Toukon Festival ~ Wrestling World 2005

Toukon Festival ~ Wrestling World 2005
Information
Promotion	New Japan Pro Wrestling
Date	02005-01-04January 4, 2005
Venue	Tokyo Dome
City	Tokyo, Japan
Attendance	46,000
Last Event	2004
Next Event	2006

Toukon Festival ~ Wrestling World 2005 was the title of New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)'s annual start of the year show that takes place on January 4 in the Tokyo Dome each year. Toukon Festival ~ Wrestling World 2005 was the fourteenth January 4 Dome Show held by NJPW. The show drew 46,000 spectators. The undercard of the show featured an eight–man "submissions only" tournament which Ron Waterman won when he forced Yuji Nagata to submit in the finals. The show also saw Tiger Mask IV defeat HEAT to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship and in the main event Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the IWGP U-30 Championship. The show also featured a unique "Dog Fight" match between Masahiro Chono, Riki Chōshū and Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Chono defeated Chosu in the first match and as a result had to wrestle Tenzan in the next match.

Results

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

(c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.

• Gedo & Jado vs. Wataru Inoue & Katsushi Takemura ended in a time limit draw (15:00)
• Jushin Liger defeated Koji Kanemoto in a number one contenders match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (10:30)
• Tiger Mask IV defeated HEAT (c) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (14:17)
• Yuji Nagata defeated Katsuhiko Nagata 15 points to 11 points in a Amateur wrestling–style exhibition match (5:00)
• Minoru Suzuki defeated Takashi Iizuka (9:45)
• Satoshi Kojima defeated Osamu Nishimura (19:26)
• Ron Waterman defeated Masayuki Naruse, Manabu Nakanishi, Toru Yano, Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar, Mitsuya Nagai, Yuji Nagata and Blue Wolf in an Eight man Ultimate Royal match (22:55)
• Masahiro Chono defeated Riki Chōshū and Hiroyoshi Tenzan in a Dog Fight elimination match (18:07)
• Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) to win the IWGP U-30 Championship (24:45)

Commentary

• Taku Furusawa
• Toru Nakamaru
• Shinji Yoshino
• Kazuo Yamazaki
• Katsuhiko Kanazawa
• Kakuryo Yasuda
• Yoshihiro Takayama
• Musashi

External links

• Results