| 1 | 10.04.2024 | becky2belts | 10.0 | |
| 2 | 13.03.2024 | Trombek Kushinika | 9.0 | |
| 3 | 02.02.2024 | Rainy-12 | 9.0 | |
| 4 | 26.01.2024 | HDLaw90 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 10.01.2024 | guymandude | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 08.01.2024 | NEVERoverweightChampion | 8.0 | |
| 7 | 05.01.2024 | JakeR | 8.0 | |
| 8 | 03.01.2024 | RyanKras16 | 9.0 | |
| 9 | 27.12.2023 | arminamin | 7.0 | |
| 10 | 17.12.2023 | cal9099 | 9.0 | Some matches didn't quite hit the highs hoped for (women's match mainly) but we also got one of the best matches of all time (Omega vs Ospreay), a pretty damn great main event and some very solid support in the HW tag, Jr 4 way and NJPW World title matches. 9/10 |
| 11 | 09.12.2023 | hangmanfanpage | | |
| 12 | 07.12.2023 | AidanArcher | 10.0 | |
| 13 | 01.12.2023 | danzitorock | 8.0 | This was a good WrestleKingdom... definitely far away from other ones, but I think it was a nice show to watch. The Pre-Show had some painful ones to watch, but the main card had very few bad matches. Kenny vs Ospreay is an all timer classic, I'm glad they could deliver this banger to sustain the high level a WK asks for. Main event had worth too. |
| 14 | 27.11.2023 | Burner | 9.0 | |
| 15 | 25.11.2023 | viperxtj61x | | |
| 16 | 18.11.2023 | Telecine | 9.0 | Das fühlte sich schon eher wie eine echte Wrestle Kingdom Show an als die Show ein Jahr zuvor. Es ist gut, dass man sich dieses Jahr auf eine Show beschränkt hat und dass die Zuschauer wieder reagieren dürfen. Der Rambo war natürlich dennoch schwach wie immer. Das Six Man Tag war kaum der Rede wert, aber ein netter Tribut für Antonio Inoki. Mit dem Ende der Pre Show und Start der regulären Show, nimmt alles dann deutlich an Fahrt auf. Das Junior Tag Title Match ist ein guter und schneller Start. Kairi-Nakano war eher durchschnittlich und mehr ein Setup für das Debüt von Mercedes Moné. Bin erstmal enttäuscht, das deren erstes Match offenbar nicht in Japan, sondern bei einer US Show in San José stattfindet, aber mal sehen. Bishamon-FTR war sehr gut. Zehn Minuten waren wirklich optimal eingesetzt. Die Regentschaft von FTR ist im Nachhinein doch etwas seltsam. Zwei Titelverteidigungen in sieben Monaten und zwei der insgesamt vier Titelmatches außerhalb von Japan können wohl kaum der Anspruch an einen der prestigeträchtigsten Tag Title des Landes sein. Die IWGP Tag Titles wurden für mehr als ein halbes Jahr von FTR mehr oder weniger auf Eis gelegt und als Requisite in den USA herumgetragen. Ich erhoffe mir von Bishamon nun einen etwas größeren Fokus auf die Titles. Im Four Way um den Junior Title zeigt Master Wato eine star making Performance. Mehrfach werden ihm Near Falls gegeben, die das Publikum zu lautstarken Reaktionen animieren. Es ist am Ende dann aber doch etwas schade, dass er den Titel nicht gewinnen darf, denn so wird wohl vieles davon auch schnell wieder vergessen sein. Hiromu braucht den Titel nicht, um als Star wahrgenommen zu werden. Ich denke, man hat hier eher eine Chance vertan, einen neuen Junior Star zu kreieren. Bei Omega-Ospreay hatte ich bereits bei den Entrances Gänsehaut und war heiß auf das Match. Es war schön, Ospreays originales Theme mal wieder zu hören. Das passt auch als Heel wesentlich besser zu ihm als das United Empire Theme. Das Match selbst war absolut grandios. Ospreays Selling hat sich sehr stark verbessert und auch wenn es noch früh im Jahr ist, wird man am Ende von 2023 sicherlich um dieses Match nicht herum kommen, wenn man über ein Match des Jahres nachdenkt. White-Okada kann das nicht mehr toppen. Im Gegenteil hatte das manchmal die üblichen Längen, die man von Okadas Main Events kennt. Bin zwischendurch sogar einmal kurz eingeschlafen und musste dann das letzte Drittel des Matches nochmal gucken. Insgesamt dennoch trotz enormer Laufzeit eine gute und kurzweilige Show mit einem Match of the Year Kandidaten und zahlreichen starken Matches drumherum. Die weniger starken Aspekte werden gut kaschiert. |
