Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2015. It was the 24th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the first event on the 2015 NJPW schedule. The event featured ten professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match, six of which were for championships. In the double main event, Shinsuke Nakamura defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Kota Ibushi, and Hiroshi Tanahashi defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Kazuchika Okada. The appearance of Pro Wrestling Noah wrestlers led to a storyline in which NJPW's Suzuki-gun group began wrestling at Noah events starting the week after Wrestle Kingdom 9. Through NJPW's partnership with Global Force Wrestling (GFW), the event was broadcast with English commentary as a GFW event.
Credits
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Allen Neal Jones
He was 37, now 46 years old
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as Himself |
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Shinsuke Nakamura
He was 34, now 44 years old
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as Himself |
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Shelton Benjamin
He was 39, now 48 years old
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as Himself |
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Jeff Jarrett
He was 47, now 56 years old
|
as Himself |
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Jim Ross
He was 63, now 72 years old
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as Himself (Commentary) |
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Kazushi Sakuraba
He was 45, now 54 years old
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as Himself |
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Andrew Hankinson
He was 31, now 40 years old
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as Doc Gallows |
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Harry Francis Smith
He was 29, now 38 years old
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as Davey Boy Smith, Jr. |
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Matthew Kaye
He was 40, now 49 years old
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as Matt Striker (Commentary) |
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 Crew
