King of Pro-Wrestling (2018)
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | October 8, 2018 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | ||
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King of Pro-Wrestling is a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling[1]. The event will take place on October 8 ,2018 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
Storylines
King of Pro-Wrestling will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]
The main event of King of Pro-Wrestling will be a triple threat match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. At Fighting Spirit Unleashed, Kenny Omega decided his next opponent for the championship will be Kota Ibushi, his tag partner in the Golden☆Lovers. This is due to Ibushi beating Omega in the 2018 G1 Climax. Immediately after the announcement, IWGP United States Champion and Bullet Club stablemate Cody stated he wanted to help both of them out and lessen the burden on them and asked for a triple threat match involving him. Omega granted his wish. This is only the second time in NJPW history that the IWGP Heavyweight Championship will be defended in a triple threat match. [3]
At G1 Special in San Francisco Hiromu Takahashi successfully defended his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Dragon Lee, however during the match Hiromu injured his neck, because of that Hiromu had to relinquish the championship.[4] Which led to NJPW announce a four-man single-elimination tournament to crown a new champion.[5] At Destruction in Kobe 2018 Kushida defeated Bushi and at Fighting Spirit Unleashed Marty Scurll defeated Will Ospreay. Kushida and Scurll will now face off at King of Pro-Wrestling for the vacant IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
Matches
References
- ^ "King of Pro-Wrestling Schedule".
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Huge IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match Set for NJPW King of Pro Wrestling".
- ^ "Report: Hiromu Takahashi Hospitalized After Finishing Match with Injured Neck".
- ^ "New Japan announce full cards for Destruction tour, first matches for Fighting Spirit Unleashed".