| 17 | 27.10.2023 | GabriMazzoli | 8.0 | |
| 18 | 26.10.2023 | TheRefBump | 8.0 | |
| 19 | 14.10.2023 | rhlgull1331 | 7.0 | |
| 20 | 05.10.2023 | tsdenizen | 8.0 | |
| 21 | 23.09.2023 | SpaffedUpAWall | 8.0 | |
| 22 | 15.09.2023 | Garmonbozia | 7.0 | |
| 23 | 07.09.2023 | crfdevitt | 8.0 | |
| 24 | 23.08.2023 | Animago | 8.0 | |
| 25 | 16.08.2023 | Personano | 8.0 | |
| 26 | 09.08.2023 | AJSilver22 | 7.0 | |
| 27 | 26.07.2023 | Itsover9000man | 8.0 | Pretty good show not the best wrestle kingdom ever but still a good show. I also saw the show in person it was definitely a bit too long as the arena a seats are not very comfortable, I don't usually get any in person bias and I have tried to rate it as accurate as possible, Nothing bad on the show. The Tag title matches, were both okay but a bit short (A theme of the first 6 matches) the tv title match was also okay, the never title match was very meh (easily could have gone 5 minutes less and given those extra minutes to a more deserving match. more on that soon) the 6-man was also very meh, the junior heavyweight 4 way was good, I'm not usually in to 4 ways but this was decent. the main event was also good. now for the 2 main talking points of the show. Kairi Vs Tam Nakano: would it have killed them to give this match an extra 5 minutes, the show is already really long an extra 5 wouldn't have made any difference, I was really looking forward to this match, I did still find some enjoyment out it it though as I loved seeing tam's violet screwdriver in person. Also Mone's debut was not very good, including a bad promo and botching her new finishing move. luckily the stuff she's done with new Japan since has been very good (just wanted to point out I know her debut was why the match was so short but that's not really an excuse considering how long this show is) And now for the masterpiece: Kenny Omega vs Will Ospreay for the IWGP us championship, this was one of the best matches I have ever seen, the promo the day before at the press conference was amazing, and the promo from ospreay after the match was truly unbelievable. Undoubtedly 5 stars |
| 28 | 22.07.2023 | khabar | 8.0 | |
| 29 | 18.07.2023 | Osla24 | 9.0 | |
| 30 | 16.07.2023 | LoveProWrestling | | Another great WrestleKingdom from NJPW . Highlights are Omega vs Ospreay and the debut of Mercedes Mone' . I think Tam vs Kairi was too short but even for the short amount of time they had , they delivered a great match . After rewatching every Okada vs Jay White match , I think this is my favourite . The other matches on the card all were decent or good with the only uninteresting match being Anderson vs Tama . The fatal 4 way , Omega vs Ospreay and White vs Okada all delivered and gave us a great final stretch of matches . If you think about checking out some matches from this show , then I suggest watching Omega vs Ospreay and The Jr. Championship 4 way . |
| 31 | 02.07.2023 | lurchingwolf599 | 9.0 | |
| 32 | 07.06.2023 | Anarchkitty | 6.0 | A weaker Wrestle Kingdom but it still had some amazing matches on there. Ospreay and Omega had the match of the night but both Jr. title matches and the main event are worth checking out. |
| 33 | 01.06.2023 | BrokenV | 8.0 | |
| 34 | 17.05.2023 | Trevor Struthers | 9.0 | |
| 35 | 05.05.2023 | deeco97 | 8.0 | |
| 36 | 05.05.2023 | Austinisaew | 10.0 | |
| 37 | 15.04.2023 | Hitori Gotoh | 9.0 | Amazing PPV. Loved most of the things about it. I hated how Kairi only got 5 minutes but Mone's debut was great. Kinda botched the finishers but aight. The Last three matches were spectacular. Omega vs Ospreay was insane. It completely overshadowed Okada vs White for me. But that's not to say Okada vs White was bad. It was amazing too. A great PPV overall. |
