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Here are the results from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, which aired from the Tokyo Dome on January 4, 2023.
The show was a huge event, with current WWE and AEW stars appearing on the show.
WWE’s Karl Anderson notably dropped his NEVER Openweight Championship to Tama Tonga, in what could be the conclusion to WWE and NJPW’s brief working relationship.
AEW stars FTR also were defeated for their gold, with Bishamon besting them for their IWGP Tag Team Title.
AEW EVP Kenny Omega won NJPW gold during the show, defeating Ospreay to become a two-time IWGP US Champion.
Other titles that changed hands included the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship, which Hiromu Takahashi won in a fourway bout, and the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, which Kazuchika Okada pinned Jay White for in the main event of the show.
Former WWE star Sasha Banks also made her NJPW debut as ‘Mercedes Mone’, confronting IWGP Women’s Champion KAIRI
Here are the full results from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17:
– Ryohei Oiwa vs. Boltin Oleg ended via time-limit draw
– SHO, Great-O-Khan, Toru Yano, and Shingo Takagi win New Japan Rambo to advance to the KOPW Title match.
– Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Togi Makabe def. Minoru Suzuki, Tatsumi Fujinami & Tiger Mask
– TJP & Francesco Akira (c) def. Lio Rush & Yoh – IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
– KAIRI (c) def. Tam Nakano – IWGP Women’s Championship
– Bishamon def. FTR(c) – IWGP World Tag Team Championship
– Zack Sabre Jr. def. Ren Narita – NJPW World TV Championship
– Tama Tonga def. Karl Anderson(c) – NEVER Openweight Championship
– Shota Umino, Tanahashi and Kenji Muto def. Los Ingobernobles de Japon
– Hiromu Takahashi def. Taiji Ishimori, El Desperado, and Master Wato – IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship
– Kenny Omega def. Will Ospreay(c) – IWGP US Championship
– Kazuchika Okada def. Jay White(c) – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
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