Wrestling World 2003

Wrestling World 2003
Information
Promotion	New Japan Pro Wrestling
Date	02003-01-04January 4, 2003
Venue	Tokyo Dome
City	Tokyo, Japan
Attendance	30,000
Last Event	2002
Next Event	2004

Wrestling World 2003 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. Wrestling World 2003 was the twelfth January 4 Dome Show held by NJPW. The show drew 30,000 spectators. The show featured the semi–finals and the finals of the "Young Generation Cup", an NJPW tournament for relative newcomers who have yet to establish themselves as top level wrestlers, which saw Ryushi Yanagisawa defeat Yutaka Yoshie to win the cup. The show featured a total of eleven maches, including a match for the vacant NWF Heavyweight Championship that Yoshihiro Takayama won by defeating Tsuyoshi Kosaka. The main event was a successful defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship as champion Yuji Nagata defeated Josh Barnett.

Results

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

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

• Osamu Nishimura defeated Tatsumi Fujinami (8:10)
• Yutaka Yoshie defeated Shinya Makabe in a Semifinal match of the Young Generation Cup (13:20)
• Ryushi Yanagisawa defeated Kenzo Suzuki in a Semifinal match of the Young Generation Cup (9:23)
• Dai Majin & Makai #1 defeated Tatsutoshi Goto & Hiro Saito by DQ (7:50)
• Makai #4 & Makai #5 defeated Takashi Iizuka & Masahito Kakihara (10:54)
• Koji Kanemoto, Jushin Liger and Takehiro Murahama defeated HEAT, Masayuki Naruse & Tiger Mask IV (16:10)
• Ryushi Yanagisawa defeated Yutaka Yoshie in the Finals of the Young Generation Cup (6:48)
• Shinsuke Nakamura & Michiyoshi Ohara defeated Kazunari Murakami & Tadao Yasuda (7:12)
• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Masahiro Chono & Manabu Nakanishi (23:18)
• Yoshihiro Takayama defeated Tsuyoshi Kosaka to win the vacant NWF Heavyweight Championship (10:19)
• Yuji Nagata (c) defeated Josh Barnett to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (10:40)

External links

• Results