| 38 | 04.04.2023 | ECWCWWEAEW | 7.0 | While the last 3 matches were outstanding, and there was plenty other good matches along the way, it really did take too long to get there. Even spreading out to mulitple nights they still pack the card and that's fine but there was no reason for the women's match to be that short but to give the middling Never Open wieght bout that much time. Just hte little choices like that take this from a soild 8 or a some what high 7, im sure it might look like the show was a mixed bag but ultimately it was never dull, just had some tough spots to enjoy but also manages to make up for it in the last hour. |
| 39 | 31.03.2023 | AnBonus | 8.0 | |
| 40 | 28.03.2023 | BudokanArn | 10.0 | |
| 41 | 21.03.2023 | EthanFTW | 10.0 | |
| 42 | 17.03.2023 | Herr Kritiker | 8.0 | |
| 43 | 14.03.2023 | maxster1604 | 8.0 | |
| 44 | 12.03.2023 | xitachi | 8.0 | |
| 45 | 07.03.2023 | JoseluLock | 8.0 | |
| 46 | 28.02.2023 | Supacat15 | 8.0 | |
| 47 | 28.02.2023 | goku85 | 8.0 | |
| 48 | 25.02.2023 | ImperialUno | 9.0 | |
| 49 | 21.02.2023 | GodofallGods | 8.0 | |
| 50 | 17.02.2023 | harthan | 9.0 | |
| 51 | 17.02.2023 | Ser Tahu | 7.0 | There were moments where this felt like a true return to form for NJPW. The final three matches and ZSJ vs Narita were particular highlights. Other matches, on the other hand, didn't quite live up to the high expectations of the occasion, like both Tag Title matches and the Women's Title match. None of those matches were bad, but they definitely should have been better than they were. The limited time allotted to those matches definitely didn't help. |
| 52 | 12.02.2023 | Wrestlingfan | 8.0 | |
| 53 | 09.02.2023 | Prince Osborne | 8.0 | The pre-show didn't give the amp-up expected due to lukewarm matches. That brings to the opener from the Junior duos which felt like the right start. KAIRI & Tam battled for the women's title in a historic sprint despite its criminally short length. Mercedes Moné (formerly Sasha Banks) debuted in a great moment even though the execution was not that clean. FTR dropped their final piece of the triple lineage to Bishamon in a solid duel while Sabre expectedly became the first TV champion in a great feat of technicality. Anderson's bridge with NJPW is burnt thanks to Tama Tonga winning the NEVER gold whereas Muto had a nice send-off by elevating Umino. The juniors once again brought the fire through a blazing quadruple even though Hiromu winning isn't the best option. Omega almost murdered Ospreay in an instant classic where both men looked strong despite the result. The main event had a tough task to follow up but did its work excellently. The result is as same as Hiromu's, but the road to this reign looks interesting. While it wasn't the best WK, it's a strong comeback after a string of lukewarm editions. |
| 54 | 07.02.2023 | Nem1x | 9.0 | It's feel kinda-nostalgic having back an "One Night Tokyo Dome" for Wrestle Kingdom and just hit it! having it's Highs and Lows, it has been a awesome show, and pretty sure is a Show of the Year candidate |
| 55 | 06.02.2023 | Etai | 8.0 | |
| 56 | 02.02.2023 | JoeGenoa | 10.0 | |
| 57 | 01.02.2023 | TheGinAEWstands4Goto | 9.0 | |
| 58 | 29.01.2023 | SoaKas | 9.0 | |
| 59 | 29.01.2023 | Gonto03 | 7.0 | |
| 60 | 27.01.2023 | SoundwaveAU | 7.0 | |
| 61 | 26.01.2023 | Draco | 7.0 | Overall good event but not worthy of its history and importance. In the 1st part , only match beyond sufficiency is the match for the jr heavyweight tag titles, the IWGP women's match deserved much more and not to be sacrificed for Mercedes. The title match NEVER should have been put in the pre show and not in the main card, really indecent. The 4 way to the Jr Heavyweight title created a nice atmosphere before the most important matches . Omega and Will have written a page of history and I hope there is more than just one rematch. Okada and White were also very good but their match was after a beautiful clash like that of Omega and Will and the atmosphere was less hot. I struggled to follow the first 10 minutes of the match with interest, but when they picked up the pace I also enjoyed the main event. Happy to see Shingo go up against Okada even though I'm afraid he won't win the world title |
