei (oder in diesem Jahr mehr oder weniger drei) Tage strecken zu müssen die Qualität leidet. Ein Tag wäre sicher (mal wieder) die bessere Variante gewesen. Opener ist für einen Opener bei einer Dome-Show schwach (**). Das erste Six Men Tag ist dann nur ein Appetizer (**) - das zweite leider auch, wenn auch etwas besser (**1/4). Erst mit Shibata wird es dann besser. Auch wenn ich von Narita als mystery opponent schon etwas enttäuscht war (**3/4). Nach der Pause fand das Lowlight der Show statt (*1/2). Leider wurde es dann auch in der Top Card nur leicht besser. Tekkers verlieren wie im letzten Jahr die Titel gegen die Sieger der World Tag League (***). Kein Titelwechsel im Co-Main Event - aber das Match war zu kurz (***1/4). Der Main Event war super und dadurch ein Farbtupfer in einer grauen Show (****1/2). Der reicht aber als Entschädigung alleine nicht aus. |
| 44 | 13.01.2022 | BentRackle | 6.0 | |
| 45 | 12.01.2022 | Penta Suzuki | 5.0 | |
| 46 | 10.01.2022 | pm | | One of the worst Wrestle Kingdom's. Who has an all-time bad match v Ishii' How is that possible' Very disappointing show. |
| 47 | 10.01.2022 | Ameridragon | 6.0 | I would've given this a 7 based on the quality of the last few matches, but I docked it a point because other than the Main Event and the moment of Shibata returning, nothing felt like Wrestle Kingdom, and even worse, the terribly mediocre Bullet Club v Tanahash/Mega Coaches and EVIL v Ishii matches shouldn't have happened outside of a Road To event, if at all. The main event was amazing, Junior Heavyweight and Tag Title matches were great, but didn't quite feel like big Tokyo Dome matches. Honestly, if it wasn't for the main event, I would've rated this much lower. |
| 48 | 09.01.2022 | BH62 | 7.0 | Quite an inegal first night. Shibata and Narita as well Goto/Y-H and The Tekkers saved that night. Takagi vs. Okada was a hell of storytelling bout. Otherwise, that didn't felt like a WK, excepting the ramp. That's really sad; |
| 49 | 09.01.2022 | DerHitman | 7.0 | |
| 50 | 09.01.2022 | MilkDDT | 6.0 | |
| 51 | 09.01.2022 | GoldLiger | 6.0 | Very underwhelming for a Tokyo Dome show. I understand that they split the usual WK card across 2 shows but you'd expect more than 2 standout matches on the big 1/4 show. The only match I would tell somebody to go out of their way to watch is Shibata/Narita, because that's a very special match. Desperado/Hiromu was great too but not must-see, and the Tag and World title matches were good. Rambo was a fun undercard match if you like seeing the Young Lions, old men, and undercarders work for a bit, with a couple fun surprises in Fujinami & CIMA. Everything else is basically filler (about as much filler as the main event had to go for length). Shibata's return is the only thing on this card that felt Tokyo Dome-tier big, and that was because Shibata went into business for himself and changed the decided stip and structure of his match. |
| 52 | 09.01.2022 | otherside | 7.0 | Kind of difficult to rate this one. The first half was meh until the Shibata match which was very good. Evil and Ishii very disappointing for a title match at the dome. The last three matches were good, very good and excellent. Probably a little below par for a Dome show but still good overall on the strength of its best moments. |
| 53 | 09.01.2022 | PEW565 | 7.0 | |
| 54 | 08.01.2022 | TylerWhite | 6.0 | |
| 55 | 08.01.2022 | chuckstuckey | 7.0 | 7 - Better than the sum of its parts, as four of the first five matches were skippable. The SHO/YOH feud needs to end, Ishii vs Evil flopped, and the preview tags were OK but not designed to be more. DT vs CHAOS did just enough to feel Wrestle Kingdom worthy, while the Jr. Championship match was more about the winner than the match. Shingo and Okada did their rendition of a Jan 4th main event epic. Fortunately the whole event still had that Wrestle Kingdom aura, even if the crowd were more silent than ever. Shibata's return, Taichi congratulating YOSHI-HASHI, and the late stretch of the main event did enough to save this card. |
| 56 | 08.01.2022 | catsarecool | 8.0 | |
