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	2005

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.

Match results

#	Result	Stipulation	Time
1	Gedo and Jado vs. Wataru Inoue and Katsushi Takemura ended in a time limit draw	Tag team match	15:00
2	Jushin Liger defeated Koji Kanemoto	Singles match to determine the number one contender to the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship	10:30
3	Tiger Mask IV defeated HEAT (c)	Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship	14:17
4	Yuji Nagata defeated Katsuhiko Nagata 15 points to 11 points	Amateur wrestling–style exhibition match	5:00
5	Minoru Suzuki defeated Takashi Iizuka	Singles match	09:45
6	Satoshi Kojima defeated Osamu Nishimura	Singles match	19:26
7	Ron Waterman defeated Masayuki Naruse, Manabu Nakanishi, Toru Yano, Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar, Mitsuya Nagai, Yuji Nagata and Blue Wolf	Eight–man Ultimate Royal match	22:55
8	Ron Waterman defeated Masayuki Naruse via referee stoppage	Singles match: Tournament quarter–final match	02:35
9	Manabu Nakanishi defeated Toru Yano	Singles match: Tournament quarter–final match	03:09
10	Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar defeated Mitsuya Nagai	Singles match: Tournament quarter–final match	05:46
11	Yuji Nagata defeated Blue Wolf	Singles match: Tournament quarter–final match	05:49
12	Ron Waterman defeated Manabu Nakanishi	Singles match: Tournament Semi–final match	01:02
13	Yuji Nagata defeated Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar via referee stoppage	Singles match: Tournament Semi–final match	01:53
14	Ron Waterman defeated Yuji Nagata	Singles match: Tournament Final match	01:41
15	Masahiro Chono defeated Riki Chōshū and Hiroyoshi Tenzan	"Dog Fight" match that consisted of two separate singles matches	18:07
15A	Masahiro Chono defeated Riki Chōshū	"Dog Fight" singles match 1	06:34
15B	Masahiro Chono defated Hiroyoshi Tenzan	"Dog Fight" singles match 2	11:33
16	Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c)	Singles match for the IWGP U-30 Championship	24:45
(c) Refers to the champion going into the match