| 62 | 25.01.2023 | CeroMiedo313 | 8.0 | First WK i was able to watch live and it was incredible. Opener was a really fun fast paced match and lio showed out in particular. (***3/4) Womens match was a fun sprint but i really can't believe it only went 5 minutes. Very disappointing. (**3/4) Mercedes debut fell flat but its good to see her back. Goto/Yoshi vs FTR was pretty solid, nothing too crazy but a good way to get the belts off dax and cash. (***1/2) ZSJ vs Narita was fantastic. Masterpiece in grappling and a perfect way for ZSJ to get his first title in njpw (****) Tonga vs Kar was slow and had a botched finish (**) The 6 man tag was a fun little send off for muta good to see shota get the pin (**3/4) The junior title match was fantastic, all 4 got their sine, my only complaint is that wato should have gone over. No reason for hiromu to be champ again, time to get some new blood. (****1/4) Omega Ospreay might be the greatest match I have ever seen live. From the incredible entrances to the big time fight feel, to kenny being fully unleashed. The story beats at the end. Perfect match (*****+) Okada White was solid for what it was, belt needed to be off jay. nothing spectacular but it's an okada match, not like its gonna be bad (***). Not the best wrestle kingdom ever, but definitely the best since pre covid. |
| 63 | 24.01.2023 | shanedouglastheme | 7.0 | |
| 64 | 22.01.2023 | SKeL | 9.0 | |
| 65 | 20.01.2023 | sampalmer95 | 9.0 | |
| 66 | 19.01.2023 | Reinhard Lohengramm | 9.0 | |
| 67 | 18.01.2023 | FredericPigeon | 7.0 | |
| 68 | 17.01.2023 | WU20 | 10.0 | Perfect show. Everything was great, especially the last matches were super duper hit. Loved the show, matches were really cool and one of the were match of the year candidate. (*****) |
| 69 | 16.01.2023 | AnotherSpreadsheeter | 7.0 | Fun return to form for Wrestle Kingdom, with an early lock for MOTY to boot! Thank goodness. [Oiwa vs Oleg] - 2.5 stars. [Ranbo] - 2.75 stars. [Inoki Memorial Tag] - 2.25 stars. [Catch 22 vs CHAOS] - 4 stars. [KAIRI vs Tam Nakano] - 3.25 stars. [FTR vs Bishamon] - 3.75 stars. [ZSJ vs Narita] - 4 stars. [Anderson vs Tama] - 2.25 stars (Worst of the Night). [Tanahashi/Umino/Mutoh vs LiJ] - 3.25 stars. [Ishimori vs Despy vs Hiromu vs Wato] - 4.25 stars. [Omega vs Ospreay] - 5 stars (Match of the Night, MOTYC]. [Jay White vs Okada] - 3.75 stars. Average match rating: 3.42 of 5 stars (or 6.84 of 10). Rounded to 7 for Cagematch. |
| 70 | 15.01.2023 | Bastard420 | 8.0 | |
| 71 | 15.01.2023 | otherside | 9.0 | |
| 72 | 14.01.2023 | Oswuold | 8.0 | Good show. The major part of the undercard was skippable but the two five stars main eventi and in particulary Omega/Ospreay put this edition of the Kingdom over. We probably Will remember only the semi main event, but this Is normal. In general a good show. **** |
| 73 | 14.01.2023 | HudE | 8.0 | |
| 74 | 13.01.2023 | notexactly | 8.0 | |
| 75 | 13.01.2023 | YetiFaun | 8.0 | |
| 76 | 13.01.2023 | Soeldner22 | 8.0 | |
| 77 | 13.01.2023 | herbehurba | 8.0 | |
| 78 | 13.01.2023 | MilkDDTea | 8.0 | |
