Kings of the Tokyo Dome #22 (Tanahashi vs. Nakamura – 2014)

Posted by Rich Kraetsch | Dec 9, 2019 | VOW Flagship Patreon

One of the more important moments in NJPW history as G1 Climax winner Tetsuya Naito and IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada are voted out of the main event in favor of Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. We’ll talk about why the fan vote happened, why the narrative around Naito/Okada being voted out is unfair, NJPW’s business rise in 2013 and this historic third Tokyo Dome main event between Tanahashi and Nakamura.

Listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/kings-of-tokyo-32195408

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Match Link: http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00217_1_11

Additional Resources

Eggshells Pro Wrestling in the Tokyo Dome (Book): https://amzn.to/2QhjW4E
Links to all NJPW 1/4 Tokyo Dome Main Events: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KBjfbUkt3ReGSjkU0f-yId-YWrN5Xn3xGqW8fwZlkIE/edit?usp=sharing

About The Author

Rich Kraetsch

Rich Kraetsch is one of the founders of Voices of Wrestling, co-host of the flagship Voices of Wrestling podcast, co-host of The K&P Show on the VOW Podcast Network and handles many of the day-to-day operations of the site.