| 57 | 08.01.2022 | boymeetsworld | 5.0 | |
| 58 | 08.01.2022 | rhys4peace | 8.0 | The latter half of Wrestle Kingdom Night 1 is fantastic, and easily makes up for the lacklustre first half (and really, what Puro show doesn't have a boring first half full of weak multiman matches'). Shibata returning is probably gonna be the feel the good moment of the year, the Heavyweight tag bout was fast paced and well put together, Desperado FINALLY beats Hiromu and proves he's the best Jr Heavyweight in NJPW, and an absolutely incredible main event between Okada and Shingo caps everything off. As previously stated, the boring multiman matches in the first half take it down a notch, but really the stake through the heart for Night 1 was that atrocious EVIL v Ishii match for the NEVER Openweight title. You ever wondered how to book he worst Ishii match ever' No' Well, Dick Togo has, and he was kind enough to show off his findings at the biggest show in the NJPW calendar. Cheers Dick. |
| 59 | 08.01.2022 | Hawksrule996 | 5.0 | |
| 60 | 08.01.2022 | lutherreignsfan | 6.0 | Outside of the last three matches and the Shibata match this Wrestle Kingdom lacked. I guess this is the effect of doing multiple days for one event. The opening match between Yoh and Sho was satisfactory then two matches that shouldn't be on this card were there. The Shibata match happened and it was great for a guy who hasn't wrestled in nearly five years. I don't want to mention Evil vs Ishii anymore than I have. And after that there was three good matches. |
| 61 | 07.01.2022 | Mahrsbars | 4.0 | I'm sure this point has been beaten to death by now, but this should have been one night. There was one night's worth of good/Kay stuff and one night's worth of crap. Alot of that crap isnon this first night. The two 6-mans weren't awful, but felt like a waste and didn't do anything important or interesting. Sho and Yoh were fine, didn't have alot of zest for a match between two guys who teamed for like 10 years or something. I didn't hate Evil vs Ishii as much as everyone else did, but I would say it was not good. Everything else on this show was fine. Shibata returning and the Jr. Heavyweight title match are the only things to go out of your way for on this show but even then they're not essentials tbh. The best is on night 2 (but that stuff isn't even fantastic either :( |
| 62 | 07.01.2022 | CoolNameGuy91 | 6.0 | |
| 63 | 07.01.2022 | Muggo | 5.0 | I feel wrestle kingdom would have been great this year if it was a one night show, as there was a bunch of good stuff mixed with a bunch of filler and some god awful bits. The Shibata match and the final 3 matches were all good to great, however the first 4 matches were all pointless, and the NEVER match was awful. so it gets a 5. Also, I did not like the fact that the crowd could only clap, but it would be stupid for that to hamper the rating of the show since New Japan can't control that aspect. |
| 64 | 07.01.2022 | GoGoTiger | | I really would like to see NJPW return to the one day format for Wrestle Kingdom cards. The multiple multi-person tag matches on night one that served to set up matches on Wrestle Kingdom day two really dragged down the show. |
| 65 | 06.01.2022 | thepioverlord | 6.0 | |
| 66 | 06.01.2022 | samirandres1428 | 7.0 | |
| 67 | 06.01.2022 | seriousbusiness | 5.0 | |
| 68 | 06.01.2022 | BulletGM | 6.0 | Had too much filler that wasn't even truly redeemed by the co-main and main event. Hiromu vs. El Desperado was good, but nothing special compared to other Jr matches this year while the main event was good at the same time was underwhelming compared to what I wanted from performers like Okada and Shingo. |
| 69 | 06.01.2022 | Luzmog | 7.0 | |
| 70 | 06.01.2022 | jaycess51 | 7.0 | |
| 71 | 06.01.2022 | restausverkauf | 7.0 | |
| 72 | 06.01.2022 | NOCIVE | 6.0 | |
| 73 | 05.01.2022 | Jstorr1992 | 6.0 | |
| 74 | 05.01.2022 | arkhamoutlaw10 | 7.0 | |
| 75 | 05.01.2022 | ccf1x3 | 7.0 | |