| 79 | 12.01.2023 | DanTalksRasslin | 9.0 | As is often the case for NJPW, this was backloaded with its best, ending with no less than three excellent matches in a row. Omega vs. Ospreay (the latter of whom I've come to enjoy in the ring much more since going heavyweight) will certainly be in the "best of 2023" conversation by year's end, but Okada-White was also very, very good in its own right, concluding the story of Okada finally being able to definitively best White. And the Jr. Heavyweight Title four-way was well-structured and exciting, with Master Wato stepping up to prove he belonged with the other three. There were also a number of highlights elsewhere, such as Mutoh's NJPW farewell in his six-man tag, a good ZSJ-Narita match to help establish the new TV Title, and a good Tag Title match beteween Bishamon and FTR, as well as Mercedes Mone's debut (unfortunately, featuring a blown finisher and following an overly-short Women's Title match) and Tama Tonga concluding his rivalry of former Bullet Clubbers against now-WWE-contracted Anderson. A show not without a few missteps, including the aforementioned blink-and-you-missed-it Women's Title match, but overall a great conclusion to NJPW's previous year as we begin the next. |
| 80 | 12.01.2023 | PatsMichBrady | 10.0 | |
| 81 | 12.01.2023 | xmarcsthescot | 7.0 | |
| 82 | 12.01.2023 | Kluuz | 8.0 | |
| 83 | 11.01.2023 | Giancamion | | New Japan is back. Sort of. But we're on our way, solid undercard, a great main event and a masterpiece before it. I hope they never return to the two nights formula again |
| 84 | 11.01.2023 | TheAWF105 | 8.0 | |
| 85 | 10.01.2023 | Chris | 9.0 | |
| 86 | 10.01.2023 | gaycolumbo | 8.0 | |
| 87 | 10.01.2023 | Rainmaker4196 | 9.0 | |
| 88 | 10.01.2023 | JumpinJerry | 9.0 | |
| 89 | 09.01.2023 | deepkamate | 7.0 | |
| 90 | 09.01.2023 | Canuck0 | 9.0 | An amazing card that will be remebered for a long time. Omega Osprey will be looked back on for generations to come. |
| 91 | 09.01.2023 | keithmn | 10.0 | |
| 92 | 09.01.2023 | Dcarter1153 | 8.0 | I felt the undercard was worse than the typical Wrestle Kingdom but maybe I was just over tired. Obvious match of the year Ospreay vs Omega, Jr Heavyweight four Way was 4.5 awesome stuff too |
| 93 | 09.01.2023 | Vaporpunk17 | 8.0 | |
| 94 | 09.01.2023 | ISimon1912 | 7.0 | The show was good and not tiring, the middle of the show was a little weak, but the strengths are a great highlight, Ospreay vs Omega is so good that it doesn't fit the show, it doesn't even become a one match show because there are other good matches, like F4W, Bishamon vs FTR and White vs Okada, but nothing that reaches a tenth of the grandeur of the best match on the show, another interesting point was the completely outta nowhere debut of Mercedes Moné AKA Sasha Banks, a shame they sacrificed what would be a great match between KAIRI and Nakano (7.5/10) |
| 95 | 08.01.2023 | Rybackobashi | 8.0 | |
| 96 | 08.01.2023 | OWAFan29 | 9.0 | |
| 97 | 08.01.2023 | Vivien Desloges | 9.0 | WK17 was a stellar show, definitely. Not the best of the best, but the card delivered a damn lot. The undercard showed that they can put some bangers in 10 minutes, even though KAIRI and Nakano weren't that lucky. The 4-Way for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight was great, Omega vs. Ospreay was an instant-classic and maybe of the best bouts ever while Okada vs. White, suffering from the last bout's shadow, put on quite a clinic for Inoki's memory. New Japan could build a fresh landscape, and that would be surely a good thing. |
| 98 | 08.01.2023 | Jordan | 8.0 | Very enjoyable last 3 matches of the show. However the majority of the remaining card help the PPV back. |
| 99 | 08.01.2023 | SimonMatveev | 9.0 | |
| 100 | 08.01.2023 | adaendra | | Globally the show was good. It has highs and lows. The lows were due to botches and a too short match for the IWGP women's championship. But the 3 last matches were top tier. An excellent match for the junior title which gives us a huge impress of Mister Wato. The US championship match was a huge and brutal story. And the IWGP world title match was an Okada classical with a very good Jay White. |
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