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The Road to Tokyo Dome tour is underway and last three shows will be shown live on NJPW World.
The first is on December 15th (Monday) at 19:00 (JST) with the following card:
1. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Sho Tanaka vs. TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & El Desperado (Suzuki-Gun)
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Manabu Nakanishi & BUSHI
3. ToruYano & Gedo (CHAOS) vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka (Suzuki-Gun)
4. Yuji Nagata, Tetsuya Naito & KUSHIDA vs. Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata & Ryusuke Taguchi
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (CHAOS) vs. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan vs. Kazuchika Okada & YOSH-HASHI (CHAOS)
December 19th (Friday) at 18:30 (JST) at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. Taichi & El Desperado (Suzuki-Gun)
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & BUSHI
4. Toru Yano, Kazushi Sakuraba & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka & TAKA Michinoku (Suzuki-Gun)
5. Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tetsuya Naito & Captain New Japan
Special Elimination Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi & KUSHIDA vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo (CHAOS) (This is Jado's return match after several months out due to neck issues.)
December 20th (Saturday) at 18:30 (JST) in Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
1. Yohei Komatsu vs. El Desperado
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. KUSHIDA & BUSHI
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan
4. Kazushi Sakuraba, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (Suzuki-Gun)
5. Toru Yano vs. Takashi Iizuka
6. Special Tag Match: Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma
7. Road to Tokyo Dome Special 6 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi & Togi Makabe vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii
The main event features competitors in the top three matches set for Wrestle Kingdom and is traditionally one of the highlights of the year as the "go home" match for the biggest show of the year.
If you are looking to dive into NJPW with Wrestle Kingdom on January 4th, these shows, especially the latter two from Korakuen Hall are a great place to start as an introduction to the wrestlers as well as the stories leading into the biggest show of the year. Go to NJPWWorld.com to sign up for 999YEN ($8.41). All shows will also be available on demand.
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