| 76 | 05.01.2022 | Nulltarif | 7.0 | Der Main event zwischen Okada und Takagi rettet das Event noch, da der Main Event richtig gut war. Auch mit dem IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match und dem Shibata Kampf hatte ich meinen Spaß. Hier kann man definitiv reinschauen. Der Rest war solide bis ordentlich. Leider gab es mit Ishii vs. EVIL und dem BULLET CLUB vs. Mega Coaches & Tanahashi auch zwei schlechte Matches auf der Card, die das Event runterziehen. 7/10 |
| 77 | 05.01.2022 | max670 | 7.0 | |
| 78 | 05.01.2022 | BuddySchultz | 5.0 | |
| 79 | 05.01.2022 | Childofthelost | 8.0 | |
| 80 | 05.01.2022 | kenny jakson | 6.0 | |
| 81 | 05.01.2022 | franromanfraga | 7.0 | |
| 82 | 05.01.2022 | Chris N | 5.0 | |
| 83 | 05.01.2022 | Robert Taylor | 6.0 | Den Co Main Evnet musste ich heute nachholen, den Rest habe ich schon gestern geschafft. Insgesamt eine ordentliche Show, die sich im Gesamtpaket aber nicht nach Wrestle Kingdom angefühlt hat. Opener ist für mich nur solide, es gibt den typischen HoT Stuff aber für ein großes Grudge Match war mir das leider zu wenig. Die beiden Tag Matches sind gewohnte New Japan Undercard und in Ordnung. Shibata vs. Narita war eine reine Wohlfühlveranstaltung. Unglaublich schön Shibata hier nochmal im Ring zu sehen und mit Narita alias Katsuyori Shibata Jr. hat man den für mich perfekten Gegner gewählt. Das hat Spaß gemacht. Evil vs. Ishii war im Ansatz ganz nett aber es wird umgehend im kein erstickt durch den typischen BS, den ich einfach nicht mehr sehen kann. Chaos vs. Trekkers mochte ich sehr, ordentliches Match und die beiden haben sich den Titelgewinn absolut verdient. Das freut mich sehr für Goto und Yoshi. Co Mainer auch einem ähnlichen Niveau, ebenfalls sehr ordentlich mit durchgehend hohem Tempo, wobei der letzte Funke nicht überspringen will. Der Main Event ist das MOTN aber für mich auch nur gut. Es ist das typische Okada Match, bei dem die ersten 15-20 Minuten quasi nichts von Relevanz passiert, bevor beiden dann 2 Gänge höher schalten und letztendlich ein gutes Match haben. |
| 84 | 05.01.2022 | HudE | 6.0 | Tag 1 von Wrestle Kingdom 16 war leider einer der schwächsten Tage, die es jemals bei dieser Veranstaltung gab. Leider merkte man diesem Tag an, dass das Roster etwas zu dünn gestreckt worden ist und die Veranstaltung brauchte zu lange, um einen Hauch von Relevanz zu erlangen. Die ersten drei Matches waren alle auf einem Road Show Niveau ohne wirklichen Ambitionen, ein erinnerungswürdiges Match darzustellen. Erst mit Shibata vs. Narita wurde es besser und die Veranstaltung fühlte sich zum 1. wie die größte Veranstaltung der Promotion an. Danach kam mit Evil vs. Ishii jedoch ein ziemlicher Tiefschlag und für mich das Lowlight dieser Veranstaltung. Das Tag Team Title Match danach war gut, genauso wie auch das Match zwischen Desperado und Takahashi. Jedoch erreichten beide Matches zu keinen Zeitpunkt die Qualität eines MOTYC. Der Main Event ging schon eher in diese Richtung und war ohne Zweifel das MOTN. Ein MOTYC war es aber auch nicht unbedingt. So bleiben am Ende nur wenige Highlights zurück, auf die man im Gesamtfazit zurückblieben kann. |
| 85 | 05.01.2022 | JFMorrissy | 7.0 | |
| 86 | 05.01.2022 | Bluelegend20 | 7.0 | |
| 87 | 05.01.2022 | Denpa Pope | 5.0 | A pretty crummy event by Wrestle Kingdom standards for me. Nothing besides the excellent Main event really stood out, and even though I had my share of fun and joy (especially at Shibata return), it just doesn't measure up to the level of hype January 4th shows ought to have. Add to that the Ishii match, which is the first actually legitimately bad big title match on Wrestle Kingdom in who knows how long...and well, this one is just not up to par. |
| 88 | 05.01.2022 | Exploder25 | 8.0 | |
| 89 | 05.01.2022 | Bigmax22 | 8.0 | |
| 90 | 05.01.2022 | AdriGn202 | 6.0 | This didn't felt like a Wrestle Kingdom, this felt like a Dominion or even Power Struggle. Must-see matches: Shibata vs Narita, Despy vs Hiromu and Shingo vs Okada. |
| 91 | 05.01.2022 | waddicted71 | 7.0 | |
| 92 | 05.01.2022 | PunkFloda | 7.0 | |
| 93 | 05.01.2022 | KiryuKazuma54 | 8.0 | |
| 94 | 05.01.2022 | KING | 8.0 | - Ranbo 5/10: very clunky in general, nothing too boring but you could feel that wrestlers didn't care much. Nice to see Suzuki finishing and CIMA returning. - YOH vs SHO 5/10: they had much better matches just last year so I was surprised. In general, YOH feels dead, he often fails to show the right feelings that the gimmick would require, like a junior version of YOSHI-HASHI. The thing is that before improving so much, YOSHI-HASHI was never exposed by a 10+ minutes match at Tokyo Dome. In general, this feels like the feud will continue but WK should be the end of a feud. - BC vs babyface trio 6/10: short and sweet, the DQ might've pissed off some but it helps selling the fact that Tana isn't messing around. - UE vs LIJ 6/10: much like above, short and sweet, Ospreay dicks around and wins with Hidden Blade which I like. Problem' This and the match before are not WK material, put BUSHI in the Ranbo and get 20 minutes away from the show, nobody needs those matches as much as they aren't bad. - Shibata vs Narita 8/10: I mean come on, we got to see Shibata beat the shit out of people again, what else do you want more from life' - EVIL vs Ishii 6.5/10: I know, boohoo interferences and dick shots. But at least the man is coherent with his gimmick, he's insecure and weak so he can't match up to Ishii. Good thing is this was short too and it helps, EVIL proved he can have strong matches but they must not be close to 30 minutes, it's not for him. - CHAOS vs Tekkers 7.5/10: this was a great tag matches that follows the style brought by Taichi and Zack to the division. They're just a fantastic team able to elevate anyone around them, and this did wonders for completing YOSHI-HASHI's story. Bullied and made feel less by Zack and Taichi for years, he teams up with big choker Goto and wins his first IWGP gold, earning the respect of his rivals. Awesome stuff. - Desperado vs Hiromu 8/10: it was exactly what I wanted. Not long but long enough, fast, quick and powerful like if NEVER gold was on the line. Loved the total win by Desperado that cemends him as top player. - Okada vs Shingo 8.5/10: their Dominion match was better but don't get it twisted, this was a hit, based around Shingo's tenacity and avoiding the Rainmaker for 35 minutes until it finally hit. As always when such wrestlers are involved, the counters and finisher teases were top notch and I truly believe this is not Shingo's end as main eventer. The ending was perfect too, as Okada bid his farewell to the 4th generation belt and acknowledged the new IWGP belt. If Okada likes it, like it too. - overall 8/10: some great matches, when 4 matches are at least 7.5 you know that finding 10 best PPVs at mainstream level is gonna be tuff. Yes a good part of their booking has gotten stale and a refresh would be welcomed, yes the undercard tags aren't needed, but the top matches delivered huge here. We've seen better WK events tho, I'm aware of that. |
| 95 | 05.01.2022 | superdragon | 6.0 | |
| 96 | 05.01.2022 | CeroMiedo313 | 7.0 | This was a weak show by wrestle kingdom standards, but overall a solid show. Undercard was very skippable, but 4 out of the main 5 matches were at worst very good. Ishii evil was bad, but expected. Shibata being back was great, the tag title match was good. The co main was very good. And the main event, while not being up to par with some other Tokyo dome classics, was still a really great match. All in all kinda disappointed, but those 4 matches made up for the rest of the show |
| 97 | 05.01.2022 | Luna100 | 4.0 | A very underwhelming Wrestle Kingdom, the worst one I have seen (firsted watched WK 11), there was only great match, but even that was only 4 stars. |
| 98 | 05.01.2022 | Adam Beaz | 7.0 | There was something really missing on the lower half of this for me however the show still kept my attention. Last 3 Matches were great to excellent, Shibata was something special. It was fantastic seeing CIMA In the Rambo a very nice surprise and he is in the final four going Into Day 2 an even bigger surprise. |
| 99 | 05.01.2022 | Tyler Catalyst | 7.0 | |
| 100 | 05.01.2022 | kristenisshe | 7.0 | |
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